I bow my head to the eternal Puppy Linux.

Not that I want to see the end of Microsoft like many do. In fact, I don't care. But it could be in real trouble if the masses suddenly became aware of simple, easy, and efficient software like Puppy -- which makes people's dependence on MS even more inexplicable.

Can we take a moment to reminisce about the DSL and Knoppix era of running immutable Linux distros off of business card-shaped CDs?

One thing not mentioned, although it is sort of implied if you are already familiar, is the ability to run Puppy's latest on absolutely ancient hardware.

>General hardware minimum system requirements are:

* CPU Type = x86, x86_64, AMD64

* 32bit Puppy's - CPU = single core Pentium 4 or equiv, RAM = 512mb

* 64bit Puppy's - CPU = 64 bit dual core, RAM = 1gb

Puppy linux was my first linux install back when I was around 13 years old, and I remember it fondly. I recall I even found it easier to get up and running than ubuntu. (Which is somewhat puzzling in hindsight?)

if you like puppy, check out easyOS too - sort of a successor from the original creator of puppy linux.

https://easyos.org/about/how-and-why-easyos-is-different.htm...

And old version of Bionic Puppy I had lying around on a USB saved my butt on Friday when the Azure admin nuked my computer out of existence for not having a serial number.

Last time I heard of someone using Puppy Linux was this guy creating a Cursed™ NAS that works entirely on RAM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTSuSAn0o7c

Puppy Linux made me think of the first distribution I used on a 486dx4-100: Peanut Linux !