Probably most all regular Lucid packages should work in Lucid Retro except drivers.....because drivers are kernel dependant.That's why we disabled the drivers from downloading with Quickpet.tallboy wrote:Which repositories in the Puppy Packet Manager can be used for packet download? Are there issues with any packages in the puppy-lucid section because of the kernel change? Do we have to use spesific packages for the retro Lupu?
I have never really understood how all packages in all repositories in the PPM are backward compatible with a newer puppy, I don't know if that is a Linux policy matter? If all are not compatible, why are they listed?
What about the 'Extras for Puppy 4.3 with the 2.6.30.5 kernel', can those packages be used as is, or do they need some modifications?
Can I use the Firefox-3.6.6-Lucid from the puppy-lucid repository, or are there other more suited 3.6 versions?
I know these are newbie-questions, earlier I have just downloaded with PPM, and used what I found without thinking (yeah, yeah, I admit), and I have never had any problem with ditching a package that didn't work as intended!
Tallboy.
I've tested the regular Lucid browser downloads in Retro....Firefox, SeaMonkey, Opera and Chrome and they all work.
Other than the drivers (video,network,etc.) the regular Lucid pet packages should work though.
Any drivers for the 2.6.30.5 kernel should work fine since the kernel and included drivers are straight out of Puppy 4.31.