Dubbed Puppy Linux, the OS is one of dozens of custom and guerilla variants on Linux circulating throughout the broader software community. (Many are tracked on the Distrowatch open-source Web site.) ...

Puppy Linux is a small and fast Linux distribution designed to be run from a USB flash drive. Pupeee Linux is all that, but it’s also optimized for Asus Eee PC netbooks. That means it features support ...

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The NorhTec Gecko Edubook that I’m testing this week shipped with WattOS, a light weight Linux distribution optimized to support the netbook’s somewhat unusual hardware. But drivers are also available ...

With experiences in Microsoft's Windows being less than stellar, people are looking for alternatives, and many have discovered Linux. It's not just that Windows 11 is a broken mess and Microsoft has ...