Puppy Linux 2.16 now in beta
In keeping with its frantic pace of development and improvement, today the Puppy Linux team has released the beta of Puppy 2.16. The good news, for me anyway, is the "minimalist look" (see above), and the "Save" icon on the desktop for USB users. Also welcome are and improved Pmount drive-mounter -- an alternative to the MUT (Mounting Utility Tool). Here are the full release notes.
Also of note:
The GUI SFS Boot Manager -- to easily load and manage SFS add-on modules (for things such as Open Office)
A change in filesystems from Unionfs to Aufs, which allows for "true flushing of RAM" on boot, meaning less of a chance of running out of RAM (it's not pretty when it happens, trust me).
The (experimental, at this stage) ability to encrypt your pup_save file (while Puppy is already super-secure due to the way your files are saved in pup_save, this will theoretically keep people from accessing your files if they are sitting at your box and happen to boot Puppy).
Comments
Puppy just gets better and better. Some say the hardware recognition is better than Knoppix. 2.16 Beta is indeed a pleasure to use, ensuring that the final will be stable and trustworthy. Will Frisbee the Dog be in the final? Hope so.
Posted by: Lobster | May 14, 2007 11:48 AM