Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

Master_wrong · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 455

@Dejan

I have creted pet here : http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=43131

please inform me if there any good proper way to put the lib files into usb/lib ? because in the package above it isn't installed automatically.

Thank you...

mistfire · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 109

I noticed that when I'm converting rpm to pet. It fails because there is component missing or conflicted. When i'm converting deb to pet, the undeb script was not included in this package. It cant to convert deb to pet until you download it. Can you include all the needed scripts in order to run it properly. What I mean is to include some required scripts for this app. (example: undeb is required for conversion so it must included on this pet package)

dejan555 · Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 2407 Location: Montenegro

mistifire, ability to install debs on click is added to all newer puppy versions, so deb2pet is not really needed unless you're running some older puppy. undeb and unrpm are also provided in separate pet (read the main post)

mistfire · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 109

OK, by the way what versions of puppy does the installation of debs and rpms supported? Is it recognizable in Puppy Package manager. What I mean is when you install a deb or rpm file. The list of installed rpm or deb file can be found at PPM? Or do we need another Package manager to handle that kind of package? Is it possible to install a device driver in deb or rpm form in Puppy? Thank you in advance

dejan555 · Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 2407 Location: Montenegro

Yes, puppy versions 5.x, dpup/squeeze pup and I think even quirky, really any of newer pups handles installation of debs through PPM.

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

morgonzola · Joined: 21 Apr 2010 Posts: 160 Location: Los Angeles, CA

can you explain the difference between these scripts and alien2puppy?

is one better then the other?

also with alien2puppy you ha to put the dependencies in the same directory as the deb you wanted to convert and it would put them into one pet if i read correctly, does this one have to do that?

dejan555 · Joined: 30 Nov 2008 Posts: 2407 Location: Montenegro

I've never used alien2puppy but no this one doesn't do that it converts single package

mistfire · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 109

Technosaurus, im notice that compiling device drivers is compiling the kernel, Is there any way to compile a device driver without compiling a new kernel?

Dejan, does the PPM can upgrade and downgrade installed packages in PPM?