Underdog GUI 1.2.3: GUI tool for Underdog linux

[mistfire]

This GUI tool allows to enable or disable underdog linux capability of puppy linux.

What is underdog linux?

Underdog linux is a feature of puppy linux with allows user to use the other installed linux distro. It will mount the partition on the bottom layer of unionfs.

More details:
http://barryk.org/puppylinux/developmen ... works.html

[jlst]

hi mistfire, interesting..

i was thinking about this. the init in woofce has been rewritten. there's a new implementation, only as a boot parameter. but i will add support for the underdog.lnx file

https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... dad0a82b0d

i've never used this feature, you might want to test the woofce stuff, i think peebee can provide a iso one of these days. meanwhile i edited your script... underdog and underdog-gui became one, also more flashy... woofce style.

attached file "underdog-fake.gz", remove -fake.gz

[mistfire]

@jlst thanks for your revision. I will include that in the new version soon. I tried underdog in x-slacko slim using installed slitaz and it works. However the X window of slitaz and X window of puppy run at the same time, as a result there are two panels running at the same time. One for puppy and one for slitaz. I wonder there is any way to supress the X window of other distro by default and the puppy run on top unless the user switch X window environment and use the X window of other distro?

[mistfire]

New Underdog GUI version released

Changes:
* Single script file (courtesy of jlst)
* Improved GUI.

[jlst]

well, I'm not sure.. never used the underdog feature.

but i have to make sure the underdog stuff works the same with the new init

so i need to install slitaz to a partition and just use that partition for the underdog?

[jlst]

in current puppies (v5), the "underdog" partition is actually at the top layer, so it makes sense to call it "topdog"

[mistfire]

well, I'm not sure.. never used the underdog feature.

but i have to make sure the underdog stuff works the same with the new init

so i need to install slitaz to a partition and just use that partition for the underdog?

Yes @jlst you need to install slitaz or any linux distro in a partition and use it for the underdog.

I choose slitaz for testing the underdog because of its small image and its easy to download.

[mistfire]

New Underdog GUI version released

Changes:
* A critical bug which unable to turn-on or turn-off underdog linux is fixed

[jlst]

hi mistfire, the underdog script is now in woofce

https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... 99fb44f784

i made a couple of edits, however it will be further edited for the new init script.. after that i'll send you a pm for you test a puppy iso built by peebee...

[mistfire]

@jlst that was nice. Thank you

[Pete]

Interesting, will it work with Slacko 6.3.0 32 bit?

BTW, typos in the text of the GUI, shown below.

[mistfire]

@Pete It will works on slacko because I tested that on x-slacko slim and it works. The host partition that I used was the installed slitaz. You can try another distro to use as underdog.

[Pete]

@mistfire

Thank you, will try it out.

[mistfire]

Youre welcome @Pete. The typo error that you noticed is now corrected on v1.2.1

[TeX Dog]

This is cool, can it work to puppify a ARM based system. The versions of RaspberryPi distros are sudo heavy.

[mistfire]

@TeX Dog theoretically yes since the date where barry reenable the underdog feature. Watch out on the X server of the other distro. It will run at the same time with puppy

[mistfire]

New underdog version released

Changes:
* A bug where in swap or unallocated partition was shown as legible partition is fixed.

[Pelo]

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