EasyPup version 2.3.1, released June 6, 2020

[Dientes]

There is now a Skype SFS:

https://bkhome.org/news/202002/skype-sf ... sypup.html

I have been trying to get Skype to work in 3 different computers, but I cannot get the microphone to work. It seems that the microphone is not found. Any suggestions?

Thank you.

[BarryK]

I have simplified translation of EasyPup relative to EasyOS:

https://bkhome.org/news/202005/simplifi ... sypup.html

...this information is relevant for those developing a "langpack" PET.

[TiredPup]

I performed a frugal install this to the hard drive of my Dell 745 USFF 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (E4600 processor), 4 gigs PC2-5300 RAM, 500Gb HDD,

I added the latest version of Vivaldi web browser using 01micko's vivaldi setup utility. I also added Mike Walsh spot-to-root script. I also have added an app image of FreeTube which works very well on this box.

I love this homage to the earlier versions of Puppy Linux. This version is tight, fast and fun. Thanks for this.

System:
Host: EASYPC Kernel: 5.4.27 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0
Desktop: JWM vgit-1685 Distro: Quirky 2.2.16 buster64
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Dell product: OptiPlex 745 v: N/A serial: JR9TYD1
Mobo: Dell model: 0GW726 serial: ..CN6986179L0353. BIOS: Dell v: 2.6.6
date: 06/26/2011
CPU:
Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo E4600 bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Core Merom rev: D L2 cache: 2048 KiB bogomips: 9572
Speed: 1265 MHz min/max: N/A Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1265 2: 1408
Flags: acpi aperfmperf apic arch_perfmon bts clflush cmov constant_tsc
cpuid cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts est fpu fxsr ht lahf_lm lm mca
mce mmx monitor msr mtrr nopl nx pae pat pbe pdcm pebs pge pni pse pse36
pti sep sse sse2 ssse3 syscall tm tm2 tsc vme xtpr
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
Display: server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1280x1024~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 965Q v: 2.1 Mesa 18.3.6
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 82801H HD Audio vendor: Dell OptiPlex 745
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.27
Network:
Device-1: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
vendor: Dell OptiPlex 745 driver: tg3 v: 3.137 port: ecd0 bus ID: 02:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:1a:a0:6c:73:4b
Device-2: D-Link System DWA-140 RangeBooster N Adapter(rev.B2) [Ralink
RT3072]
type: USB driver: rt2800usb bus ID: 1-3.4:3
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 78:54:2e:27:7f:c5
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 8.88 GiB (1.9%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKX-08U6AA0
size: 465.76 GiB
Partition:
ID-1: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
Missing: Required tool sensors not installed. Check --recommends
Info:
Processes: 111 Uptime: 6m Memory: 3.78 GiB used: 366.8 MiB (9.5%)
Init: SysVinit runlevel: 35 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3
inxi: 3.0.32

[Rodney Byne]

To belham2,

"P.S. Also wish there was a way to have a jwm tray icon to know the firewall is actually "Active". Call me old-fashioned, but not seeing anything always leaves me to wonder about it...."

I have just done this today and it works.

Menu>Desktop>JWMDesk Manager>top bar Launch

In the upper window "Available Applications", scroll down to
firewall-ng-setup and click on it.
In the lower window "Buttons", Firewall Setup will have appeared
under Virtual Keyboard and likewise in the left part of the task tray.

Click on the task tray fire icon and then under the ticked green badge
you will see Firewall On.
You can re-set the tables at will to confirm ok.
Enjoy, regards, Rodney.

[Rodney Byne]

To belham2,
Sorry, in my above post, I forgot the following in this sentence:

In the lower window "Buttons", Firewall Setup will have appeared
under Virtual Keyboard and likewise in the left part of the task tray
after pressing the Apply button.

[BarryK]

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[BarryK]

Patch for Gpptp-V2.0 on EasyPup2.2

Gpptp-V2.0 as released on EasyPup2.2X doesn't work. This patch addresses the issues.

What it fixes:
1) Adds an "ip" symlink to busybox in "/bin". This is needed by the pptp binary. Symlinking to the "ip" binary in "sbin" fails.
2) Makes a "/dev/ppp" node which is missing in EasyPup and adds code to re-create it every boot in "/etc/rc.d/rc.local"
3) Installs new "options.pptp" in "/etc/ppp"
4) Adds a default "ip-up" in "/etc/ppp"

Thanks for fixing gpptp!

I have posted to my blog:

https://bkhome.org/news/202005/gpptp-fixed-in-easy.html

[OscarTalks]

Compiling of new NetSurf 3.10 release in EasyPup 2.2.16

Package named xxd needs to be Debian Buster
Having /usr/bin/xxd as a busybox symlink fails

Missing package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin
This provides missing gdk-pixbuf-pixdata executable

Missing DEV package libjpeg62-turbo-dev
Perhaps this is why mtPaint is missing jpeg support?

NetSurf 3.10 then compiles and runs, BUT there are quite a few missing icons. See especially the new panel for customisable toolbar buttons.

[BarryK]

Missing DEV package libjpeg62-turbo-dev
Perhaps this is why mtPaint is missing jpeg support?

Yes, this is fixed in the soon-to-be-released 2.3.

[puppyluvr]

Hello,
Frugal install on a Samsung laptop.
I3 duo ( but it identifies as a quad-core)
4 gb ram... Onboard Intel video...
All I've had time to check out yet is whether or not YouTube will full screen, which it does quite well. Everything I have tried so far has worked...
Of course, it has BK under the hood!
I'll get back after I've had some more time for testing...

[BarryK]

Missing package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-bin
This provides missing gdk-pixbuf-pixdata executable

I also included this package in EasyOS and EasyPup 2.3.

[BarryK]

EasyPup version 2.3 has been released!

Blog announcement, release notes, download link:

https://bkhome.org/news/202005/easypup- ... eased.html

Take this pup for a run!

[Sage]

Can't get 2.3 to boot at all, regardless of selected boot codes or none.
Re-d/l twice, re-burned twice. Always seems to stall at 'loading vmlinuz...'
???

[nnriyer]

In my case no desktop. No folder for X win or exorg etc? . I don't know exact problem

[foxpup]

Just in response to the above, to say I boot this 'old' pup without trouble.
Frugal install and boot by grub4dos on a dell laptop dual core 2G RAM.

I just do not have eth0 (re)connection on boot, but I do not always want that anyway.

I've changed the themes and background to those of Wary and they both run the same now on this laptop

I am looking for something, 64bits and up-to-date, that uses very little memory (and CPU)
because I want to be able to run Citrix, Teams and a webbrowser at the same time if necessary, on 2 screens.
So I use pfix=nocopy.
I use Fossapup the same way and a full install of Debian Buster as well, both with icewm.
Their mem&CPU usage match, though Fossapup is a little faster. Debian has a little more modern tools ( pulseaudio, dbus?, ? ); not everything just works in fossapup.
I still have to install icewm on easypup, but i can sea that easypup is a really good competitor. It is very gentle with this old laptop.

Thank you Barry for yet another very nice Puppy.

[Rogebe]

Good evening Barry

I am french guy.
I have try to install sfs (Skype et Firefox ESR) on Easypup 2.1.16 fr but the icon appears with a padlock ?

Have you an idea ?

Thank's.

RGB

[Rodney Byne]

Barry,
pc close down saves quickly to the save file as expected.

But when the Save button on desktop is pressed,
the usual yellow info box appears, saying queued
and another box will later appear to show actual
saving, but after a very long wait this doesn't happen??
The yellow queued box just stays permanently on screen??

What does this all mean?

[BarryK]

Good evening Barry

I am french guy.
I have try to install sfs (Skype et Firefox ESR) on Easypup 2.1.16 fr but the icon appears with a padlock ?

Have you an idea ?

Thank's.

RGB

Thanks for reporting that! The SFSs are developed for EasyOS, and I nor anyone else has so far tried them in EasyPup.

In EasyOS, the padlock means that there are installed in a container, but EasyPup doesn't have containers. Will check that out.

EDIT:
Running EasyPup from CD right now, used "sfsget" to install Firefox.

Yes, it creates an incorrect menu entry. This is because the SFS is designed to run in EasyOS. OK, I will look into fixing the SFSs to be EasyPup-compatible. Firefox and Chromium need updating anyway.

Thanks for reporting that. Pretty obvious bug, that we should have picked up, but I only tested installing the 'devx' SFS, which doesn't have a menu entry.

You can still run Firefox, just type "firefox" in a terminal.

[BarryK]

Can't get 2.3 to boot at all, regardless of selected boot codes or none.
Re-d/l twice, re-burned twice. Always seems to stall at 'loading vmlinuz...'
???

I only tested booting EasyPup 2.3 from a usb-stick. Worked ok.

I don't go to the trouble of burning the iso file to optical media anymore. But, will give it a go.

EDIT:
Burnt the ISO to a CD-R, booted it on my desktop PC, both in legacy-BIOS mode and in UEFI-mode, both worked.

[BarryK]

Barry,
pc close down saves quickly to the save file as expected.

But when the Save button on desktop is pressed,
the usual yellow info box appears, saying queued
and another box will later appear to show actual
saving, but after a very long wait this doesn't happen??
The yellow queued box just stays permanently on screen??

What does this all mean?

I am running EasyPup 2.3 from CD right now, with a savefile, and I don't have a "Save" icon on the desktop.

I didn't think the EasyPup has that save icon anymore. What are you doing differently?