Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3012 Location: Oregon

The program description is very important for the linux newbe.
Trying to figure out what a program is for from just it's filename does not work.
And that even goes for regular linux users.

So a user looking for a program that does what they want will not be at a loss.

ALSO. A program that is written for a specific Puppy version series should so specify.

Even after a number of years of using Puppy, I still cannot tell you even what some of the programs included in Puppy are for and what they do.

SouthPaws · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 84

In agreement with drongo; the time has come for deep thought...(hmmm...sounds familiar).

I suggest:

1. mention the compatible kernel to the package at hand

2. add another section labeled ISO's where we can centralize/find links
to every iso/derivative (a sticky at the top of the derivatives section
would suffice)

bigpup · Posted: Tue 13 Apr 2010, 20:54 Post subject: posting templete

Flash · Posted: Tue 13 Apr 2010, 22:55 Post subject:

Sylvander · Posted: Wed 14 Apr 2010, 03:37 Post subject:

Regarding the previously mentioned missing dependency:
See HERE at this link for the Python-2.5.2-i686.pet file.

What's to be done about such dead links? Sad

Sylvander · Posted: Wed 14 Apr 2010, 06:34 Post subject:

Is Pmenu - Puppy Menu Editor included in any list?

Would be nice to have a list somewhere of all items included [listed (NOT links?) under headings for the various sections][in a post below the main INDEX?], so as to be able to easily check. Very Happy

drongo · Joined: 10 Dec 2005 Posts: 328 Location: UK

Bookmark these sections in the default browser. (If future Puppies have a default browser.)

I see the sections are starting to slide down the ranks.

Flash · Posted: Thu 15 Apr 2010, 09:40 Post subject: Re: Suggestion for future Puppies

bigpup · Posted: Sat 17 Apr 2010, 12:29 Post subject:

place holder

bigpup · Posted: Tue 20 Apr 2010, 08:23 Post subject: Creating subsections

Pizzasgood wrote:

Flash · Posted: Tue 20 Apr 2010, 10:04 Post subject:

And perhaps a section called Security?

bigpup · Posted: Tue 20 Apr 2010, 12:22 Post subject: obsevation

Starting to notice something. The first page of Additional Software (Pets N' Stuff) is where you can look for bleeding edge new programs that have not been tried or tested for different versions of Puppy Linux. People try them, use them, give feedback, and they improve.
They creep to page 2 of Additional Software (Pets N' Stuff) and they are aged and well tested.
After being on page 2 for awhile. If you make a link, to the program, in one of the Main Topic lists, these lists become the place to go for solid, good working programs.

linuxsansdisquedur · Joined: 13 Jan 2009 Posts: 250 Location: South of France

the fact is :
success of a distro (for newbies?) is for a great part depending of how many apps are available in the repo Exclamation

the matter is :
repo, package manager point to, seem empty in front of the plentifulness apps in the forum (and other non official repo) Question

puppy is a total amateur distro a hobby for fun (we love it for that) so organization is not higher priority and nobody is paid for remedy that. Cool

the fact is:
to find an apps we have the forum and powerful tools like puppysearch on toolbar Exclamation

the matter is:
there is many puppy/puplet with no compatibilities because of the puppy series/the dependencies. Question

this is a bit anachic but that runs Cool

rebuild forum with more order ? perhaps, for a while, but for a long time... Wink

recreate more powerfull tool like PSI or LIT for managing package not only in official repo for each series/pupplet? perhaps the future for puppians? Shocked

Pizzasgood · Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2010, 17:17 Post subject:

Sorry for the delay. It wasn't my intention to hold off this long. I've just been too busy to visit the forum in over a week.

I'll get on this on Tuesday or so.

Pizzasgood · Posted: Wed 28 Apr 2010, 02:56 Post subject:

Sections added, moved a couple things. Didn't move much because am very tired and would probably screw it up horribly.

Widgets now belong in Desktop, not Eye Candy, unless they are mainly decorations.

I'm going to go to bed now. Hopefully I didn't break anything already. If I did go ahead and yell. Unless you live in my building, in which case shut up before I introduce you to the wrong end of a soldering iron because I'm trying to sleep dang it.

G'night.