disciple wrote:I'm missing something though, because when I open the package manager in 4.0
Maybe you can only see this one from petget in Puppy 4.2. You should be able to download it from your browser if you go to the puppy download page, follow the main link to the downloads at ibiblio, and then click on the packages directory.
Thanks disciple, that's a good idea. I'll try that!
disciple wrote:
which is MUCH less versatile than the version in 3.01, IMO
That's interesting - did it do something I don't know about in 3.01? There has been a lot of work on it for Woof (and maybe 4.2) though, so hopefully it is getting better.
I haven't tried the package manager in 4.2 yet because I haven't actually installed it on anything. My main Puppy system is 4.0 simply because on this particular hardware, everything works with minimal tweaking (specifically internet connection and audio).
The (gui) package manager in 4.0-4.1.2 operates differently than it did in earlier versions in two ways that are a problem IMO. First, it doesn't appear to have as many packages available, even though they are separated by version. Secondly, it only installs/uninstalls one package at a time, and god help you if you mis-click because you don't get to say yes or no, it just does it.
Now, I discovered while playing with these things the other day (after I posted what you responded to above) that if I type 'petget' from the terminal I get the same user interface that we had from the 3 series. Since then I don't even attempt to use the interface from the menu because of the issues stated above.
As much as I love Puppy (this might should be another thread), package management is a HUGE problem IMO. My experience has been that most of the stuff I want and need is available via the forums and may never actually get to an actual repository. If we expect to maintain our popularity, this is an issue that must be addressed soon, I think.
In the mean time, it appears that I have some fonts to find!
Later!
Sully
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