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SlickPup 5.2.5 - Updated June-25-11
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gcmartin

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PostPosted: Mon 27 Jun 2011, 14:24    Post subject: Re: About Slickpup  
On Sun Jun 12, 2011, Tman wrote:
Slickpup is meant for newer computers and is basically the Lucid 5.2.5-based version ... .
Thanks Tman for this statement. All distro makers should state something along these lines when releasing their distros. It makes it a little easier for the community to understand, review, and decide as they select the Puppy of Choice.

I have 2 little questions (Y/N):
  1. Is the PUP525 "Update" included with this edition?
  2. Is this edition built to take advantage of ALL RAM found on the PC? (such as what PEMASU has done with his ICE and Polar contributions)
Thanks for your contribution.
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elraven

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PostPosted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 17:01    Post subject: slickpup
Subject description: terminal window		  
I love the clear look of the terminal window , but i have a problem. It takes up the entire screen . Is there a way to re size it ? I've tried right clicking at the very top but the resize option is not present . Any help is welcome .
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PostPosted: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 17:16    Post subject: slickpup525
Subject description: terminals		  
never mind I found an answer . I changed the direction of the desktop icon for terminal from lxterminal to urxvt and solved my problem .
Thank you....
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Tman


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PostPosted: Fri 01 Jul 2011, 21:14    Post subject: ...  
Sorry for the slow response time folks; I've been kinda preoccupied with other stuff lately.

The Premium Edition is no longer availiable.

gcmartin,
I have installed the lucid update in Slickpup, but I do not believe that it will support all of your 4GB of ram. I can't be sure though, because my fastest computer has only 2GB.

elraven,
If you would like to make the LXTerminal window smaller, you need to change the size of the font. Use a text editor to open up "/root/.config/lxterminal/lxterminal.conf. Just change the digits in the second line to a smalller value. My screen size is 1440 x 900, so I made the fonts big for better visability.
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PostPosted: Sat 02 Jul 2011, 12:59    Post subject:  
lithpr wrote:

...I really didn't want to highjack a bunch of SlickPup's "distinctives" (in the immortal words of Jay-Z: "I'm not a biter, I'm a writer for myself and others")...


lithpr,
You or any other pup developer may take some or even all of my work, and do whatever you like with it. Under the opensource agreement, you do not need my permission...but you have my blessing as well. If my ideas are thought to be useful, then by all means, implement them into your puplet. Ideas for Slickpup were not all original. My main focus for making Solidpup/Slickpup, (other than for my own use) was simply to make a good looking general-purpose puplet with a decent set of software. I think I have acheived that. If you want a see what apps might be good for rexbang, I recommend taking a look at snowpuppy (now midnight-sun pup). Pemasu's got a huge selection for it. The only downside is that the iso is kinda big...but not that big a deal for more modern computers with 1GB of RAM or above. If you would like some apps from Slickpup, but can't seem to find them, just PM me and I will send you the link or upload it for you.

IMHO, Macpup and Rexbang are amoung 2 of the best general-purpose puplets out there, while Lighthouse Pup and Pemasu's puplets are more specialized and go beyond what I consider to be general-purpose. I support them all.
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gcmartin

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PostPosted: Mon 04 Jul 2011, 14:53    Post subject: Re: ...  
Tman wrote:
... I have installed the lucid update in Slickpup, but I do not believe that it will support all of your 4GB of ram. I can't be sure ...
Thanks @TMan

The "all RAM" (as I call them) PUPs use Pemasu's PAE kernels. There is NO performance downside that I am aware of in using those kernels on PCs 512MB+. Some users may find that the extra 10-15MB bump in smaller PCs could pose a hardship. See ICEPUP and PolarPUP for the latest kernels for an all-RAM distro.

Hope this helps. Again, thanks for the update.
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Tman


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PostPosted: Wed 06 Jul 2011, 14:49    Post subject:  
Thank you gcmartin,

I will try the kernel-swap method (mentioned in the rexbang thread) at a later time and see if I get my pups to detect more ram.
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Dave_B

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PostPosted: Wed 06 Jul 2011, 23:17    Post subject:  
I just found and tried Slickpup 525 Premium on my newest old laptop (HP/Compaq nc6400), and I'm impressed. Good work! The apps you've included match my needs better than any other Puppy I've tried right out of the box - so far. I do spend a bit of time tweaking to adjust the UI to my tastes, but it's usually pretty easy to figure out.
I'm hoping for a Slickpup 526 Premium one day...

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Tman


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PostPosted: Fri 08 Jul 2011, 21:34    Post subject: ...  
Dave_B,

Glad you like the premium edition. It is also my favoured version of Slickpup. I don't really use the other versions anymore.
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mill0001

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PostPosted: Sun 24 Jul 2011, 21:24    Post subject:  
Hi Tman, Here's my version of a slicked up Slickpup. Lovin it. Keep up the good work. From a programming challenged puppian, a big Thank You!
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PostPosted: Sun 24 Jul 2011, 22:30    Post subject: ...
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mill0001,

Nice screenshot. Smile I will have to try fooling around with conky one of these days.
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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul 2011, 00:07    Post subject:  
Tman, something I find interesting is I have slick loading into ram via my menulist at boot up yet at idle this 156 MB pup is only using 67 MB of ram. I don't get it, how can this be? BTW if you want a copy of my conky config you can get it in the Rexbang thread on pg 8 or 9.
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Tman


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PostPosted: Fri 29 Jul 2011, 15:39    Post subject:  
mill0001 wrote:
Tman, something I find interesting is I have slick loading into ram via my menulist at boot up yet at idle this 156 MB pup is only using 67 MB of ram. I don't get it, how can this be?...


Yes, I have read somewhere else in the forum that everything does not load to ram. I believe this is the case for most pups. But I will check it out just to make sure.

EDIT: After doing some testing with other puplets, reports show that when run with the setting "pfix=ram", ram usage is lower than the size of the main sfs file, suggesting that not everything is loaded into ram. However, LXTask and Htop show vastly different numbers for ram usage, and logically, both cannot be right.
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PostPosted: Sat 30 Jul 2011, 18:23    Post subject:  
Hey Tman, got a small bug maybe you could help me with. When I try to use menu-graphic-screenshot the dialog box pops up but the screen shot doesn't work. Any ideas? I can open MTpaint and use screenshot from there but the menu one would be more convenient. Thanks, Lee.
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PostPosted: Sat 30 Jul 2011, 20:15    Post subject: ...
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Hi Lee,

Which version of Slickpup are you using and with which window manager?
I am currently using the premium edition, frugal install and have tested the screenshot utility using "Capture Screen Now" option in all three window managers and it works for me. Each of the 3 window managers should have a screenshot icon in the taskbar as well.
Btw, did you happen to upgrade mtpaint or Rox Right-Clicks? Because if you did, the original mtpaintsnapshot.sh script would have been overwritten. (unless Rox Right-Clicks is a cut-down version).
I don't have the other 2 versions installed on this computer, so I am just gonna attach what I have in the Premium Edition.
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