To install large progams inside a limited size pup_save.2fs virtual partition, the most efficient method is to download all of the files that the large program consists of each individually zipped up. This file is then extracted and the zip file deleted *when the next file is downloading*. Then this...

Puppy is great at detecting hardware and "Just Working", but for one subtle point. An ethernet internet connection via dhcp (by far the most common type) is not auto-detected and configured. With Ubuntu and Windows it is. Would there be any reason for this? I understand BarryK uses some ki...

The problem is...it doesnt need a fix, it needs to be right straight from the CD. Not recovering from a power failure is a major bug, BarryK should be notified.

Enjoy your holiday, and thanks for adding the openoffice installer....its plugged a massive hole in Puppies functionality. I look forward to testing it.

A great idea for a script! Full firefox is a often requested feature from the people I know who use standard puppy. While Seamonkey is great (and small) for occaisional browsing, perminant installs need a full firefox. Another app you may consider writing an installer for is openoffice. Both of thes...

Hi thanks for posting this. Just what is needed! It seems very basic and simple (like most of my clients!). Also very small and light (unlike many!). Only one problem, I cannot seem to drag mp3/wma files to the main playlist window. I do get a black line "insertion point", however the file...

Trio, a great piece of investigation! This is one of the major problems I find with your average computer users who want it to "just work". Are you aware of any issues changing this string causes with other applications/websites? I will assign a "tester" to try this out.

thank you for this package. Ive been using it to create netbootable "humungous initrd's". Ive tested the guest additions. One thing I notice, Im not sure if this is the place to post it...Ive found that the netbootable initrds, when netbooted does not connect automatically to the web at st...

I know this is a big issue (even though the silience is deafening on this topic!). For those of you who are looking to get it working you need this link http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/bugs/firefox-3.5.6.pet This is a installer file that wolfpup has made, taken from this thread . Just click on it and selec...

Facebook is something like the second most visited site on the internet, although not an "application for everyday use" in the strictest sense of the word, puppy should support all of its features for this reason alone.

Seamonkey 2.0 (just out of Beta) and firefox support facebook chat.

Just a note, partview is missing from the filesystem menu in 4.3.1. Running partview from the command line does bring it up, but it has no nice pie-chart formatting, and also issues several warnings. Since space is such a critical feature in all puppies, this program is much needed!

dgcom, thank you :D Im afraid Im still stuck though. Looking at the /etc/X11 irectory, I see all kinds of xorg.conf.xxxxxx files. I tried your file for 4.31, using the comment for the end of the file for the name (so it became "xorg.conf.VGABIOS_Cirrus_extension"). Im assuming puppy picks ...

Fantastic initiative there Sylvander, this is just the type of place puppy needs to be promoted. I can understand that people feel comfortable on these forums and wish to just stay there. It would be gold dust for Puppy if you would relay the feedback about puppy back into the development processes ...

Thank you! I look forward to it

Yes, it is still an issue! Would you have a working xorg.conf file hanging around you would post. The keyboard shortcut technique you posted doesnt seem to cut it any more on my setup, same versions as yours. Thanks for posting your experiences.

Sylvander, how did you implement the startup folder in boxpup? I really need to base it on 4.12-barebones because I need the whole thing to netboot into 256mb. I think it will just about do it if I use 412 cutdown.

I didint realise that 4.3.1 had a Startup folder as well! Great stuff. Maybe I can do a stripped barebones version of 4.3.1 (I have to net/PXE boot into 256mb of RAM). Cheers for the info.

This may seem really basic, but how is this done in puppies 4.12 and 4.3.x? I cant seem to find documentation anywhere. Puppy 4.2.1 had a superb folder where scripts inside were run at startup, its a shame this hasnt been continued. I want to run gcompris in puppy4.12-barebones just after xwindows i...

For the filemanager I would choose XFE (theres a pet somewhere). I agree about facebook being the primary chat platform. Puppy is really bad at supporting facebook at the moment (or facebook is really bad at supporting linux!). Ive only had seamonkey 2.0 and firefox 3.5 on puppy working with this, a...

Hi futurenet, Ive been away myself for some time....its good to have lives to lead it makes for more rounded computer programmers! Thank you for testing on 4.3.1. Im using amsn in a netbooted environment, it may just be easier to shift the base of the system to 4.3.1 from the current 4.2.1 than play...