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L.A.T. wrote:
> "Bob" <invalid.no@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:gg6the$kn3$1@reader.motzarella.org...
>> L.A.T. wrote:
>>> I have burned the Puppy ISO to a CD and can boot from it. Can 
>>> I customise it and then install onto the same CD, and then all
>>> subsequent boots will incorporate my details? (network and so
>>> on)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> If you burned the original .iso to a RWCD/RWDVD, Puppy offers 
>> the option to save any changes to the .iso at reboot/shut down.
>> 
>> Of the few live Linux versions I've tried, Puppy is the only 
>> distro to offer that option.
>> 
>> I haven't checked which burning application Puppy uses, but I 
>> have an ancient RWDVD that all of my other disk burning 
>> programmes objected to with various error messages. Burned the 
>> Puppy .iso to it and it now saves any changes with no apparent 
>> trouble at all.
>> 
>> Puppy is a nifty little distro, isn't it :-)
>> 
>> 
>> Bob
> It is indeed nifty. I burned the ISO originally to a TDK CD-R80. 
> Is tha the kind of CD that Puppy can write back to?


Sorry, your CD-R80. isn't suitable. Choose a disk with the letters RW
(Read Write)

Its also recommended to verify the .iso and to burn at the lowest
available speed.


> Does this mean that I don't "install" the customised OS but just 
> let it copy at shutdown?
> 


Using the CDR you already have, changes can be saved to the
computer's hard disk drive regardless of having installed Puppy, or not

Using a RW disk means your changes can be saved regardless of
installing to HDD, or not.

In other words, 'installation' is not necessary for saving changes in
either case. However, depending on computing skills and personal
requirements, installation is usually the popular option.

The Puppy Linux option to avoid installation yet still save changes
to the CDRW/DVDRW can be a godsend to novices unwilling to risk
damaging existing data on the computer before learning the basics of
Hard Disk Drive partitioning.


HTH

Bob