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by Firetaffer
Sun 11 Nov 2012, 21:57
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Is it possible to move from a frugal to full install?
Replies: 4
Views: 1248

bigpup wrote: You will be starting over fresh with a full install.
It will have to be installed to it's own Linux formatted partition.
Does this mean that if I change to a full install all my data will be gone? I just want to make /mnt/home become the new Puppy Linux root, if that is possible.
by Firetaffer
Sat 10 Nov 2012, 22:10
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Is it possible to move from a frugal to full install?
Replies: 4
Views: 1248

Is it possible to move from a frugal to full install?

I have some files in my Puppy Linux partition I want to access with my Ubuntu partition, but since I have a frugal install I cannot access them as I would if it were full. So I have two questions: 1. Is it possible to move from a frugal to a full install? 2. Will GRUB4DOS or other boot loader work f...
by Firetaffer
Mon 27 Jun 2011, 04:31
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install Ruby in Lucid Puppy?
Replies: 8
Views: 4793

Alright, Ruby seems to be installed. Now where do I find the the ruby interpreter? Or how do I run .rb programs? I come from a windows/scite background when using ruby, so I still have to get used to Geany and Linux. How do I run a .rb file? Thanks! Oh, and I installed the whole thing via the Puppy ...
by Firetaffer
Wed 22 Jun 2011, 06:24
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install Ruby in Lucid Puppy?
Replies: 8
Views: 4793

Hello Firetaffer, with the package manager you need to activate the ubuntu repositories. Click the Configure package manager button, then add ubuntu-lucid-universe, then restart manager, and enter ruby in the Find field. Also, for items not in the package manager, you can always seach in the Additi...
by Firetaffer
Tue 21 Jun 2011, 22:53
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install Ruby in Lucid Puppy?
Replies: 8
Views: 4793

How to install Ruby in Lucid Puppy?

I am running Lucid Puppy, and would appreciate a step by step guide to installing Ruby 1.9.2 :3. I've checked both google and the forum searches but most of the posts are outdated ( http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=4338 ) . I'm totally new to linux, and believe that I understand how ...
by Firetaffer
Tue 12 Oct 2010, 03:59
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How do I set up a Minecraft server in Puppy 4.3.1?
Replies: 4
Views: 3479

Aitch

The second link you sent me contains inks which do not work, as they come up with an error saying the file is not available or somewhere along those lines. Also, what exactly is a pup file :oops: I have no idea 8) .
by Firetaffer
Mon 11 Oct 2010, 08:42
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How do I set up a Minecraft server in Puppy 4.3.1?
Replies: 4
Views: 3479

Bump.
by Firetaffer
Sat 09 Oct 2010, 21:24
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How do I set up a Minecraft server in Puppy 4.3.1?
Replies: 4
Views: 3479

How do I set up a Minecraft server in Puppy 4.3.1?

Hi, I'm running puppy linux 4.31 on an old laptop. Has anyone had any success running a minecraft server on Puppy Linux? I'm having a bit of trouble installing java first off, I followed the guide here http://puppylinux.org/wikka/JavaRuntimeEnvironment . I did the manual installation, and now have t...
by Firetaffer
Tue 06 Apr 2010, 08:21
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install Thai in puppy?
Replies: 7
Views: 7451

mybe you must install all multi lingual http://www.silverdollarsolutions.com/PuppyLinux/pri/pet/lang_support_all-0.9_431.sfs or the puppy multilingual http://122.102.213.192/puppy/pup4/MultilingualPuppy/pup-431ml-alpha.iso Alright I downloaded that .sfs file, now how do I open/install it? :P I'm no...
by Firetaffer
Tue 06 Apr 2010, 04:29
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install Thai in puppy?
Replies: 7
Views: 7451

Thanks, I can now type in Thai, and I did everything you told me, there is only one problem though, everything still comes up as boxes .

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3634/img1629u.jpg


Is there any way to fix this? Thanks in advance.
by Firetaffer
Tue 06 Apr 2010, 03:09
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install Thai in puppy?
Replies: 7
Views: 7451

How to install Thai in puppy?

Hi, I have recently installed puppy on my old laptop, and my thai-speaking mum wants to be able to access Thai websites. Whenever I try to go onto a Thai website though, (Like Sanook) http://www.sanook.com/ all that is showed up are squares. How do I install Thai onto Puppy Linux? Thanks in advance.