Is it possible to install puppy from the terminal?
(when booting the cd i type 'puppy pfix=nox') then i can use cdisk etc. but i want to know if i can install puppy in this terminal/dos and how
So not in graphical mode (universal puppy installer) but in the black doslike terminal. What commands do i need
command line puppy install
This is definitely possible if you want to do a frugal install. For example, you could manually mount the Live CD and copy the four core Puppy files over to your new partition. Then you would need to do a manual install of the GRUB bootloader. See here for details:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=16950
I'm assuming that you know the basics of command-line Linux. If not, there are lots of on-line tutorials.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=16950
I'm assuming that you know the basics of command-line Linux. If not, there are lots of on-line tutorials.
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Bruce B
Thanks for the replies.
Yes a full install is what i'm going for. However not in the universal puppy installer but in the terminal
To be a bit more clear:
example:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=1598
in this post I'd like to do STEP 8 in the prompt/terminal (not in graphical mode)
Yes a full install is what i'm going for. However not in the universal puppy installer but in the terminal
To be a bit more clear:
example:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=1598
in this post I'd like to do STEP 8 in the prompt/terminal (not in graphical mode)
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Bruce B
This post is just a rough outline of a couple ways to install Puppy (normal installation) on the command line.
Step 1 Installing the normal file system
A person could make an ISO of a freshly installed Puppy filesystem.
Alternatively one could TAR.GZ the file system
Copy or download the .iso or tar.gz to target machine. If copy or download not feasible, then burn to CD Disc.
On the command line one could mount the ISO file (or CD Disc) and copy all files to /
Alternatively, one could extract the tar.gz to / and on the command line.
If you don't have machine to make the template .iso or tar.gz, you'll need someone else to make it for you.
To finish you could and probably should make modification to top line of fstab for location of /
Step 2 booting Puppy
Unfortunately, Puppy's GRUB install is GUI.
One could have a small FAT boot partition and use GRUB for DOS.
Or perform a manual installation of GRUB for Linux.
Or use a GRUB floppy disk.
Or - many other ways to do it, not covered in this post.
Step 1 Installing the normal file system
A person could make an ISO of a freshly installed Puppy filesystem.
Alternatively one could TAR.GZ the file system
Copy or download the .iso or tar.gz to target machine. If copy or download not feasible, then burn to CD Disc.
On the command line one could mount the ISO file (or CD Disc) and copy all files to /
Alternatively, one could extract the tar.gz to / and on the command line.
If you don't have machine to make the template .iso or tar.gz, you'll need someone else to make it for you.
To finish you could and probably should make modification to top line of fstab for location of /
Step 2 booting Puppy
Unfortunately, Puppy's GRUB install is GUI.
One could have a small FAT boot partition and use GRUB for DOS.
Or perform a manual installation of GRUB for Linux.
Or use a GRUB floppy disk.
Or - many other ways to do it, not covered in this post.
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Bruce B
Regarding the link you posted. I was very active in that topic. Puppy has changed enough that I would consider some of the info a bit archaic or legacy.DavidMaas wrote:Thanks for the replies.
Yes a full install is what i'm going for. However not in the universal puppy installer but in the terminal
To be a bit more clear:
example:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=1598
in this post I'd like to do STEP 8 in the prompt/terminal (not in graphical mode)
If the ideas in the post above appeal to you, let me know okay?
. I just wasn't sure if something like that would work and which files i'd have to edit. If i only have to edit the fstab then it should go ok.-
Bruce B