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sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Hi veronicathecow; Nice to hear from you & that my creation's installing well.
Have you tried UnInstalling anything yet? That's the real Q here...
Maybe pick a small app., install it, & then uninstall it for a test.

Duplicate file backup needs testing also, but that'll be proven with time.

Hi DiabloRojo; (Red Devil?) You installed “devx_214.sfs” & it doesn't work?
I don't think “devx_214.sfs” has any [Start] menu items to click on, it's just
libraries & other development stuff that's needed to compile apps. & the kernel.

The file sfslist is only used by the GTK GUI TableBox to show the files installed.
The files in the dir. /install-files are file lists of the files in that installed app.

To uninstall an app., click the app. in the TableBox & click [UnInstall SFS file].
This should do: rm -f (each file in list in /install-files/AppName.files)
Another words it should delete each file in the apps. file list one by one.
So after uninstalling an app. the SFS file should be just the way it was before.

I haven't checked a list file yet to make sure it has ALL the app. files listed in it.
The command: find $sfsMNT |sed "s#^$sfsMNT##" > ${instFILES}/${sfsNAME}.files
Should create the file "(AppName).files" with ALL the installed apps. files list in it.
If the list is complete, then uninstall can delete all of the apps. files correctly.

##### JUST READ NEW POST by: DiabloRojo

YES, your correct... It does't remove the dirs.! (sorry about that)
I'll add the line to delete the dirs. to sfs installer when I figure it out.

Once I've done this, all you'll have to do is reinstall the app. & then uninstall it again.
This will remove everything including the dirs. that were left over.

I'll post & announce the new version here when I'm done with it.

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

DiabloRojo; I'm making the new version, but it'll test for duplicate dirs. that are
already there, so it won't remove the ones that were left from the uninstall.

I'll give you instructions on how to remove those dirs. when I post the new app.

Your amigo... Terry

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

DiabloRojo; I'm posting your instructions to delete the leftover dirs. now.

But I'm still waiting on info I hope to get to complete sfsInstaller.

Here's the code to fix your Puppy install:

DiabloRojo · Posted: Sat 14 Apr 2007, 11:26 Post subject:

Hello Terry.

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Cool Justo; Someone else who knows their way around a console & Bash scripts!

The new app. splits the ".files" file into ".dirs" & ".files".
When the ".dirs" file is made, preexisting dirs. are not included in it.
This should leave Puppy the same as before the install.

Terry B.

bugman · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2131 Location: buffalo commons

Works weird, but works. Everything installed, so I'm basically happy. I'm not the best tester, so I can say no more, sorry...

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Thanks bugman, hopefully it's real close now, should only be minor bugs.

### CRITICAL: Be SURE to gunzip & untar in the dir.: /root/my-applications

### Change log:
code cleaned up
checkbox to enable rxvt display of files

Lots of little stuff changed again, I may have created bugs...

### NOTE:
If someone has setup a TESTING Full-HD install, please test these items:

Verify install & uninstall as well as you can.
If preexisting files are backed up & restored properly.
If checkbox, the rxvt display shows & is killed when done (install & uninstall).
If no checkbox, messagebox display shows & is killed (install & uninstall).

This should be this apps. final form, so final testing is all that's to be done.
If we can test it out fairly well, I'll submit it to Barry for inclusion in Puppy.

bugman · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2131 Location: buffalo commons

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

bugman; Just move the dir.: /sfsInstaller_full-HD & it's contense to: /root/my-applications

The lists of installed files & other paths are hard coded to: /root/my-applications/sfsInstaller_full-HD

bugman · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2131 Location: buffalo commons

Done, thanks. Btw, my sfslist is empty and was throughout the installation. But I have enough space for a few stray programs, so no worries...

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

bugman; Yep, the install tracking file is made during installation.
With the app. in the wrong place it couldn't make the file (no dir.).
If you want, I can give you instructions to make one using Xterm.
However... If your not going to want to uninstall it, don't bother.

If the apps. in the correct path now, then future installs should show.
The installed SFS file shows in the list because there's an install tracking file.

bugman · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2131 Location: buffalo commons

Actually, I thought about it some and wouldn't mind making the list all proper-like.

A: I'm okay today, but tomorrow the unwanted programs will be driving me nuts.

B: Using the terminal makes me feel powerful.

C: My inability to read instructions is my own problem and I shouldn't expect others to bail me out of--oh, wait, nevermind...

Pick a reason, any reason!

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

LOL...

I'll post some cli commands for you to make an "install file" (not at my PC).
Unfortunately simply reinstalling the SFS file again won't do the trick.
Basically instructions to mount the SFS file & generate a correct install file.
Terry

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

bugman; Here's the fix to make the install file.

### Run each one of these commands separately in Xterm or rxvt.
### HiLite each line one at a time & Paste (middle mouse button) into Xterm.

### The first line, enter the path & filename of the SFS file between the 2: ''
### Example: sfsFILE='/mnt/home/devx_214.sfs'

bugman · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2131 Location: buffalo commons

I tried it for "OOo_215.sfs", but what came up in the sfs installer window was "sfsFILE.inst". Thanks for trying (though it was probably something I did wrong), I then just tracked down as many of the folders for progs I didn't need in /root/, usr/whatever and deleted.

Besides, I already had my Unix-stud moment today. I was working on a friends Mac (shudder!) and they mentioned a file on their desktop that had suddenly appeared and wouldn't go away. It was some weird bit of web-junk that they must have accidentally summoned into being, and resisted all efforts at deleting the regular way. So I opened up a terminal and did rm /Users/mac/Desktop/srvurl and voila! They were amazed that such a primitive tool existed on their Aqua-fresh post-modern doorstop.

The best thing of all is that they thought I actually knew what I was doing...