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trio · SFS_Installer-1.0-430.pet

Hi,

Use this first before you want to install SFS
SFS Compatibility Check

If your SFS is not compatible with your kernel you can use this first:
SFS Converter

NEW - SFS_Installer-1.0-430 - designed for 430, tested in 430prebeta.
1. Install SFS directly (useful for full hd install, but can work for frugal also)
2. Registered with new petget in 430, so can Uninstall from package manager
3. auto detect menu entry

Forum member Dejan555 I think has made a command line sfs installer..

But, I did not base my app really from his (similarity may occur, well that's how to do it! )

Feature:

- Directly install sfs
- Can uninstall from petget (registered with petget/pet package manager) - Doesn"t work with the New Upup - different menu structure

Warnings:
- Long time install for big sfs with slow machine
- Uninstalling can delete shared files/dependencies

Should work properly with 4.xx

Run fixmenus after install and restart window manager, 4.2 users just click refresh menus from start-menu

Install at your own risk. No warranty whatsoever

Thanks

Update v 1.2: change how functions work
Update v 1.2: tested on quirky 6.2.1

trio · Posted: Mon 20 Jul 2009, 08:05 Post subject:

Hurray, I just Installed openoffice-3.0.sfs (big file) in my ancient IBM PIII 500 mghz... I even succeeded uninstall with petget package manager

nancy reagan · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 525

Though you referred to a frugal install it tried it with my 4.12 iso.

You might like to know ?

Results, the pet was installed.

The pet "worked" in that way that with the package manager you could see it was "installed" not to be found in the menu.

Strangely enough, when I wanted to open an html file on my disk it opened with the browser that I installed with your sfs-manager. Apperantly the only thing that is missing is the menu entry.

trio · Posted: Mon 20 Jul 2009, 18:39 Post subject:

Hi, Nancy

Thanks for reporting.

1. Frugal users can use this sfs installer, but it's better to load sfs rather than install sfs as your used pup_save will increase. For full hd install, very useful
2.Do you mean that the sfs is correctly installed as pet? The package manager list the sfs as installed pet (so you can uninstall it later). So, everything is good then
3.The sfs you installed must have a /usr/local/bin/defaultbrowser or /usr/local/bin/defaulthtmlviewer file, so it replaced the old one. Also, for menu entry you could run from terminal, fixmenus, then restart jwm/icewm. If a menu entry is still not there, then the sfs does not have a menu entry.

Regards,

Trio

jasmac · Joined: 03 Jun 2009 Posts: 62 Location: Canberra, Australia

trio, you are a genius. I grabbed your sfs installer, reinstalled my Lighthouse as a full hdd install, and went ahead and installed the Mariner, KDE, Oxygenofffice sfs', and they all worked without a problem. Next I am going to install the compiz.sfs and then get into you pet creater and have a go at petting up some programs that I like to use and share if they work as planned. Again thanks for all your work.

Cheers

Jason

trio · Posted: Tue 21 Jul 2009, 04:54 Post subject:

Jason,

You are very much welcome... Laughing

I am happy you find it useful...don't forget, the sfs is registered as installed pets when installed, so you can uninstall it later, just like regular pets

Also, you won't need the sfs installer if you already have latest Pet maker 1.5, I replaced the troublesome sfs2pet function (as you experienced & reported) with this sfs installer function...

Regards,

trio

trio · Posted: Tue 21 Jul 2009, 06:17 Post subject:

Hi Users,

SFS installer GUI now is integrated in Pet Maker 1.5 (Click on my signature) - you do not need to have both, but if you only want this app, it's up to you

nancy reagan · Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 525

trio · Posted: Thu 06 Aug 2009, 02:32 Post subject:

NEW - SFS_Installer-1.0-430 - designed for 430, tested in 430prebeta.
1. Install SFS directly (useful for full hd install, but can work for frugal also)
2. Registered with new petget in 430, so can Uninstall from package manager
3. auto detect menu entry

see main post - testers welcome

mistfire · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 131

This app is great! It has an ability to install SFS modules. On the next version SFS installer development. I suggest that it has more features (such as list of installed SFS modules and "remove" button to uninstall the currently installed SFS modules.)

sidders · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 470 Location: Bolton, uk

Thanks Trio. Sticking this in Hansamben, but as its for the completly-uninterested-how-it works-as long-as-the-kids-like-it, i am testing a scrip to see what kind of install it is then kick in the SFS_installer or bootmanager extra sfs.
For pupmode=2 (full install i hope) it will copy the sfs's to /.
When the installer opens it looks at the folder /usr/local/sfs_installer.

1. can i tweak the installer to look in / first of

2. Where do the sfs's have to be to be installed. Something tells me its /, but i cant for the life of me remeber why.

Heres the script thats being tested.

trio · Posted: Wed 14 Oct 2009, 10:04 Post subject:

Sidders,

So sorry, I really don't have time right now...i just started a new job and it comes with loads of works to be done. Can somebody else help please..

sidders · Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 470 Location: Bolton, uk

No worries Trio. Good luck with the job. I'll look around and work it out.

Just tried it on 421 and it opens in Root. will try again

Thanks

James186282 · Joined: 08 Sep 2009 Posts: 151 Location: Minnesota

I just wanted to post a thanks for a nice gadget! I figured out how to do this from the CLI but this is a great little tool and I'm sure it will help out the new guys (like me) a lot in the future.

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3402 Location: Oregon

I have not tried your sfs installer, but I do have a question.
Does it check to see if the sfs file is in the correct format?
I seem to recall one had to convert ext2 sfs files to ext4 before bootmanager would load them.
Is this the case with your sfs installer?
Or does it even need that capability?
Curious.