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by mrokosz
Mon 24 Sep 2012, 12:08
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Precise Puppy RC2, October 20, 2012
Replies: 874
Views: 506672

Sage, I don't think any computer several years old is worthed to fix, usually You can get chiper used one, or replace with a current version that's on the market. But as long as it works is fine. I just get used to it. RAM is max out at 256MB. Like in any computer that old it is impossible to add it...
by mrokosz
Mon 24 Sep 2012, 08:16
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Precise Puppy RC2, October 20, 2012
Replies: 874
Views: 506672

Sage, What's Your point. I own my laptop for 12 years, and I like it. I have several computers, laptops and desktop, tablets. My Vaio works without any problems all the time. It is slightly worm, definitely not overheating. Computers with more RAM, faster processors can run any linux distro and ther...
by mrokosz
Sun 23 Sep 2012, 19:31
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Precise Puppy RC2, October 20, 2012
Replies: 874
Views: 506672

General impression

I use a very old Sony Vaio P3 500 MHz 256 MB RAM notebook. I have installed on my PC win XP, Lubuntu 12.04, Bodhi Linux 1.4 and Precise 5.3.95 frugal. I did a little comparison, slowest is of course win xp, than puppy precise frugal, than Bodhi linux based on Ubuntu 10.04 and the fastest distro appe...
by mrokosz
Sun 23 Sep 2012, 19:03
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Precise Puppy RC2, October 20, 2012
Replies: 874
Views: 506672

flash player

Can anyone make a pet out of mint-flashplugin-11.deb file
by mrokosz
Thu 20 Sep 2012, 07:54
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Lxpup 14 final 7-20-2012
Replies: 711
Views: 404064

I did full install, unfortunately did not work well, I had to reinstall 2 times, once I tried mate desktop, the lx broke down. I decide go back to Lubuntu.
by mrokosz
Mon 17 Sep 2012, 11:46
Forum: Desktop
Topic: LXDE packages, lastest versions.
Replies: 15
Views: 26051

keyboard layout swwitch and weather

Jely 69 Can You add country flag icons to the layout keyboard switch, just like in lubuntu or any other LXDE distro. Layout keyboard switch is plugin item in panel preferences (will be great if You can make patch for this) Some distros also include weather plugin. Exept this desktop looks perfect, I...
by mrokosz
Fri 07 Sep 2012, 08:44
Forum: Desktop
Topic: Puppy latest MATE desktop, beginning !
Replies: 73
Views: 82603

Mate precise

Mate desktop looks professional, I like it. I hope You continue Your work and will release the final puppy precise with mate desktop. Is it possible to create similar interface under JWM or replace JWM with Mate. My old computer consumes much more CPU resources and duble the RAM usage. Also icons lo...
by mrokosz
Sat 01 Sep 2012, 07:43
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Precise Puppy RC2, October 20, 2012
Replies: 874
Views: 506672

VLC posted earlier on this forum does not work, but vlc based on gtk posted by Pemasu works great.
by mrokosz
Fri 31 Aug 2012, 09:18
Forum: Cutting edge
Topic: Precise Puppy RC2, October 20, 2012
Replies: 874
Views: 506672

Thanks

Everythings works a OK so far. Please set a repository with apps tested for precise puppy, like You have for the other puppies flavors. It makes much easier to customize, instead of browsing forums and colecting all the goodies.
by mrokosz
Thu 24 May 2012, 16:00
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

Compression method

Barry, Thanks for the distro, works great, but I am using on really slow computer P3 500MHz 256MB RAM frugal installation, so the software is not as responsive as with with the little bigger but faster for old computers distro version, I am talking about version around 169 MB size of the iso. If the...
by mrokosz
Mon 21 May 2012, 16:22
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Precise puppy with kernel 3.3.5
Replies: 15
Views: 12575

I tried, its pretty much the same as Pemasu (wireless networking problems) also xorg does not work right. No save file created. Need some more work.
mrokosz
by mrokosz
Sat 28 Apr 2012, 15:44
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

Upup precise 5.3.3.3

Pemasu, Could You please explain why the last image is 30 MB smaller then the previous once's. Is it something not included in the latest image. I did not notice ext4 saving option for the save file. Just I am curious and want only confirmation everything is right. Also to install bleachbit probably...
by mrokosz
Thu 26 Apr 2012, 18:35
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

Hi Pemasu, Thanks, for all Your work, you created very good distro, everything I need works. I hope You get well and after recovery will get back with distro You created, but same was with Barry Kauler, he created very popular Lucid puppy and somebody else took over and he starts to do some other in...
by mrokosz
Thu 26 Apr 2012, 12:11
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

autoconnect and default apps

I can not set autoconnect to WPA protected network, each time I have to pick up profile I created, second I loading libreoffice.sfs at boot, but I can not assign libreoffice apps as the default. Is there any fix for it.
mrokosz
by mrokosz
Thu 26 Apr 2012, 11:27
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

software request

Hi Pemasu, I have request for You, thanks for creating repository by the way, could You compile, for Upup Precise of course, a few software packages that are very popular among linux users and add to Yours repo. 1. libreoffice sfs 2. skype pet 3. bleachbit 4. phyton I installed lucid / lupu version ...
by mrokosz
Thu 26 Apr 2012, 11:19
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

Youtube problems

Hi all, If anybody is using slow outdated computer like P3 500 MHz with 256 MB RAM (max out) then will have problems with You tube video playback using Mozilla products or Chromium. There is a cure for it, installing Google Chrome browser (not Chromium) cause Chrome has flash player built in will wo...
by mrokosz
Wed 25 Apr 2012, 15:13
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

You tube

I guess this is rather Mozilla / Adobe problem, I check on xubuntu - firefox is the same flash player interface does not show up
mrokosz
by mrokosz
Wed 25 Apr 2012, 14:42
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

You tube

You tube does not show up, anybody can confirm
mrokosz
by mrokosz
Tue 24 Apr 2012, 20:24
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

Pemasu, Yes I used xdelta before, but I was not writing about updating iso but updating os on the computer with all staff installed. I have to admit, so far everythings works a OK. For the testing purpose I installed whole bunch of software made for lucid like Libreoffice, skype, bleachbit. So far s...
by mrokosz
Tue 24 Apr 2012, 18:45
Forum: Puppy Derivatives
Topic: Upup Precise 5.3.3.3 with kernel 3.3.2
Replies: 372
Views: 168997

Upup Precise 5.3.3.2

Pemasu,
Can You make an upgrade file from Upup 5.3.3.1 or please inform if just replacing sfs file will do
Michael Rokosz