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Re: Puppy Linux on Virtualbox

Why try to use Puppy with a virtual machine? Normally a live CD or USB will be slow, but Puppy avoids that by loading into a RAM disk, which will actually be faster than a VM. In fact, that's how it's designed to be run: the normal method of installation, a "frugal installation", just puts a file on your HD that's loaded into RAM rather than actually installing onto a partition in the normal way.

Incidentally, I once introduced a naval officer to Puppy, since the uninstalled mode was just what he needed....
Why try to use Puppy with a virtual machine? Normally a live CD or USB will be slow, but Puppy avoids that by loading into a RAM disk, which will actually be faster than a VM. In fact, that's how it's designed to be run: the normal method of installation, a "frugal installation", just puts a file on your HD that's loaded into RAM rather than actually installing onto a partition in the normal way.

Incidentally, I once introduced a naval officer to Puppy, since the uninstalled mode was just what he needed....

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