Five Ways to Boot Puppy Linux

1. Save File Install

Boots from Live Disc: User files, add-on software and system changes made by user are retained in save file.

Requirements:

• BIOS must support booting from optical drive
• Puppy Linux is stored on Live Disc
• Save file is stored on hard drive

Portability:

• Not portable due to save file location

2. Multi-Session Live Disc

Boots from Live Disc: User files, add-on software and system changes made by user are retained in save file.

Requirements:

• BIOS must support booting from optical drive
• Puppy Linux is stored on Live Disc
• Save file is stored on Live Disc
• Computer must have optical drive with burning capability

Portability:

• Fully portable if computer has optical drive with burning capability to update changes to save file.

3. Flash Drive

Boots from Flash Drive: User files, add-on software and system changes made by user are retained in save file.

Requirements:

• BIOS must support booting from Flash Drive
• Puppy Linux is stored on Flash Drive
• Save file is stored on Flash Drive

Portability:

• Fully portable

4. Frugal Install

Boots from hard drive: User files, add-on software and system changes made by user are retained in save file.

Requirements:

• Boot manager such as Grub (if other operating system is present)
• Linux partition for Grub
• Puppy Linux is stored on hard drive
• Save file is stored on hard drive

Portability:

• Not portable. All files are stored on hard drive.

5. Full Install

Boots from hard drive: User files, add-on software and system changes made by user are retained in same manner as other Linux operating systems.

Requirements:

• Boot manager such as Grub (if other operating system is present)
• Linux partition for Grub
• Puppy Linux is stored on hard drive

Portability:

• Not portable. All files are stored on hard drive in similar manner as other Linux operating systems.