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Frugal or Full Installation
This page explains the differences between InstallationFrugal Frugal and InstallationFullHDD Full installation.
Full Installation
Full installation involves extracting the linux directory structure from Puppy linux's base SquashFS Sfs file to a drive partition with a chosen FileSystem file system. All subsequent software installations, file edits and additions are saved in this file system. The directory structure is stored as viewed in a FileWindow file window or listed by a TerminalEmulater terminal emulator.Frugal Installation
A frugal installation involves using compressed file/s directly (also, vmlinuz are initrd.gz used) These files are,When first run:
- the Puppy Linux base SquashFS Sfs file containing Linux file system and directory structure (read only)
Additional files:
- the Puppy SaveFile 'save file' containing additional software and files and modifications (read/write)
- additional software SquashFS Sfs files (read only)
On start-up these file-systems are super-imposed upon each other so that they appear merged. Additional files and alterations are written to the Puppy Save File (if within the Linux directory structure). The directory structure viewed in a FileWindow file window or listed by a TerminalEmulater terminal emulator is actually contented within these compressed files.
Comparsion
| Frugal | Full | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive partition required | No | Yes |
| Installation directory | Almost any directory | Requires a drive partition |
| Installation file system | FAT, NTFS, Linux Type | Linux Type |
| Base file protection | Read only | Writable |
| Base Sfs copied to RAM | Yes (if sufficient RAM) faster | slower |
| Base not copied to RAM | Can be slower | N/A base never copied to RAM |
