I'm not to much up on the technical side of Puppy being much more of a user of this wonderful system.
I'm building Xenialpup64 on an old Toshiba Satellite P200 for my wife and because of Covid19 I'd like to put Chrome on as the browser. So far I've not found a thread that offers a straightforward way of doing this.
My questions are:
Which version of the various versions of Chrome works with Xenialpup64? and is there a modified version of Zoom which also works with that version of Chrome?
Thanks
Chrome for Xenialpup64
Hi LeithR,
About zoom, see MIke Walsh's post here, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 86#1058986, confirming that step's zoom version 5.0.413237.0524 sfs, available here, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B68o1Y ... sp=sharing worked out of the box under Xenialpup64.
zoom is new to me (probably most of us). The zoom application is entirely independent. As I understand it, the Chrome extension enables someone to access a zoom meeting without having to use the zoom application. But it is not a full implementation of zoom. I don't think you can set up a zoom meeting using just the extension. And I'm pretty sure the extension lacks the ability to limit who attends -- a rather significant limitation given the prevalence of spammers and bombers. But hopefully someone with greater familiarity will correct me if I'm mistaken.
I can confirm that both Mike Walsh's last Google-Chrome (version 78) SFS, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 36#1040736 and Google-Chrome portable (now at version 83) from here http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 85#1046785 function under Xenialpup64. I explain here how to update the SFS to a more recent version, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 95#1056295. But you might want to try ozsouth's Google Chrome 64bit browser v83 .pet, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 63#1058563
About zoom, see MIke Walsh's post here, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 86#1058986, confirming that step's zoom version 5.0.413237.0524 sfs, available here, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B68o1Y ... sp=sharing worked out of the box under Xenialpup64.
zoom is new to me (probably most of us). The zoom application is entirely independent. As I understand it, the Chrome extension enables someone to access a zoom meeting without having to use the zoom application. But it is not a full implementation of zoom. I don't think you can set up a zoom meeting using just the extension. And I'm pretty sure the extension lacks the ability to limit who attends -- a rather significant limitation given the prevalence of spammers and bombers. But hopefully someone with greater familiarity will correct me if I'm mistaken.
I can confirm that both Mike Walsh's last Google-Chrome (version 78) SFS, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 36#1040736 and Google-Chrome portable (now at version 83) from here http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 85#1046785 function under Xenialpup64. I explain here how to update the SFS to a more recent version, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 95#1056295. But you might want to try ozsouth's Google Chrome 64bit browser v83 .pet, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 63#1058563
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Mike Walsh
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@ Leith:-
Mike's advice is sound. Step's Zoom desktop Linux 'client' works OOTB, and most Puppians that have tried it have reported success with it. The Chrome 'Zoom' extension pre-supposes that you already have a desktop client in place, since it's really for allowing you to schedule meetings, & times for those meetings via said client. It's done this way because a lot of us spend most of our time in our browsers, so naturally, it's seen as one of the best places to pop-up reminders, etc.
Just as an aside, I've discovered in recent weeks that the Linux port of Zoom is apparently far more reliable than its Windoze counterpart. Go figure....
As for the browsers.....hmm. OK. Let me try and explain it like this:-
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I happen to believe that the whole concept of 'portable' browsers is the way forward, as far as Puppy is concerned. It's yet another way of making Puppy modular; however, I do understand that those I refer to as the "old guard", i.e., anyone who's been around with Puppy for longer than I have, are so used to the whole setup with .pet & SFS packages that they may, perhaps, regard these "new-fangled" 'portables' with a certain degree of suspicion.
It's like anything new; it often takes a while to take the plunge and try something new - I've been there myself, so I completely get where other Puppians are coming from! - yet once you do try the new way of doing something, it's often discovered to be a distinct improvement over the old method.....and you wonder why it took you so long to pluck up the courage to do so.
We all get very attached to our comfort zones, y'know?
I have a flash drive, with assorted 32-bit and 64-bit 'portable' browsers on it, along with ditto for portable Thunderbird (only the best e-mail client ever!). It doesn't matter where I go, I can plug in my 'Puppy-on-a-stick' and have my favourite, familiar OS all set-up and ready to go. I then plug in the other flash drive, and my favourite browsers & email client are all set up and ready to go, too.....
Even SFS packages aren't quite that versatile..!
It is, of course, very much a case of personal choice, as with so much tech-oriented stuff. You pays your money, and you takes your pick.....
Mike.
Mike's advice is sound. Step's Zoom desktop Linux 'client' works OOTB, and most Puppians that have tried it have reported success with it. The Chrome 'Zoom' extension pre-supposes that you already have a desktop client in place, since it's really for allowing you to schedule meetings, & times for those meetings via said client. It's done this way because a lot of us spend most of our time in our browsers, so naturally, it's seen as one of the best places to pop-up reminders, etc.
Just as an aside, I've discovered in recent weeks that the Linux port of Zoom is apparently far more reliable than its Windoze counterpart. Go figure....
As for the browsers.....hmm. OK. Let me try and explain it like this:-
-------------------------------------------------------
I happen to believe that the whole concept of 'portable' browsers is the way forward, as far as Puppy is concerned. It's yet another way of making Puppy modular; however, I do understand that those I refer to as the "old guard", i.e., anyone who's been around with Puppy for longer than I have, are so used to the whole setup with .pet & SFS packages that they may, perhaps, regard these "new-fangled" 'portables' with a certain degree of suspicion.
It's like anything new; it often takes a while to take the plunge and try something new - I've been there myself, so I completely get where other Puppians are coming from! - yet once you do try the new way of doing something, it's often discovered to be a distinct improvement over the old method.....and you wonder why it took you so long to pluck up the courage to do so.
We all get very attached to our comfort zones, y'know?
I have a flash drive, with assorted 32-bit and 64-bit 'portable' browsers on it, along with ditto for portable Thunderbird (only the best e-mail client ever!). It doesn't matter where I go, I can plug in my 'Puppy-on-a-stick' and have my favourite, familiar OS all set-up and ready to go. I then plug in the other flash drive, and my favourite browsers & email client are all set up and ready to go, too.....
Even SFS packages aren't quite that versatile..!
It is, of course, very much a case of personal choice, as with so much tech-oriented stuff. You pays your money, and you takes your pick.....
Mike.
Last edited by Mike Walsh on Wed 27 May 2020, 10:33, edited 2 times in total.
