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bin_5
Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Posts: 6 |
I am a Precise Puppy newbie. While attempting to place an icon linking to pfind on the desktop, I inadvertently placed a pfind icon from /usr/share instead of from usr/share/applications. Of course, this icon doesn't open pfind, so I deleted it. The upshot of this is that now I cannot access or even find pfind at all. It doesn't even show in Menu/Filesystem. I used Puppy Package Manager to download a fresh copy of pfind, but it says it is already installed. How to I recover this application? Thanks in advance. |
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Semme
Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 2119 Location: World_Hub |
Hi Bin- Welcome. Is there a pfind in /usr/local/bin? *IF* this is a frugal install- boot: puppy pfix=ram and replace the files and folders in question.. |
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Makoto
 Joined: 03 Sep 2009 Posts: 1406 Location: Out wandering... maybe. |
Try looking in /initrd/pup_rw/ for a whiteout file with 'pfind' at the end of the name (it should have at least one ".wh" before the name, like ".wh.pfind". Note that the period before the name means it'll be a hidden file, so make sure you have hidden files displayed.) Try moving the .wh file to a different (temp) directory, and see if the deleted pfind returns. _________________ [ Puppy 4.3.1 JP, Frugal install | 1GB RAM | 1.3GB swap ] * My Pidgin Builds for Puppy 4.3.1 In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011). |
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Semme
Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 2119 Location: World_Hub |
Ah, Makoto.. We've heard word of this in a recent post, now haven't we? |
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Makoto
Joined: 03 Sep 2009 Posts: 1406 Location: Out wandering... maybe. |
Hm? I've known to look for the whiteout files for some time... the only thing is, I've always wished there was an easier way to work with them, if you want to undelete something. 
_________________ [ Puppy 4.3.1 JP, Frugal install | 1GB RAM | 1.3GB swap ] * My Pidgin Builds for Puppy 4.3.1 In memory of our beloved American Eskimo puppy (1995-2010) and black Lab puppy (1997-2011). |
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bin_5
Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Posts: 6 |
I found /initrd/pup_rw/ but there is not a 'pfind' file with 'wh' before it. |
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bin_5
Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Posts: 6 |
Not sure if my install if full or frugal. How do I check for that? I boot Puppy off a USB drive. |
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bin_5
Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Posts: 6 |
There is not a 'pfind' in /usr/local/bin |
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Semme
Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 2119 Location: World_Hub |
Open the drive on your desktop.. is it similar to mine? This is *which* Pup? Was it burned as a boot cd prior to install?
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Karl Godt
 Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 2730 Location: Kiel,Germany |
Not sure about the PPM since it has developed rapidly , but it might be , that there is some pfind entry in /root/.packages/* that might make the PPM saying so nowerdays .
in the terminal should show some entries. Normally clicking on a pfind.pet should run the
script , that IfIRememberCorrectly always had installed things as it overwrites. If you have an installation type that uses pup_ro1 instead of pup_rw as save-file mountpoint , then you might look for these .wh. files there . * To exactly determine your Puppy Version :
in console. _________________ «Give me GUI or Death» -- I give you [[Xx]term[inal]] [[Cc]on[s][ole]] . Macpup user since 2010 on full installations. People who want problems with Puppy boot frugal  |
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bin_5
Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Posts: 6 |
Puppy Precise 5.4.3 My drive looks similar, only have 11 items. I solved problem by reinstalling to the USB drive. |
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bin_5
Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Posts: 6 |
Thanks Karl, and everyone else, for your input. What I learn here is valuable. I ended up just reinstalling to the USB drive. By the way, which screen capture utility is recommended for Puppy? I tinkered a bit with the utilities that came with the distro, but was not successful in getting a capture.. Thanks again all for your responses |
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Semme
Joined: 07 Aug 2011 Posts: 2119 Location: World_Hub |
Screen capture? Find the *bomb* here. Jpg format's a good choice.. |
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