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edoc · Posted: Sat 06 Apr 2013, 22:38 Post subject:

I was able to go directly to the seamonkey-project.org page to install.

It required a couple of extra steps, helpfully provided here on the Forum, and now I'm just adding Flash & otherwise tweaking it (removing Google, setting defaults).

I asked our teen son to check out Slimboat.

Thanks!

musher0 · Posted: Sun 07 Apr 2013, 18:47 Post subject:

My pleasure!

OscarTalks · Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 1569 Location: London, England

I have posted the latest version of SlimBoat Browser ( 1.1.28 ) here:-

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81249&start=51

in case anyone wants to give it a try.

Puppyt · Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 703 Location: Gatton, Queensland

Hi pemasu,
I've had a little time to go back to a pet project in getting a raft of academic research-oriented applications together under Puppy, but I'm running into problems. Overall I reckon that the planets have aligned nicely - Puppy kernel updates (re Wheezy/upup precise) and the maturation of my target apps like CowLog, Zotero, Docear, JabRef, ImageJ etc (I'm only considering 32-bit configurations at present) - so I'm having a bash at compiling/converting debs in Wheezy. Not having any luck with 'R': r-cran-base isn't available via PPM though many of its add-on modules are, and although I've got the devx in and the latest java sfs...
Bugger. Just realised that I'm trying to do this from a frugal install. Maybe (?) that is what is partly why I'm going through dependency torture:

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5478 Location: Finland

Puppyt. R statistical app with extensions is in Debian Wheezy repo. What I did, I updated the repo databases. Decline the debian updates repos update, there arent those.

After updating database, I downloaded R core packages and got R starting. Okay...now comes the tricky part. You can start with r-base .deb and examine dependencies and download.
debconf was installed as dependency. It means disaster. Puppies does not support debconf - ucf - debian database structure. The r-core-base deb has postinstallation scripts which configures /etc/R/Renviron configure file....and so...it wont be created. I hacked the ucf script, donwloaded debian dpkg and got it created.

Also....somehow /usr/lib/libblas/* and /usr/lib/lapack/* libs were not found. So....I moved them to the /usr/lib.

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 4652 Location: Ontario

Audio Editor

A small (6.3MB) and fast version of Audacity 1.3.9
That runs on Wheezy...

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=85629

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Puppyt · Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 703 Location: Gatton, Queensland

pemasu you're a bloody marvel - thank you so much for all the time this has taken you to compile and debug the latest version of 'R'. It has been a perennial thorn in my side for a few years now in the forums - and quite a few first-time posters come in on this topic.
I will see what I can do with your detailed instructions and config file, and go about constructing an SFS base for perhaps wider interest in the Puppy and statistical communities. It's something I have to get practice in. Cheers again- that is a massive, massive help!

edoc · Posted: Sat 27 Apr 2013, 11:59 Post subject:

Anyone able to get GRUB to install a menu on a laptop with the evil Micro$oft EFI/UEFI BIOS-based scheme to block dual-booting Linux?

We rolled-back the M$ version of windows from 8 to 7 (8 is junk) but that had no impact as this hardware-sabotage is in the BIOS.

Very frustrating!

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5478 Location: Finland

Fatdog has the ability to boot these new UEFI firmware enabled comps. In some of those comps, it should be possible to turn of UEFI. I dont have personally any experience of UEFI firmware enabled comps. They are still future adventures for me.
I bought as christmas present for my son laptop at October with win 7 so that I was able to avoid win 8.
I believe I wont buy comp with win 8 included.

edoc · Posted: Sat 27 Apr 2013, 13:49 Post subject:

This may force me to support two Puppy distros - Wheezy for the 32-bit machines and Fatdog for the two 64-bit laptops.

Micro$oft = complicating the simple.

edoc · Posted: Sat 27 Apr 2013, 13:57 Post subject:

Ooops!

Router went down as I was posting so this is a dup ...

don570 · Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 4652 Location: Ontario

Final Release date - may 5 Wheezy

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Debian-7-0-Wheezy-Will-Be-Officially-Released-on-May-5-348550.shtml
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edoc · Posted: Sat 27 Apr 2013, 21:47 Post subject:

So, I should wait for that, and then the import of it to Puppy?

How long after 5-5-13 might Puppy have integrated Wheezy-7/64/UEFI?

edoc · Posted: Sun 28 Apr 2013, 18:23 Post subject:

Someone suggested that it is possible to "reflash your BIOS with a custom key".

Does that sound realistic?

Does it risk bricking the laptop?

Thanks!

sszindian · Joined: 24 Apr 2010 Posts: 725 Location: Pennsylvania U.S.

edoc wrote:
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Someone suggested that it is possible to "reflash your BIOS with a custom key".

Does that sound realistic?

Does it risk bricking the laptop?
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Yes... it's true!

I lost an XP box to a hacker that did exactly that 3 or 4 years ago... After much research I learned it could have also destroyed certain mother-board functions as well. The box (desktop model) still sits on a table here as a reminder why I went with Linux. I am not sure if Linux could be affected, could be harder... I just don't know? But never had it happen again since getting rid of MS and using Linux! To this day, I can't figure for the life of me why anyone who knows and uses Linux would ever ever want to keep MS on their computer with Linux!

If you're going to start a discussion on this, it would be better placed over in the security section as it could get pretty heavy.... don't want this to conflict with the thread here Wink

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