Revision [9872]
This is an old revision of Puppy52 made by CrustyLobster on 2010-10-15 03:38:24.
About
Puppy 5.2 uses Puppy scripts, Puppy run from Ram speed, Puppy enhanced programs and wizards.
Puppy 5.2 is a woof build (Puppy creation technology, allowing Puppy to be partially built from Slackware, Debian and Ubuntu compiled programs and libraries)
Puppy 5.2 retains the name 'Puppy Lucid' but also uses 10.10 or Maverick Meerkat Ubuntu files. Internal development used the name 'Luci'.
Compiled with latest Ubuntu 10.10 binaries from Maverick offering high compatibility
Lucid Maverick on Puppy forum
Download
Luci-231 ->
25bba530ecb263d7a5694f2bf24acc2e luci-231.iso
luci_devx_230 -> will compile for 230
a3e96ab91b05b6295fd1c125e635972c luci_devx_230.sfs
Features
* First-run wizard (courtesy of shinobar)
* Newest Quickpet (soon available for all Puppys) from Mick
* Openbox and fbpanel window manager
* Add fluxbox as alternate window manager
- compositable allowing compiz 'bling'
* Cpu_frequency_scaling by iguleder--works for quad core
* Lean-profile full-feature chat client (jemimah is helping)
* Midori Browser
* Built from latest Woof and Meerkat binaries
" Window manager of choice (similar to Quickpet browser choice)
* More QuickPet Puppy optimised programs
* Extended Puppy News in Quickpet
* Compiz as an option (coming soon from 01mick)
* Boot up menu, with extended options
* Network_tray icon/Blinky themes
* Cup and Help improvements
* Simplified SFS (squash files) for simple major program additions
Why does Puppy run as root?
Convenience
Puppy users control their environment.
We are designed to load and run from USB or DVD (straight to desktop)
A root running live CD or DVD system remains MORE secure than
an accessible and hackable hard disk install
We are not designed for multi-user deployment.
With great power (over your system) comes great responsibility
(for your data).
Puppy users take charge of their computers.
So technically, Puppy is dangerous?
Very. We bypass network security and firewalls
Recommended by security agencies as unhackable when running from DVD
Programs on the CD/DVD are never compromised.
With Puppy, comes great power
in a small package
How can Puppy Luci 5.2 be so small and have so many programs?
We choose simple efficient programs.
Puppy is lean Linux muscle, compressed and expanded
on the fly.
We would be smaller but other distros packages
are not as efficient as Puppy
Using Ubuntu 'Maverick Meerkat' files, though convenient,
is a compromise.
What about tech support?
Try us.
Puppy users are loyal because our forums, wikis, IRC,
blogs and web sites are constantly friendly, updated and improved
