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hi is there a good place to get like the linux 101 couce online???
i just got my linux installed on usb (awsome) and i want to like change puppy dog linux screen res and like the co mmand lines and the sort

edit: is there good usb linux out there other than dsl and slax? and puppy?? puppy is like out of date

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Hey moonknight,
I've used both Ubuntu and Sabayon live linux versions on a USB Stick before in persistent mode. They are both very nice. I've also used OpenSuSe briefly on a USB Stick. Give one of those three a try though!

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it needs to be small i only got 254 mb ram and on my other it's only 64 mb ram (old computers)

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Oh, I don't know that you will find an decent looking distribution that will fit on that small of space.

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Im liking DsL and somewhat puppy (if puppy would update its look or allow downloads for better looks) dsl looks lot better (rite now downloading)

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I had some problems with my USB stick becoming corrupt after a couple of persistent uses. Have you experienced that yet?

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with puppy? yes after 1 boot it wont read it (maybe i deleted the files on accedint?)

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Sounds similar to my problem. Not sure if it is Linux or the USB Keys not able to handle a constantly changing filesystem.

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its reads UNABLE TO FIND OPERATING SYSTEM or OPERATING SYTEM NOT FOUND or just boots to windows

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It sounds like DSL is perfect for you. A lot of the "nicer" desktops, like KDE and Gnome are huge, so the trick is finding a nice small desktop.

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i cant get linux (dsl to install) and puppy is fine wit me. all i got to do now is unistall all the editors and that crap

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You install it on a USB?