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Through the PSI (Puppy Software Installer) search function gslapt is found there and it is the latest.

thanks Béèm

I however would recommend the one from the link above, I think it includes an updated dependency-list for Puppy3.

This avoids conflicts in the dependency-checking.

This reminds me, that the puppy3 repository is not yet visible in PSI, I will add a script that generates the required list tomorrow

Nice to read you again

Mark

Hi MU,
Still following in Puppy, but have been away quite often.
The version and sub version numbers seem to be the same, but thanks for the warning.

PSI is really a nice tool.
I use it as much as I can.

I uploaded a new version.

It now lists packages for Puppy 3, too.
From dotpups.de and Barrys packages from ibiblio.org

To install pets, it now uses PetGet instead of the older pkgtool from Nathan Fisher.

I also added a new feature:
it first will try to download dotpups.txt.tar.bz2 , and only if that is not available, the uncompressed dotpups.txt.

Size comparison:
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/dotpups.txt
uncompressed: 342.000 byte
compressed: 35.000 byte

So if you are modem-user, you will see a significent speedup.

I also updated the mirrorlist in the Wiki, because since weeks there were dead links in it.
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/MirrorsList


Download (130 kb):
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/puppy3/ ... taller.pup

Mark

Just a couple of quick questions.

Why does the pup of PSI not include the GTKlist04 in it.. OR why has PSI not been made into a PET so that the same thing could be done. Getting all dependencies so that multi steps does not have to be taken.

Second. I install this.. and when running it give me a little xwindow message saying boarderless moment.

WHAT is that? and why would I be experiencing this?

puppy 301 on a I586 platform.

James

Gtklist is used by other programs, too.
If you would uninstall PSI, those program would stop working with gtklist included.

PSI is meanwhile part of ezpup, a big pet that allows to enhance Puppy in one step with all required dependencies included.

The borderless window just tells you, that PSI started.
The lists are meanwhile so huge, that it takes 15 seconds on my notebook, until the final window becomes visible.

In my puplett Muppy I add such startmessages to all slow programs like firefox, PSI or openoffice. So that you don't wonder why nothing happens, and click again and again on the startentry in the menu.
I took this idea from Ecopup.

Mark

I love the Puppy Software Installer, I am however curious, how much work would be involved in showing the programs that were all ready installed to the LIVE CD, and let you un-install the packages you don't want? Of course hiding, or setting critical files that would break PUPPY to be grayed out?

I'll give it a try.
I plan a rewrite of PSI in the next weeks using GtkBasic.

I want to speed it up, and add localization.
Then I could add that.

I cannot give you a date yet, when it will be done.

Mark

How can i install deb packages with PSI 07 ?

.deb support is not available, as some dependencies miss in newer versions of Puppy.
You could try to install pb_debianinstaller and dillo.
That might work, but is no longer supported. It also might not work at all. I do not recommend it!
Since Puppy 3, the use of "gslapt" is recommended, instead.
You can install it too with PSI.
It gives full access to the repositories of Linux-Slackware 12, that is binary compatible with Puppy 3.

Mark

MU wrote:I plan a rewrite of PSI in the next weeks using GtkBasic.

That would be great, Mark. PSI.07 just stopped working in my Puppy 3.01 installation. Refuses to download package lists even though I can manually download them with Gftp.

I checked the download script and it still says 30 for the timeout so I have no idea why. I've reloaded Gtklist and Getdir then reloaded PSI. No joy. Gui opens but no packages listed.

WhoDo , have you clicked on "mirrors"?
This should update the mirrorlist.
Mark

MU wrote:WhoDo , have you clicked on "mirrors"?
This should update the mirrorlist.
Mark

Yes,Mark. No joy.

Just tried psi in 2.15 & working ok.
fwiw

Sorry, must catch the train.
I will have a look when I'm back online in 1-2 weeks.
Until then you might look, if you find any difference to the one in Muppy 008.
Please also look, if /tmp is empty and has no entry left from MU-Toolbox.

Wish you a happy christmas and happy new year,

Mark

Just checked PSI in nop 3.01. List and mirror update working fine.

MU wrote:I will have a look when I'm back online in 1-2 weeks....Wish you a happy christmas and happy new year,

No need, Mark. I solved it. I was unaware that rxvt was a dependency for both PSI and PETget. When I installed mrxvt I renamed rxvt so as not to have mrxvt replace/overwrite it. I forgot to rename it back to the original. All fixed now.

Thanks mate (...and thanks Henry for checking).

Mark,

I have (as usual) been making extensive use of PSI and I have noticed that it no longer opened the htm "hint" files as it used to do. I did my own research and found the install script was calling dillo. I changed that to netsurf and we're back in business.

I just thought you'd like to know for your proposed rewrite.

Cheers

Hi Mu

Would PSI work in Dingo Alpha6? I have found it (early kernel) to work without a problem but would like to get xmms working in it. I have to admit this is the first Puppy installation where multimedia seems to work out of the box. So far flawlessly.

Thanks for Muppy-mini - running on another partition.

Dingo has no support for dotpups.
As PSI is just a grafical interface for Puppys inbuilt scripts, you had to add them manually.
You had to copy from Muppy/Puppy 3 the /usr/sbin/dotpuprox.sh and install puppybasic and "gettext" from Barrys Repos.

http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... ackages-3/
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... ackages-4/

Then it might work, but I did not check that yet.
See:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=26040

Mark