SlimJet 64-bit SFS packages

[orrin]

Thanks orrin and the other Mike,

I'll try both.

Orrin, you live in one of the most beautiful areas of our country; and nicest even if it's in a "Red State". I've frequently suggested to my wife that relocate there. At first, I was serious. Now, it's mostly to tease her. She's an inveterate "New Yorker" who, when we first met, joked about needing a passport to come to New Jersey. Or maybe she wasn't joking.

mikesLr

We are originally from Long Island.... its a heck of a lot nicer here than
there! Check out this slideshow:

http://gallery.orrin.org/video/nw_nevada.htm

[Mike Walsh]

*** NEW Version 14.0.2.0 now available***

Evening, all.

The current stable release, 14.0.2.0, is now available for download. These can be found at the usual location in post #2. This includes the current version of Pepper, 25.0.0.148.

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As stated in the last couple of posts, I don't usually bother with one release straight after another, but, once again, I'm making an exception.....we are, after all, marking the release of a new series!

New stuff in this release:-

https://www.slimjet.com/en/whatisnew.php

The previously-mentioned modified version of libffmpeg.so is, once again, included in both locations. 14.0.2.0, just like its predecessor, refuses to work with the included versions of libnss3.so & libnss3utils.so, so.....they've been dispatched again. Slimmie seems happy to pick up the system versions anyway, so I can't quite figure out why Flashpeak have gone to the trouble of adding extra 'weight'.

Once again, NetFlix works fine with this release, so.....enjoy.

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Iguleder's (peebee-modified) libpuppygc.so module has been pressed into service with this release, since Flashpeak have jumped straight from 55 to 57; Chrome 56 was where all the 'root' aggravation re-surfaced, so; it's not like I wasn't expecting it...!

It may not be as elegant a solution as Phil B's 'bbe' thingy that Oscar has been using to great effect with the sandboxes in the 32-bit releases, but hey! It works.....and that's the whole point of the excercise, after all. (And it only adds an extra 7 kb to the total. I can live with that!)

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Which brings me to the final point. I've included a small modification with this release. The previously-mentioned 'silent-launch' feature has been added to /root/Startup; if you look in /root/Startup, you'll find a new script, entitled 'silent_launch_slimjet'. What this effectively does is to launch SlimJet at boot, without 'opening' it; rather along the same lines as how modern Windoze works with hibernation and Fast Startup; it essentially holds it in 'standby-mode' until you launch from either desktop launcher or Menu entry. Upon doing so, it starts almost instantly.

If you don't want to make use of this, or wish to disable it, simply delete it from /root/Startup (or comment out the second line).

That's it! Any probs, give us a shout.


Mike.

[orrin]

Hi Mike,

Is MP4 supported in 14.0.1.0? If not, I will stick with the older version!

[Mike Walsh]

Nah; wouldn't bother, mate. Just tried Bloomberg and Fox in 14.0.2.0, which came out just a few hours ago;. It'll play the live Fox stuff.....but Bloomberg sits there grinning at you with a big blank space where it ought to be showing you a video feed. Doesn't want to know...

I did hear somewhere that Bloomberg were cozying up to MyCrudSoft, so it's quite on the cards that there'll be a strongly-worded 'love-letter' somewhere in the works that'll be suggesting only Edge should be 'allowed' to play their stuff.....


Mike.

[orrin]

Nah; wouldn't bother, mate. Just tried Bloomberg and Fox in 14.0.2.0, which came out just a few hours ago;. It'll play the live Fox stuff.....but Bloomberg sits there grinning at you with a big blank space where it ought to be showing you a video feed. Doesn't want to know...

I did hear somewhere that Bloomberg were cozying up to MyCrudSoft, so it's quite on the cards that there'll be a strongly-worded 'love-letter' somewhere in the works that'll be suggesting only Edge should be 'allowed' to play their stuff.....

Thanks for the reply... everything plays OK in 13.0.7.0 so I will stick with it.
The latest version of Chrome also plays everything!

[Mike Walsh]

Oh, well, there you go! As long as something's behaving itself...

I say, I just realised it couldn't have been the live streaming feeds for Bloomberg or Fox that I was watching. For one, you have to be a US resident.....and for another, with some digging around on their sites, it appears you have to 'purchase' an app that will allow you to down-stream their live feeds.

So I've NO idea what I was watching, but I'm guessing it definitely wasn't the live feed.....


Mike.

[orrin]

Oh, well, there you go! As long as something's behaving itself...

I say, I just realised it couldn't have been the live streaming feeds for Bloomberg or Fox that I was watching. For one, you have to be a US resident.....and for another, with some digging around on their sites, it appears you have to 'purchase' an app that will allow you to down-stream their live feeds.

So I've NO idea what I was watching, but I'm guessing it definitely wasn't the live feed.....

The live feed for Fox requires that you have a US Cable subscription.
Bloomberg on the other hand, does not. I generally look at the
Asian feed from Bloomberg here https://www.bloomberg.com/live/asia
On that page there is a selection for other feeds!

There is also short test files for a few video formats at:
http://techslides.com/sample-webm-ogg-a ... -for-html5

[Mike Walsh]

Hi, orrin.

I've just tried those test slides in 32-bit Slimmie 14.0.2.0, and MP4, WebM and Ogg all played okay.....as did the HTML5 variant. I wasn't fussed about the 3GP and FLV variants, but clicked on them anyway; for some reason, they wanted to download rather than play in the browser.

When I next go into Tahr64 or Slacko 64, I'll run them through again in 64-bit 14.0.2.0, and let you know the result.


Mike.

[Mike Walsh]

Hi again, orrin.

To give you a definitive answer, yes; MP4 is very definitely supported in the 64-bit '14'-series. I've just run those test slides through in 64-bit 14.0.2.0.....and the same ones play as played in the 32-bit variant.

So now you know..!


Mike.

[orrin]

Hi again, orrin.

To give you a definitive answer, yes; MP4 is very definitely supported in the 64-bit '14'-series. I've just run those test slides through in 64-bit 14.0.2.0.....and the same ones play as played in the 32-bit variant.

So now you know..!

I installed version 14 and so far it works OK.... but is there a way to change that 'left-hand' pointer? It also exists in the latest Chrome!

[Mike Walsh]

You've lost me.

'Left-hand' pointer..? Not sure what you mean.....

Are you referring to the cursor?


Mike.

[orrin]

You've lost me.

'Left-hand' pointer..? Not sure what you mean.....

Are you referring to the cursor?

If that's what you call it
When the mouse pointer hovers over a link, it changed to a tiny left
hand. Is there a way to change it to some other image?

[Mike Walsh]

Ah. Okay.

It sounds as though you're using the stock cursors. What you need is some cursor 'themes'..!

If you download this .pet from here:-

http://www.mediafire.com/file/i95s2ju81 ... es-1-1.pet

...it'll give you coupla dozen different cursor themes to choose from. You're in Slacko64 6.3.2, aren't you? Install it, then go to Menu->Desktop->Desktop Settings; then, under 'Theming', you'll find a sub-section for 'Mouse Pointer'.....that's where you'll find them. I use 'Polar Cursors'; it's a nice, neat theme that's actually standard on a fair number of Linux distros. Have a play around with 'em, and see what you like. There's the option to return to the 'original' Puppy theme if you want to.


Mike.

[orrin]

I looked a bit at the 'theme' section and tried another theme. I do not like it but can't find a way to return to the default theme!

Update: I got back to my original desktop.....
I tried to delete this post, but saw no way to do it!

Update #2: I installed the cursor file and selected a mouse pointer that I
like.... don't remember which one it was...!

Thanks Mike.

[Mike Walsh]

*** NEW Version 14.0.6.0 now available***

Evening, all.

The current stable release, 14.0.6.0, is now available for download. These can be found at the usual location in post #2. This includes the newest version of Pepper, released yesterday afternoon; 25.0.0.171.

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New stuff in this release:-

https://www.slimjet.com/en/whatisnew.php

NetFlix is still working fine with this release, so.....enjoy.

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The previously-mentioned 'silent-launch' feature has been added to /root/Startup; if you look in /root/Startup, you'll find a new script, entitled 'silent_launch_slimjet'. What this effectively does is to launch SlimJet at boot, without 'opening' it; rather along the same lines as how modern Windoze works with hibernation and Fast Startup; it essentially holds it in 'standby-mode' until you launch from either desktop launcher or Menu entry. Upon doing so, it starts almost instantly.

If you don't want to make use of this, or wish to disable it, simply delete it from /root/Startup (or comment out the second line).

Any problems, let me know.....and we'll see what we can do.


Mike.

[Mike Walsh]

*** NEW Version 14.0.10.0 now available***

Afternoon, kiddiwinks.

The current stable release, 14.0.10.0, is now available for download. These can be found at the usual location in post #2. This includes the newest version of Pepper, released yesterday afternoon; 25.0.0.171.

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New stuff in this release:-

https://www.slimjet.com/en/whatisnew.php

NetFlix continues to work well with this release, so.....continue to enjoy!

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The previously-mentioned 'silent-launch' feature has been added to /root/Startup; if you look in /root/Startup, you'll find a new script, entitled 'silent_launch_slimjet'. What this effectively does is to launch SlimJet at boot, without 'opening' it; rather along the same lines as how modern Windoze works with hibernation and Fast Startup; it essentially holds it in 'standby-mode' until you launch from either desktop launcher or Menu entry. Upon doing so, it starts almost instantly.

If you don't want to make use of this, or wish to disable it, simply delete it from /root/Startup (or comment out the second line).

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Any problems, as usual, you know where to find me.


Mike.

[orrin]

The current stable release, 14.0.10.0, is now available for download.

It looks OK here! Thanks Mike!

[Mike Walsh]

Glad you're happy with it, mate.

Apparently, they've only just got around to adding support for MP3 under the Linux & Mac versions.....two weeks after it's been announced that MP3 is now officially 'dead'.

I can't quite figure that one out, I must admit..!

(*shrugs*)


Mike.

[Mike Walsh]

*** NEW Version 14.0.14.0 now available***

Morning, all.

The current stable release, 14.0.14.0, is now available for download. These can be found at the usual location in post #2. This includes the newest version of Pepper; 25.0.0.171.

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New stuff in this release:-

https://www.slimjet.com/en/whatisnew.php

NetFlix still works OK with this release, so.....continue to enjoy!

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The previously-mentioned 'silent-launch' feature has been added to /root/Startup; if you look in /root/Startup, you'll find a new script, entitled 'silent_launch_slimjet'. What this effectively does is to launch SlimJet at boot, without 'opening' it; rather along the same lines as how modern Windoze works with hibernation and Fast Startup; it essentially holds it in 'standby-mode' until you launch from either desktop launcher or Menu entry. Upon doing so, it starts almost instantly.

If you don't want to make use of this, or wish to disable it, simply delete it from /root/Startup (or comment out the second line).

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Any problems, as usual, drop me a line.


Mike.

[Mike Walsh]

*** NEW Version 15.0.0.0 (Beta) now available***

Morning, all.

The new 'beta' release, 15.0.0.0, based on Chromium 59, is now available for download. These can be found at the usual location in post #2. This includes the newest version of Pepper; 26.0.0.131.

I've been testing this for a couple of days now, and all appears to be pretty stable so far...

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New stuff in this release:-

https://www.slimjet.com/en/whatisnew.php

No problems with NetFlix; everything still working fine with this release.

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The previously-mentioned 'silent-launch' feature has been added to /root/Startup; if you look in /root/Startup, you'll find a new script, entitled 'silent_launch_slimjet'. What this effectively does is to launch SlimJet at boot, without 'opening' it; rather along the same lines as how modern Windoze works with hibernation and Fast Startup; it essentially holds it in 'standby-mode' until you launch from either desktop launcher or Menu entry. Upon doing so, it starts almost instantly.

If you don't want to make use of this, or wish to disable it, simply delete it from /root/Startup (or comment out the second line).

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Any problems, let me know. I don't anticipate any, TBH; FlashPeak are getting pretty good at this by now..!


Mike.