a lot of software is not really needed.
the next interesting approach is the project pussy from sickgut
in my eyes, it is not a puppy any more but a special Debian.
and I did reinstall SID freshly as my old installation is now only the product of actualizations and relatively heavy.
SID can also be installed very small and includes a big part of the devx of a standard Puppy. it is important to discern it making a comparison! the more important difference is of a system can be run entirely out the RAM or not...
in the discussion about "next pup" came the idea to make a version without Xwindow!
why not?
I did install in the last time "Links2" in all my installations because I am sad to have to tolerate a lot of spam advertisements from google on all page catching my choice and making my processor unnecessary busy and his cooler very loud because google send more and more videos with an heavy sound management! I agree that advertisement has to be accepted as price for free internet but not in such SPAMS forms... and Links2 make me free of it on all fields where I don't need some flash or java etc. ...
I install it in Debian or in Quirky / Puppy using following *.deb packages from the Debian depositories
with it it is possible to surf under graphical environment out the commando line using the adequate parameters of links2:
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# links2 -g -driver svgalib -mode 1024x768x16M32
my problem is that in Puppy's CLI it seems to be not possible to use the mouse! the same thing happens in the linux version of the old DOS graphical browser Arachne in Puppy's CLI (I did suppose that it is a matter from Arachne but it appears to be a matter not dependent from the browser now!)
what can be the reason?
it would be possible to build puppy differently:
in a zip file as Petihar did make in his puplets:
- * a core without Xwindow and without Xwindow applications
- * a *.sfs for comfortable working without Xwindow (gpm, clex, links2, didiwiki, alsa, feh, imagemagick, cups, gutenprint to print out what didiwiki can elaborate in links2 with bold, italic, underlined etc..., samba, and a CLI also script only form (if not possible to activate by using the browser Links2 in svga mode) of the usual equipment of the menu directories "Desktop", "System", "Setup", "Utility" and "Filesystem"
- * divers *.sfs (maybe only one, maybe more) with diverse stage of Xwindow equipment:
- strictly jwm only, a scientific calculator, leafpad, ayttm over the complete usual equipment of the menu directories "Desktop", "System", "Setup", "Utility" and "Filesystem"
- more heavy mixtures with other window managers, browser, applications preinstalled!