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by timber
Thu 11 Mar 2010, 22:12
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Quirky 008 feedback
Replies: 101
Views: 60061

Great distro BarryK! I've distro hopped a number of puplets over the past 6 months or so and really like Quirky, it's obvious it's well thought out and runs very smooth with no xorg problems or shutdown errors. Nice selection of packages. I used the Network Wizard to connect, the Pwireles2 method d...
by timber
Sun 07 Mar 2010, 01:57
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How can I improve this Bash script?
Replies: 2
Views: 1091

Hey, thanks for the quick reply Sunburnt! I'll give this a try and let you know how it goes. The assist is much appreciated!! :!: timber [Edit] Hi again Sunburnt, It worked great but wouldn't restart compiz without changing the last line as shown below. Now it does exactly as I had hoped ... many th...
by timber
Sun 07 Mar 2010, 00:30
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How can I improve this Bash script?
Replies: 2
Views: 1091

How can I improve this Bash script?

Hi, I'm running puppy-431-NOP-r2.iso (Puppy with Xfce DE) as a frugal install. I installed compiz 0.8.4 and python_for_CCSM-2. All works great except xine has a problem with compiz (evidently they don't play well together.) When I open xine (or any other video media package) the program will open th...
by timber
Tue 02 Feb 2010, 10:27
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Puppy On Laptops
Replies: 347
Views: 584701

Sony Vaio here

Sorry 'bout the double post ...
Technical (er ... I mean user) error.

timber
by timber
Tue 02 Feb 2010, 10:25
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Puppy On Laptops
Replies: 347
Views: 584701

Sony Vaio here

Sony VAIO vgn-fs920 1.73Gh processor 2Gb ram 350Gb HD - all ext3 DSL modem w/ 802.11x wireless hub Grub2 Menu: puppy-431-NOP-r2 frugal install w/ compiz, openoffice. gimp and adobe reader. All data, scripts, wallpapers etc stored in home (on partition rather than in 2fs file) Backup Script using rsy...
by timber
Mon 01 Feb 2010, 16:11
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Newbies - Puppy needs YOUR help too!
Replies: 1113
Views: 661173

A few things that might make Puppy even better ...

A scrolling feature for laptop touchpads would be very nice. Perhaps I'm not familiar enough with Puppy yet but when installing an application sometimes dependencies are needed and I haven't found an easy way to locate and install those needed dependencies. (e.g. those .so files etc) Also a means to...