Puppus Dogfellow wrote:rufwoof, can this this be remastered through woofy?
No its not in woofy. I don't even know how to use woofy.
what's the devx of the day?
Hmm! Not sure about that one. For firmware/modules you'd need the devx/kernel sources from Slacko 6.1 whence the kernel came. For other stuff perhaps Wary 5.3 devx or if a TopDog app then the Wary 5.5. In short - depends.
(i take it i'm mirroring the outdated?). can it run slimjet 6.0, palemoon 27.3, or LibreOffice 5.0? if i remove all the networking stuff and xvesa but add xorg high, does the overall size increase or decrease? would it boot to a desktop? i'm pretty sure with the dependency in Whitesnow's thread it'd be able to run dropbox...
I've not tried any of that/those, and I have made changes since you mirrored - minor improvements.
Swapping out XVesa for Xorg would more likely increase the size and be less inclined to boot to desktop. For instance with XVesa I can boot the puppy with no keyboard, mouse, monitor plugged in and it boots up ok and can be remote accessed (vnc/rdesktop) into. Plug the PC VGA output into the TV's VGA socket and use the TV remote controller to switch the TV to VGA input and up pops the puppy screen with no Xorg configuration being required.
With the firmware/drives (kernel) from Slacko 6.1 I found that it became usable on our latest PC, that previously booted to desktop, but mouse/keyboard and network didn't work. The switch to later kernel/firmware/modules does however mean that older modem support is I suspect lost (Wary 5.3 was good for older modem support I believe).
Libre 5.0
Not sure, suspect it should be ok but haven't tried. I'm running 4.2.3.3 - see the desktop images I included in this post
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 935#874935
are the program removal tools still included?
That's in the TopDog (Wary 5.5), so you have to load that first to have the removal tool available - perhaps that should be moved to the under-dog (core) ??!! I've only tried it briefly i.e. epdfview worked, ran the remove tool and epdview no longer worked (not found). Not sure, but suspect you might be able to load the topdog, run the removal tool, then sfs unload the topdog ... and then remaster (so as to keep the core pup lean). The leaner you keep the core pup the better IMO. Just reboot, make changes (country/locale, desktop backgrounds, icon arrangements perhaps), remaster, and then replace the existing boot initrd version with the newly remastered version (backing up beforehand).
it's looking good. firefox is nice...
Automatically downloads the latest version when the Firefox icon is clicked (or restarts it if already been downloaded that session). Personally I prefer portable firefox stored on HDD and just load that up after booting. With HTML5 support that also means youtubes are ok without having to worry about Flash. I also store Libre, Skype ...etc sfs's on HDD and just sfs_load those (right click) after booting. You might notice that I included NoScript, Page Zoom and other bits and pieces in the main core, so that after Firefox is downloaded it starts up in a more usable manner IMO (menu showing, NoScript activated etc.).
Fundamentally I have it in mind of it being a dark box puppy installed on older thrown away PC's. Plug it into the TV, plug in the ethernet, insert CD, boot with BIOS set to boot from CD and with no HDD, mouse, keyboard etc you can 'remote' access/control into the box. If that box is then put in the DMZ of the router (external to local LAN), then you can access it from anywhere globally. Whilst insecure/accessible openly a simple reboot has it back to 'clean' again. Whilst opening up all sorts of opportunities. Plug in web cams and monitor your home from anywhere. Add mic/speaker and hear/see/talk with people from your smartphone (parcel delivery perhaps). Only RDP is required on the device (smartphone, Windows PC ..etc) in order to remotely control the puppy from anywhere - and RDP is standard (included) in later Windows (and a free app for most smartphones).
Having a pup running the other (open) side of the (router/cablemodem) firewall also means that you can setup 'anyone can access' web server (web site)...etc. Maybe with a audio alert such that if at home and you switch the TV to VGA input you see what's happening on the puppy (friend or family 'calling' you).