I fixed all the minor bugs that were listed in this thread
and I am uploading the next iso ATM it will be ready in 2 hours to download
A few people tried to define what TXZ is
TXZ is built with TXZ packages everyone knows that puppy is built with pets
different pets for different versions which gets more complex with different
possible versions using different distros as a base
TXZ uses its own package management not only to install , remove ,view and check for dependencies it is also the "build tool used to build itself"
so it was a long process to code the entire front end of package tools in Xdialog
then build the packages in the TXZ format ( over 400 packages )
I used Xdialog to keep it light and fast and since it was compiled for gtk2 it follows the theme well
but now there is no need for a "fat free" type of iso
all the pre installed packages and their contents are listed and removable
removing a lot of guess work keeping things more transparent to what has changed from package to package
it takes an incredible about of time to dominate all the packages files, configurations and unique locations "puppy uses" for each new version
most people dont care they just download an iso
but slackware users are the rarest most careful of linux users they have to be able to know how everything works( TRANSPARENTLY) because most of them care for their system so much that most of them compile all their own packages
or only use official packages
thats why I am doing things differently but not differently for those that do use slackware they would be at home
a slackware package is a standard (it is known world wide)
what has always made slackware difficult for new users is just to get started
TXZ pup bridges that learning gap and lets you get started learning how linux
works without the pain involved setting it all up learning is part of the fun
it doesnt have to be painfully difficult
================how to ===================================
just click on a TXZ package it asks if you want to install it (thats easy)
just right click on a TXZ package and in rox an option for unzipper drag N drop 5
comes up what that does is auto name and decompress the package in a folder for you so you can see whats inside it before installing " if you wanted to check "
lets say you wanted to install any files you could place them in root
then click on
slaxer_pkg_tools2.2
or if you like to be clean and have all the packages are in a special folder just copy slaxer_pkg_tools2.2 into that folder it will put all those packages and only them in the GUI nice hugh thats why slaxer_pkg_tools2.2 is just a script its portable its a front end tool
you can place it anywhere (thats easy )
same thing goes for uninstalling you can do multiple uninstalls from the GUI
just check the boxes (thats easy )
(thats easy too) Im not trying to make it complex I want it easy . I want it puppy
I want it stable. I got it now
P.S Note: no "pets" were injured during the making of this build
everyone does a different part I can only do my part
I cant even define that part yet it is moving and growing
Joe