Slacko 5.7 final - 8 March 2014

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Billtoo
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Slacko 5.7 final

#586 Post by Billtoo »

I copied a manual frugal install of Slacko 5.7.0 along with a manual frugal
install of Slacko64 5.8.8 to a 64gb class 10 SDXC card, pc is a Macmini.
The card is formatted ext4 and using grub4dos 1.9.1
Both are using openbox + lxpanel.
Both are working well.
Thanks for both :)
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#587 Post by SFR »

Hey Mick, just FYI:
Take a shot has been updated to version 1.4.

Greetings!
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#588 Post by don570 »

Gifsicle has been upgraded -- GIF animation


http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 66&t=94019
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#589 Post by bigpup »

OpenSSL Security Advisory [05 Jun 2014]

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20140605.txt

The update is already listed in Slacko 5.7 Updates Manager.

openssl-1.0.1h
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#590 Post by n3w_puppy »

Hello,

I am testing Slacko 5.7 in Asus EEPC 1201HA

Problems until now:
- no / wrong mouse cursor ( interesting that if I take a screen shot mouse cursor apear correct in pic )

- lower part of screen sometime flicker; seen with external monitor 1280x1024

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video-info-glx 1.5.1 Thu 19 Jun 2014 on Slacko Puppy 5.7  Linux 3.4.82 i686
  2.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) Graphics Controller (rev 07)  
  oem: Intel(r)Poulsbo Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
  product: Intel(r)Poulsbo Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0

X Server: Xorg   Driver: modesetting
X.Org version: 1.12.4
  dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (361x270 millimeters)
  depth of root window:    24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: VMware, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 0x300)
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4

 Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520   @ 1.33GHz
 Core 0: @1331  1: @1331  MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/video-info-glx'.

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  Video-Info 1.5.1 - Thu 19 Jun 2014 on Slacko Puppy 5.7 - Linux 3.4.82 i686
   
  Chip description:
    2.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) Graphics Controller (rev 07)  
    oem: Intel(r)Poulsbo Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
    product: Intel(r)Poulsbo Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0
   
  X Server: Xorg  Driver used: modesetting
  X.Org version: 1.12.4
    dimensions:    1280x1024 pixels (361x270 millimeters)
    depth of root window:    24 planes 
Any idea if/how can be fixed ?

thank you

edit:

I fixed cursor with help from here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/poulsbo

replaced section Device with this section

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 Section "Device"
    Identifier "gma500_gfx"
    Driver     "modesetting"
    Option     "SWCursor"       "ON" 
 EndSection
problem with screen flickering remain, maybe it is possible to replace screen driver with one from Precise 5.7.1. that one it's working fine or it is a kernel problem ?

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#591 Post by James C »

Mate 1.8.1 for Puppy.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 086#785086

Running it in Slacko 5.7.....
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#592 Post by starhawk »

James C, did you have to do anything to make that combination work, *other* than install the SFS and reboot? (Er, I assume a reboot is still necessary in P570...?)

If there's not much to it, I *will* try it -- I've loved GNOME2 since my first day tinkering with Linux (Ubuntu 7.04 :oops: great looks, not so hot on the functionality tho) and I know that MATE is a fork/continuation of GNOME2. XFCE is not a bad imitation -- but fake is fake, you know?

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#593 Post by James C »

starhawk wrote:James C, did you have to do anything to make that combination work, *other* than install the SFS and reboot? (Er, I assume a reboot is still necessary in P570...?)

If there's not much to it, I *will* try it -- I've loved GNOME2 since my first day tinkering with Linux (Ubuntu 7.04 :oops: great looks, not so hot on the functionality tho) and I know that MATE is a fork/continuation of GNOME2. XFCE is not a bad imitation -- but fake is fake, you know?
No reboot necessary.

Loaded the sfs,exited to prompt and entered "xwin mate-session" (without the quotes) and it's alive. :)

With Sfs-load-on-the-fly it's too easy.

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#594 Post by starhawk »

Nice :) so SFS-Load On-The-Fly is the new BootManager, sorta. Hmm. Interesting... I remember when SFS-Load OTF was an /alternative/ to BootManager's SFS tab, and IIRC users were cautioned not to use it for something like this. That actually wasn't that long ago -- how far we've come, and how fast...

Meh. I'm excited now :o Trying Slacko 57 + MATE in a little bit, soon as it downloads. This should be fun :D

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#595 Post by Billtoo »

It works in Slacko 593 as well.
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#596 Post by bigpup »

There is a newer version of Open SSL in the Updates Manager.

That thing is getting to be bad for needing to be updated for security issues.

The latest version is OpenSSL 1.0.1i
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#597 Post by ulock »

Hi,

I found a bug in Puppy Slacko 5.7.0. The problem is with the keyboard layout. In Ukrainian language when picked up "winkeys ua: Winkeys" layout variant it works until first reboot. After rebooting system or X server it automatically comes back to old layout variant. Any suggestion how this could be fixed?

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#598 Post by SPPo71 »

Why slacko 5.7. pae version does not work in HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop? Live-CD with works perfectly, but when its installed on the hard disk and start again, then gets stuck to loading the kernel modules, and then nothing happens .. Forced to forcibly shut down the machine.

Precise 5.7.1 version works and installs properly, but I would like to use slacko version, when it is developed further.

gcmartin

#599 Post by gcmartin »

Hello @SPPo71.

If you PC works when you boot using Live media and does NOT when you attempt FULL install, then the problem is with the installer.

There has been much work, of late, addressing problems with FULL Slacko installations. See this thread and its recent discussions on both 32bit and 64bit PUPs.

Hope this also addresses the problem you have run into. Several solutions are shown. I think the PUI may be what you would need.

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#600 Post by jangelelcangry »

Maybe it's a little late to say this but, the catalyst driver for this version crashes constantly, bloats the ram after crashing and generates some artifacts while playing sauerbraten. the shaders problem on sauerbraten is also present on the windows version of the driver.
i downgraded the slacko beta 2 kernel to 3.4.82 to run a different driver and the sauerbraten's artifacts disappeared, now portal 2 doesn't crash like 15 seconds after loading the game so far. sauerbraten didn't crashed.
the only problems that i notice is that steam windows cannot be moved like if were a splash image, switching to windowed screen on portal will only displayed like 1/4 of the screen and thats about it.
I'll let you know if this works in ver 5.7

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#601 Post by jangelelcangry »

now tested with 5.7.
the catalyst 13-9 driver must be avoid. if you want to run steam on puppy linux or other games.
hope this helps

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#602 Post by SPPo71 »

I finally installed slacko-based distribution. Simplify the frugal install setup, so it all works. Still wonder why the full installation to freeze my computer completely?
Well, the main thing that is currently operating. :)

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Slacko 5.7 Openbox TINT2

#603 Post by badrra »

Here you go.

Pelo

Non linuxians install Puppy for its light and complete apps.

#604 Post by Pelo »

"Abiword is included for posterity and will be unceremoniously dumped by me as quick as 5.7 is out. I hate it. In saying all that, Abiword is just fine for typing letters to Nan, opening (read only) most MS documents and very basic stuff" Abiword is so light, and typing letters fullfill the needs of 90% of users. Please don't remove it.
Non Linuxian people would'nt know how to load it. LIbre office and OOo, no need to change from Windows as these suites are available too in Windows version.
You hate it, we like it.
4MB vs 150MB !
I would like download Slacko 5.7 with virtual machine, avidemux openshot but without suite office (i am retired now and office is not my pleasure, only some notes and letters from time to time) 500 MB is too big.

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#605 Post by PaulR »

With regard to Abiword (I imagine this has been discussed before!) what about Ted as a built-in alternative?

http://www.nllgg.nl/Ted/

It's pretty light, reads .rtf, has optional plug-ins (eg spell-checking) and I've always found it reliable and responsive - for example it handles a 20mb document including lots of images far better than LibreOffice or Abiword. Shame it doesn't handle .svg :(

Paul

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