Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

sheepy · Joined: 06 May 2011 Posts: 233 Location: GA

I am wanting to recreate how Pburn installs itself and then runs instead of having to have the huge app preinstalled on the filesystem.
It would be great if we could have a feature like this for all other huge pet files so puplets could be even smaller.

Does anyone know how it was done? I would like to get something similar working with a Skype or Firefox pet.

Thanks.

disciple · Posted: Sat 05 May 2012, 21:14 Post subject:

I think when Pburn says it is installing itself it is actually already installed, but it is setting up preferences files and stuff.

Tman · Joined: 22 Jan 2011 Posts: 746 Location: Toronto

Disciple is right about Pburn.

I can't help you with Skype, but 01micko has made a script to download and install Firefox or Seamonkey.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=73825

I also have a browser-downloader: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=73980

Also, Scottman has made one for Akita, but I am not sure if he posted a separate pet for it.

zigbert · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 5295 Location: Valåmoen, Norway

Disciple is not completely right about Pburn. Smile

Yes, it s setting up preferences files and stuff. But also generates info out of the help-file. This to make the pet smaller, and to make it easier for translators to maintain the translations.

It is clear that a webbrowser (and skype) requires internet connection, so it is ok to offer a post-installation via www. But I don't find it too smart to use this method for apps that is not relying on a internet connection to work.

For Pburn (and Pmusic), code are generated during first run, but it does not download anything.

Sigmund

sheepy · Joined: 06 May 2011 Posts: 233 Location: GA

Thanks for the information, guys.

I'm thinking about having a pet package for a large program in /usr/share/pets, and making a script so that when the script is run from the main menu, it will check to see if the executable for that app is available in /usr/bin - if not, it will unpack the pet package for that app specified in /usr/share/pets and run it; if so, it will just run it.

Can anyone make a bash script like this or similar? Or have suggestions? It will allow us to pack puplets with small pets instead of having to have the full app installed on the filesystem at boot. For example, firefox can be around 20mb, but unpacked it's a whopping 90mb.

Thank you.

Would this possibly work? (I'm at school on XP right now, unfortunately)