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[runtt21]

backi , look inside the /root/working folder. If there is a folder in there called pkgtemp delete it. Then try to install the .deb . I tried installing xvidcap.deb from ubuntu repos. The first angelic theme .pet was packaged wrong and left a hidden folder in /root/working/pkgtemp which caused /pkgtemp to not get deleted after a package installation like it's suppose to. After I deleted that the .deb installed and ran fine. Don't delete /root/working .

[backi]

Hey runtt 21 !

Your advice worked fine .I did what you adviced.

Now it works fine.

Thanks Man!

With Macpup you did a real good Job.
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[runtt21]

I just installed it to and it ran fine but (don't take this the wrong way) swiftfox is ff3.6 . I am running ff7 pre alpha and it smokes swift. If you really want a cutting edge fox, 7 is the way to go IMO. Now it isn't prefect but DUDE......

[runtt21]

How to install Firefox 7 in Macpup 525 and still keep Firefox 4.........

This is how I have it set up if you would like to try ff7....

First go here and download the firefox-7.0a1.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/

Then move it into /root/working and unpack the .tar.bz2 there. It will create a firefox folder. In there look in the icons folder. Copy or move the mozicon128.png into /root/icons . Then download my FF7desktopfile.tar.gz . Unpack that and move the firefox 7 .desktop file into /usr/share/applications. And you're good to go. FF7 will now be in the menu under internet. You can use either 7 or 4 and they will share bookmarks but when you switch they will show the first run window. Enjoy!!

[omskates]

Congrats on continuing on a sweet line of MacPup releases!! Great work!

[backi]

High runtt21!

Followed your instruction for installing FF 7

Replaced Swiftfox.

It's a Rocket.
Thanks

Keep on Rocking!

[runtt21]

Hello omskates , Good to see you. I hope the rest of the regulars take this one for a spin.

In a few days i will post a how to for engage. Its an updated version of itask-ng. It's included in the extra-mods .pet.

Day 2 was a good!!!

[russoodle]

Congratulations, runtt!

Day 3 is even better for you...

[Brown Mouse]

Looking very good so far.Thank you runtt21.

One thing.
I've so far been unable to get vlc player to run.Used version 1.1.10 from Quickpet?

*Edit
Same with Songbird also.

[Billtoo]

I did a frugal install of macpup525 by mounting the iso and copying
the files to a macpup525 folder then running grub4dos + editing the
macpup525 entry in the menu.lst file to pfix=nox,ram
Rebooting in macpup and choosing vesa 1024x768 + xwin then changing
the timezone and restart x.
Then ctrl-alt-backspace + reboot and create savefile in the process.
Rebooted into another pup and edited the macpup entry to pfix=fsck
Reboot again into macpup and loaded devx + kernel source sfs then
downloaded the xorg_high driver in quickpet.
Another reboot and then ctrl-alt-backspace to get to the prompt.
Installed the ati-driver-installer-11-5-x86.x86_64.run proprietary
driver and entered aticonfig --initial and then xwin to get back to
the desktop.

Tue 14 Jun 2011 Operating System: macpup-525 Linux 2.6.33.2
0.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 68d9
oem: ATI ATOMBIOS product: REDWOOD 01.00

X Server: Xorg Driver: vesa
X.Org version: 1.7.6
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (507x285 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: ATI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 5570
OpenGL version string: 4.1.10750 Compatibility Profile Context

AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 810 Processor
Core 0: 2593 1: 2593 2: 2593 3: 2593 MHz

...the above also recorded at '/tmp/root/report-video-glx'.
# glxgears
38989 frames in 5.0 seconds
39810 frames in 5.0 seconds
39823 frames in 5.0 seconds

I do it this way or the pc will lockup when trying to reboot, same
thing with other pups on this pc.
Where there's a will there's a way

[runtt21]

Brown Mouse run it from the terminal and see what it says....

Another video review....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJZD8Zs5xV0

Thanks Russoodle!!!


http://parafox-asoka.blogspot.com/2011/06/macpup525-enlighternment-desktop.html

[Brown Mouse]

[runtt21]

I'll look into it later brown mouse but I am no expert on song bird or vlc, I have heard that newer builds of vlc wont run as root.Could be that.....

Soon the wood-7 theme.

[runtt21]

I downloaded songbird directly from ibiblio ( not quickpet) cause I wanted to test it in lucid and macpup. I used 1.9.3 . It installed and loaded.I haven't rebooted yet..... But it came up... Did you try to install the first angelic theme .pet before you tried these?

[Brown Mouse]

Hi runtt21

No I had not tried angelic theme prior to installing vlc/Songbird.
Anyway,I also downloaded the Songbird .pet 1.9.3 from Ibiblio and it works fine now.Must be some kind of problems using quickpet?

I'll now install the angelic theme

Thanks for you help