Bodhi linux 2.2-64bit came out last week, ~ 500Mb, you can get the .iso here:

http://sourceforge.n...se_mirror=jaist

I created a 'live' 4Gb usb (using win-doze) with unetbootin from here http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Then I shut down, pulled the hard drive from the comp, put a blank 32Gb usb3 stick (cost ~ 700 baht) into the comp, and powered on.

After a bit of fiddling with the BIOS, booted into the live usb, mounted the 32Gb, and installed bodhi on the 32Gb.

After shutdown, removed live usb, rebooted, went into BIOS and soon had bodhi booting in ~ 20 sec

(comp I use has i73610QM processor, 8Gb RAM).

Bodhi has synaptic package manager with all the usual goodies (chromium, gparted) while I prefer to get calibre that updates: in terminal run

sudo python -c "import sys; py3 = sys.version_info[0] > 2; u = __import__('urllib.request' if py3 else 'urllib', fromlist=1); exec(u.urlopen('http://status.calibr...linux_installer').read()); main(install_dir='/opt')"

OK, so no big deal, people have been running linux puppy from sticks for ages, but this bodhi is a joy to behold! Cheers, AA

Put Bodhi on a notebook and love it. The E17 makes it extremely light. What eye candy!

One issue is that it doesn't encrypt the home directory (in the older version anyway); Puppy, on the other hand, will ask you about encrypting its save file. I would never trust myself not to lose my flashdrive, so I want encryption. Tutorial for post-installation encryption on Ubuntu (whence Bodhi):

http://www.linuxrelease.com/2012/09/how-to-encrypt-ubuntu-home-folder-after.html

I'd say Bodhi is now my preferred light Linux now. It's quite minimal and requires installing apps of your choice, but then you don't have to uninstall much either. Puppy requires much more configuration, I discovered, for serious work, but it's great after set up. I'd say it's likely faster because after bootup it runs from RAM exclusively. It definitely lacks the slick, polished style of Bodhi, though.