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watchdog · Joined: 28 Sep 2012 Posts: 1626 Location: Italy

I have tried it with my usual base install. All working well for my needs. Thanks.

Billtoo · Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 3510 Location: Ontario Canada

I did a manual frugal install to a usb-3.0 SSD, computer is a lenovo
desktop.

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Thu 30 Jun 2016 on xenialpup64 7.0.7 Linux 4.6.3 x86_64
0.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 430] (rev a1)
oem: NVIDIA
product: GF108 Board - 1071v1p1 Chip Rev

X Server: Xorg Driver: nvidia
X.Org version: 1.18.3
dimensions: 1920x1080 pixels (524x292 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
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 361.45.18

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Core 0: @2003 1: @2003 MHz

I added applications with PPM (after applying the bugfix)
Downloaded and compiled the latest Nvidia prorietary driver.

No problems so far.
Thanks

EDIT: I updated Smplayer and Smtube, added Audacious-3.7.2.
Vlc plays movie DVDs well.
It's working well.

Pelo · Posted: Thu 30 Jun 2016, 20:34 Post subject: Linked to forum francophone,

Linked to forum francophone, for our colleague OUI, who refused to run 32 bits on its 64bits computer. Puppy Linux offers him Xenialpup64, he can trash his Ubuntu installation..
Ubuntu Xenial Xerus to be trashed Exclamation

It was a Christmas gift december 2015. This version was bêta.

I run audacious 3.7.2, on Xenialpup 32. Would i change for 64 bits version ? Xenialpup 64 downloading to my Puppy Collection... 300mb is not big when your RAM is 4GB as Mine.. A Long time ago, Cds were 700MB, now we can use Puppies Up to 2GB.
We only need a Puppy Linux media player able to read DVDs.

Pelo · Posted: Thu 30 Jun 2016, 22:39 Post subject: first contact

desktop very garbled, but browser ok. Mouse with hesitations.
Desktop update slowly..
Diagnostic with 32 bits version was similar, but less important.
Everything is normal after five minutes.
Tested PPM : bino 3D downloaded well. Video avi ok (only left channel , because 2D). I Have no 3D movie at home for test.

Billtoo · Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 3510 Location: Ontario Canada

Manual frugal install to a usb-3.0 hard drive, pc is a hp desktop.

video-info-glx 1.5.3 Fri 1 Jul 2016 on xenialpup64 7.0.7 Linux 4.6.3 x86_64
2.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
oem: Intel(R) Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics Chipset Accelerated VGA BIOS
product: Intel(R) Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics Controller Hardware Version 0.0

X Server: Xorg Driver: intel
X.Org version: 1.18.3
dimensions: 3200x900 pixels (846x237 millimeters)
depth of root window: 24 planes

direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Desktop
OpenGL core profile version string: 3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 11.2.0

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Core 0: @1600 1: @1600 2: @1800 3: @1700 MHz

Installed bugfix.
Installed applications with PPM.
Updated Smplayer/Smtube,added Audacious-3.7.2
Movie DVDs don't play properly with VLC, (jerky), they play properly
with Smplayer.

Vlc plays movie DVDs fine on my lenovo desktop which has the
proprietary Nvidia driver installed.

I installed a custom cursor with JWMDesk Manager, it's much easier to see now.

radky · Joined: 02 May 2010 Posts: 815

Thanks to nilsonmorales for the nice oranchelo-pup and Sarai icon themes in xenialpup64. Smile

One small issue: It seems the oranchelo-pup and Sarai icons do not display in the JWM menu of xenialpup64 (JWM 2.3.5). At least, not on my PC with integrated Intel video and vesa driver.

The included icons have png extensions but are mostly svg images. However, they will show in the menu of xenialpup64 after renaming the files without the '48' and changing the extension from png to svg.

For example: rename configuration48.png to configuration.svg

At least three menu icons in the Sarai theme are actually png images (folder48.png, home48.png and pc48.png). Possibly, they may require replacement with actual svg images for use in xenialpup64?

Thanks

oui

Sailor Enceladus · Joined: 22 Feb 2016 Posts: 1540

jlst · Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Posts: 571

I love geany, setting it as the default text editor was one of the right choices, whether i'm editing a shell script, a C/C++ file, config files, etc.. it just displays the right stuff.

I LOVE GEANY

Puppus Dogfellow · Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 1560 Location: nyc

mirror/thanks again for your work, 666philb!
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Sailor Enceladus · Joined: 22 Feb 2016 Posts: 1540

jlst · Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Posts: 571

I agree that VLC is not the best choice, but geany is. SMPlayer + mpv/mplayer is probably the way to go if we're using QT.

666philb · Joined: 07 Feb 2010 Posts: 3177 Location: wales

geany does have the split window plugin ... look in tools on the menu bar. the 'paste it ' plugin will also be added. I'll have a look at bluefish and see how it compares, but i do like geany and use it a lot.

xombrero is a browser that most people will hate Smile

palemoon covers a lot of bases ... size & functionality wise... the only other valid option would be a chrome based browser with the widevine plugin. this would add extra size buy also extra functionality like Amazon video.

mplayer v vlc ... I'm really hesitant to go back to mplayer as i always end up with audio video sync problems however powerful the computer.

as it's early days for xenialpup64 for the next build I'll add some of these alternative options to see what people think and see how it works myself. xenialpup32bit will be sticking to its defaults though as it's nearer release.

Pelo · Posted: Fri 01 Jul 2016, 22:33 Post subject: about included apps in Puppy.

about included apps in Puppy. Look what percentage of the distro occupied. It's no worth pain removing them as default. Remove built-in is easier for an old user fond of Linux than for a newbie to install. (oui msg) Puppy is a ready for use OS, for most of people. Professionnal apps will be loaded as SFS (Typists, photographs, cineasts,)
Geeks are eveywhere, the want a Pupppy for they own needs (experiments, often destructive Twisted Evil

)
"mplayer v vlc ... I'm really hesitant to go back to mplayer" don't hesitate. Live was easier with Mplayer, lot of apps need it.
We need fun too, as Puppy passengers.
VLC can be loaded as SFS.
Geany is bigger than Mplayer Geeks prefer Geany than mPlayer, for their fun Exclamation

What about DVDs ? Slacko and tarhpup (Xenialpup) are unable to read chapters. Our children still use DVDs, at night.. DVDs and CDs are still nice gifts. Click with the mouse on the choosen chapter is Useless. Don't ask our children to type in terminal, i english, some Linux parameters. Unless Puppy Linux is a pet at home for old children, around fifty or sixty years old, playing or trying to be programers, in the cellar (while his wife, fond of mechanics,is dismantling the car in the garage).