Stardust 004 is release here
This is still Puppy 4.3.1 - thanks to Barry for this wonder-OS
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Focus on desktop flow and user easiness.
- Desktop in DeepThougt taken to next stage.
- Cleanup in apps, menus and kilobytes.
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Comments version 003
You've been heard
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Puppy Stardust supports now the newer Broadcom wifi devices. This work is done by tempestuous and jrl. This includes a huge driver pack (over 500kb compressed). The decision to include this driver is based on the number of downloads. It has been downloaded over 400 times from tempestuous' extra-pack-forum-post. I have overlooked the eee/netbook drivers at this stage. Pupeee is doing great.
The control-center now has a builtin service manager. You can start/stop programs that runs in the background and eats your cpu-resources. It is not yet complete, but still functional.
Puppy 4.3.1 has one weak point as I see it: In the Puppy 3 series the filesystem was checked at every boot. This lead of course to a long boot time, so it was removed for Puppy 4. Now there is reported mysterious errors that occurs because of filesystem errors inside the pup_save file. After started Puppy with pfix=fsck, errors are gone. So......How do you think we can solve this?
If you think; I want to help this ziggy-newbie, your ideas are welcome!!! Here is mine:
- icon theme in vector graphics for space saving.
- jwmconfig doesn't manage swallowed apps.
- alternative multimedia tools using ffmpeg.
- hunt more files we don't need.
- upgrade gui in some of the scripts.
- extend the control center.
- replacement of Gparted (901kb)
- boot Puppy with pfix=fsck
- compile mhwaveedit without libsndfile
- driver adds/updates
- ...
Your ideas are probably better.
The best wishes for the new year!
Changelog from Stardust 002:
# Isomaster is back
# added pupradio (01micko), seahaven
# removed glightoff, pstreamvid
# Services management in pcc.
# added wifi drivers for new Broadcom cards: (thanks to tempestuous and jrl)
# Updated 'Stardust' icon theme. Available as extra package. (thanks to 01micko)
# cups documentation are trimmed by 250kb (compressed). User-manual is still there.
# *-BB-Notused symlinks to busybox commands are removed.
# Improvements in Pwidgets. (thanks to 01micko)
# Print button in Ptray point to 'pcc -p print' instead of cups_shell.
# New Background tab in pcc with link to wallpaper and sidebar setter.
# removed shutdown button from Ptray.
# removed roxapp: play in pmusic. --> tha same as run-action.
# default sidebar is change to 'fadebar' --> not that massive on smaller screens
# removed timidity server start from alsa-service. Installs as own service from www-link.
# Bugfix: sfsconvert and psync was missing in the $PATH. (thanks to myman_05)
# Bugfix: 'Apply' Ptray --> rxvt becomes white and printer button changes action.
# Bugfix: Remaster button in pcc. (thanks to tasmod)
# Bugfix: reinstall 'Add icon/widget tray'. (thanks to tasmod)
# Bugfix: Wavplay symlink to aplay. (thanks to tasmod)
# Bugfix: Remove 'Polished-Blue' and 'Deepthought' gtk-theme. They Override gtk-progressbar-theme in gtkdialog.
# Bugfix: PCC: color definition in Puppy 4.3.1 (thanks to sasaqqdan)
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BE AWARE!!!!
If you have Puppy installed, you MUST run this with the prefix 'puppy pfix=ram'. Else, the Stardust desktop will not install.
Download
username: puppy
password: linux
pup_stardust-003.iso (99Mb)
md5sum: 41f90d8a9a94f2d057ad283307f57e34
Here is the good old Stardust icon-theme updated for Puppy Stardust (thanks to 01micko)
The following list shows many items that is taken out of the iso. But, it is not as critical as it seems. Most of these are tiny apps, and you have not been aware of many of them. Simply because other apps do the job.
Aqualung has left, and Pmusic is back. Pmusic has evolved in both features and speed, so It is more a matter of longterm strategy. I hope it will be possible to build more around ffmpeg in the future. We could hopefully get rid of lidsnd, libsamplerate and maybe libxine...
Gadmin-Rsync is out as well, since it crashed on first run. I don't think Pbackup fill the backup issue completely. It would be wonderful if there exists a tiny but complete backup suit.
If you see something that you would have changed, added or removed, I will be very glad if you mentioned it. Because of my limited time, it would be best if you deliver the patch.... My knowledge of network/internet tools is close to zero, so these are nearly untouched.
This is meant to be a full featured user-oriented Puppy....Though, I have to admit that the biggest modem drivers is removed.
So what's added
- Stardust desktop environment - including pcc (Puppy control center) and Pwidgets
- Pwireless2 (replaces Pwireless)
- ATI graphic drivers
- Broadcom wifi drivers
- Pmusic (replaces aqualung)
- woo-ff
- printoxx
- floppy-formater (replaces floppy-format.sh)
- getez (replaces PmirrorGet)
- acpid
- gtkmoz (replaces PuppyBrowser)
- Pupradio (replaces pstreamvid)
- seahaven
And what does the Stardust-generator change
- Install desktop at first startup rather than keep it in the iso to save space
- snap desktop icons - medium grid
- simple Pmount facelift
- Xlock is fixed
- start pCD instead of defaultmediaplayer when click on audio-CD icon
- seamonkey buttons
- defaultaudioplayer is changed from aqualung to pmusic
- Updated P-series
- start timidity (if exist) daemon when alsa starts
- Net-setup goes to Pwireless2 for wireless configuration
- CD/DVD wizard is cleaned up
- Darker background color in: rxvt, geany, abiword
And of course, something had to leave
*** Programs ***
- aqualung
- libmad
- madplay
- burniso2cd
- cdp
- cgtkcalc
- didiwiki
- e3
- floppy-format.sh
- gcolor2 (color chooser)
- gdmap
- gexec
- gfnrename - maybe better than PRename, but this is bash and easy updated.
- glightoff
- gtkdialog markup editor - devx ???
- gtklogfileviewer - Does any script use anymore ???
- gtksourceview
- Isomaster - developer app, and Pburn does the basics
- Net-setup (old version)
- nicoedit
- pcdripper
- Pdisk - could maybe be in use by some wizard
- picpuz
- pictureviewer
- pmirror/mirdir
- pmwget (PMirrorget)
- pplog
- pstreamvid
- ptooltips - tool to show tooltips in gtkdialog - not longer in use
- PuppyBrowser
- PuppyPdf - Abiword does exactly the same
- Pwireless
- quisp
- rsync / gadmin-rsync - crashes on first run
- securetelnetshell
- tile
- waveplay - linked to aplay
- xAutoconnect - Pwireless2 should do the job
- xcalc
- xclipboard
- Xconsole
- xfontsel
- ycalc
- zfind
*** Trimming ***
- cdrkit - Pburn has very few dependencies
- libsnd (only mhwaveedit (aqualung) use libsnd)
*** Control panel has ditched some ***
- countrywizard
- XserverWizard
- wizardwizard
- And plenty of menu items
*** Graphics ***
- All wallpapers
- some Gtk-themes
- All Icon-themes
- many mini-icons
*** misc ***
- some apps NOT in control center has also lost their place in the menu
--> sfs-version-converter - warnings pointing to it is changed.
--> Pstopwatch - Ptimer should be enough.
- some documentation files
- some audio files
- the biggest modem drivers
- many fixed fonts
Puppy 4.3.1 Bugfixes
- Kill pid of wallpaper setter when closing window.
- Xlock - Lock screen.
- Shutdown / Reboot from menu after NFS error.