Whenever i boot up Puppy Linux 5.1 (full install), i find that the volume is muted. So, after i open up 'Retrovol' and click on the 'Master' option the volume is restored. But could someone tell me how to permanently cure this problem please. I was advised to go Menu => Setup => ALSA => which i did ...

Hi Sir Jasper and racepres, i do have a volume icon in my tray with a small red cross. So i right-clicked on the volume icon and a window opened called 'Retrovol'. Anyway, i fiddled about with the settings a little and i now have Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells blasting out all round the house lol. Th...

Just booted up Puppy Linux 5.1 and have just noticed that the volume is muted? The freezing weather we're having around here must have frozen what ever grey matter i've got because i can't find where i can unmute the volume. Help someone please.

Thanks for the reply rjbrewer. Shall have a look at the link you provided but first i have to sort other problems i've encountered.

Thanks for the info and reply Beem but i'm not upto using the remaster facility ...yet!

I am running a full install of Puppy Linux 5.1 and still very much a noob. Anyway, while i was running 'chkrootkit', i noticed a number of files showing INFECTED. They are: basename, inetd, login, password, traceroute, Is this something that needs immediate action to clear up the system or just a lo...

Hi noryb009 I am in no way knocking Puppy Linux but i always thought that one of the best things about any Linux distro was the user's ability to chop and change when and where ever he/she choose? After all, in this case, what's the point of keeping software you can't or don't use? By the way, the r...

Being as i can't get the Gnome Mplayer to play CD's or DVD's it's pointless having it at all. So could someone tell me how i can uninstall it please.

Have had exactly the same problem with Gnome Mplayer myself despite being told to increase the amount of cache and i also now use pCD player for all my CD's.

This is what i did to install chkrootkit. I clicked on the install icon situated at the top of the Puppy Desktop and when the install window opened i clicked on the icon to run Puppy package manager which is at the bottom of the install window. When the Puppy package manager opened up, i clicked on ...

Job done! I'm slowly getting to grips with this great OS lol

I am running a full install of Puppy Linux 5.1 and have been looking at Recommended Security Precautions at http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Security. Was just wondering if this page is up-to-date and relevant to my Puppy 5.1.

If so could someone please tell me/explain how to install 'chkrootkit' please

I already have Skype up and running but on another PC which uses a different Linux distro. Think i will have a look at the IRC channel though as i just might pick up a few tips and get me better acquainted with Puppy Linux.
Thanks for the replies both.

Thanks for all the feed back everyone but after paying Shieldsup a visit i think i'll leave things as they are. Would appreciate any input regarding setting up Puppy though. Does anyone use Skype? Would be a great way of making friends and helping Puppy Linux newbies get up and running with this gre...

Hi trapster, Its not that i don't trust myself as root lol, its just that i was always led to believe that it was best to log out of root immediately after you had finished any administrative tasks. I admit being a very new Puppy on the block and still checking out my where abouts. But i would still...

Just opened up a terminal and typed in 'whoami' and discovered i was logged in as root. Is this safe? Shall have to create a new user and hope this will be alright.

Have spent ages looking for some Puppy how to's and so far have failed. Don't intend giving up though. Would have though that someone might have made a tutorial for running and configuring different applications on Puppy?

I need a little help setting the correct time on the Desktop and getting configuring the keyboard to UK settings. Thanks in advance for any help and/or advice.

I just want to have Puppy Linux installed to the hard drive and not have to bother keep using the "Live CD" all the time. I have now definitely installed Puppy Linux to the harddrive and after a little tweaking its going to make a great Christmas present for someone who couldn't afford a n...

After downloading and burning the Lupu-511.iso image and after some confusion i managed to install Puppy Linux to the Desktop, hooray! But no one can imagine my disappointment to find that when i decided enough was enough for one day and then discover i hadn't installed Puppy Linux to the hard drive...