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- Thu 23 Mar 2017, 20:35
- Forum: Puppy Derivatives
- Topic: Quirky Xerus 8.1.4 for Raspberry Pi2 and 3
- Replies: 679
- Views: 351628
uncompress command example from berryboot homepage
don570's way of doing it is how you "side load" an image downloaded from here: (The Latest Quirky Xerus 8.1.4 is in the list.) http://berryboot.alexgoldcheidt.com/images/ decompress command example from berryboot homepage: tar -xf name-of-the-image.img.tar.xz How to install os images: http...
- Tue 16 Jun 2015, 19:27
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: Avoid "Searching for Puppy files" during bootup
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15519
Skip the Searching for Puppy Files
Is there a way to skip the search entirely? I would be interested in this for a remastered CD that wouldn't have an install or save file. I.E. everything runs from the CD.mikeb wrote:..the search happens anyway..
- Wed 08 Apr 2015, 20:25
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to make a Precise Puppy 5.4 kiosk
- Replies: 37
- Views: 45505
Can Bike OS is developed by megasewertoad
@shadower_sc A couple questions: 1.Any particular reason foe replacing Seamonkey with Chrome? . . . Hi B.K., Can Bike OS is developed by megasewertoad. He has just used my documentation to create a Puplet and has it hosted on the Internet Archive. There is no reason why you can't use whatever progr...
- Fri 07 Nov 2014, 19:07
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to create a Kiosk using Tahrpup 6.0
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3201
Customize the Menu
Customize the Menu Step #1: Edit the JWM Menu Command: vi /root/.jwmrc (Note that the Comment Convention for this file is <!-- Commented Out -->) "<!--" starts the comment and "-->" ends the comment. Comment out any entries you do not want. I typically start the comment right af...
- Thu 06 Nov 2014, 23:05
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to create a Kiosk using Tahrpup 6.0
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3201
Precise Puppy 5.7.1 Changes
Edits for Precise Puppy v.5.7.1 Please make the following changes when following the first post of this thread, if you are using Precise Puppy v.5.7.1 (I did not test this on Precise Puppy v.5.7.1, but it should work.) Disable Save on Shutdown Step#1 Comment out Lines 298 to 311 Code Snippet you ar...
- Thu 06 Nov 2014, 22:35
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to create a Kiosk using Tahrpup 6.0
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3201
Precise Puppy 5.7.1
I would have already done it for Precise Puppy 5.7.1, but it doesn't run in VirtualBox. Which is where I do almost all of my tinkering with Puppy Linux. VirtualBox is extremely convenient, unless your OS doesn't work with it. xD
- Tue 04 Nov 2014, 23:22
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to create a Kiosk using Tahrpup 6.0
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3201
How to create a Kiosk using Tahrpup 6.0
Begin Puppy Lockdown All of the editing in this tutorial will be done from the command line. You can substitute vi for geany and use a graphical text editor, if you so desire. You will need to enable line numbers in geany. View->Editor->Show Line Numbers Disable Save on Shutdown In previous version...
- Thu 17 Jul 2014, 19:44
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10061
Xattr and DRM
Silverlight + DRM needs Xattr support. Aufs and vfat do not support Extended Attributes. As such any site that uses DRM with silverlight will not work from a Live-CD or system that is a vfat / Fat32 filesystem. Most USB Flash Drives are formatted to the Fat32 filesystem. You can easily re-format the...
- Thu 17 Jul 2014, 18:29
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10061
Wine and Pipelight
I tested flash on 2 different machines. The first benchmark of each machine was with the officially supported version of flash for each machine. The second benchmark was with the pipelight version of flash installed. In the case of the faster Windows 7 machine there was a slight drop in performance ...
- Tue 15 Jul 2014, 21:36
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10061
Flash Benchmark Test of Pipelight on two machines
I saw solo's post where he used a benchmark to test PepperFlash in Firefox and that got me curious as to how well pipelight worked. The following are benchmarks from the same place he used and specs for each machine. Flash Benchmark 2008: http://www.snailsanimation.com/benchmark08_play.php Machine#1...
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 18:12
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How I watch Netflix on Precise Puppy and Tahrpup
- Replies: 25
- Views: 21802
Re: How I watch Netflix on Precise Puppy
I just wanted to say thanks for posting your how to. It helped me a lot in getting Pipelight setup and working in Precise Puppy. Now I can continue with creating an Updated Kiosk for my machines.
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 18:05
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Precise Puppy 5.4
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29621
Re: Virtualbox under Windows or Linux
I modified the first sentence of the first post to be more precise. I use Virtualbox in Windows to work on Puppy Linux.Pelo wrote:Virtualbox under Windows or Linux, please precise.
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:58
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10061
Pipelight for Precise Puppy 5.7.1 Step 04 Setup Pipelight
Step 04 - Setup Pipelight Part A - Download the Pipelight Pacakge Navigate to the launchpad site for pipelight. https://launchpad.net/~pipelight/+archive/stable/+packages Select pipelight-multi-0.2.7~ubuntu12.04.1. Click on the Package file pipelight-multi_0.2.X.X~ubuntu12.04.1_i386.deb where X.X i...
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:54
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
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Pipelight for Precise Puppy 5.7.1 Step 03 Wine-Compholio
Step 03 - Setup Wine-Compholio Part A - Download the Current Wine-Compholio Package Navigate to the launchpad site for pipelight. https://launchpad.net/~pipelight/+archive/stable/+packages Select wine-compholio-1.7.XX~ubuntu12.04.1_i386.deb where XX is the current version. Click on the Package file...
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:47
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
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Pipelight for Precise Puppy 5.7.1 Step 02 Setup Firefox
Step 02 - Setup Firefox for Pipelight Usage Part A - Spoof Firefox's User Agent Start Firefox. Menu->Internet->Firefox Web Browser Install User Agent Overrider in Mozilla Firefox: (user_agent_overrider-0.2.4-fx.xpi) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-overrider/ (I had to down...
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:39
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
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Pipelight for Precise Puppy 5.7.1 Step 01 Preparation
Step 01 - Preparation: Part A - Update Puppy Package Manager Open the Puppy Package Manager by navigating the menu and clicking on the appropriate entry: Menu->Setup->Puppy Package Manager Update the Puppy Package Manager: Click on Configure Click on Update Press the ENTER key a few times as direct...
- Mon 14 Jul 2014, 15:34
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10061
How to setup Pipelight in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1
Hello Again Everyone, I got Pipelight working in Precise Puppy v.5.7.1 and figured I would share. heywoodj's post on how he watches Netflix on Puppy was helpful, especially in noting that Wine-Compholio is installed in a place Puppy does not expect it to be. Here are links to the Installation Instru...
- Thu 26 Jun 2014, 20:37
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in Precise Puppy 5.4
- Replies: 11
- Views: 29621
VirtualBox Navigation / Mouse issues with Windows Host
I had to disable mouse integration for the mouse to work correctly. Either that or run VirtualBox in Fullscreen mode. For some reason it doesn't like sharing the mouse.Van78 wrote: ... What can I do so I can properly navigate through puppy loaded in VirtualBox in order to install the guest additions? ...
- Thu 26 Jun 2014, 20:18
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: How to Create a Kiosk using Racy 5.2.2
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7134
Re: Kiosk Script
What would it take to create a script to automate to Kiosk creation and/or updates. I ask this as some who does not know how to program but is not apposed to learning how if needed. All of the steps that I have taken could be reduced to edits using Sed. You need to know how to do two things to crea...
- Fri 23 May 2014, 17:22
- Forum: HOWTO ( Solutions )
- Topic: Install Virtualbox Guest Additions in any Puppy Linux
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9772
Oops. XD
Ahh..., I was operating under the faulty assumption that the Virtualbox Guest Additions Package that is available in the package manager for Precise Puppy Linux 5.4.3 was just downloading the iso. When I try installing from the latest iso I get the following error: "Unable to determine correct ...