UPDATE The Puppy Package Manager on "Legacy" Releases.
Posted: Tue 07 Jul 2020, 20:07
I was talking with Fred about the Puppy Package Manager and how some of the old but good releases may no longer have a functioning PPM.
Well he discovered how to get them functioning again. Tahr, Lucid, Debian etc.
The working recipe is:
1. Update the Database First.
2. Close the Puppy Package Manager.
3. Locate in ~/.packages/DISTRO_COMPAT_REPOS TXT FILE and open it up.
4. Where you find instances of, eg for ubuntu bases: http://archive.ubuntu.com (example below)
CHANGE These Instances to:
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com
5. Save the txt file.
6. Open The PPM and Update Once More.
7. Test and Report if possible.
Well he discovered how to get them functioning again. Tahr, Lucid, Debian etc.
The working recipe is:
1. Update the Database First.
2. Close the Puppy Package Manager.
3. Locate in ~/.packages/DISTRO_COMPAT_REPOS TXT FILE and open it up.
4. Where you find instances of, eg for ubuntu bases: http://archive.ubuntu.com (example below)
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PKG_DOCS_DISTRO_COMPAT="
z|http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}/main/binary-${DBIN_ARCH}/Packages.${DDB_COMP}|Packages-${DISTRO_BINARY_COMPAT}-${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}-main
z|http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}/universe/binary-${DBIN_ARCH}/Packages.${DDB_COMP}|Packages-${DISTRO_BINARY_COMPAT}-${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}-universe
z|http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}/multiverse/binary-${DBIN_ARCH}/Packages.${DDB_COMP}|Packages-${DISTRO_BINARY_COMPAT}-${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}-multiverse
"
REPOS_DISTRO_COMPAT="
z|http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu|Packages-${DISTRO_BINARY_COMPAT}-${DISTRO_COMPAT_VERSION}-*
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com
5. Save the txt file.
6. Open The PPM and Update Once More.
7. Test and Report if possible.