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exton · Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 80 Location: Sweden

PuppEX 2013 5.4 32bit is a remaster of Puppy Linux Slacko 5.4, released on December 1, 2012. The original kernel 3.2.33 is used when running the system live, but if you install PuppEX to hard drive, you can use "my" own compiled kernel 3.7.9-exton instead. PuppEX 2013 uses, like the original Puppy Slacko, JVM, Fvwm95 and IceWM as desktop interface. In PuppEX there are, however, elements of Xfce4, such as the file manager Thunar and Terminal. These programs are more useful than ROX-Filer respectively RXVT, I think. The ISO file is on the whole 209 MB, which is due to me including the extra kernel 3.7.9, Thunar, Terminal, Vlc and Gimp. Slacko 5.4 is of 162 MB. PuppEX is despite this still running as fast as the original Puppy, which means it runs very, very fast compared to most other Linux systems.

Kernel 3.7.9 is the latest available stable kernel (as of 130227).

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Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 1991

Congratulations on your new release! PuppEX is one of my favourite Puppies.

mini-jaguar · Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 577

I tried this, and it won't boot into the GUI. I have entered the correct resolution several times, xorg and xvesa. I suspect the problem is with the kernel, and I have not had this problem with any other recent Puppy.

Arefacti · Joined: 10 Oct 2012 Posts: 165

Hello,
don't work for me too, same thing than mini-jaguar.

my PC is compaq 2100 AMD with 512 ram

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 1991

I got it working, but it couldn't find my soundcard unfortunately.