Definition of a “frugal install” – AI generated
A frugal installation is a way to install an operating system (common in lightweight Linux distros like Puppy Linux or MX Linux) inside a single folder on an existing partition rather than wiping or using the whole drive. Key benefits include fast performance from internal drives, easy backups, and co-existing with Windows or other systems.
About PuppEX Resolute64 and PuppEX Noble64
To be able to make a frugal installation of PuppEX Resolute64/Noble64 (and other Puppy Linux systems) you must have at least one Linux system installed on your computer and use Grub as boot loader. Download puppex-resolute64-uefi-lxqt-1650mb-260804.iso and extract the ISO file to a folder in the root (/) of your Linux system. Name the folder PUPPEX-RESOLUTE64 (for example). It will look like this – see below.
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To be able to boot up PuppEX Resolute64 you must finally edit your Grub configuration. Insert the lines below to /boot/grub/grub.cfg (or to /etc/grub.d/40_custom). An example of course.
menuentry ‘PuppEX RESOLUTE64 (sda2 – SAMSUNG) 260804’ –class gnu-linux –class gnu –class os $menuentry_id_option ‘osprober-gnulinux-simple-71ba1667-3c23-4422-a7fd-50e31c2c3926’ {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root=’hd0,msdos2′
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search –no-floppy –fs-uuid –set=root –hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 –hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 –hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 71ba1667-3c23-4422-a7fd-50e31c2c3926
else
search –no-floppy –fs-uuid –set=root 71ba1667-3c23-4422-a7fd-50e31c2c3926
fi
linux /PUPPEX-RESOLUTE64/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=PUPPEX-RESOLUTE64
initrd /PUPPEX-RESOLUTE64/initrd.gz
}
NOTE: The UUID above shall (of course) be the same as the one your installed Linux system has. You don’t have to do anything else. Just boot up PuppEX Resolute64 and be happy!
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Read also about how to make a Frugal Installation of PuppEX Forky64/Trixie64
