A walk-through guide to installing Puppy

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A walk-through guide to installing Puppy

#1 Post by RobertHardy »

I wrote a guide to installing Puppy 4.3.1, showing how to get a system set up where you can start experimenting with programming in C and Python.

Even if you plan to use a newer version of Puppy, I would suggest following this guide first. Once you are confident with all the steps it will be easier to go ahead and do the same process for a newer version of Puppy.

http://fermatslastspreadsheet.com/2012/ ... or-coding/

There are lots of pictures and every step has been carefully written to cover all the details. Also there are lots of links there to other sites which have interesting pieces of documentation or software.

Hopefully it will be helpful to beginners.
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#2 Post by darkcity »

Very nice guide, any reason you choose Puppy 4.3.1 ?

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#3 Post by RobertHardy »

I wanted to have the walk-through based on a good-quality but non-changing distribution, so that we minimize the possibility that the reader's experience is different from the steps in the walk-through.

Puppy 4.3.1 is suggested as a popular version on the download page of puppylinux.org, so it seemed to be the obvious choice.

Glad you enjoyed it! It was quite a bit of work to double-double check all the steps!

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Puppy Linux with C compiler and Java compiler

#4 Post by ChulkChes »

Great tutorial. I do appreciate the work you put into this. Its never easy to explain things in writing.

But of course I need a bit more advice. I actually installed Puppy Linux on a PC(that had/has WindowsXP). It all installed ok.

What I need to do is install a C compiler and a Java compiler in Puppy Linux.

You explained about the gcc compiler install...the devx_431.sfs file.

To install this, can I just copy that file into the /mnt/home folder, then as you described, load the BootManager, select the devx file and reboot?

Can you or anyone point me to where I can install a java compiler be able to run my java applications? With Windows, I compile using the command 'javac Test.java' and to run the compiled program I run 'java Test'. I also display what I call a graphic based java application with the command 'appletvivewer Test.html'. Any info on this would be appreciated greatly.


Thanks again.

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#5 Post by 666philb »

hi ChulkChes, welcome to the forums,

there's a java jdk here http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=62939
Bionicpup64 built with bionic beaver packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=114311
Xenialpup64, built with xenial xerus packages http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=107331

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Re: Puppy Linux with C compiler and Java compiler

#6 Post by ps852 »

ChulkChes wrote:Great tutorial. I do appreciate the work you put into this. Its never easy to explain things in writing.

But of course I need a bit more advice. I actually installed Puppy Linux on a PC(that had/has WindowsXP). It all installed ok.

What I need to do is install a C compiler and a Java compiler in Puppy Linux.

You explained about the gcc compiler install...the devx_431.sfs file.

To install this, can I just copy that file into the /mnt/home folder, then as you described, load the BootManager, select the devx file and reboot?

Can you or anyone point me to where I can install a java compiler be able to run my java applications? With Windows, I compile using the command 'javac Test.java' and to run the compiled program I run 'java Test'. I also display what I call a graphic based java application with the command 'appletvivewer Test.html'. Any info on this would be appreciated greatly.


Thanks again.
I have the same question, so you can copy, load BootManager, and reboot? I've tried but that process doesn't seem to work for me.

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Note to Moderators and RobertHardy

#7 Post by mikeslr »

This thread is a sticky. I believe it was started before there was a specific Programming Section.
Is this information something a Beginner is likely to want to know? or is a Beginner just likely to be distracted by it? Should it be moved to the Programming Section?

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#8 Post by ebisu »

I second that. This thread shouldn't even be a sticky. Why is here? Because of the deceiving title? Should read if full "A walk-through guide to installing Puppy 4.3 on a virtual machine on a Mac to experiment with programming in C and Python.". How appealing does this sound for a beginner?

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#9 Post by Pelo »

Everybody is a beginner in something..
Title says 'installing Puppy' not recreating Puppy.
Installing as it is :!: :evil:

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Just in case you got here by mistake

#10 Post by mikeslr »

As this thread is a Sticky, and you may be a Beginner wondering what you actually need to know, see this thread, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=29356 and particularly my post at its end. http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 423#910423.

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