Puppy Easy OS-7.2.1

 

I do not like Puppy Easy OS and I do not use it. It does not have AbiWord to begin with.

Flathub does not know how to queue one application after another.

It tries to do everything at one go, hence it gets chocked.

Linux philosophy is one job at a time with less time allocation for less demanding tasks.

Puppy Easy OS-7.2.1

Target Audience

EasyPup 7.2.1, often associated with the EasyOS/Quirky project by Barry Kauler is a specialised, lightweight Linux distribution designed to blend the traditional Puppy Linux experience with the innovative "frugal" and containerized features of EasyOS.

Frugal Installation Focus:

Unlike traditional installations, EasyPup installs to a hard drive or USB stick in "frugal" mode, taking up only a single folder, which allows it to coexist easily with existing operating systems on a partition.

Image Based Distribution:

It is provided as an image file that can be written to a USB flash drive (4GB+ recommended) and will automatically expand to fill the drive, rather than relying on traditional ISO files.

"Run in RAM" Capability:

As with most Puppy variants, it can be loaded entirely into RAM for high speed performance, running well on older machines or low RAM devices.

Version Upgrades and Snapshots:

It supports atomic upgrades, replacing a few files rather than thousands of packages and allows for snapshots to roll back or forward, providing a secure way to manage system changes

Lightweight and Pre-configured:

It comes pre-installed with lightweight software such as web browsers, media players and file managers, making it functional immediately after booting.

Key Differences from Traditional Puppy Linux:

While it shares the same Puppy Linux philosophy, EasyPup 7.2.1 offers a more modern, structured approach aimed at better security and manageability.

Better Security:

It aims to run each application as its own user, increasing protection.

Easy Container Mechanism:

It includes the ability to run applications in isolated containers ("Easy Containers"), which keeps them separate from the main system.

Modern Tools:

It incorporates tools like EasyShare for network management and multiple package managers (PKGget, SFSget, Flapi, Appi)

I have installed Puppy Easy OS on a USB stick.

It has lot of problems, basically due to its container technology. Containers can be used for many uses but mainly for Virtualisation.

What it does is to mount something foreign on top of a very basic operating system.

What it tries to do is to work without link libraries.

Linux is not resource hungry. It allocates and prioritise resources as and when needed. All these techniques are mitigated or vandalised by containers.

In good old days strength and beauty of Puppy were it's small footprint of about 100MB. It has expanded to 1000MB and showings it's vulnerability.

It looks like its seems are bursting.

Gnome has a better Virtualisation package called Box Utility. The beauty of Box Utility is it gives one the ability to try individual packages within the Container.

It consumes lot of RAM and it need fare amount of hardware capacity as reserved space to run Box.

Flathub is inherently bulky.

Yes, Puppy should move forward with new technology but with extreme caution.

It's package installer is FlatPak and it is painfully slow. I wanted to Install Audacity, KDN Live and my favourite browser Firefox but it is getting frozen in mid air like a jet plane without jet fuel. I tried Brave browser and the same outcome. I generally have at least 3 browsers working for me in addition to Firefox.

They are Dillo and Falkon and Konquorer.

Yes FlatPak is a pain compared to Synaptic Package Manager of Gnome (Debian). I have 8GB of RAM and that is enough for my daily work.

If Easy Pup cannot allocate my RAM in an equitable way, I am not going to recommend it to any guy or girl. Currently, there are only a few Puppy derivatives available in 64 bits but luckily I have a collection of old Puppy Images with me, including Ubuntu and Debian derivatives.

Pluses

On the plus side it configures WiFi effortlessly.

Chrome browser is OK.

It allocates entire 8GB USB to a EXT4 File.

Puppy on a USB is my favourite when I am on the move.

Thankfully, today is a holiday and I can drop to sleep while these actions are running in the background.

I re-did everything.

It is all due to container philosophy which is pretty slow.

One should install one application at a time.

Flathub does not know how to queue one application after another.

It tries to do everything at one go, hence it gets chocked.

Linux philosophy is one job at a time with less time allocation for less demanding tasks.