re: #2. I have to assume that this thing is auto-detected/configured/enabled/disabled, as & when. There is absolutely nothing in the UEFI/BIOS to cover doing it manually, but that's typical of HP; the original BIOS in my previous machine was extremely simplified, too. (Compaq were bought out by...

If we where to be smart we should be saying: Buy ONLY NONE UEFI or Compatibility Support Module (CSM) devices You can't get any laptops with legacy BIOS anymore, unless you buy used. Puppy supporting UEFI is no way endorsing what UEFI is or does. It just adapts to the reality that more and more mac...

@Mike, you have got all the important points right. 1. I just want to add a few comments. Xonotic is a game from 2000-ish era. Your 2009 nvidia is almost a decade ahead, so it should not have a problem playing it. If this is the kind of game that you're playing, then the nvidia will be more than eno...

Here is your problem: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 13 15:49 /usr/lib64/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 That file has zero length, that is, empty. It shouldn't be. Something must have overwritten it. But no worries, you can restore it. In terminal, cp /aufs/pup_ro//usr/lib64/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 /usr/lib64 an...

Does the problem happens only for some particular PDFs, or for all PDFs? If only for some particular PDF, can you share that to me (use PM if the PDF contains sensitive information). Also, please open terminal and type this: ls -l /usr/lib64/libgailutil.so* and report back what you see. @ICPUG: I se...

Of course. What was I thinking. sphinx it is.

If anyone ignores much strong recommendations to not test my "non-official" mods LOL you are too optimistic :lol: The way you're going with this seems that you're going to re-implement EasyContainer; that is, the ability to run other Linuxes in a restrictive sandbox environment. For Puppi...

Re: your last question, the answer is: they are the same for bash.
For other shells, only the first form will work. So beware.

Python binding for espeak-ng:

@s243a: after using getline, you may want to "close" it. Unless you plan never to read from the same file again (which is ok if the code only runs once).

BSD jail = chroot on stereoids. Linux container = chroot on stereoids. Difference: --- - BSD jail is an integrated design. You start a "jail" instead of "chroot"; and you can all the features you want from "jail". - Linux "container" is a amalgamation of dispa...

s243a, you seem to have a lot of good ideas. Pity you come too late, the forum is not what is used to be. But anyway, please carry on, perhaps your enthusiasm will prove to be infectious. I usually use this to simplify all the gore stuff behind setting up a LE certificate: https://github.com/acmesh-...

Yes, the MOK screens need documentation. but since we are not the only folk who use MOK manager, I'm hoping to find some on the web before the release of FrugalPup v19. You can find one here . The location of the key is a bit different, but everything else should more or less work the same way. Fee...

Thanks to "jamesbond", I now have an efi boot solution that should work in most situations. You're welcome. The next version will also, in a non-uefi boot, chainload grub2 from grub4dos. (The grub4dos mbr installer is much much easier to use than the grub2 one.). Thanks to "foxpup&qu...

Contact your favorite Puppy dev (in this forum) and ask them to provide you with the "wl" driver (broadcom proprietary driver) for the puppy variant and kernel that you're running. When they have provided that, ask them with installation instructions as well. Ah, I didn't read that you're...

Contact your favorite Puppy dev (in this forum) and ask them to provide you with the "wl" driver (broadcom proprietary driver) for the puppy variant and kernel that you're running. When they have provided that, ask them with installation instructions as well.

@Fred The netboot-fix-jb.sh is no longer supported. Netboot is now directly supported by Fatdog. If you look under /etc, there is a file called dnsmasq.conf.netboot. Copy that file as /etc/dnsmasq.conf, and edit the file. In it you will find sections that need to be changed, so change that. Thenc co...

It's done. Thanks to jafadmin,

Gpptp is now on Fatdog's repo, and works nicely (tested with vpnbook). It's also easy to setup pptp server - only a few steps to follow, but that's another topic.

Downloaded for further examinations later ...

Good advice from williams2. You can create a new mime type eg *.luks or *.luks.ext3 by editing /usr/share/mime/packages/puppy.xml for example: <mime-type type="application/luks"> <comment>encrypted file system</comment> <glob pattern="*.luks"/> </mime-type> then type update-mime-...