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~As the paragraph above suggests, the adjectives 'frugal' and 'full' refer to how a Puppy operating system uses space on a storage partition. A full (depreciated) installation occupies all the space on a partition - hence the word "full". In contrast, a standard/frugal installation can co-exist with another operating system (including Windows or another version of Puppy Linux) on a single partition. Because a standard of installation uses only one directory for the system files it was declared to be 'frugal' - as it is! Later, some imagined the word 'frugal' suggested additional features might be found in a 'full' installation. Quite the opposite - every feature of the 'full' installation is available in a standard/frugal install - and a few extra. "Full" installs are used on systems with minimal resources (and particularly RAM).
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~Frugal/standard is the preferred method for installing any version of Puppy Linux. The system files are stored in a small number of files in one directory, rather than spread out over a full partition. An alternate (and depreciated) installation is known as 'full'.
~As the paragraph above suggests, the adjectives 'frugal' and 'full' refer to how a Puppy operating system uses space on a storage partition. A full (depreciated) installation occupies all the space on a partition - hence the word "full". In contrast, a standard/frugal installation can co-exist with another operating system (including Windows or another version of Puppy Linux) on a single partition. Because a standard of installation uses only one directory for the system files it was declared to be 'frugal' - as it is! Later, some imagined the word 'frugal' suggested additional features might be found in a 'full' installation. Quite the opposite - every feature of the 'full' installation is available in a standard/frugal install - and a few extra. "Full" installs are used on systems that lack resources (and particularly RAM).
~As the paragraph above suggests, the adjectives 'frugal' and 'full' refer to how a Puppy operating system uses space on a storage partition. A full (depreciated) installation occupies all the space on a partition - hence the word "full". In contrast, a standard/frugal installation can co-exist with another operating system (including Windows or another version of Puppy Linux) on a single partition. Because a standard of installation uses only one directory for the system files it was declared to be 'frugal' - as it is! Later, some imagined the word 'frugal' suggested additional features might be found in a 'full' installation. Quite the opposite - every feature of the 'full' installation is available in a standard/frugal install - and a few extra. "Full" installs are used on systems that lack resources (and particularly RAM).
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~A full install is the depreciated method for installing Puppy Linux. As the paragraph above suggests, the adjectives 'frugal' and 'full' refer to how a Puppy operating system uses space on a storage partition. A full (depreciated) installation occupies all the space on a partition - hence the word "full". In contrast, a standard/frugal installation can co-exist with another operating system (including Windows or another version of Puppy Linux) on a single partition. Because a standard of installation uses only one directory for the system files it was declared to be 'frugal' - as it is! Later, some imagined the word 'frugal' suggested additional features might be found in a full installation. Quite the opposite - every feature of the 'full' installation is available in a standard/frugal install - and a few extra. "Full" installs are used on systems that lack resources (and particularly RAM).
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~Frugal/standard is the preferred method for installing any version of Puppy Linux. The system files are stored in a small number of files in one directory, rather than spread out over a full partition.
~A full install is the depreciated method for installing Puppy Linux. As the paragraph above suggests, the adjectives 'frugal' and 'full' refer to how a Puppy operating system uses space on a storage partition. A full (depreciated) installation occupies all the space on a partition - hence the word "full". In contrast, a standard/frugal installation can co-exist with another operating system (including Windows or another version of Puppy Linux) on a single partition. Because a standard of installation uses only one directory for the system files it was declared to be 'frugal' - as it is! Later, some imagined the word 'frugal' suggested additional features might be found in a full installation. Quite the opposite - every feature of the 'full' installation is available in a standard/frugal install - and a few extra. "Full" installs are used on systems that lack resources (and particularly RAM).
~In more technical terms a standard/frugal installation uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave files remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-container file. However, to a user, the files in the '**S**(quashed)-**F**(ile)-**S**(ystem)' appear as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[directory]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
~This method allows the whole OS to be loaded into memory. Additionally, you can have multiple installations on one partition; this may include the MS Windows OS, as mentioned above.
~A full install is the depreciated method for installing Puppy Linux. As the paragraph above suggests, the adjectives 'frugal' and 'full' refer to how a Puppy operating system uses space on a storage partition. A full (depreciated) installation occupies all the space on a partition - hence the word "full". In contrast, a standard/frugal installation can co-exist with another operating system (including Windows or another version of Puppy Linux) on a single partition. Because a standard of installation uses only one directory for the system files it was declared to be 'frugal' - as it is! Later, some imagined the word 'frugal' suggested additional features might be found in a full installation. Quite the opposite - every feature of the 'full' installation is available in a standard/frugal install - and a few extra. "Full" installs are used on systems that lack resources (and particularly RAM).
~In more technical terms a standard/frugal installation uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave files remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-container file. However, to a user, the files in the '**S**(quashed)-**F**(ile)-**S**(ystem)' appear as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[directory]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
~This method allows the whole OS to be loaded into memory. Additionally, you can have multiple installations on one partition; this may include the MS Windows OS, as mentioned above.
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~In more technical terms it uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave file remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-file files. However they appear to the user in the [[terminal]] and [[FileManagers File Manager]] as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[partition]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
~This method allows the whole OS to be loaded into memory. Additionally, you can have multiple installations on one partition and even install to a Windows partition.
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~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57711 Frugal Installer (thread)]] GUI installer for frugal install created by [[Shinobar]]
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~[[whiteout files|whiteout file (.wh)]] - used by layered filesystem to remove read-only file
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~Frugal is a standard method for installing Puppy Linux. The Linux system files are stored in just couple of files in a directory, rather than spread out over an drive partition.
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====What is a Frugal Install?====
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~Frugal is a standard method for installing Puppy Linux. The Linux system files are stored in a few files in a directory, rather than spread out over an drive partition.
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~Frugal is a standard method for installing Puppy Linux. The Linux system files are stored in a single compressed file.
~In more technical terms it uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave file remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-file files. However they appear to the user in the [[terminal]] and [[FileManagers File Manager]] as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[partition]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
~In more technical terms it uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave file remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-file files. However they appear to the user in the [[terminal]] and [[FileManagers File Manager]] as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[partition]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
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==Related Webpages==
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57711 Frugalinstaller-1.5 GUI thread]]
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=57711 Frugalinstaller-1.5 GUI thread]]
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[[HomePage]] > [[ComponentHowTo Components and HowTos]] > [[InstallationIndex Install]]
====Frugal====
~Frugal is the standard method for installing Puppy Linux. It uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave file remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-file files. However they appear to the user in the [[terminal]] and [[FileManagers File Manager]] as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[partition]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
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~This method allows the whole OS to be loaded into memory. Additionally, you can have multiple installations on one partition and even install to a Windows partition.
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==Also on the Wiki==
~[[InstallationFrugal Installation Frugal]]
~[[InstallationFullHDD]]
~[[FrugalOrFullInstallation Full or Frugal installation]]
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====Frugal====
~Frugal is the standard method for installing Puppy Linux. It uses a layered file system. The base [[SFS]], other SFSs and PupSave file remain compressed in filesystem-in-a-file files. However they appear to the user in the [[terminal]] and [[FileManagers File Manager]] as the Linux [[RootFS]] which normally expanded over a whole [[partition]]. Any changes or additional files are added to the PupSave file. Apart from files in the ##/mnt/## directory which is used to specify mount locations.
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~This method allows the whole OS to be loaded into memory. Additionally, you can have multiple installations on one partition and even install to a Windows partition.
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==Also on the Wiki==
~[[InstallationFrugal Installation Frugal]]
~[[InstallationFullHDD]]
~[[FrugalOrFullInstallation Full or Frugal installation]]
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