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by ChpFrI
Wed 30 Jan 2013, 05:28
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: PuppyNetSecurity
Replies: 1
Views: 587

PuppyNetSecurity

The subject description says it all. Is the Automagic firewall good enough or should I assign a password to root as well as create a user with their own password. I tried spot and a lot of things stopped working.
by ChpFrI
Wed 30 Jan 2013, 01:20
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Console colours
Replies: 0
Views: 499

Console colours

Puppy sure runs wild. All Linuxes I know include the setterm utility to change the console look, except Puppy! The Desktop console emulator is easy enough but I'm a diehard jock screen user and would like 2 reverse the background and foreground colours in the 80x25 terminal in runlevel 3 which does ...
by ChpFrI
Wed 30 Jan 2013, 00:51
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: terminal colors for slacko
Replies: 5
Views: 4402

Term colours change

This works for Lucid (but not Fatdog). Right click on console icon and click Edit Item then in window under Arguments to pass (for executable): type -bg black -fg white Close :)
by ChpFrI
Tue 29 Jan 2013, 23:41
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: seamonkey gone south, ideas, disk checkers
Replies: 6
Views: 1589

Seamonkey_install

Hi fellow Kauler disciple. I installed SM 2.15.1 by unzip- untaring the downloaded SM file in the Puppy 2.5.2 /usr/lib dir and it works fine. It could be a memory problem. I had all sorts of weird crashes until I eliminated a bad memory address. Run memtest and make sure the hardware is perfect. :)
by ChpFrI
Tue 29 Jan 2013, 23:26
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Adding a USB Linux to Fatdog's Grub menu - SOLVED (sort of)
Replies: 4
Views: 1691

USB boot

Hi fellow Kauler disciple. R U sure the Toshiba laptop has no USB-HDD boot order menu in the BIOS (or UEFI) setup menu? The USB-HDD boot after the CD boot must B switched on. On my Gigabyte desktop it has2 B USB-HDD not USB-FDD or USB-ZIP for USB booting 2 work. After being able 2 boot via USB ...
by ChpFrI
Tue 29 Jan 2013, 04:01
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: AMD64+Puppy
Replies: 7
Views: 1803

AMD64+Puppy

Any caveats when running Puppy (Fatdog) on multi-lobed brain AMD64 architecture? :wink:
by ChpFrI
Tue 29 Jan 2013, 03:57
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Putting icons on desktop
Replies: 2
Views: 1041

Putting icons on desktop

Which and where R script files, inserting paths for .png or .jpg icon files, to create icon on desktop for apps. After installing latest Firefox and Seamonkey browsers into /usr/lib dir, both must be launched from inside a terminal prompt window. HOW2 launch from desktop? BTW Thanx L18L 8)
by ChpFrI
Mon 28 Jan 2013, 06:03
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to install #ftp client?
Replies: 1
Views: 849

How to install #ftp client?

How do I install the original and best best ftp client known as #ftp? Actually how do I install lftp or even ncFTP? No pets for Puppy 5.2.5 exist.
Comment: For a GUI ftp client:- ftp://<ftpURL> in the browser is zee Best!