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Pizzasgood · Last edited by Pizzasgood on Tue 13 Mar 2007, 19:37; edited 9 times in total

PupBeGone
Built-in-package remover for Puppy (both versions 1.x.x and 2.xx)

Note: Version 1.5 will work with Puppy 2.14. However, it has a dependency on the 0pkgs_db file. That is what contains the data it needs to uninstall things. If you upgrade your Puppy to a newer version, you should also update that dependency for best results. Just use PETget, it's easy.

PupBeGone is a hacked PupGet that displays the files that Puppy comes with by default. Stuff like Abiword or Gaim or Mozilla. It then lets you remove them. This is accomplished by either downloading the package list, or downloading the package and making a filelist out of it, then using that list to remove the package. It also edits /root/.packages/packages.txt to reflect the changes. That means that if you want to get them back, you will be able to do it with good old PupGet. Which is good since PupBeGone can't install.
Unfortunately, Puppy replaces /root/.packages/packages.txt with every boot. To get around this, I set it to back it up to /root/.packages/currentpackages.txt. The install script adds the line

Lobster · Posted: Thu 24 Nov 2005, 21:53 Post subject: language translatio

I was just reading about this on your wiki home page Smile

and mentioned it in another post Smile

from what you are describing the same can be achieved but not so elegantly with editing the menu calling script. This ability to alter is being used in language translation - so is your program able to rename (in a future incarnation?)

I will be interested in how people get on with this - I will certainly download it in the future.

Good job!

Pizzasgood · Posted: Thu 24 Nov 2005, 22:13 Post subject:

Lobster · Posted: Thu 24 Nov 2005, 22:22 Post subject:

I don't usually comment on a program I have not used, so will write again when I have - probably next week.

Sorry for any confusion Embarassed

Pizzasgood · Posted: Fri 25 Nov 2005, 00:11 Post subject:

No problem. If you've been paying attention to my location tag, you'll have noticed that I recently moved. I no longer reside in the "State of Confusion," but some of my mail still gets sent there...

PeterSieg · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 361 Location: Germany, 37603

Hi. So together with Alienx remaster scripts, do we have another way to
create custom puppys, that are not only have additional apps but also can have apps deleted from standard puppy..?

It would be nice, to have the needed file lists upfrond in standard puppy..
Meaning, that when you open Pupget manager, you see all packages that one can remove already!

PS

kelewax · Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Nigeria

I am using puppy 1.0.6 from windows XP with NTFS harddisk. I installed it using the instructions from
http://ph-islands.net/pupinstall/
Since linux cannot safely write to NTFS harddisk I was just wondering if I could use Pupbegone to remove some default puppy applications without causing harm to my system. I would have tried it before asking but I dont know if I can recover from any serious damage.
Thanks

Pizzasgood · Posted: Fri 25 Nov 2005, 11:07 Post subject:

Well, that would put you in the same situation as the live cd users. What you have is a poor-man's install. It does the same thing as livecd, but it gets the files from the harddrive instead of the cd. So there wouldn't be much point in using it unless you're doing the remaster thing.

In any case, if you can write to your pup001 (/root), it will work. I've never had the ntfs problem, but I'm under the impression that once you put your pup001 file there you can write to that, just not the rest of the drive.

kelewax · Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 41 Location: Nigeria

Thanks, I guess I will have to wait until such a time when I can create a linux partition.

ting · Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Sandvika, Norway

I just wanted to say i love this little thing, iwe been playing around with it. I havent yet remastered anything, but i will try soon. Keep up the good work. I plan on making my own personal perfect puppy, hopefully Laughing

jcagle · Joined: 29 Sep 2005 Posts: 634

ooh, a perfect puppy!

So no bugs in it or anything? Nothing imperfect about it? You've got to do a lot to meet up to the name Wink

Puppy has got a lot of things that make it great and easier than most Linux distros. Very Happy

Pizzasgood · Posted: Sat 26 Nov 2005, 17:54 Post subject:

Thanks. I came up with the idea when I was removing packages by hand and figured I should make a script do it for me. Then I decided the best way would be to just hack a script that could already do it. I can guarantee that this thing would be nowhere near as nice if I hadn't had PupGet to build it from. GUIs (any UI, really) are one of my weak points. So, thanks, Barry!

bkeadle · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 20

Pizzasgood....you're my hero! Cool

As a newbie (just discovered on Sunday) I'm trying to remaster my own, scaled-down puppy, to become a Rescue Console (I call it my St. Benard puplet...). Having to get up to speed in a hurry has been a challenge, and I've been wondering how I was going to uninstall all the office, multimedia, and graphics stuff I don't need. Seems pretty formidable. Your beauty here makes quick work of it. Thanks alot!

I had expected this to be part of the PupGet Manager...effectively the Windows equivalent of Add/Remove programs. But as it is now...it's just an "Add Programs"...only let's me remove what I've added...not what comes with.

Thanks again for sharing!

bkeadle · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 20

One comment/suggestion about the script: how 'bout a completion message...so I know when it's done (instead of wondering if it's working in the background) or, better yet, return me back to the package manager so that I can select more to uninstall if I want.

Pizzasgood · Posted: Fri 09 Dec 2005, 23:24 Post subject:

It doesn't have one? I never noticed Embarassed

It was such a pain in the butt doing the other stuff that I spent very little time modifying the windows that pop up. I guess some of what I did must have skipped a message, or done stuff after it Rolling Eyes

Tomorrow I'll look into it. I've vowed never to go back into that script, but one dialog box isn't a problem.

As for tying into Pupget, I gave that about two seconds of thought when I started, realized that I'd be better off starting from scratch, and just specialized it instead. Plus, I'd rather keep Pupget "pure" than to combine it with possibly destructive code.