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• Part 1 of 2: Booting into Puppy Linux
• Part 2 of 2: Install Puppy Linux

This wikiHow teaches you how to install Puppy Linux on your PC. Unlike other distributions, Puppy Linux doesn't require a full installation - you can just create a boot disk or drive and boot from there if you need to. If you do want to install it on a disk after booting from the disk image or image, that's easy to do.

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Part 1 of 2: Booting into Puppy Linux

1. Download the ISO file from http://puppylinux.com/index.html#download. The most recent official image files or disk image files can always be found in this location. The "Compatibility" column indicates which distributions and components are included in that version of Puppy Linux.
2. Create a bootable CD, DVD or USB stick. To install Puppy Linux, you must first boot from an ISO image you just downloaded. This means that you will need to create a bootable CD, DVD or USB disk that contains the ISO file.
   • CD / DVD: To burn an optical disc in Windows 10, right-click on the downloaded ISO file and select Burn disk image. In Linux, you can use any disc burning software such as Brasero to burn the disc image - just make sure you burn the disc as a copy (ISO or image), not a data disc.
   • USB: Creating a bootable USB drive will erase all data on the drive, so make sure to back up your data. In Ubuntu you can use Startup Disk Creator. In Windows you can use the free, open source app Rufus.
3. Boot from the disk image. Once you've created your boot disk or drive, reboot your computer so that it boots from the disc or drive in Puppy Linux. After some dark screens with text, you will see the Puppy Linux desktop and a Quick Setup window.
   • When the computer returns to your normal operating system, you will need to go into the system BIOS and give the optical and / or USB ports priority over the hard drive. To learn how to boot into the BIOS, see the article Entering the BIOS.
4. Choose your settings and click OK. If you want to change the language, time zone or other settings, you can do so now. If not, just click on the X in the top right corner of the window to close it.
5. Save your session (optional). If you just want to play around with Puppy Linux and don't want to install it, you can. Since the operating system runs entirely from RAM, all your changes and actions will be removed when you shut down your PC. If you choose not to install Puppy Linux, but want to save the changes you made to the operating system, follow these steps to do so:
   • When you're ready to log out, go to Menu > Shut down > Restart computer.
   • click on Save in the pop-up window.
   • Select a file system and click OK.
   • Type a name for the saved session and click OK.
   • Select Normal if you don't need to encrypt the file (general), or select an encryption method and then follow the on-screen instructions.
   • Select a file size for saving and click OK'. 512MB is usually fine.
   • If the current save location works for you, click Yes, save. If not, click Change folder and select another location. You can just save to your bootable installation media (even the CD / DVD, if it is rewritable). Once the file has been saved, the computer will reboot.

Part 2 of 2: Install Puppy Linux

1. Boot from your Puppy Linux installation media. If you decide you want a more permanent installation of Puppy Linux than just a bootable disk image, start booting from the disk image or image you created. Once you see the desktop, go to the next step.
2. Press the button menu. It's at the bottom left of the screen.
3. Select the menu Setup. A drop-down menu will open.
4. click on Puppy Installer. You can find this at the bottom of the menu.
5. click on Universal installer. It is the first option.
6. Select an installation location. The developers recommend either installing on removable USB media (flash drive or an external hard drive), or opting for the "Frugal" installation option on an internal hard drive. If you opt for an internal hard drive, you can select the Frugal option shortly.
7. Select the drive you want to install to. Information about that disc will appear.
8. Select a partition. If you're running a "Frugal" installation, you don't have to worry about creating a brand new partition for Puppy Linux - just select an existing partition and get on with it. If you want to fully install Puppy Linux on its own specific partition, click on the Gpartedbutton to create one now.
   • Choose or create a FAT32 partition if you want to use the drive as removable storage space.
9. click on OK to confirm the partition.
10. Select the location of your boot files. This is the ISO image on the CD / DVD / USB drive you created.
11. Choose between one Frugal or complete installation. If you are installing to any disk without a special partition for Puppy Linux, select Frugal. If you have created a new partition, choose Full.
12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Once the files are installed, you will be asked to do some last minute details such as setting up the boot loader.
13. Save your session (only for Frugal installations). When you have done a full installation, any changes you make to the system will be saved automatically. With the Frugal installation, whether on a USB stick or an internal drive, you must first save your session when you exit it. You do this as follows:
    • Go to Menu > Shut down > Restart Computer.
    • click on Save in the pop-up window.
    • Select a file system and click OK.
    • Type a name for the saved session and click OK.
    • Select Normal if you don't need to encrypt the file (general), or select an encryption method and then follow the on-screen instructions.
    • Select a file size for saving and click OK. 512MB usually works fine.
    • When you are happy with the current save location, click Yes, save. If not, click Change folder and select another location. It's okay to save to your bootable media (even the CD / DVD, if it's rewritable). Once the file has been saved, the computer will reboot.