Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

william · Joined: 20 Sep 2012 Posts: 1

hi, I like to use this distro for quick buy's over the internet,
but when I load the software I usually need to install a webbrowser like FF or Opera so that the login functionality works (dillio is limited).
However each time I boot this distro, the download speed for installing FF or Opera takes around 10 minutes due to the download speed.

can you do one of:
1. increase the download speed for installable software, or
2. include a version of one of these in the ISO

Thanks,
William.

L18L

666philb · Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 1221 Location: wales

hi william

i'm presuming you're using lucid puppy as you mention dillo.

if you click on 'quickpet' then in the preferences choose 'ftp.nluug.nl' as the repository, downloads will be much quicker

but as L18L suggests.... why not make the browser install persistant by creating a savefile.
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Dingo · Posted: Thu 20 Sep 2012, 07:44 Post subject:

you can store on a portable pen drive this pet package of google-chrome (fully working into Lucid Puppy) I made from deb package downloaded from google 8 I added some script and right icon path to shown icon into menu)

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/3/19/1824460/google-chrome-21.0.1180.89.pet

Karl Godt · Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 2675 Location: Kiel,Germany

You can also download the browser, put the archive on a storage media ie usb pendrive, and whenever you boot the CD into ram, attach the USB, click on the appearing icon on the desktop, go to the location of the browser's archive (.pet or .tar.gz ) , click on the icon in the file manager and it should install.

The puppy petget scripts tended to delete archives in /root directory after installing . So it is better to drop them somewhere into /root/Downloads when you download them and then click on them to install these .