Version: 900
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-09-28
Votes: 2
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I've had no issues with 900. For wifi I just clicked the tray wifi icon, located my SSID, entered my password and saved that configuration.
The extra ram usage even on my old laptop is well managed and goes unnoticed. Programs seem quicker. And the as-is install pretty much covers my needs excepting I install/use chrome. Much of the bloat isn't down to Fatdog, but rather the likes of Libre and extra libs in general. Bloat isn't the right word however as its still very lean compared to alternatives.
The developers are active on the message board, are pleasant and quick to help.
10 rating from me
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Version: 900
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-09-14
Votes: 3
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Wow, FatDog64 now if officially fat. FatDog64 ballooned from a very impressive 239 MB RAM at idle with
WIFI connected in v814 to 1036 MB RAM without internet connected in v900.
Where as WIFI was easy to establish in v814 it became a dark, arcane art in v900. Heck I still don't know how I eventually got WIFI connected in v900.
Simply put the v900 version of FatDog is truly fat and for what? I am missing the dramatic difference between v814 and v900 other than your RAM goes bye-bye. It seems FatDog64 has now drifted so far from its minimalist Puppy roots that it really should consider rebranding; may I suggest a bloated pig as the trademark? What a way to kill a once fine distro. This is just sad.
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Version: 814
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-11
Votes: 5
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Amazingly light distro, weighing in at 239 MB RAM (free -m) with wifi running.
I think a lot of what you think of FatDog is going to be correlated with how much you like the desktop; it made me an Openbox fan.
This could be a fun distro for the home user looking for a lighter distro. note they use Rox as a file manager so you may have to learn a thing or two but that is a good thing for most. Like all Puppy related things you become part of a family of Linuxers who walk to a different beat. I recommend you enjoy the camaraderie,
Surprisingly well documented.
I note they recommend 1GB RAM, I ran seamonkey browser with two instances of youtube running and was at 579 MB RAM s you might be okay on a 512 MB system.
A very nice distro with a fine set of applications.
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