Slacko 5.7 final - 8 March 2014
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Non linuxians install Puppy for its light and complete apps.
"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.
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.
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
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
For the Shellshock bug....
Slacko 5.7 from the Updates Manager.
Slacko 5.7 from the Updates Manager.
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# curl --insecure https://shellshocker.net/shellshock_test.sh | bash
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 2627 100 2627 0 0 6177 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 7297
CVE-2014-6271 (original shellshock): not vulnerable
CVE-2014-6277 (segfault): not vulnerable
CVE-2014-6278 (Florian's patch): not vulnerable
CVE-2014-7169 (taviso bug): not vulnerable
CVE-2014-7186 (redir_stack bug): not vulnerable
CVE-2014-7187 (nested loops off by one): not vulnerable
CVE-2014-//// (exploit 3 on http://shellshocker.net/): not vulnerable
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# bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.2.50(2)-release (i486-slackware-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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Download the newest one.B.K. Johnson wrote:@James C
Re Shellshock:
There are 2 ssl* available for download via Updates Manager. Which? Both?
B.K. Johnson
openssl-1.0.1i
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
Shellshock is the bash bug
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 555#800555
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 578#800578
Heartbleed is the ssl bug.
http://ns2.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 973#769973
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 555#800555
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 578#800578
Heartbleed is the ssl bug.
http://ns2.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 973#769973
Swiss language support
From my mail:
Oct. 12, 2014
I should like to invite you, to make installation of SLACKO for
Switzerland more comfortable.
You recommend to use DE_CH for Swiss German keyboard layout. That does not work at all. It jumps to "de".
In " /etc/X11/xorg.conf" under "Xkb Layout" I find "de"
"de" must be changed to "ch,ch" and puppy works after restart
correctly with Swiss-German keyboard.
It would be helpful if you would introduce that in language setup menu.
cheers
Martin
Puppy user since Oct 2004. Want FreeOffice? [url=http://puppylinux.info/topic/freeoffice-2012-sfs]Get the sfs (English only)[/url].
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http://slacko.01micko.com/notes.html :
There will be issues with upgrading from 5.3x (based on 13.37). Slackware, as have Debian, have moved to the module tool known as "kmod". This is because module-init-tools has not been developed in 2 years. This will cause probelems with upgrading full installs. I recommend (if you try it) removing all module init tools programs (/sbin/depmod, /sbin/modinfo, /sbin/modprobe, /sbin/lsmod there is a full list in ~/.packages/builtin-files/module-init-tools, 13.37 based only) and then try to update. With frugals it might work with no manual intervention
For info - I dropped slacko 5.7.0 (PAE) kernel into puppy slacko 5.3.3 thin and 5.3.3t is continuing to work well with the later kernel under frugal booting (and under PXE i.e. puppy sfs inserted into initrd) with no further manual intervention.
My existing 5.3.3 puppy with the later 3.10 kernel (was 3.1) is picking up/detecting later hardware well.
Thanks Micko
There will be issues with upgrading from 5.3x (based on 13.37). Slackware, as have Debian, have moved to the module tool known as "kmod". This is because module-init-tools has not been developed in 2 years. This will cause probelems with upgrading full installs. I recommend (if you try it) removing all module init tools programs (/sbin/depmod, /sbin/modinfo, /sbin/modprobe, /sbin/lsmod there is a full list in ~/.packages/builtin-files/module-init-tools, 13.37 based only) and then try to update. With frugals it might work with no manual intervention
For info - I dropped slacko 5.7.0 (PAE) kernel into puppy slacko 5.3.3 thin and 5.3.3t is continuing to work well with the later kernel under frugal booting (and under PXE i.e. puppy sfs inserted into initrd) with no further manual intervention.
My existing 5.3.3 puppy with the later 3.10 kernel (was 3.1) is picking up/detecting later hardware well.
Thanks Micko
The switch from Slacko 5.3.3 (3.1) Non PAE to 5.7.0 (3.10) PAE kernels - frugal ram booted - seems to pick on the extra >4GB (non-PAE boundary) memory OK, and all of Slacko 5.3.3 functionality seems to be running perfectly well.
RAM booted, no save file, no HDD's mounted
RAM booted, no save file, no HDD's mounted
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f2fs non-pae
Is there a f2fs ability in the non-pae verrsion (3.4.82)?
Slackware updates manager states I have 3.4.82-4g-f2fs (ticked yes) AND 3.10.xx (ticked yes) kernals in my non-pae version.
Just wondering whats up here, and if I could go to newer non-pae kernel that "supports" f2fs.
Slackware updates manager states I have 3.4.82-4g-f2fs (ticked yes) AND 3.10.xx (ticked yes) kernals in my non-pae version.
Just wondering whats up here, and if I could go to newer non-pae kernel that "supports" f2fs.
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hi, noob question:
python at command line returns "command not found".
however, ppm show green 'installed' checkmarks next to
"python-2.7.5" [slackware 14.1 official]
and
"python-2.7.3-i686-s" [puppy slacko 14.1 official]
confused! Is python installed? is there some way to 'register' it?
thx
python at command line returns "command not found".
however, ppm show green 'installed' checkmarks next to
"python-2.7.5" [slackware 14.1 official]
and
"python-2.7.3-i686-s" [puppy slacko 14.1 official]
confused! Is python installed? is there some way to 'register' it?
thx
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It mustn't be installed if you get the command not found message.
I would use 'pfind' to check in /usr to see if any python code is there.
The devx file usually has libpython. I don't know why.
I have some python 2.7.8 packages available. The precise version
should work on slacko as well.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... c67692c4c2
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I would use 'pfind' to check in /usr to see if any python code is there.
The devx file usually has libpython. I don't know why.
I have some python 2.7.8 packages available. The precise version
should work on slacko as well.
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... c67692c4c2
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so if ppm claims it's installed, and it's not installed, then would that be a bug?don570 wrote:It mustn't be installed if you get the command not found message.
what should i do if i find python code in /usr?don570 wrote:I would use 'pfind' to check in /usr to see if any python code is there.
thx, you're right!don570 wrote:The devx file usually has libpython. I don't know why.
i assumed devx contains python because python is for development. is that incorrect?
thx for that!don570 wrote:I have some python 2.7.8 packages available.
i used slackbuilds to compile a python package for my slacko from source. wow, can't believe i just said that. then i loaded my python package on-the-fly, and that worked. wow.
many thx!
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Barry is trying to keep his distro as small as possible,i assumed devx contains python because python is for development. is that incorrect?
so he puts anything non-essential in the devx package, I guess.
There are a couple of apps that need pygtk . Mypaint is the one I use.
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Abiword default text maker
" If you want to use Puppy for productivity (it is a hobby distro) use LibreOffice, Open Office, TextMaker Office or if you must, MS office in Wine. As far as I know up to 2007 works."
I cconfirm i rarely spend time in productivity at home once my office hours finished. Abiword will be enough for me. Big Office suites are stored in my tool case, if needed.
Pls let abiword as default type-writing tool, for newbies. And for my personal notes.
Topic is 42 pages in english. What is in the menu (applications) before i download the ISO ? It was an habit to list them in first topic.
I run Slacko 5.3.3 XFCE by Jejy69 untill now.
I cconfirm i rarely spend time in productivity at home once my office hours finished. Abiword will be enough for me. Big Office suites are stored in my tool case, if needed.
Pls let abiword as default type-writing tool, for newbies. And for my personal notes.
Topic is 42 pages in english. What is in the menu (applications) before i download the ISO ? It was an habit to list them in first topic.
I run Slacko 5.3.3 XFCE by Jejy69 untill now.