Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[icake]

To remove Shuangpin from the list of available input methods under Chinese Language pet with fcitx-420:
1. edit the file /root/.config/fcitx/profile
2. find the line that starts with "EnabledIMList=..." (around line 17)
and change the parameter after shuangpin from ":True" to ":False", e.g.
from ==> EnabledIMList=XXXXX,shuangpin:True,XXXXX
to ==> EnabledIMList=XXXXX,shuangpin:False,XXXXX
3. save the file and restart X server, or reboot
4. similarly, you can turn on/off any other input methods from the selection list by changing the parameter True/False right after the name of a particular input method

[icake]

I have uploaded 12 new Chinese Language pets to the public sharing folders. Please see the first posting of this subject for the download addresses.
The names of these pets are:

4 of these pets are for Akita Linux beta 15, developed by sc0ttman in the UK and released on July 7, 2013. Key focus is to support old computers.
Key features are:
kernel 2.6.25.16, wary 5.1.x compatible
based on Puppy 4.2.0 version
jwm manager with many others in the Akita download site
no office, no cups (available in download site)
no web browser in iso (many available in download site)
media player vlc and vlc-gtk
many good console apps: elinks, doc2txt, mocp, mc,

more information here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=712161#712161
Download akita-linux-beta15.iso (91 mb): http://akita.scottjarvis.com/akita-linux-beta15.iso

I have tested and confirmed that the universal half-Chinese Language pets released earlier can handle akita beta 15

The other 8 pets are upgrades and bug fixes for precise 5.7.1 and slacko 5.6.
Key changes from the previous version are:
a. includes Chewing input method
b. fix osmo problems for the Traditional Chinese pets
c. improves right click menu

[icake]

I have just uploaded 2 updated documentation pdf files to the public sharing folders:
a. 32bit.ChineseLanguagePetsBriefing_简介中文包簡介.2013Aug26
b. 32bit_中文包更改纪录_change_log_更改紀錄.2013Aug26
Please see the first posting of this subject for the download addresses.

[icake]

upup raring 3992 was released on Aug 14, 2013 by pemasu

Key changes from 3992:
kernel 3.9.9 non-PAE
used latest woof and latest update ubuntu raring
non-US keyboard layout bug has been fixed
Gnumeric updated to the latest.
Ffconvert, Pmusic and Pburn updated.
new menu pRun by Radky.
Several scripts has been fixed according to findings in Slacko development. Most of those fixes are from SFR.
New network item for nfs sharing...Nfs mounter. Created by mikeb

More information about upup raring 3992: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=719241#719241

raring-3.9.9.2-SCSI.iso (180 mb) can be downloaded from: http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/UpupRaring/UpupRaring3992/

I have created and uploaded 4 new Chinese Language pets for upup raring 3991 for public sharing. Download addresses can be found in the first posting of this subject.

The names of these pets are:


Also updated were the pdf documentation files to include upup raring 3992:
a. 32bit.ChineseLanguagePetsBriefing_简介中文包簡介.2013Sep20
b. 32bit_中文包更改纪录_change_log_更改紀錄.2013Sep20

The existing universal half-Chinese Language pets can handle upup raring 3992

[icake]

Macpup 550 was released on Aug 21, 2013 by runtt21 and Prit

Key features:
based on Precise Puppy 5.5.0
can use Ubuntu Precise packages
desktop looks like a mac
includes all applications from Precise Puppy plus Firefox 21
window managers: Enlightenment E17 and jwm
EFL libraries version 1.7.5 and E17 version 17.0 compiled from source.

more information about Macpup 550 can be found:
http://macpup.org/
http://macpup.org/forums/index.php
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php

download address for Macpup_550.iso (220 mb):
http://macpup.org/macpup550.php

macpup guide:
http://macpup.org/forums/index.php/topic,7.0.html

e17 guide:
http://macpup.org/forums/index.php/topic,11.0.html

I have created 4 new Chinese Language pets for Macpup 550 and their names are:

Known issues:
These Chinese Language pets work on full install only and might not work on a frugal install.
I cannot tell whether the frugal install issue comes from macpup 550 or my computer because I cannot save on a frugal install on my computer. However I cannot see any discussions on the frugal install problems on the Macpup 550 discussion forum so far.

Also updated are the pdf documentation files to include macpup 550:
a. 32bit.ChineseLanguagePetsBriefing_简介中文包簡介.2013Oct15
b. 32bit_中文包更改纪录_change_log_更改紀錄.2013Oct15

Please see the first posting of this subject for download addresses for these new files.

The existing universal half-Chinese Language pets can handle macpup 550

[icake]

simplicity is a puppy linux derivative developed by the Simplicity linux Team lead by David Purse.

A new version 1310 was released on Oct 17, 2013. It was based on Raring Puppy 3.9.9.1 developed by Pemasu and uses the LXDE desktop. It has 4 versions: Obsidian, Netbook, Desktop and Media (Media 1310 is coming)

1. Obsidian is a bare bone version. You have network manager and a few tools to help you set up the system.
2. Netbook comes with more software but most things are cloud based to ensure a quick system on a netbook.
3. Desktop is a full blown distribution and has VLC, Skype, LibreOffice.
4. Media aims at a PC in a lounge or bedroom. It replaced the normal desktop with XBMC (a media player shell) to handle media files

I have made and uploaded 8 new Chinese Language pets for simplicity 1310 (desktop and obsidian) to the public sharing folder. Please see the first posting of this subject for download addresses.
The names of these pets are:

more information about simplicity: http://simplicitylinux.org/
download Obsidian1310Final.iso (186 mb); http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplicitylinux/files/simplicity13.10release/Obsidian1310Final.iso/download
download Desktop1310Final.iso (348 mb): http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplicitylinux/files/simplicity13.10release/Desktop1310Final.iso/download

The 2 pdf documentation files （available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese) in the public folder had also been updated to include simplicity 1310.
The latest shared universal half-Chinese Language pets: fcitx-420-en-zh-7.2.2.pet and SCIM-147-en-zh-7.2.2.pet can handle simplicity 1310 already.

Known issue:
a. simplicicty 1310 (Obsidian and Desktop) has a shutdown bug. The system cannot shutdown nor restart X directly. To restart X for the Chinese Language pets to work, you need to:
i. enter the GUI command for "restart X" as usual: Settings/Shutdown/restart X
ii. open a terminal, type "reboot" and hit "return" button.

[icake]

lxpup is a puppy linux derivative developed by Jejy69 using the LXDE desktop. Already released versions included: 14, 13.01 and 13.04. Chinese Language pets were done for them and released on 10th and 12th Oct 2013.

Recently, PeeBee recreated an updated descendent of Jejy69’s LxPup13.01 -- lxpup 13.10 which was released on 12 Oct 2013.

Main features of lxpup 13.10 include:

Slacko5.6 base
components from LxPup-by-SFS using Woofy0.91 and Edit-Initrdgz-1.4 tools
Openbox window manager
LxPanelX panel manager
PCManFM file manager

I have made and uploaded 4 new Chinese Language pets for lxpup 13.10 to the public sharing folder. Please see first posting of this subject for download addresses.
The names of these pets are:

more information about lxpup 13.10: http://ns1.murga-projects.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=89270&sid=80eeecee4f055af4a8a77257a2f5ca94
download lxpup-13.10-1.iso (177 mb): http://lxpup.5gbfree.com/share/

The 2 pdf documentation files （available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese) in the public folder had also been updated to include lxpup 13.10.
The latest shared universal half-Chinese Language pets: fcitx-420-en-zh-7.2.2.pet and SCIM-147-en-zh-7.2.2.pet can handle lxpup 13.10 already.

[icake]

I have uploaded 2 updated Puppy Linux universal half-Chinese Language pets to the public sharing folder. Key change is to add the Chewing Chinese Input Method to fcitx and SCIM input platforms.
Also uploaded are 2 equivalent .deb files to handle Puppy lxpup 14 (because lxpup 14 can only run .deb files)

These universal half-Chinese Language pets can handle 52 32-bit English Puppy systems in 20 different Puppy classes listed below:

The names of these pets/debs are:

1. fcitx input platform：fcitx-4.2.0-en-zh-7.3.0.pet (12 mb); fcitx-4.2.0-en-zh-7.3.0.deb (12 mb)
2. SCIM input platform：SCIM-1.4.7-en-zh-7.3.0.pet (20 mb); SCIM-1.4.7-en-zh-7.3.0.deb (20 mb)

After you applied one of these language pets/debs to an English version of Puppy, you will get:

1. Chinese word file wqy-microhei.ttf

2. the fcitx Chinese Input Method platform comes with these 5 Chinese Input Methods:
新酷音, 谷歌拼音, 拼音, 雙拼, 五筆字型
Chewing, Google pinyin, pinyin, shuangpin, wubi

3. the SCIM Chinese Input Method platform has these 17 Traditional Chinese Input Methods:
新酷音, 吳語注音法, 交換碼, 倉頡大字集, 倉頡第三代, 倉頡第五代, 大易, 廣東併音, 注音, 注音大字集, 港式廣東話, 筆順五碼, 簡易, 粤語併音, 行列30, 輕鬆大詞庫, 速成
and these 5 Simplified Chinese Input Methods:
智能拼音, 二笔, 二笔-青松, 五笔字型, 自然码

4. locale remains the same

5. Desktop, menus, sub-menus, tooltips remain English

The 2 pdf documentation files （written in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese) in the public sharing folder have also been updated to reflect these changes.

Download addresses：
Universal half-Chinese Language pets: http://sdrv.ms/YWXOGn
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=476466&uk=3140544393
pdf documentation files: http://sdrv.ms/18e4qYh
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=476472&uk=3140544393

[ThoriumBlvd]

many thanks icake for your efforts on the Chinese/half-Chinese language packs. The slacko-5.5-zh-ensm-6.1.1.6 package was successful and allowed me to view Chinese in my LibreOffice 4.0 writer as well. There have been no problems with it. My puppy is the Slacko-5.5XL.

[yosi666]

Just great! Thanks icake

[yosi666]

Hi back.
I am using SCIM with no problem in my Slacko 5.5 but I wanted to install fcitx so I could use Google Pinyin but I get this message when I try to run it:

[icake]

When you were having problems running fcitx, did you run the slacko 5.5 fcitx pets or did you install fcitx onto the SCIM pet?
If you were running slacko 5.5 fcitx pets, which one were your using:
the latest Chinese Language pets for slacko 5.5 are,
slacko-5.5-zhhk-fx-7.0.1.pet for Traditional Chinese
slacko-5.5-zhcn-fx-7.0.1.pet for Simplified Chinese

If you want to add SCIM google-pinyin, my suggestion is to find an SCIM google-pinyin pet or debian deb from the web and apply them directly.

Up to now, I have not been successful in compiling fcitx nor SCIM from source myself so I am unable to provide any positive comments about this approach.

[icake]

X-precise and X-slacko are 2 Puppy derivatives developed by rg66 based on precise 5.7.1 and slacko 5.6 using the xfce4 desktop

A. X-precise
latest version 2.2 was released on 16 Oct 2013

Features:

PackIt-1.1 archiver by SFR with thunar right click entry added
ez-mnt to mount save-tool backups and *fs.bak files
sylpheed 3.3.0
firewall_tray
Thunar 1.6.3
simple file sharing
firefox 24.0
acpi
peasy PDF
Mtpaint
Veiwnior
Pidgin
Transmission
Uget
FFconvert
Mplayer
Pburn
Abiword
ePDFview
geany
Gnumeric
Frisbee
Xfce-4.10
Carolina app menu and control panel
Carolina thunar right click uca.xml
gvfs
gvfs-smb
pac-tools
pup-volume-monitor
samba-tng-sfs
save-tools
sfs2dir
startmount2
xarchiver
xfce-mixer
X adrive builder
pup-volume-monitor 1.14
yad 0.22.1

removed from precise 5.7.1
JWM
Rox
Most of the apps except xfce, system and utility apps, the deps have been left in.
Retrovol

X-precise version 2.2 delta and 2.2-non-pae delta ISO download addresses:
http://www.carolina-linux.com/rg66/X-precise/iso

v2.2 pae ISO can also be downloaded:
http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_X-precise
http://yadi.sk/d/NF82WOWkAzxUv

B. X-slacko
latest version 1.1 was released on 4 Oct 2013

Main Applications

Mtpaint-3.44.13
Veiwnior
Firefox-24.0 with mouse gestures and FireFTP added
FireFTP-2.0.16
Pidgin-2.10.7
Sylpheed
Transmission
Uget-1.8.0
FFconvert
Mplayer
Pburn
Abiword
ePDFview
geany
Gnumeric

Version 1.1 delta and 1.1-non-pae delta available download addresss
http://carolina-linux.com/rg66/X-slacko/iso

I have made 8 (4 for each) Chinese Language pets for X-precise-2.2 and X-slacko-1.1. They are now available for download from the public sharing folders. Please see the first posting of this subject for download addresses.
The names of these pets are:

The 2 pdf documentation files for the Chinese Language pets in the public sharing folder have also been updated to include X-precise-2.2 and X-slacko-1.1

I have also tested the latest universal half-Chinese Language pets and they can handle both X-precise-2.2 and X-slacko-1.1

[yosi666]

Hi,
Thanks for your answers, icake. First I used the universal installer 'fcitx-4.2.0-en-zh-7.3.0.pet'. I have tried with the 5.5 slacko file you told me but I get the same error.

Installed a .rpm package of scim-googlepinyin but didn't work either (scim-googlepinyin-0.1-0.20101114.1mdv2011.0.x86_64.rpm).

Anyways is not big deal and SCIM works great, I just have to type every hanzi individually and with all its letters in pinyin.

Thank you very much for your work!

[icake]

yosi666, if I understand you correctly, you want to add googlepinyin to SCIM. This is what I did:

a. downloaded a scim-googlepinyin debian deb file
b. undebed the deb to get all the files inside
c. merged these deb files into the SCIM-147-zh-en-7.3.0.pet files
d. created a new pet SCIM-147-zh-en-7.3.0.g.pet

I have tested this .g.pet on slacko-5.5 and when SCIM is on, googlepinyin is one of the choices available under Simplified Chinese. Because I am not an experienced user of googlepinyin, I just know that it is available and working, but cannot tell if everything is fine.

Please test the .g.pet and see if it is ok. You can download it from the public share folder: 半中文包 Half Chinese Language Pets, addresses are: http://sdrv.ms/YWXOGn
http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=476466&uk=3140544393