NOP (Nearly Office Pup) 3.01 final available for download
Posted: Sat 13 Oct 2007, 22:31
NOP 3.01 is ready.
NOP 3 is a puplet that uses the Xfce4.4.1 window manager and is meant to be used on a USB pendrive in conjunction with an OpenOffice SFS file (hence the name - it is Nearly Office Pup). Alternatively the goffice SFS file can be used (Abiword / Gnumeric).
The concept of the pup is to reduce duplication of applications and make a no nonsense working dog.
NOP uses the Opera web browser (9.23), which also makes a good e-mail client, chat client and torrent / download manager. Flash 7 is pre-installed (Flash 9 still gives problems for Opera).
Edit : Correction, Flash 9 now works -download from adobe site & copy files to opera plugins folder!!
In this latest version of NOP I have decided not to pre-install Nvidia drivers - they are available as pet packages and can now be easily added. Also the Xfce documentation has been removed -there are now links to online help. This keeps the size down to just 88 Mb.
Remember, if you install any scripts that call Rox they will have to be edited to replace rox or rox -d calls with thunar and comment out rox -D calls.
Revision 1
I have updated NOP to revision 1 [only 90Mb] with minor changes:
Opera 9.24 with FLASH9
Added ripperX
Added rox script to redirect calls to use Thunar, so no need to edit scripts to replace rox calls.
Updated parted to 1.8.8
added working insmod
Fixed typo in init script re OLDFILEMOUNT
While I was there I commented out the fsck check on savefiles at boot.
The last one could be an issue. I know the fsck has been causing long delays for some people and as I understand it Puppy 2.17 and 2.16 didnt do the check and still worked fine.
Revision 2
Xfce updated to 4.4.2
added full tinlylogin
QTparted replaced Gparted
Updated mtPaint to v3.19
Pburn replaces Grafburn
Updated Pfind to 3.2
Added cdrdao library
Added xorg OpenGL libraries for easy install of compiz.
Revision 3
Opera 9.25
Pburn 0.6
Xine-ui replaces gxine
Revision 5
Opera 9.25 static build.
Qt libs removed
back to using Gparted
Pburn update to 0.9.3
Hardinfo utility added
xdelta3 added
Revision 6
Opera 9.26 static
Pburn 1.22 +theme
cdrdao removed (not needed by pburn anymore)
Pfind 3.4
Galculator
Gpicview in place of ristretto
NOW WITH HOTPUP !
Now kindly hosted by Caneri at http://www.puppylinux.ca/NOP/
NOP 3 is a puplet that uses the Xfce4.4.1 window manager and is meant to be used on a USB pendrive in conjunction with an OpenOffice SFS file (hence the name - it is Nearly Office Pup). Alternatively the goffice SFS file can be used (Abiword / Gnumeric).
The concept of the pup is to reduce duplication of applications and make a no nonsense working dog.
NOP uses the Opera web browser (9.23), which also makes a good e-mail client, chat client and torrent / download manager. Flash 7 is pre-installed (Flash 9 still gives problems for Opera).
Edit : Correction, Flash 9 now works -download from adobe site & copy files to opera plugins folder!!
In this latest version of NOP I have decided not to pre-install Nvidia drivers - they are available as pet packages and can now be easily added. Also the Xfce documentation has been removed -there are now links to online help. This keeps the size down to just 88 Mb.
Remember, if you install any scripts that call Rox they will have to be edited to replace rox or rox -d calls with thunar and comment out rox -D calls.
Revision 1
I have updated NOP to revision 1 [only 90Mb] with minor changes:
Opera 9.24 with FLASH9
Added ripperX
Added rox script to redirect calls to use Thunar, so no need to edit scripts to replace rox calls.
Updated parted to 1.8.8
added working insmod
Fixed typo in init script re OLDFILEMOUNT
While I was there I commented out the fsck check on savefiles at boot.
The last one could be an issue. I know the fsck has been causing long delays for some people and as I understand it Puppy 2.17 and 2.16 didnt do the check and still worked fine.
Revision 2
Xfce updated to 4.4.2
added full tinlylogin
QTparted replaced Gparted
Updated mtPaint to v3.19
Pburn replaces Grafburn
Updated Pfind to 3.2
Added cdrdao library
Added xorg OpenGL libraries for easy install of compiz.
Revision 3
Opera 9.25
Pburn 0.6
Xine-ui replaces gxine
Revision 5
Opera 9.25 static build.
Qt libs removed
back to using Gparted
Pburn update to 0.9.3
Hardinfo utility added
xdelta3 added
Revision 6
Opera 9.26 static
Pburn 1.22 +theme
cdrdao removed (not needed by pburn anymore)
Pfind 3.4
Galculator
Gpicview in place of ristretto
NOW WITH HOTPUP !
Now kindly hosted by Caneri at http://www.puppylinux.ca/NOP/