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[rg66]

X-Tahr is a Puppy Linux derivative based on 666philb's Tahrpup with the Xfce desktop environment and is Ubuntu Trusty Tahr compatible.

Features:
File-roller archive manager (as of v2.0)
Geany text editor
Mozilla Light web browser
Simple File Sharing for Samba
Thunar file manager
VLC media player
Xfce4-Whisker menu

Version 2.0 is the latest version based on tahrpup-6.0.5 (32bit) with Xfce-4.12 and comes with the 3.14.56 PAE kernel.

Version 1b3 is a testing version based on tahrpup-6.0.2 (32bit) with Xfce-4.12 and comes with the 3.14.20 noPAE kernel.

Download
ISO: http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-tahr/iso/

Applications list
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-tahr/current_applications_list.txt

Change log
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-tahr/change_log.txt

Recommended minimum requirements
2Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM

Special thanks to tahrpup developer 666philb, smokey01 for hosting, and as usual, Geoffrey.

Eclipse wallpaper font courtesy of Kevin Christopher @ www.kcfonts.com

[rg66]

Note:

1) Service Pack checks have been disabled as the .pet may overwrite some customized scripts. I will most likely integrate important SP bits into future releases.

2) PPM databases were updated on August 17 2016

[Marv]

Downloaded, md5sum checked ok. Grub4Dos frugal install (pristine) to Intel SATA SSD on core 2 duo iwlwifi Intel mobile series 4 video laptop. Sound ok on boot, video uses Intel driver and Mesa, glxgears 1350 FPS (as expected on this laptop). Wireless connection flawless using Frisbee. Posting from Firefox in it now (did make symlink in /root/.mozilla to my common Firefox profile. Singleclicked it and will make a savefile and use it. Touchpad also completely usable OOTB. Haven't turned off the tap-to-click yet, set any wallpaper or played with icons.

Edit: Savefile created correctly (unencrypted, 256Mb, EXT2), reboot fine. Lid suspend works OOTB on this laptop. More later..

Thanks,

[rg66]

Thanks for the report Marv, I can always count on you. Good to hear about the touchpad, X-slacko always had tap-to-click disabled OOTB which I want enabled.

I edited shutdownconfig not only to get rid of as much yellow as possible but to eliminate asking for encryption if a save dir is chosen. Too many clicks to save in my opinion.

[ally]

mirrored here: http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_X-tahr

[starhawk]

I've downloaded it... I'll test it myself (on the Poulsbo box for sure, possibly also on the Dell E4310 laptop) approximately when I get around to it... probably in the next two or three days.

[rg66]

[siklopz]

i just want to thank you for your work. x-precise was one of my favorite puplets, and i look forward to trying this one out. would you mind if i link it on the Puppy Linux Users Group on Facebook?

[rg66]

[Marv]

Continuing.. Using standard.svg icons, xfce4 v 1.0.5 battery monitor plugin installed using the PPM and added to the panel. Swapped in my retro-retro default 4.0 xfce theme, ran my browserlink pet to set up the external ones, mostly for Opera as I have been using it and the ESR Firefox with the tabs on bottom and Ghostery addons pretty much exclusively. Set up my networked HP4500 Officejet computer using a hplip 3.14.10 pet and the inbuilt CUPS. No hitches at all there with the printing. Never scan or FAX with it. Wallpaper set (came up without on the pristine install). Fiddling with governor etc. Don't have a good feel yet for CPU use etc. Seems ok, maybe a bit 'heavier' than X-slacko but I've been trimming and customizing that as it progressed so apples and oranges yet.

Several X restarts and a couple of reboots all ok too.

Anything I should try and break? Haven't managed to yet

[rg66]

[Marv]

[rg66]

[Geoffrey]

The wallpaper needs a symlink in /usr/share/xfce4/backdrops to /usr/share/backgrounds, that's how it is in the other xfce pups.

the /root/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
is set to 4 workspaces with teal as the background.

[rg66]