Install devx

[Jaso]

I downloaded devx_tahr_6.0.5.sfs then checked the md5sum. Then I clicked on it. A yellow box pop-up with the option to install. I clicked install. A following dialog said PUPMODE=2 experimental do you want to continue? Like a fool I said yes, oh btw it also said it would be irreversible on a full install which is what I have. After it installed I got this message-----.png
I looked in that file it suggested, for skipped files------.png

The list is long my friends, what did I do wrong? Maybe someone can help. Until then I'll just keep googlezing. oh, specs. 2GB ram, 75GB HDD, intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.04Hz on tahrpup - 6.0.5 noPAE 32bit

Thanks for any help, I will stay on and try be responsive immediately.
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[Jaso]

skipped files

[starhawk]

What you did wrong was to try and make an SFS attach to a full install.

What do you want to do, that you need the ability to compile?

[Jaso]

I just wanted to learn how to make .pet files. Just learn in general.

[Jaso]

What you did wrong was to try and make an SFS attach to a full install.

What do you want to do, that you need the ability to compile?

Should I just copy it to the mnt/home/ and then reboot? Is that how you install an sfs file.

[starhawk]

Do not expect SFS files to work with a full install, basically period. You'll have an easier time of it if you try to divide something by zero

...having said that...

A *.pet is a tarball (*.tar.gz archive) with an MD5sum appended to it using something like cat. No need for any compilation anything.

Puppy has a command line utility, dir2pet, which takes a directory as input (eg /root/my-documents/mynewprogram) and produces a *.pet package from it (eg /root/my-documents/mynewprogram.pet). No need for coding skills of any kind. Invoking dir2pet by itself pulls up handy directions.

Alternatively --
If you want to make a *.pet of something you've already installed.
Or if you want to poke around at advanced things. (Warning: may shoot the cat. Be careful.)

Also -- get yourself a frugal install. It will make your life easier in many, many ways (installing SFS files will actually, you know, work, for one...). I can spit all sorts of technical goodies at you but the basic lineup is -- life's just better on frugals and you should trust me. The last time I did a full install, it blew up in my face in under a week. (To be fair, that's been a while, though.)

EDIT: if you're absolutely hell-bent on making that devx work on a full install (god save you), here are the instructions. Won't help you make *.pet packages though...

I can tell you that the linked procedure works (if you follow it to the letter) on TahrPup 6.0.2... I cannot personally vouch on any other setup.

[Jaso]

Thanks starhawk! I'll take your word for it. I think this install has had it and it is my second one.
One more thing do you have any good bookmarks for general knowledge on puppy. Like a book, something that has alot of info in one place . I'm doing wellminded searches, learning slowly.
Thanks again!!!!!!

[starhawk]

I'm afraid Puppy documentation is a little, er, "challenged" -- which is to say, there's not much and most of it's outdated.

A little experience goes a long, long way

Protip: some Puppies can be a wee bit unstable (we know). Keep your important files on another partition or drive...

[bigpup]

Good info here:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/HomePage

Most of it is still usable. Documentation in Puppy is dependent on somebody taking the time to write it and post it.