I am currently using Slacko6.9.9.9 but GParted will not show the contents of my Hard Drive - see attached Screenshot. The older versions of Slacko (eg. Slacko6.3.2 and Slacko5.7.0) and Precise (Precise5.7.1 and Precise5.4.3) that I also have on the same computer do not have this problem. Here's the ...

Hi, Thanks for your helpful reply. In the event, I downloaded the following files and installed them manually via the unsquashfs/mksquashfs method. at-spi2-atk-2.18.1-i586-1.txz at-spi2-core-2.18.3-i586-1.txz gtk+3-3.18.9-i586-1.txz gtkmm3-3.18.1-i586-1.txz and Firefox-61.0.tar.bz2 Thanks, Dave

Hi, I have returned to using puppy slacko (version 6.9.9.9) as a frugal installation and the browser seems to be out of date. I recently tried manually installing firefox 61 but this old slacko wasn't having any of it. Has slacko6.9.9.9 itself been updated since last year? is there a site where I ca...

Thanks for all of the replies - they are a great help (I'll search around for the appropriate cables based on your information).

Hi, I want to be able to connect my netbook up to my television set. The netbook is an Asus EeePC (Slacko 5.7.0) and has a female VGA 15 pin Dsub socket in one side. It does not have an HDMI socket. The television is a Panasonic Viera (circa. 2008). It has a male VGA 15 pin Dsub socket on the back o...

Thanks for the replies.
david-c

Hi, When I open 'Pupdial' the gui currently appears on the left side of the desktop. Is there a script that I can amend so that it will automatically open on the right side of the desktop? (I know it can be resized and/or repositioned manually but I want to set it up to open in a new position perman...

Thanks for your replies guys - excellent information and advice!
david-c

Hi, Can anyone suggest ways in which I can amend Slacko (5.7.0) so that selected partition(s) will already be mounted when I boot-up? (I use Slacko 5.7.0 as a frugal installation). Can I amend the 'pmount' file in some way and/or add a particular script to 'autostart' in /root/.config? Thanks in adv...