Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Tman]

1) First, you will need to install 01micko's pet2sfs script.

2) Create a sfs folder inside any linux partition or...
if you are running a frugal install , you can also create the folder the linux filesystem. eg. the /root or /tmp folder.
- I must elaborate on this cause it's important. For example, I am running Puppy (frugal install) on sda1 which is a ntfs filesystem. If I create, a folder named /mnt/sda1/sfs, the permissions will get messed up because I created the sfs folder in the ntfs partition; it doesn't handle permissions the same way a linux partition does.
- to do this properly on a frugal install, what I usually do is create a /tmp/sfs folder.

3) copy all of the pets which you want to combine into the sfs folder you've created.

4) open up the terminal and change to the sfs folder you've created. For my example, I will use the /tmp/sfs folder. Enter the following code

[sc0ttman]

Also, there is this, which can create an SFS or PET of combined PET files:

"This script combines your .PETs into a single .PET or .SFS file.
You will be asked to create a .PET file first, then a .SFS file
if no .PET was created. This script takes one argument - the
directory containing the .PETs that you want to combine into
a single package."

[technosaurus]

Can someone post this on a puppy site so that we don't keep repeating:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=53241
It contains all info for ISO, sfs and pets using GUI tools only

[Aitch]

[RedQuine]

Thanks for the clear instructions, Aitch. That not only worked a treat, it was kind of fun as well.

One tiny correction, though: the pet2sfs script is at http://www.smokey01.com/Tman/apps/Common-apps/

[rufwoof]

Another method that I sometimes use is to rename the pet with a .tgz suffix and open (archiver) that tar file, select all and copy to a temp work folder ... repeating for each pet so that they're all mixed in together. And then run mksquashfs to create a sfs of that directory/folder tree.

[LazY Puppy]

Hi.

PaDS 1.0.4

Just put .pet, .deb and .txz files into a directory. Right-click the directory and choose Combine to SFS / Merge to SFS.

It can handle the i386-linux-gnu directory / symbolic link issue (like in multiarch distros like Ubuntu). Next version can handle also the x86_64-linux-gnu directory / symbolic link issue (like in multiarch 64bit distros like Ubuntu).

I think this is currently the most comfortable way to create SFS Modules from multiple .pet, .deb and .txz files.

[slavvo67]

PADS works quite well!! I'm sure Technosaurus' option is good, as well.

Best,

Slavvo67

[michaellowe]

[mikeslr]

Hi All,

Noticing that the link to the script was broken, I've attached the contents of a file located on my hard-drive which I think was a copy of it:

#!/bin/sh
#script to turn a pack of puppy pets into an sfs
#plonk this in your $PATH.. suggest /usr/sbin
#usage
#make a directory any where you like and put in a bunch of pet packages
#invoke IN THAT DIRECTORY "pet2sfs <somename>-<verionnumber>"
#OR invoke IN THAT DIRECTORY "pet2sfs <somename>-<verionnumber> <option-for-mksquashfs>"
#give it a version number
#extra parameter if you want to preserve inodes or add other options to 'mksquashfs' eg -noI
[[ $1 = "" ]]&& echo "error, you must give a name for you new sfs" && exit
[[ `echo $1|grep "-"` = "" ]]&& echo "error, you must give a version number using a dash to delimit for you new sfs" && exit
CURDIR=`pwd`
cd $CURDIR
DIR="$1"
mkdir $DIR
LIST=`ls|grep pet$`
#extract pets
for i in $LIST;do
PKGNAME=`basename $i .pet`
mv -f $i ${i}.tar.gz
tar -zxf ${i}.tar.gz 2>/dev/null
cp -rf $PKGNAME/* $DIR
rm -rf $PKGNAME
mv -f ${i}.tar.gz $i
sync
continue
done
cd $CURDIR/$DIR
rm -f pet.specs
[ -x pinstall.sh ] && rm -f pinstall.sh
[ -x puninstall.sh ] && rm -f puninstall.sh
cd $CURDIR
#make sfs
echo "now making ${DIR}.sfs" &
sleep 2
mksquashfs $DIR ${DIR}.sfs $2
sync
[[ `ls|grep ${DIR}.sfs` = "" ]]&& echo "error: something went wrong, ${DIR}.sfs didn't get created" && cd $HOME &&exit
cd $HOME
echo "${DIR}.sfs created. All done"
echo "Now try to ENJOY and IMPROVE your life!"

mikesLr

[musher0]

Hi MikesLr.

Thanks for the salvage operation.

BFN.

[bigpup]

Here is the above script code made into a script file.
Had to add .gz to the name so it would post to the forum.
Just remove the .gz from the name to turn it into the script file.

Place it in a location that is in the PATH.. listing, so it is easily accessed.
suggest /usr/sbin

Do need to follow the steps, in the first post of this topic, to use it.

[version2013]