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GMMan_

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PostPosted: Mon 08 Oct 2007, 13:03    Post subject:  Puppy version applet
Subject description: A little program for seeing the version of Puppy		  
Here's a little program that I wrote as a practice in Perl that will check for the version in Puppy. It's not really efficient (doesn't use lots of variables that some built in commands throw in), but it should work. Please report any bugs or suggestions. Thanks and enjoy.

Instructions for installing: Just place in one of Puppy's many bin locations (my favorite is /usr/bin). The file should be marked executable when you get it, but in case it's not, make it executable by issuing 'chmod a+x pupver' to make executable.

Instruction for using: Open the console and type 'pupver' to run.
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alienjeff


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PostPosted: Mon 08 Oct 2007, 14:07    Post subject: Re: Puppy version applet
Subject description: A little program for seeing the version of Puppy		  
GMMan_ wrote:
Instruction for using: Open the console and type 'pupver' to run.


Pre-existing methodology not requiring download bandwidth, installation nor storage:

Open a console and type:
Code:
cat /etc/puppyversion


Or click the "Help" icon on your desktop.
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GMMan_

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PostPosted: Mon 08 Oct 2007, 15:29    Post subject:  
I still find the applet a bit easier... and have a better display.
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richard.a


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PostPosted: Tue 09 Oct 2007, 19:52    Post subject:  
GMMan_ wrote:
I still find the applet a bit easier... and have a better display.

I like it Smile Thank you for producing it.

hosted (in Australia) at http://micro-hard.homelinux.net/puppy/downloads/pupver.tar.gz

It will also work off a menu call if you would like it to do so. Probably the best spot could be the Settings menu, and I think it would be useful to have it in the master code for the menu.



Edit
This is what it looks like on a copy of 2.02mini (retro) which I've been "adjusting" to look nicer on older machines...

There are several other captures in the same directory

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richard.a


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PostPosted: Sun 21 Oct 2007, 21:52    Post subject:
Subject description: Problem on installed puppies		  
I discovered that on installed puppies it would not run because of the lack of an /initrd directory off the root.

A snoop around discovered that on both live and and installed systems, there is an existing file called /etc/puppyversion (note lower case) that can be used just as well.

I've tried this out on 2.02, 2.02r2 (MiniPup), 2.10pro, 2.11, 2.15ce, 2.15ez, 2.16ez, and 300 'vanilla'. Works.

I've put a zip up here...http://micro-hard.homelinux.net/puppy/downloads/pupver-new.tar.gz for anyone interested.

Copying the script to /usr/bin saves having to put a path in too.

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PostPosted: Mon 22 Oct 2007, 05:07    Post subject: Re: Puppy version applet
Subject description: A little program for seeing the version of Puppy		  
GMMan_ wrote:
It's not really efficient


Pah - you is learning Perl (more than I could do . . . I did try) Cool

Here is my attempt at usable info + presentation in one line of Bash

Code:
echo ; cat /etc/puppyversion ; echo ' is your Puppy Linux Version number' ; echo


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PostPosted: Tue 23 Oct 2007, 19:07    Post subject:  
cli:
Code:
PUPVER=`cat /etc/puppyversion`;echo "You are running Puppy $PUPVER"

con gui:
Code:
PUPVER=`cat /etc/puppyversion`;Xdialog --title "Puppy Version" --msgbox "You are running Puppy $PUPVER" 0 0

spam:
Code:
PUPVER=`cat /etc/puppyversion`;while [ 1 ]; do echo "You are running Puppy $PUPVER"; done
(ctrl-c will make it shut up)
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