完整安装需要在硬盘里专门划出一个ext2/3/4分区，完整安装后，直接卸载半步中文体验包（或一步到位中文包）可能会导致系统无法启动或无法进入X图形界面，也无法外挂sfs镜像文件。
如果没有特别需求，不推荐用这种方式来安装Puppy Linux。

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Full Installation
A Full Installation installs Puppy onto the hard drive like any other"normal" Linux. This kind of installation is a good idea if you haveless than 256 MB of memory.
Start "Menu | Setup | Puppy universal installer". Select the mediumthat you want to install Puppy to.

Manual Installation

To be able to use this option, a boot loader has to be installed on your computer. If there is no boot loader installed on your computer, I recommend doing so using the Puppy Universal Installer.

Boot Puppy fom CD with the "puppy pfix=ram" boot option.

Create a new directory "puppy400" onto a partition with a Linux file system (ext2/ext3) or a FAT32 file system.

Copy the files

pup_400.SFS
zdrv_400.SFS
initrd.gz
vmlinuz

into this directory. If you are updating Puppy, overwrite the existing files.

这里介绍的是如何用Puppy通用安装程序来简化安装Puppy，其实，用Pup2usb安装Puppy到硬盘或U盘，也是简化安装的最简便方式。

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Frugal Installation using Puppy Universal Installer

A Frugal Installation copies the image from the Puppy CD to the harddrive. At bootup, Puppy is loaded into your computer's memory (RAM)just as it is when you boot Puppy from CD, however, loading it from ahard drive is much faster. This way, Frugal Installation combines theadvantages of booting from CD-ROM (protection from malware) and a harddrive bootup (speed).

Installation

There are different ways to install Puppy:

Frugal Installation (Pupy CD image on hard drive)
Full Installation
Installation to a USB flash drive
Installation to a CF card

I recommend Frugal Installation, if you have 256 MB RAM or more. If you have less than 256 MB RAM you should choose Full Installation.

Creating partitions
Now you should plan the layout of your hard disk partitionsregarding file system and size. I recommend creating three or fourpartitions in addition to the Windows partition. The following exampleassumes you have exactly one Windows partition (drive letter C).

Defragment your hard disk
Before creating new partitions on your hard drive, you shoulddefragment the drive so that all data is stored at the beginning of theexisting partition. Here is how to do it:
Start up Windows.
First, backup your files to CD-ROM, DVD, or an external hard drive.Also remember to backup your Internet link collection (Favourites) andyour e-mails. If your data is encrypted, it is advisable to decrypt itbefore backing it up.

如何安装Puppy

友情提示：Windows用户如果没有特别需求,推荐在windows下使用pup2usb将puppy直接安装到硬盘或U盘中，这是最简便的精简(frugal)安装方式。这种pup2usb方法无需刻盘，不需要对硬盘进行专门分区，直接安装puppy到硬盘的NTFS或FAT32分区即可。(实际安装过程只是复制三到四个puppy专用文件到windows分区的puppy文件夹下，再在windows启动菜单里添加puppy启动项）

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如果你不喜欢每次用光盘启动Puppy，您可以安装Puppy到硬盘中。这就需要一些准备工作。

硬盘，分区和文件系统

一个硬盘可以分为一个或多个分区。如果您要创建几个分区的硬盘，每个分区就好象操作系统中的一个硬盘。换句话说：尽管你只有一个硬盘在电脑上，你会在Windows或Linux中看到好几个（虚拟）硬盘。Windows会给每个分区指定盘符（包括软驱和CD/DVD驱动器）。通常A是软盘驱动器，C是硬盘（第一个分区），D是CD-ROM驱动器，E是硬盘（第二分区），F是硬盘（第三分区），等等。

How to run Puppy

A great advantage of Puppy Linux is that Puppy doesn't have to be installed. You can run Puppy directly from the CD, without affecting your operating system. Alternatively you can install Puppy on a harddrive or a USB stick.

How to run Puppy the very first time

First you must set up the boot sequence in the BIOS. If you do not know how to get into the BIOS-setup, consult the computers manual. Usually you press one of the following keys immediately after switching on the PC: ESC, one of the function keys F1 to F12 or the delete key.

你可以从ibiblio.org这个网站得到Puppy Linux。把最新版本Puppy-3.xx-seamonkey.iso（如Puppy-3.01-seamonkey.iso）保存到你的硬盘。这个文件的大小约100 MB。

为了确保您下载了一个真正的原始文件，你检查ISO文件的MD5码是否与相关文件Puppy-3.xx-seamonkey.iso.md5.txt（如Puppy-3.01-seamonkey.iso.md5.txt）中的相符。

在Linux操作系统中：

打开一个shell然后进入你保存上述两个文件的目录，输入以下命令：

md5sum Puppy - 3.01 - seamonkey.iso

你会得到一个校验结果。用一个文本编辑程序打开文件Puppy-3.01-seamonkey.iso.md5.txt 。比较两个值是否相同。

在Windows环境中：

下载的DOS程序md5sum.exe 。

说明：Puppy Linux 4.0的英文(日语、德语、西班牙语）手册已出，为方便大家查看学习，特将英文手册先复制粘贴到这儿（翻译工作量较大，只能一步一步来啰！）
大部分章节内容与Puppy3.01手册大同小异，可直接查看gsxlm翻译的Puppy Linux 3.01使用手册，未翻译章节已打上“★”号。如果想完整系统地学习Linux，尝尝 鳥哥的Linux私房菜 繁體版或简体版也不错！