Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[bigpup]

Not a bug but the way things work in Lucid 5.2 having 2 window managers available to use. (Openbox or JWM)
I have read many problem posts that deal with the same problem.
Using the wrong program to change desktop settings and not seeing the changes.

At initial start Lucid 5.2 uses Openbox and Fbpanel for the desktop.

For setting changes:
menu->desktop->desktop settings->
Openbox-window manager config
Fbpanel-configuration

If you change to JWM with X-WM switcher:
menu->desktop->desktop settings->
JWM configuration


You can get some very good add on programs with this package
http://diddywahdiddy.net/Puppy500/PupComboPlus-1.1-Lucid.pet

If you download and install, use PupControl-panel
It will auto detect what window manager you are using and only provide the proper configuration programs to use.
They will be in:
PupControl->settings->Window Manager Settings.

[chrismt]

I am not sure

I see a time lag when starting apps compared to previous version

And it would be nice if someone can create a DNS change app and integrate it with PuPapplaucher

[bigpup]

[chrismt]

Once I run the app, example, Firefox, for the first time after boot, it takes some times, but after i shut down firefox and restart, it is fast

I am on a full install

[smokey01]

chrismt, do you mean shutdown firefox, and restart firefox or restart the computer?

If you are simply restarting firefox it will load much faster as firefox will still be loaded in the memory cache.

[marco07]

[bigpup]

[rokytnji]

No Bugs to report yet. Updated 5.1.1 frugal to 5.2 (with crossed fingers )

I installed Opera 11 this way http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/cant-install-opera-in-mepis-11-a-854653/#post4216773

Using Netsurf as default browser (I am used to it)



No damage done. Kept my pianobar install. Not much in /temp/(was it upgrade folder? Can't remember right now since reboot) that I had to deal with. Installed recommends pets in 1st post. Thanks BigPup, for coaching for frugal update (yeah, I backed up pupsave in AntiX). So far so good. Sorry I can't post a bug yet.

Screeny pretty much tells it all. Just adjusted Openbox and fbpanel taskbar a little.

[oldmanemu]

After many days of trying to set up the internet I finally managed it, using a belkin f5d8053 and a 2wire telstra australia wifi modem. Now I am struggling to add raw support to gimp.
By the way I am a newbie to linux but have over 20 years of experience with PC's I love the distro and 50 years with a camera

[tubeguy]

Frugal install of 5.2, pwidgets 2.2.7 and pwidgets extras 2.2.4 on Toshiba Satellite A25-S207. Clock keeps going away, comes back if I go to the pwidgets control panel and just hit apply again. I haven't timed it but it seems like if I go away for an hour or 2 it's gone. It only happens with the lappie.

Edit: Just realized I have an old version of pwidgets and extras , installed 2.3.2 and 2.3.0 respectively, will see what happens.

Edit 2: Gone again. Found this at the bottom of xerrs.log:

[playdayz]

oldmanemu

[playdayz]

tubeguy,

[tubeguy]

[jinx100]

Some differences comparing Lucid Puppy 5.2 to the 246 beta.

With 5.2 when I plug in a USB flash drive the activity light on on the drive flashes twice a second for forever. With 246 it flashes for 15 seconds then stops. In both cases the drive is unmounted. With 5.2 the flashing stops if I mount the drive but returns when the drive is unmounted.

With 246 I can install Puppy to a flash drive without the iso file using the universal installer. With 5.2, the iso file is required. This is inconvenient on netbooks lacking an optical drive.

[bigpup]