Puppy Stardust 006
Posted: Sat 23 Jan 2010, 10:00
Puppy Stardust 006
Stardust 007 is release here
This is still Puppy 4.3.1 - thanks to Barry for this wonder-OS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Focus on desktop flow and user easiness.
- Desktop in DeepThougt taken to next stage.
- Cleanup in apps, menus and kilobytes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comments version 006
This version contains 2 new tools.
- Pizzasgood made an app to set your default apps (texteditor, mediaplayer...). This was made for Puppy 2.1.5, and I think it's the time to wake this up from the dead. It had to be modified a little bit to work in a Puppy 4 system. The amount of default-apps has doubled since 2.1.5.
- The other tool is Pmenu. It gives you better control of the new menu(s) structure. If you like the old program-menu for mouse-right-click, it is now easily changed. Pmenu also gives you the possibility to recreate the old 4.3.1 menu. Stardust has removed a lot of menu-items, but these are now returnable via Pmenu. Because of this, - the system menu has returned. What is done is simply moving .desktop files to /usr/share/applications_nomenu instead of deleting them.
As you can see of the changelog, many apps has been updated for Stardust 006. We have steady maintainers of our Puppy apps. lameSMBexplorer has now reached version 0.1.5b. There has been some complains about Pnethood is missing. I would encourage users to test the latest lameSMBexplorer, and give feedback to patriot.
Many of us cares about weather, and tasmod has released a powerful weather-station widget.
Xf-prot installer in Puppy 4.3.1 / Stardust does not work. Discussed in this forum thread. It would have been great if someone looked into this, and made an updated pet......
This iso is smaller than the previous And I believe that the next one will be even smaller.
Changelog since Stardust 005:
# Added defaults-wizard (thanks to pizzasgood)
# Added Pmenu - improved menu handling.
# System menu has returned.
# kept .desktop files for apps NOT in menu.
# mtpaintsnapshot added to ptray
# Alsamixer has become default mixer
# Updated lameSMBexplorer to 0.1.5b (thanks to patriot)
# Updated sfsconverter to 1.4.1 (thanks to trio)
# Updated cpu-scaling tool to 1.3.2 (thanks to trio)
# Updated PupRadio to 0.5.0 (thanks to 01micko)
# Updated Pwireless2 to 2.8 - integrated in PCC (thanks to jemimah)
# Updated Startmount to 0.2.0 (thanks to tasmod & 01micko)
# Updated JwmThemeMaker (thanks to trio)
# Updated you2pup to 1.3.2 (thanks to trio)
# Updated pcc, icon2desk, pwidgets
# removed Zmixer --> it doesn't show all audio channels
# removed unused tools of the netpbm package
# Bugfix: JwmThemeMaker crashes jwm-tray (thanks to tasmod and trio)
BE AWARE!!!!
If you have Puppy installed, you MUST run this with the prefix 'puppy pfix=ram'. Else, the Stardust desktop will not install.
Download
username: puppy
password: linux
pup_stardust-006.iso (98Mb)
md5sum: 41f5a655428d2899c436e9426f257556
Here is the good old Stardust icon-theme updated for Puppy Stardust (thanks to 01micko)
The following list shows many items that is taken out of the iso. But, it is not as critical as it seems. Most of these are tiny apps, and you have not been aware of many of them. Simply because other apps do the job.
Aqualung has left, and Pmusic is back. Pmusic has evolved in both features and speed, so It is more a matter of longterm strategy. I hope it will be possible to build more around ffmpeg in the future. We could hopefully get rid of lidsnd, libsamplerate and maybe libxine...
Gadmin-Rsync is out as well, since it crashed on first run. I don't think Pbackup fill the backup issue completely. It would be wonderful if there exists a tiny but complete backup suit.
If you see something that you would have changed, added or removed, I will be very glad if you mentioned it. Because of my limited time, it would be best if you deliver the patch.... My knowledge of network/internet tools is close to zero, so these are nearly untouched.
Possible improvement is easy to see
- icon theme in vector graphics for space saving.
- alternative multimedia tools using ffmpeg.
- hunt more files we don't need.
- upgrade gui in some of the scripts.
- extend the control center.
- replacement of Gparted (901kb)
- boot Puppy with pfix=fsck
- compile mhwaveedit without libsndfile
- driver adds/updates
- ...
This is meant to be a full featured user-oriented Puppy....Though, I have to admit that the biggest modem drivers is removed.
So what's added
- Stardust desktop environment - including pcc (Puppy control center), desktop configuration tools and Pwidgets
- Pwireless2 (replaces Pwireless)
- ATI graphic drivers
- Broadcom wifi drivers
- Pmusic (replaces aqualung)
- woo-ff
- printoxx
- floppy-formater (replaces floppy-format.sh)
- getez (replaces PmirrorGet)
- acpid
- gtkmoz (replaces PuppyBrowser)
- Pupradio (replaces pstreamvid)
- seahaven
- lameSMBexplorer (replaces pnethood)
- pstartupsound
- startmount
- fileedit (set to defaulttextviewer)
- ink (epson ink-level)
- default-wizard
Some scripts has been upgraded
- sfsconverter
- cpu-scaling tool
- JwmThemeMaker
- you2pup
- Pburn
- icon_switcher
- theme_switcher
And what does the Stardust-generator change
- Install desktop at first startup rather than keep it in the iso to save space
- snap desktop icons - medium grid
- simple Pmount facelift
- Xlock is fixed
- start pCD instead of defaultmediaplayer when click on audio-CD icon
- seamonkey buttons
- defaultaudioplayer is changed from aqualung to pmusic
- defaultaudiomixer is changed from zmixer to alsamixer
- Updated P-series
- Net-setup goes to Pwireless2 for wireless configuration
- CD/DVD wizard is cleaned up
- Darker background color in: rxvt, geany, abiword
And of course, something had to leave
*** Programs ***
- aqualung
- libmad
- madplay
- burniso2cd
- cdp
- cgtkcalc
- didiwiki
- e3
- floppy-format.sh
- gcolor2 (color chooser)
- gdmap
- gexec
- gfnrename - maybe better than PRename, but this is bash and easy updated.
- glightoff
- gtkdialog markup editor - devx ???
- gtklogfileviewer - Does any script use anymore ???
- gtksourceview
- Net-setup (old version)
- nicoedit
- pcdripper
- Pdisk - could maybe be in use by some wizard
- picpuz
- pictureviewer
- pmirror/mirdir
- pmwget (PMirrorget)
- pnetnood
- pplog
- pstreamvid
- ptooltips - tool to show tooltips in gtkdialog - not longer in use
- PuppyBrowser
- PuppyPdf - Abiword does exactly the same
- Pwireless
- quisp
- rsync / gadmin-rsync - crashes on first run
- securetelnetshell
- tile
- waveplay - linked to aplay
- xAutoconnect - Pwireless2 should do the job
- xcalc
- xclipboard
- Xconsole
- xfontsel
- ycalc
- zfind
- zmixer
*** Trimming ***
- cdrkit - Pburn has very few dependencies
- libsnd (only mhwaveedit (aqualung) use libsnd)
- jwmconfig2
- netpbm
*** Control panel has ditched some ***
- countrywizard
- XserverWizard
- wizardwizard
- And plenty of menu items
*** Graphics ***
- All wallpapers
- some Gtk-themes
- All Icon-themes
- many mini-icons
*** misc ***
- some apps NOT in control center has also lost their place in the menu
--> sfs-version-converter - warnings pointing to it is changed.
--> Pstopwatch - Ptimer should be enough.
- some documentation files
- some audio files
- the biggest modem drivers
- many fixed fonts
Puppy 4.3.1 Bugfixes
- JWM tray configuration.
- JWM keyboard shortcut configuration.
- Xlock - Lock screen.
- Kill pid of wallpaper setter when closing window.
- Shutdown / Reboot from menu after NFS error.
- Execute code from Geany with 'execute' button.
Stardust 007 is release here
This is still Puppy 4.3.1 - thanks to Barry for this wonder-OS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Focus on desktop flow and user easiness.
- Desktop in DeepThougt taken to next stage.
- Cleanup in apps, menus and kilobytes.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comments version 006
This version contains 2 new tools.
- Pizzasgood made an app to set your default apps (texteditor, mediaplayer...). This was made for Puppy 2.1.5, and I think it's the time to wake this up from the dead. It had to be modified a little bit to work in a Puppy 4 system. The amount of default-apps has doubled since 2.1.5.
- The other tool is Pmenu. It gives you better control of the new menu(s) structure. If you like the old program-menu for mouse-right-click, it is now easily changed. Pmenu also gives you the possibility to recreate the old 4.3.1 menu. Stardust has removed a lot of menu-items, but these are now returnable via Pmenu. Because of this, - the system menu has returned. What is done is simply moving .desktop files to /usr/share/applications_nomenu instead of deleting them.
As you can see of the changelog, many apps has been updated for Stardust 006. We have steady maintainers of our Puppy apps. lameSMBexplorer has now reached version 0.1.5b. There has been some complains about Pnethood is missing. I would encourage users to test the latest lameSMBexplorer, and give feedback to patriot.
Many of us cares about weather, and tasmod has released a powerful weather-station widget.
Xf-prot installer in Puppy 4.3.1 / Stardust does not work. Discussed in this forum thread. It would have been great if someone looked into this, and made an updated pet......
This iso is smaller than the previous And I believe that the next one will be even smaller.
Changelog since Stardust 005:
# Added defaults-wizard (thanks to pizzasgood)
# Added Pmenu - improved menu handling.
# System menu has returned.
# kept .desktop files for apps NOT in menu.
# mtpaintsnapshot added to ptray
# Alsamixer has become default mixer
# Updated lameSMBexplorer to 0.1.5b (thanks to patriot)
# Updated sfsconverter to 1.4.1 (thanks to trio)
# Updated cpu-scaling tool to 1.3.2 (thanks to trio)
# Updated PupRadio to 0.5.0 (thanks to 01micko)
# Updated Pwireless2 to 2.8 - integrated in PCC (thanks to jemimah)
# Updated Startmount to 0.2.0 (thanks to tasmod & 01micko)
# Updated JwmThemeMaker (thanks to trio)
# Updated you2pup to 1.3.2 (thanks to trio)
# Updated pcc, icon2desk, pwidgets
# removed Zmixer --> it doesn't show all audio channels
# removed unused tools of the netpbm package
# Bugfix: JwmThemeMaker crashes jwm-tray (thanks to tasmod and trio)
BE AWARE!!!!
If you have Puppy installed, you MUST run this with the prefix 'puppy pfix=ram'. Else, the Stardust desktop will not install.
Download
username: puppy
password: linux
pup_stardust-006.iso (98Mb)
md5sum: 41f5a655428d2899c436e9426f257556
Here is the good old Stardust icon-theme updated for Puppy Stardust (thanks to 01micko)
The following list shows many items that is taken out of the iso. But, it is not as critical as it seems. Most of these are tiny apps, and you have not been aware of many of them. Simply because other apps do the job.
Aqualung has left, and Pmusic is back. Pmusic has evolved in both features and speed, so It is more a matter of longterm strategy. I hope it will be possible to build more around ffmpeg in the future. We could hopefully get rid of lidsnd, libsamplerate and maybe libxine...
Gadmin-Rsync is out as well, since it crashed on first run. I don't think Pbackup fill the backup issue completely. It would be wonderful if there exists a tiny but complete backup suit.
If you see something that you would have changed, added or removed, I will be very glad if you mentioned it. Because of my limited time, it would be best if you deliver the patch.... My knowledge of network/internet tools is close to zero, so these are nearly untouched.
Possible improvement is easy to see
- icon theme in vector graphics for space saving.
- alternative multimedia tools using ffmpeg.
- hunt more files we don't need.
- upgrade gui in some of the scripts.
- extend the control center.
- replacement of Gparted (901kb)
- boot Puppy with pfix=fsck
- compile mhwaveedit without libsndfile
- driver adds/updates
- ...
This is meant to be a full featured user-oriented Puppy....Though, I have to admit that the biggest modem drivers is removed.
So what's added
- Stardust desktop environment - including pcc (Puppy control center), desktop configuration tools and Pwidgets
- Pwireless2 (replaces Pwireless)
- ATI graphic drivers
- Broadcom wifi drivers
- Pmusic (replaces aqualung)
- woo-ff
- printoxx
- floppy-formater (replaces floppy-format.sh)
- getez (replaces PmirrorGet)
- acpid
- gtkmoz (replaces PuppyBrowser)
- Pupradio (replaces pstreamvid)
- seahaven
- lameSMBexplorer (replaces pnethood)
- pstartupsound
- startmount
- fileedit (set to defaulttextviewer)
- ink (epson ink-level)
- default-wizard
Some scripts has been upgraded
- sfsconverter
- cpu-scaling tool
- JwmThemeMaker
- you2pup
- Pburn
- icon_switcher
- theme_switcher
And what does the Stardust-generator change
- Install desktop at first startup rather than keep it in the iso to save space
- snap desktop icons - medium grid
- simple Pmount facelift
- Xlock is fixed
- start pCD instead of defaultmediaplayer when click on audio-CD icon
- seamonkey buttons
- defaultaudioplayer is changed from aqualung to pmusic
- defaultaudiomixer is changed from zmixer to alsamixer
- Updated P-series
- Net-setup goes to Pwireless2 for wireless configuration
- CD/DVD wizard is cleaned up
- Darker background color in: rxvt, geany, abiword
And of course, something had to leave
*** Programs ***
- aqualung
- libmad
- madplay
- burniso2cd
- cdp
- cgtkcalc
- didiwiki
- e3
- floppy-format.sh
- gcolor2 (color chooser)
- gdmap
- gexec
- gfnrename - maybe better than PRename, but this is bash and easy updated.
- glightoff
- gtkdialog markup editor - devx ???
- gtklogfileviewer - Does any script use anymore ???
- gtksourceview
- Net-setup (old version)
- nicoedit
- pcdripper
- Pdisk - could maybe be in use by some wizard
- picpuz
- pictureviewer
- pmirror/mirdir
- pmwget (PMirrorget)
- pnetnood
- pplog
- pstreamvid
- ptooltips - tool to show tooltips in gtkdialog - not longer in use
- PuppyBrowser
- PuppyPdf - Abiword does exactly the same
- Pwireless
- quisp
- rsync / gadmin-rsync - crashes on first run
- securetelnetshell
- tile
- waveplay - linked to aplay
- xAutoconnect - Pwireless2 should do the job
- xcalc
- xclipboard
- Xconsole
- xfontsel
- ycalc
- zfind
- zmixer
*** Trimming ***
- cdrkit - Pburn has very few dependencies
- libsnd (only mhwaveedit (aqualung) use libsnd)
- jwmconfig2
- netpbm
*** Control panel has ditched some ***
- countrywizard
- XserverWizard
- wizardwizard
- And plenty of menu items
*** Graphics ***
- All wallpapers
- some Gtk-themes
- All Icon-themes
- many mini-icons
*** misc ***
- some apps NOT in control center has also lost their place in the menu
--> sfs-version-converter - warnings pointing to it is changed.
--> Pstopwatch - Ptimer should be enough.
- some documentation files
- some audio files
- the biggest modem drivers
- many fixed fonts
Puppy 4.3.1 Bugfixes
- JWM tray configuration.
- JWM keyboard shortcut configuration.
- Xlock - Lock screen.
- Kill pid of wallpaper setter when closing window.
- Shutdown / Reboot from menu after NFS error.
- Execute code from Geany with 'execute' button.