Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[darry1966]

[rufwoof]

I use portable firefox http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=91945 and just update to the latest version whenever that comes out - currently version 33.1 using firefox's HELP, ABOUT, Check for Updates

I don't use a puppy savefile. I just remastered to a basic desktop that I like and that is the exact same each time I boot. Very lean (75MB puppy sfs file size). Everything else I dynamically load as/when required. LibreOffice sfs, firefox portable ... etc.

To preserve changes in those loaded sfs's I've just created scripts that repoint the config files that would normally reside in savefile (puppy) space to directories outside of puppy (on a separate HD drive) each time the sfs is loaded.

I created a personal copy of sfs_load that runs without prompts (that I've called sfs_load_nocopy), and use that within the script i.e. something like :

[Colonel Panic]

[darry1966]

[JustGreg]

As a long time user, this is a hard question for me. I usually, try the different versions and find the one works the best for the hardware. I run fatdog64 version 630 on this Compaq CQ58. I am also using the 700 beta2 version for testing. The latest slacko on the ASUS EeePC. I am looking for a version of Puppy for ARM so I can convert an android tablet to puppy. The best answer for me is Puppy is my favorite Linux distribution rather than any single version.

I have tried other distribution, but always come back to Puppy. It is small, easy to use and well versatile. The support for it via this forum is great. An answer can be found usually in a couple of days.

[darry1966]

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Thanks! I'm using Firefox 17.0.4 in Lighthouse 3.01 now and it's working well. It works in Fire Hydrant Inferno too (which is based on Puppy 3.0.0).

The only file on your list which I wasn't able to install was libstdc-4.4.5-8, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference.[/quote]

@ Colonel and anyone who has done this upgrade to Puppy 3.01 and is using Firefox 17.0.4 and is having issues with Youtube then this pet will help as it did for me: http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pet_packages-4/pixman-0.12.0-pup4.pet

[Colonel Panic]

[darry1966]

[DJ Puppio]

I'm new to Puppy. I used to fool around with it years ago but couldn't get sound or internet access..
So I've tried a bunch of different puppies in recent weeks. Everything is working.

Anyway,I find myself preferring Slacko64. I like that it's 64 bits. I was able to get different browsers onto it (chrome, firefox, and Palemoon) and also Libreoffice.

My Slacko system...

-DJ Puppio

[darry1966]

[DJ Puppio]

[rufwoof]

Remastering and modifying to your own desires and we each have our own favourite pup.

I've recently for instance changed my pup to have different desktop backgrounds and icons on each separate desktop.

I have a fast single click remaster script that I use instead of save files/folders and I frugally boot with Libre, OpenShot ...etc sfs's contained within the pup so everything runs in ram ....etc.

[Colonel Panic]

My favourite Puppy distro is probably John Biles's Legacy OS2. It's amazing just how much functionality John managed to pack into a distro which runs off a single CD, and what it can do on the old computers it was designed to run on (you can also access a lot of Windows software using Wine). Sadly though it won’t work on my current computer.

Failing that, I like Ttuxxx's Classic Pup 214 X for many of the same reasons. It doesn’t come with as much software as Legacy but can easily be extended by adding software from SullySat's repository.

Also, I like one or two of the 4 series Pups such as 412 and 420 Deeper Thought, and some of the 301 series such as 301 Lighthouse and Fire Hydrant.

[darry1966]

Really liking Sulu with Precise retro kernel nice work Mr Erwin,

[pp4mnklinux]

I tried a lot of them and I'm always back to it

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