So... I got MacPup Linux running on a USB thumb drive.
This has truly been a task of Herculean proportions, at least for a near technical illiterate like myself. I used the Puppy Universal Installer (which gagged because I kept getting the formatting of the drive wrong), and the Bootflash Install (which gagged because I didn't have the .iso stored where it could be accessed). But I finally let the Bootflash utility format the drive, and then Universal Installer jam the the necessary files in place.
I then tested the bootable drive on my Toshiba. It booted.
Then I tried to do some updates to the system.
I won't go there.
This has all been very good for my soul.
At least the thing is booting, it's recognizing my hardware correctly, going online, showing the correct time, etc.
I'll test it on a few other systems. Gently. Then I will quietly set it aside for a while.
What is that old bit about trying to do things that you haven't a clue how to do?
This has been very, very, VERY good for my soul.
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