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Slacko 5.7 - March 2014
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01micko


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PostPosted: Sun 09 Mar 2014, 22:45    Post subject:  
Just an FYI post.

In all previous slacko versions I did not bother limiting the browser cache. The only way I knew how to do it was to install a default profile in /root/.mozilla. If you decide to run the browser as spot then this totally defeats the purpose.

Mozilla in their infinite wisdom has decided to remove that option from it's gui preferences program. Rolling Eyes . The only way to do it now is manually through about:config.

With a bit of research I devised a way to limit the browser cache without installing a default profile.

A file; /usr/lib/firefox*/defaults/preferences/local-settings.js needs to be created (you can check it out at /usr/lib/firefox-17.0.11/defaults/preferences). It contains the following:
Code:
//
//default home page and cache
pref("browser.startup.homepage", "data:text/plain,browser.startup.homepage=file:///usr/share/doc/home.htm");
pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 60000);


You'll notice that this also sets the home page.

The trick about this though was how to implement it without hard coding?

Well I did this at the woof level with a pinstall.sh. The relevant part of the pinstall.sh contains this:
Code:
# work around for firefox bug to set cache
if [ `pwd` != '/' ];then
 FF=$(find usr/lib -type d -name firefox*)
 PKGSTATDIR=`find ../../ -type d -name status -maxdepth 3`
 PKGSTATFILE=`find $PKGSTATDIR -type f -name 'findpkgs_FINAL_PKGS*'`
 FFVER=`grep 'firefox' $PKGSTATFILE | awk -F'|' '{print $6}'`
 FFVER=${FFVER%%.*}
 if [ "$FFVER" -ge 21 ];then
   mkdir -p ${FF}/browser/defaults/preferences
   PREFDIR="${FF}/browser/defaults/preferences"
 else
   mkdir -p ${FF}/defaults/preferences
   PREFDIR="${FF}/defaults/preferences"
 fi
 cat > ${PREFDIR}/local-settings.js <<_EOF
//
//default home page and cache
pref("browser.startup.homepage", "data:text/plain,browser.startup.homepage=file:///usr/share/doc/home.htm");
pref("browser.cache.disk.capacity", 60000);
_EOF

fi


That will seem like jumble to some, but all it does is create the above file. One important note though; mozilla, again in their infinite wisdom, moved the location of where these type of files are read in firefox-21. From /usr/lib/firefox*/defaults/preferences to /usr/lib/firefox*/browser/defaults/preferences.

This should work for seamonkey as well but the version change over would have to be noted.

Many thanks to Mike's Musings.
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gcmartin


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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 04:59    Post subject:  
Tried to use Shinobar's Google Chrome Portable Installation utility, but Failed with the message below. I went to the PPM to find it

Chrome in Slacko57 requires libconf OR the installation fails. So I went ot the PPM. Error again.
Anyone know how to get the require library?
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darry1966

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 05:47    Post subject:  
http://pkgs.org/slackware-14.0/slackware-i486/GConf-3.2.5-i486-1.txz.html
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watchdog

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 06:29    Post subject:  
Result of hard testing with browser open in many pages: I have a problem with ram and some scripts accessing hd to almost freezing. Not experienced in slacko 5.6 and wary with the same firefox 27.0.1 and the same backuped /root/.mozilla. For two times after using abiword and posting to wordpress the laptop almost freezes. Tried vesa driver and downgrade of abiword. I think I'll go back to wary. My "ps -a" output:

Code:
 PID TTY          TIME CMD
 6782 tty1     00:00:00 xwin
 6832 tty1     00:00:00 xinit
 6838 tty1     00:00:04 jwm
 6900 tty1     00:00:12 ROX-Filer
 6901 tty1     00:00:00 pup_event_front
 7000 tty1     00:00:00 freememapplet_t
 7007 tty1     00:00:04 network_tray
 7026 tty1     00:00:01 parcellite
 7030 tty1     00:00:00 powerapplet_tra
 7034 tty1     00:00:05 retrovol
 7371 tty1     00:00:08 firewallstate
12087 tty1     00:05:01 firefox
12106 tty1     00:00:03 sylpheed
12314 tty1     00:00:00 dbus-launch
12763 tty1     00:03:50 plugin-containe
29391 tty1     00:00:00 urxvt
30337 pts/0    00:00:00 ps-FULL
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giannis4

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Posts: 88
PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 07:52    Post subject:  
Hello,where is the disable screensaver option?.I cant find it.
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rufwoof

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 08:19    Post subject:  
watchdog wrote:
Result of hard testing with browser open in many pages: I have a problem with ram and some scripts accessing hd to almost freezing. Not experienced in slacko 5.6 and wary with the same firefox 27.0.1 and the same backuped /root/.mozilla. For two times after using abiword and posting to wordpress the laptop almost freezes. Tried vesa driver and downgrade of abiword. I think I'll go back to wary. My "ps -a" output:

Code:
 PID TTY          TIME CMD
 6782 tty1     00:00:00 xwin
 6832 tty1     00:00:00 xinit
 6838 tty1     00:00:04 jwm
 6900 tty1     00:00:12 ROX-Filer
 6901 tty1     00:00:00 pup_event_front
 7000 tty1     00:00:00 freememapplet_t
 7007 tty1     00:00:04 network_tray
 7026 tty1     00:00:01 parcellite
 7030 tty1     00:00:00 powerapplet_tra
 7034 tty1     00:00:05 retrovol
 7371 tty1     00:00:08 firewallstate
12087 tty1     00:05:01 firefox
12106 tty1     00:00:03 sylpheed
12314 tty1     00:00:00 dbus-launch
12763 tty1     00:03:50 plugin-containe
29391 tty1     00:00:00 urxvt
30337 pts/0    00:00:00 ps-FULL

I'd guess its abiword. There seems to be a serious memory buffering problem with the installed dev version. I've no abiword installed (replaced with OpenOffice) and with loads of things running, watching SneekyLinux, watching/listening to a MP4, Office docs open, paint etc etc. it all runs fine.
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rufwoof

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 08:34    Post subject:  
01micko wrote:
Just an FYI post.

In all previous slacko versions I did not bother limiting the browser cache. The only way I knew how to do it was to install a default profile in /root/.mozilla.

When you remaster, what would be required to copy an entire image (home directory changes et al), but that ran the initial install to set up graphics, monitor and network?

My thinking is to have a Slacko 5.7 Office/Student version with OpenOffice (which is a easier transition from Excel IMO compared to Libre) replacing abiword and gnumeric, evince replacing epdfview, Thunbar added alongside ROXfiler and all of the browser/flash already set up (cache=0, download directory set to /mnt/home, PDF associated with evince ...etc. etc). Such that new users (XP migrants) could download and burn a ISO to CD (around 270MB), boot the CD, run through the initial graphics/setup and be left with a complete office desktop near ready to run straight out of the box.

I'm guessing not much : Do a complete image copy - which is individual PC specific, but perhaps delete .Xdefaults and ??? during the remaster process ?

TIA.
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ally


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Location: lincoln
PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 09:12    Post subject:  
disable screen saver in desktop>pup x set>screensaver

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giannis4

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 09:14    Post subject:  
ally wrote:
disable screen saver in desktop>pup x set>screensaver

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Thank you!!!!!!
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Jim1911

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Location: Texas, USA
PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 13:08    Post subject:    
Hi Mick,

You continue to outdo yourself. This is the best yet and is working great for my usual applications. That is except Bibletime which still can't find libclucene.so.0 although it is present. Hopefully, you now will have time to work on the latest version http://www.bibletime.info/archive/2013/12/24/bibletime-2100-released

Thanks again for another great release. Incidently, your get libreoffice program worked fine in getting the latest stable release as you can see in the attached desktop picture. Bible Analyzer is a Windows program running under Wine.

Regards,
Jim
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rufwoof

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 14:28    Post subject:  
For non-PAE at least :

Fix for mplayer not correctly displaying in full screen mode : http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=91637&sid=dcfc4724c913520b6ea050c7a15b5895

OpenShot SFS that seems to work : http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=82046 (openshot-1.4.2 SFS)
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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 20:00    Post subject:  
rufwoof,

All you ask would be possible by doing a remaster.
I think, at this point, you need to understand what to do to do a remaster.
Here is a good guide to follow:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=71349
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Les Kerf

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PostPosted: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 21:55    Post subject:  
Installed Slacko 5.7 non PAE on a thumb drive and am posting from it while booted on the iMac.
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mavrothal


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PostPosted: Tue 11 Mar 2014, 02:11    Post subject:  
Compiled the chrome video driver for VIA machines (which works fine) and I get a strange bug.
Switching window buttons in jwmconfiguration proceeds fine without errors but the buttons never change. xerrs.log shows
Code:
/usr/bin/jwm
VESA BIOS Extension not detected
chrome
/usr/share/pixmaps/min.png:1: parser warning : unsupported version "1.1"
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>

which refers to the min.svg icon that min.png is symlined to.

Given that that all the svg icons with xml version=1.1 show fine, it appears to be a problem on the interaction of jwm with chrome.
The question is which one and how could it be determined.

PS: Just to make clear that this is a chrome-specific bug. VESA and vmware drivers I tried, switch fine.
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rufwoof

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PostPosted: Tue 11 Mar 2014, 06:34    Post subject:  
bigpup wrote:
rufwoof,

All you ask would be possible by doing a remaster.
I think, at this point, you need to understand what to do to do a remaster.
Here is a good guide to follow:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=71349

Thx bigpup. That was perfect (it was the deletion of locale and how to bo about changing /etc that I'd previously been stuck on).
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