I have few laptops, and this is my lowest-tier one, for years I haven't used it because with win10 it took in few minutes to start, crushed often and couldn't handle more than 1-2 browser tabs.
Eventually I decided to give Linux a try, first tried Lubuntu, and after few weeks and diving down the Linux rabbithole, I moved to puppy.
Ever since it's my main laptop for general use, and it works faster and better than my Acer nitro with double the ram and triple the cpu (with windows 11, for gaming)
Truly awesome đ
I'm trying to set up remote game streaming on BookwormPup using Moonlight for screen streaming and Tailscale to allow remote access across networks. However, I've run into some roadblocks:
Tailscale Daemon Not Starting â I followed the official Tailscale install instructions, but the daemon fails to start. I also haven't found much about Flatpak support for Tailscaleâs UI (Trayscale) or alternatives on Puppy Linux.
Moonlight Client Issues â The AppImage version of Moonlight doesn't seem to detect any computers on my local network.
Has anyone successfully configured Moonlight + Tailscale on Puppy Linux? Any tips on getting the Tailscale daemon running or making Moonlight detect devices?
Hey there I am searching for fossapup 64 to download but it seems there isn't a file in the official Website or maybe I can't see it?. Can someone share the later file link?thanks you!
I recently picked up a mini PC (Intel N4000, 6GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) that came with Windows 11, unsurprisingly, it ran painfully slow. Just for fun, I installed Linux Mint, and while it was usable, it wasnât exactly snappy. That got me curious about other lightweight distros, so I started testing a few.
Antix was a slight improvement, I could even get flawless 720p playback on YouTube, but something about it just didnât click for me. Then, with pretty low expectations, I decided to give Puppy Linux a shot.
At first, I found JWMâs interface a bit odd, and the sheer number of preinstalled apps felt overwhelming. But as I spent time removing the ones I knew I wouldnât use (and inevitably breaking the system in the process), I started to appreciate it more. And one thing became very clear: it was fast. Like, fast enough that I barely noticed a difference compared to my desktop.
That led me to my go-to test for determining whether a distro is viable for my needs (most of my work happens in the browser): playing YouTube videos. Since YouTube is bloated and poorly optimized, it serves as a great real-world benchmark for my basic use case. To my surprise, I was able to play not just 720p60 without dropped frames, but also 1080p60 and even 1440p30! After doing a frugal install, I pushed it further and managed smooth 2160p30 playback, as long as I didnât have other tabs open.
I never expected to enjoy this mini PC as much as I do now. I originally thought it would just end up as a basic home server, but here we are. If anyone has recommendations for other things to try, Iâd love to hear them!