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Using JRE

#106 Post by gcmartin »

In the past, I've used JRE as it have automatically provided JAVA features for JAVA apps one mihgt use.

I use a LAN PC finder called AngryIP available as a JAVA app or as a PET installer which adds a menu item. And, with LibreOffice this allow full functioning of the product.

This is not a request for a change to anything, just an understand of how one get JAVA servcie for needed applications.

Thanks goes to Pemasu as he has score a wining hockey goal with the LibreOffice.PET he produced.

Thanks again to all

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Re: Using JRE

#107 Post by greengeek »

gcmartin wrote:In the past, I've used JRE as it have automatically provided JAVA features for JAVA apps one mihgt use.

I use a LAN PC finder called AngryIP available as a JAVA app or as a PET installer which adds a menu item. And, with LibreOffice this allow full functioning of the product.
gcmartin - can you clarify this please? Are you saying that I don't need a JRE at all, I only need to install angryIP and then Libreoffice will be satisfied?

(I am a little confused because that seems different to your first post in this other topic:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=67345
where I think you said "JAVA is required")

thanks in advance.

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#108 Post by greengeek »

vovchik wrote: but nearly everything works without JRE, although I have it installed.
Thank you vovchik. Do you remember where you got the JRE from? (I installed a JRE pet to my Slacko53 install and ended up with icon problems and unwanted ROX alterations). I would like to find a good, clean, safe JRE just in case I need it)
Thx.

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#109 Post by 01micko »

Hi greengeek

Going by vovchik's info I would say that if you don't need Base (the database) you don't need Java. Angry IP scanner is a Java dependent IP address scanner and a totally separate, you don't need it unless you want to scan for ALL Ip addresses your machine can find (fun exercise!). It has nothing to do with LibreOffice.

I have had no problem with Java, which version did you have an issue with and from where did you get it? The lucid 1.6 update 24 version (iirc) seems stable on older gear (from reports).

You could try some from the follwing post:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=67371
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#110 Post by greengeek »

01micko wrote: I have had no problem with Java, which version did you have an issue with and from where did you get it? The lucid 1.6 update 24 version (iirc) seems stable on older gear (from reports).
Hi 01micko,
the JRE issue that some of us experienced with Libreoffice on Slacko53 is detailed here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=75299
(it is an obvious problem on Slacko due to the black desktop, but icon colour was not the only problem I had as a result. Other Rox options were "contaminated" also)

I will have a look at that other source for JRE.
many thanks.

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#111 Post by 01micko »

HI greengeek

Ah yes, I do remember your issue of getting a java package that was tainted with rox-filer settings.... that is one problem with getting a package from the forum, they aren't screened so you use at your own risk. Best thing to do if unsure about a package is to backup first.

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JRE with LibreOffice

#112 Post by gcmartin »

Sorry for the delay:

Below, the PPM seems to have a JRE that is without issues. I will check to see if the same is true of the forum recommendation that @01Micko shares.

The PPM doesn't indicate this to be a "full" version. It is a little confusing as it suggests "... Control Panel". But, it works without issues!

Should one of the ones listed in the forum does work without introducing issues, what should we do for those to be included in PPM by distro developers?

AngryIP was listed as it is a simple JAVA Jar/pet that has many uses in a local LANs for determining your local LAN's devices. I have been using this in Windows/Linux for the past 15 years. Lightning fast and "little to no" footprint when used.

2nd item of interest - LibreOffice

My concern for JRE is that it give MY use the opportunity to add, test, implement java apps should I need to use them. LibreOffice will allow me to run ALL of its facilities, thus I made a judgment call to want Java available should LibreOffice functions which use that need that without my having to chase down error messages that would erupt..

3rd item - LibreOffice PET Question
Is there a way for it to be available to SLACKO's PPM?

Lastly and in summary
BOTH the LibreOffice PET and the AngryIP PET/jar work without known issues when running. They are using the currently shown PPM JRE (below) in spite of the error received from the java command shown above. This is currently being run on a Live media system with 2 current save-sessions on a Intel Mobil 1.5GHz CPU with 1GB RAM. The PET from @Pemasu was installed on this SLACKO 3.2.7 and the system is running "snappily" without any issues from any of the system's components. See below for all currently PET installed.

Hope this helps
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LibreOffice- 3.5.1 SOLVED

#113 Post by Henry »

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ln -s /usr/sbin/gtkdialog3 /usr/sbin/gtkdialog
3.5.1 was announced this morning (or last night).

I was able to download it and the help file from the normal place in the normal way, no problem. When I tried to get it with the GUI, I could not get the download started, although I could with the "testing" RC. Confirmed several times - did not seem to be a matter of availability.

Does the GUI automatically download the latest stable, or does the maintainer have to tweak it? Has anyone successfully got 3.5.1 through the GUI?

Thanks
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#114 Post by 01micko »

Henry..

They can be slow to update the servers for Linux, working fine for me right now, give it another try.
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SOLVED see message below

#115 Post by Henry »

Thanks for the quick reply!

I tried again. Got the green spinning splash: "Please wait a moment" for 45 minutes. . . The libre_download folder was created but stayed empty.

I have QuirkyNop 1.2 with Xfce (Thunar, no Rox, Opera, no Seamomkey or Firefox). Very clean system. What are the system requirements?

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SOLVED by symlink

#116 Post by Henry »

Back again - I read above the advice to

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ln -s /usr/sbin/gtkdialog3 /usr/sbin/gtkdialog
This made a big difference. I was given some choices and got a yellow box that was trying to download the help file but failed. So maybe I'm seeing traffic congestion. Will try again.

Henry

Edit: OK now! Great program. Thanks

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#117 Post by buzby01 »

Just used get_LO.13 enGB to install LO 3.5.1 to Macpup 5.2.8. and all works perfectly even base with Java is working.

Thanks to all involved. Would like to know one thing though. This thread talks about converting the sfs to a pet package. could you point me in the right direction in how to achieve this and thanks again.

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#118 Post by 01micko »

0.15 is out... so is Libreoffice 3.5.3

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01micko wrote:0.15 is out... so is Libreoffice 3.5.3

see main post
Thanks, but now your great FATSlacko is already out of date. :roll:

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Removed, my error,

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#121 Post by pemasu »

The error is probably due to my experimental 3.4.2 kernel dpup build.
But this is the failure I get when there is tar.gz unpacking done and it would be time to do something for the debs.
Remove the phony.gz.
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#122 Post by 01micko »

Pemasu, try this one, it is a bug where the server has changed filenames. It still needs work i think to make more robust, but I just tried in FD_64 and worked ok.
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#123 Post by pemasu »

01micko. I did first the thing which I should have done before posting. I tested my older more stable dpup exprimo 5.X.14 build. And the version 15 worked oob.
So...something in my newer build is not right. I suppose xz compression does not affect, the newer one puppy.sfs has been xz compressed. Yeah, shooting to the dark. Is there any tools to debug more...I would like to resolve the problem.

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#124 Post by 01micko »

Thanks for testing pemasu... and on closer inspection what I did had nothing to do with your issue!

I see that there is some problem with this;

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LIBO_PKGDIR=`ls -l|grep ^d| grep install|tr ' ' '\n'|grep install`
and the similar variables around line 427, why? I don't know! If you wish to debug further insert "set -x" somewhere at the top of the script.

OR if you don't, apply this patch.. it uses "find" instead of "ls" to set the vars, works, just tested.. but will it work for you and your new kernel? (patch should apply cleanly to 0.15 or 0.16, which isn't an "official" release yet, more to do)

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--- /usr/sbin/get_libreoffice.orig	2012-06-01 21:34:05.384136638 +1000
+++ /usr/sbin/get_libreoffice	2012-06-12 06:44:41.396715593 +1000
@@ -427,13 +427,19 @@
 	
 	sync
     sleep 1 #extracted names of dirs are not the same as name of tarball :|
-    LIBO_PKGDIR=`ls -l|grep ^d| grep install|tr ' ' '\n'|grep install`
-    LIBO_HELPDIR=`ls -l |grep ^d| grep helppack|tr ' ' '\n'|grep helppack`
+    #LIBO_PKGDIR=`ls -l|grep ^d| grep install|tr ' ' '\n'|grep install`
+    PRE_LIBO_PKGDIR=`find -name *install*`
+    LIBO_PKGDIR=`basename $PRE_LIBO_PKGDIR`
+    #LIBO_HELPDIR=`ls -l |grep ^d| grep helppack|tr ' ' '\n'|grep helppack`
+    PRE_LIBO_HELPDIR=`find -name *helppack*`
+    LIBO_HELPDIR=`basename $PRE_LIBO_HELPDIR`
     echo $LIBO_HELPDIR
 	for h in $LIBO_HELPDIR
 	 do mv -f ./$h/DEBS/* $LIBO_PKGDIR/DEBS
 	 done
-	LIBO_LANGDIR=`ls -l |grep ^d| grep langpack|tr ' ' '\n'|grep langpack`
+	#LIBO_LANGDIR=`ls -l |grep ^d| grep langpack|tr ' ' '\n'|grep langpack`
+	PRE_LIBO_LANGDIR=`find -name *langpack*`
+    LIBO_LANGDIR=`basename $PRE_LIBO_LANGDIR`
 	for l in $LIBO_LANGDIR
 	 do mv -f ./$l/DEBS/* $LIBO_PKGDIR/DEBS
 	 done
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#125 Post by pemasu »

Thanks. I will surely test and post back when I have something to report.

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