Running Puppy Linux inside OS X
Sometimes it's nice to have a secure and familiar OS that you can use from any machine. Puppy Linux is just that: a really lightweight, CD-based Linux distribution, designed for maximum portability. If you're using a PC, you simply boot and run Puppy Linux from a CD, storing your settings and changes to a file on your hard disk or flash drive. What's awesome is that it's so compact, you can fit an emulator, the CD ISO, and the save state files all on a flash disk or SD Card, making it one tiny little OS package that you can carry in your pocket.
Using Q, the OS X port of the QEMU virtual machine, you can create a small footprint, virtual Puppy Linux box that will run under OS X and fit on a flash drive. In addition to its portability, this is one of the easiest ways to get Linux running on your mac.
You could have a little portable Linux box running on your Mac in a half hour. So let's get started.
