Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[peebee]

Visit the LxPup Support Website for latest download links

"The Puppy equivalent of Lubuntu...."

See this post for LxPupTahr14.12

LxPup64 (64bit version) has its own thread

LxPup is a version of Puppy using the LXDE desktop environment and is an updated “descendent” of Jejy69’s LxPup13.01

LxPup uses the components from LxPup-by-SFS added onto the Slacko, Precise, Tahr & Unicorn bases using the Woofy0.91 and Edit-Initrdgz-1.4 tools

LxPup offers Openbox as it’s window manager, LxPanelX (a fork of LxPanel) as it’s panel manager and PCManFM as it’s file manager.

Optional enhancements to the desktop are available via the Options button on the Change Appearance menu item. (add a top panel or wbar, add extra right click options, add desktop drive icons and support for floppy disks).

Watch a YouTube review of the earlier LxPup13.11....

There is a pet to revert to Openbox-3.5.0 on the download page.

You can also add Compiz to Slacko versions of LxPup (n.b. experimental) by adding an sfs and a setup pet.

Feedback is welcomed
Cheers
peebee

p.s the sfs in the iso is xz compressed

p.p.s use the {devx} links above to download the devx sfs's as the Sfs Manager does not show them

p.p.p.s you can achieve exactly the same end result apart from "branding" for Upup-Precise and Upup-Raring with the LxPup-by-SFS add-on.

If you would prefer to install just OpenBox and LxPanel onto your Puppy instead of the full LXDE (i.e. retaining Rox as the file manager) then try OpenBoxPlus from Vicmz.

[vicmz]

Mirror: lxpup-13.10-1.iso https://app.box.com/s/os2gmc4r3wry7wiegt3y

[simargl7]

I suppose this is made with permission from Jejy69

But LxPUP home page doesn't mention new release

http://lxpup.weebly.com/

[Billtoo]

I did a manual frugal install to a 16gb SDHC card.

video-info-glx 1.5.1 Sat 12 Oct 2013 on LxPup 13.10 Linux 3.4.52 i686
0.0 VGA compatible controller:nVidiaCorporationGF108 [GeForce GT 430](rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA
product: GF108 Board - 1071v0p1 Chip Rev
X Server: Xorg Driver: vesa
X.Org version: 1.12.4
dimensions: 3360x1080 pixels (959x315 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GT 430/PCIe/SSE2/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 319.60
AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1045T Processor
Core 0: @2699 1: @2699 2: @2699 3: @2699 4: @2699 5: @2699 MHz

Downloading the iso was fast.
It's working fine so far.

[darkcity]

Updated wiki
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/LxPup

The numbering scheme is potentially confusing. Was LxPup14 a beta?

Also is the journal dead?
http://lxpup.weebly.com/journal.html

[peebee]

[peebee]

[Billtoo]

I moved my SDHC card to another pc that also has an Nvidia card, I had
to go through choosing the driver etc again but it's working fine.

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.12.4
dimensions: 3360x1080 pixels (871x277 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 560 Ti/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 319.60

I couldn't find any option in the menus to add workspaces so I clicked
on obconf in PCManFM and added 2 more workspaces,the panels were lost
temporarily but restarting the wm fixed it.

I'm enjoying this pup and still trying stuff out, thanks for your new
iso.

[peebee]

[01micko]

Hello peebee,

A very nice Slacko derived puplet. Congratulations! I'm sure Jejy69 is proud that his work and influence is carried forth. Who is this smargl7 bloke anyway? Never heard of him.

One Q.. is your compiz sfs compatible?

One annoyance (and this is one for the PCman devs, not you). When you mount a drive in the file manager and it happens to be the only tab open, on dismount PCmanfm closes. Would be more intuitive for incomers if it defaulted to $HOME instead of closing. I might raise it with them.

TBH, I think this interface is the future (ha... yes, there is probably puppy a future, and if not a puppy like future) given that JWM, while very light on resources, does look aged, no matter how tasteful the theme is, and that rox seems to be approaching its "use by" date, given that no development has happened in 4 years, apart from essential bugfixes.

Obligatory screeny...

[peebee]

Ooooops

deleted my reply to 01micko in error - hope he read it first!!

Basically thanks for the kind words

Agree about problem with pcmanfm closing unexpectedly

Compiz support added - see below

[Billtoo]

[oldyeller]

Hi peebee,

I am downloading as I type this out. It sounds like you did a great job on this. I am very sure that Jejy69 would be pleased.

I too have enjoyed his work, Now it will be yours as well. Well be testing soon.

Cheers

[Bert]

Hi peebee,


Thank you very much for this pup!
I was beginning to think about saying farewell to puppy linux, given the current situation, but your Lxpup changed my mind

I had tried your -by-sfs's, but always ran into problems. ( bastard puppies: half jwm, half lxde) (and half bert's clumsiness )

This Puppy just works, and elegantly.

One little thing, I changed the title bar in /usr/bin/lxp-shutdown:


to:



This is a lovely Puppy

Gratefully,
Bert

[peebee]