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davesurrey · Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 1201 Location: UK

Not sure whether this belongs in "Additional Software" or "Beginners Help"...but here goes..

I have a Full install of 412 which I want to keep and not go to frugal.
But..am trying to use some sfs files.

I have seen on this forum that with 2xx it wasn't possible to unionise these sfs files. But also I have seen that others have done this with 4XX.

Always worth experimenting so....

First I downloaded OpenOffice-3.0.sfs and placed it in /mnt/home.
It didn't show up when I went to System>BootManager>Load SFS files and gave the message:

...no SFS files in /mnt/home or wrong _nnn.sfs number....

but then I was not too surprised in a Full install.

Note that the orig file didn't have any version number affixed to it but I still got the message when I changed the file name to

OpenOffice-3.0_412.sfs.

Okay so I then found a script attributed to Dougal:

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 5083 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Hi davesurrey; Your code shows a " character at the end (don't know if you typed it that way).

Mr. Maxwell · Joined: 30 Aug 2008 Posts: 215 Location: Nebraska, USA

Try this thread: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37113

Near the bottom of the first page you should find the download for sfsinstaller_full-HD.tar.gz. Download it and run it, should work. Be warned however that it DOES NOT uninstall .sfs files.

Hope the helps.

davesurrey · Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 1201 Location: UK

@sunburnt:
The " character in my script is a typo in the thread only. The code was okay (didn't have the " in it) when I tried it in Puppy.

I think I did try putting the sfs in /mnt/data as well as /mnt/home but it's worth trying that again. Thanks.

@Mr. Maxwell:
Thanks for the link. I'll give it a go tonight and report back if successful.
I'm using an experimental install for this so no worries if I goof it up.

Thanks for the help both of you.
Cheers
Dave

rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 09 Jan 2009, 11:55 Post subject:

When you open a console and type a command, you need to be in the same folder as the .sfs file. Use the "ls" command to verify that you are in the right place.

Sit Heel Speak · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 2595 Location: downwind

Try creating /mnt/OO3 first, and specify filesystemtype in mount, and flush the buffers with sync before unmounting:

davesurrey · Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 1201 Location: UK

@rcrsn51
thanks but I was aware of that.

@SHS
I tried your script. I guess you meant

Sit Heel Speak · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 2595 Location: downwind

drblock2 · Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 153

For some reason, the boot manager (Puppy 4.2) does not install OpenOffice-3.1.sfs (at least not if it is third in line behind devxx and wine).

There is an easy work around using ROX:

In ROX, go to /mnt/home, click on OpenOffice-3.1.sfs. This automatically makes a subdirectory and unpacks the code. Go to the subdirectory "+mnt+home+OpenOffice-3.1.sfs" and click through to /opt/openoffice.org3/program".

In ROX, drag the icon soffice.bin to the desk top along with any of the icons for individual programs you might wish to start directly (e.g., swrite).

You can now start openoffice by clicking on the dest-top icon.

When you reboot, the icons will display the warning triangle (because the sfs file is not mounted). Simply navigate to /mnt/home in ROX and click on the OpenOffice-3.1.sfs icon and your desk-top icons will come to life (when you pass the mouse pointer over them). You are in business.

Should you wish to unmount openoffice before rebooting, just close the application and click on the OpenOffice-3.1.sfs icon in /mnt/home again.

[Update!]
As I have noted elsewhere,
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=42744&start=15

It is essential to install OpenOffice-3.1.sfs in a directory other than /mnt/home. Otherwise, CUPS will not function.

dejan555 · Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 2794 Location: Montenegro

I've made a SFS install script also, it doesn't uninstall files neither, it's simple to use, just right click on sfs file-> "install"

Here's the topic:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=40779

there's yet another sfs installer atached there which does uninstall files:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=298284#298284

Bruce B · Posted: Thu 04 Jun 2009, 13:13 Post subject:

peterw · Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 241 Location: UK

Hi

This may be useful to you.

I to have had problems loading .sfs files for a full install and once I found a script that did it fine but unfortunately, have misplaced it. However, I have located a pet package for openoffice 3 that works fine with puppy 4.2 and puts the start commands in the menu ie In Calculate you get OpenOffice- Calc spreadsheet. You can also drag icons onto the desktop.
The address of the site is http://www.leprichaunproductions.com/evil20071/pet_packages/puppy_4/

It installed fine even though it complained about a lot of missing dependencies. And so far I can't see anything wrong with it. In the past I have used a openoffice 2.4 pet that complained about missing dependencies and that was always ok. Of course you have the ability to uninstall it.

Regards

Bruce B