http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=36988
Update: enhanced bugfix version 0.7.1 is out, please see the second page.
Current Download Mirror(s)
Northern Hemisphere
http://www.ecomoney.eu/ecopup/iso/ecopup0.7.iso
http://www.ecomoney.eu/ecopup/iso/ecopup0.7.1.iso
Southern Hemisphere
http://os.cqu.edu.au/pub/iso/puppylinux/ecopup0.7.1.iso
(Many thanks to Central Queensland University for this mirror)
Purpose-
Ecopup will be a puppy based distro for recycling projects and "community computing".
Aims:-
1. To have a large variety of applications that will be required by most non-technical computer users in a low income home environment.
2. To be intuitive and familiar to those with existing windows experience.
3. To be able to be installed extremely simply on donated hardware, in under ten minutes, permanently removing all traces of the previous windows operating system. This is make it economically viable to refurbish older p.c.'s and sell them at a price point affordable to low income families and individuals.
4. To be natively compatible with as much hardware as possible, *without* additional setup time or training (i.e. autodetect).
5. To install on older hardware running other common operating systems at the end of their supported lifetime with that OS, without effecting the access to or configuration of the origional operating system. It will allow users to transfer operation of their computers to Ecopup gradually, without loss of productivity, and extend the lifetime of their current hardware.
at a point just before it becomes obselete, to allow end users to
This Setup is based on the system we use for recycling p.c.'s at our communty centre cybercafe, where we already have this beta installed. We are also using it for repairing virused/dead windoze machines that people bring in, and for setting up on donated hardware.
Technical Description
The structure of it differs from other puppy derivatives, in that it is a pup_2xx.sfs file and a pup_save.2fs file (this has been changed so that the it is called eco_save.2fs so as not to conflict with other puppy versions on the same computer and to facilitate dual booting via grub of those systems). The CD is basically puppy 2.15ce but boots/saves eco_save.2fs instead of pup_save). On the Cd is a zip archive containing a pre built eco_save.2fs file containing all of the additional applications, the open office .sfs and a "/boot" directory containing appropriate menu entries to start the computer.
The method to install currently on a donated computer is to boot from the cd and use gparted to partition the hard disk into a ext2 linux and a small linux swap. Then install grub on the MBR using the puppy Grub loader. After this we simply unzip the contents of the ecopup.zip file (including the /boot directory) from the cd onto the formatted hard disk, and add to it zdrv_215.sfs and pup_215.sfs copied directly. Reboot machine and setup the screen resolution and there is a computer ready for sale. This process currently takes around ten minutes depending mostly on the speed of the cd.
Software Included
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All applications currently packaged with puppy 2.15ce, along with
Office:-
Openoffice 2.2,
Games:-
gCompris, Tuxpaint, Supertux, lBreakout, lTetris, TuxType, Lincity 2 Solitaires, Mahjongg, ZSNES emulator and Descent II
Communications:-
AMSN 0.96, Gaim instant messenger, XChart IRC, Yahoo instant messenger, Skype and Gizmoproject 2.0 (Gekko)
Internet:-
Firefox 2.0.0.x series, Limewire, Thunderbird
Multimedia:-
XMMS, Audacity
Other:-
CUPS 0.3, Torsmo, IceWM Vista themes (WhoDo) and themes from icewm Ultra (MU)
As well as this, we have incorporated various useablilty enhancements, configuration. Here is a copy of our working notes:-
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Done
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X Mic volume levels on mute at boot - Fixed
X firefox bookmarks
X xsane
X Torsmo Hard disk space monitor
X Set volume up for mic
X Skype hang at shutdown bug fixed
X Splash Screens for all apps to prevent double clicking/single clicking
X Firefox Splash
X Weather for Firefox
X Download Statusbar for Firefox
X Vista I.E. theme for firefox
X BetaFTPd added
X Firefox plugin selection
X Firefox Streaming Gxine Plugin
X Swapfile to 200mb
X WebCamwizard (Nick Biker)
X Firefox open downloads automatically
X abiword British English Dictionary (rick random)
X Limewire previews video and audio in Gxine
X Logout in icewm brings up shutdown/restart menu like doze
X Removed email and rxvt (white) from the quickstart menu (email duplicated in system toolbar)
X Changed initrd.gz and pup_215.sfs to handle eco_pup.2fs not pup_save.2fs
X Audacity changed to Stereo in preferences to fix ALSA bug
X graveman no disk error - Fixed through config
X Timeout on hard-poweroff recovery
X gprip 0.4 added
X Gimpshop Added
X GtKam added
X Changed working directory to "/root" in xsane
X .odt opens with Openoffice writer
X make double click handler for all icons and folders on the Desktop (credits to Guestoo)
X Make sure all openoffice docs open with openoffice, icons for files changed too
X icewm quick launceh menu changed, added volume, eth0 reconnect
prog "Terminal" xterm_16x16 rxvt -rv -sl 32000
prog "Kill Process" mini-run kp
prog "Note pad" mini-edit defaulttexteditor /root/my-documents/puppy-notes.txt
prog Rox home rox
prog "Volumes" kcmsound.png zmixer
X Grays autoplay cd from Gxine
X Check cd ripping
X Manually register with ntl/virgin link (our local isp)
To Do
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Liberation fonts
Links in Thunderbird open in firefox
Pet-be gone not working
betaftp keeps trying to install with petget
Theme Selector, moved under Settings and changes desktop background (possible ?), which will change
window manager/theme as appropriate.
Double Check Song Ripper
Repair "hang" in AMSN when notification window is displayed in bottom right
"Trying to connect eth0 via autodhcp" message overwrites screen during bootup screens (xorgwizard and "not shut down properly message").
Possible to merge OO22_215.sfs,zdrv_215.sfs and pup_215.sfs into eco_save.2fs file (or at least into just one file) to simplify installation (just one file on hard disk).
Scripts Needed
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Auto setup of burner/cd drives (check for "RW" and "DVD" in autodetect names
Script to install at boot if windows or no Ecopup already found (see "Installer" notes)
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Currently the installation procedure for ecopup is unduly complex and needs lengthy training for it to be undertaken. We would like an installation script that would follow the following logic.
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Boot from CD
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M$ Windows Found ?
/ \
NO YES
/ \
Ecopup Found on hd? Ecopup Found on hd?
/ \ | \
Yes No No Yes
| | | \
| Format, Copy | "Do you want to upgrade?"
| files, install | / \
| Grub, reboot | Yes no
| | \ \
| | replace files(upgrade) Boot in RAM
| |
| dual boot or wipe/install ecopup"
| / \
Previous Ecopup Version? DUAL BOOT WIPE
/ \ / \
Yes No Unzip/copy Format HD,
| \ files to C:, reboot install Grub,
| Boot -cd in linux copy/unzip files,
| from CD -cd out Windoze Eject CD,
| into RAM "press key to reboot"
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Ask "Upgrade (y/n)"
| \
No Yes
| \
Boot Unzip/Copy
from CD files from CD
into RAM (no format)