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by southisup
Mon 24 May 2010, 05:46
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Constant background download showing in Download Pwidget
Replies: 0
Views: 999

Constant background download showing in Download Pwidget

I have just noticed my Pwidget Download graph is showing a constant low level of activity (<1Kbps), even when I have nothing started which should access the net. I don't recall noticing this before. Is it something to worry about? Puppy 4.3.1 Pprocess shows: http://i47.tinypic.com/1i7vd.png Top &...
by southisup
Sun 16 May 2010, 08:17
Forum: Graphics
Topic: JPEG EXIF information display - jhead is a great little tool
Replies: 20
Views: 26503

I have tried ariel's PET on Puppy 4.3.1 & it works fine. To use after installing the PET: with ROX-Filer, browse to where your photo is, right-click in the window, & choose "Window > Terminal Here". At the terminal command line type, for example: exif "Image 001.jpg" or j...
by southisup
Mon 26 Apr 2010, 11:26
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Learning to compile - dealing with missing dependencies
Replies: 7
Views: 3253

Thanks ever so much for all the help. I did have a go with Lucid Puppy 006 on a live CD, but didn't figure out how to set it up to compile. For now I have given up on PipeWalker & instead have successfully compiled & installed Netwalk , a variation on the same game. So I have learnt somethin...
by southisup
Sun 18 Apr 2010, 02:20
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Learning to compile - dealing with missing dependencies
Replies: 7
Views: 3253

Okay, so I put an absolute symlink in: /lib/ & now ./configure gives me configure: error: libGLU not found So I got MesaLib-7.7.tar.gz from: ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/mesa/current/ unpacked it to: /root/my-applications/ & followed the compilation instructions at: http://mesa3d.sourceforg...
by southisup
Sun 18 Apr 2010, 00:42
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Learning to compile - dealing with missing dependencies
Replies: 7
Views: 3253

Found libGL.so, libGL.so.1, & libGL.so.1.2 in: usr/X11R7/lib the first of those is a symbolic link to the second, which is in turn a symbolic link to the third. Presumably I right-click on the libGL.so symlink & choose "Link...". That pops up a request for a path. What do I type in...
by southisup
Sat 17 Apr 2010, 15:09
Forum: Users ( For the regulars )
Topic: Learning to compile - dealing with missing dependencies
Replies: 7
Views: 3253

Learning to compile - dealing with missing dependencies

I'm very new to this, never compiled anything before. In short, I need libGL. In long... I have Puppy 4.3.1 - full install on hard drive. Using Xvesa, because Xorg doesn't work at all often with my NVidia graphics card. I want to install: http://pipewalker.sourceforge.net/ I get & extract it, th...