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#1381 Post by edoc »

Geoffrey wrote: it will then use the files needed for flash to work, I tried it with hulu.com the flash error is fixed though it don't seem to play, youtube works ok though.

Still has a problem with gstreamer, I'm not going to try and sort this, as there are other browsers that work well enough.
I appreciate the effort - so the Slimboat browser is broken for Carolina.

I have installed Midori 0.4.3 from Puppy Package Manager.

Which Flash should I install from Puppy Package Manager:

flash_player_11_linux.i386 Adobe Flash Player

flashplayer_11.2.202.394 Preferences for Adobe Flash Player
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#1382 Post by Geoffrey »

edoc wrote:
Geoffrey wrote: it will then use the files needed for flash to work, I tried it with hulu.com the flash error is fixed though it don't seem to play, youtube works ok though.

Still has a problem with gstreamer, I'm not going to try and sort this, as there are other browsers that work well enough.
I appreciate the effort - so the Slimboat browser is broken for Carolina.

I have installed Midori 0.4.3 from Puppy Package Manager.

Which Flash should I install from Puppy Package Manager:

flash_player_11_linux.i386 Adobe Flash Player

flashplayer_11.2.202.394 Preferences for Adobe Flash Player

Use the latest flashplayer_11.2.202.394, the description " Preferences for Adobe Flash Player " is from the menu .desktop file when the pet was made, always use the latest as it has the most recent security updates.

The flash_player_BBC-10.3.183.18 works with BBC iPlayer if in the UK (as reported by sage)
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#1383 Post by edoc »

Cool, thanks!

BTW: Presuming that it's even legal - if one uses IP spoofing could one view UK BBC programming using the BBC Flash version?

Can they co-exist or would they have to be different Carolina installs or on different computers?
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#1384 Post by edoc »

The 11.2.202.394 Flash install is throwing the following Missing Libraries error:

libnspr4,so
libnss3.so
libnssutil3.so
libplc4.so
libplds4.so
libsmime3.so
libssl3.so

What should I do to resolve this, please?

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#1385 Post by Geoffrey »

@edoc

Those files are included in firefox it should just work if firefox is in Carolina, if you have removed it that will be the problem.

I have BBC iplayer working in firefox with the Hola unblocker addon.
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#1386 Post by edoc »

There was no default browser in the version I installed.

Is there a way to get those libraries without installing FF, please?
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#1387 Post by Geoffrey »

@edoc

I'll see what I can do in regard to midori, it's as I remember it, it can be unstable, maybe you could try Qupzilla, it's a nice browser.
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#1388 Post by Geoffrey »

Taskbar

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"Taskbar is a transparent taskbar to collect users favorite applications and run them in a simple click. It is inspired both from Kde 3.4 taskbar and OsX kicker.

Taskbar supports the following features

tooltips are displayed when the pointer stays long enough on a button;
the application icons are animated when the pointer pass over them or click on them. Three icon zooming modes are available (fixed, minimal, and hyperbolic);
buttons are added/removed by right clicking and select the corresponding action in a popup menu;
buttons can be reordered by middle-clicking on a button and moving it around.
the layout maybe either vertical, horizontal or box-like (with a given number of columns);
the taskbar can be placed anywhere on the desktop and moved around at will by just left-clicking on it and moving the pointer. A set of predefined position around the desktop is also available.
button names can optionally be added bellow the icons;
the taskbar can be automatically hidden when the mouse pointer leaves its active area. This feature is enabled only for certain (natural) combinations of taskbar layout and predefined positions.

Note: at first install, the taskbar is empty. To add a button, right-click, select add button and fill in the dialog that appears."
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#1389 Post by edoc »

Geoffrey wrote:@edoc

I'll see what I can do in regard to midori, it's as I remember it, it can be unstable, maybe you could try Qupzilla, it's a nice browser.
Precisely the same problem - it require the addition of Flash & Flash is missing the libraries.

This is all on a Netbook so I loaded lina-1.2-non-pae.iso

That version apparently needs a PET to load those libraries.

BTW: I also observed that via Qupzilla hulu.com appears to be loaded with bad security certificates - is Qupzilla just misreading them?
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#1390 Post by Moat »

edoc wrote:Is there a way to get those libraries without installing FF, please?
@edoc - I'm thinking you might be able to -

1) Install Firefox - which apparently includes/installs those missing libs (right...?)

2) Find and copy/save those required libs into a new separate folder

3) Uninstall Firefox

4) Return those saved libs to the respective folder(s) where they were originally placed during the Firefox install

I'm certainly no expert... but seems to me that may be worth a try.

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#1391 Post by edoc »

Thanks Bob - I'm hoping to avoid the time & hassle of that process - the schedule is already overloaded with broken laptops, laptops needing OS upgrades, chasing drivers for new printers, etc.

Perhaps the minimalist version of Carolina (no default browser) might offer a PET to install those libraries since they appear to be critical to Flash in many browsers?

I can't be the only user bumping into this limitation.

I know this is all volunteer - were I skilled enough I'd package the libraries - but after 10+ years & it always results in a mess when I try, I've caught the clue that it's not my gift. :oops:

Thanks again - David
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#1392 Post by edoc »

I did a search using duckduckgo.com and found one re. Steam.

A user lacking some similar libraries was counseled to do the following:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
Is it possible that something like this would grab & install the missing libraries from a Carolina repository or perhaps the zdrv_lina_1.2.sfs ?

Yes, I'm grasping at straws ... :roll:
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#1393 Post by Geoffrey »

@edoc

I've compiled the latest Qupzilla version 1.6.6, this still has the certificate warning, just add them, should be fine, it's just a nuisance.

Made a pet of the flashplayer dependencies,install Qupzilla first then run the flash_dep_qupzilla.pet, it will add the files

libnspr4,so
libnss3.so
libnssutil3.so
libplc4.so
libplds4.so
libsmime3.so
libssl3.so

then moves the /usr/bin/qupzilla binary to /usr/lib/qupzilla/qupzilla, creates a new script in /usr/bin called qupzilla which loads the path to the dependencies.

Don't install this if you have firefox or seamonkey installed, remember to install flashplayer too,

Hope it works ok for you.
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#1394 Post by Moat »

^^ Awfully darned nice of ya' there, Geoffrey! 8)

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#1395 Post by rg66 »

edoc wrote:There was no default browser in the version I installed
I'm curious as to which version you installed, all the rc's and 1.x linas have Firefox as the default browser.
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Portable Wine under Carolina

#1396 Post by mikeslr »

Hi Geoffrey & All,

Just in case no one has previously mentioned it, shinobar's wine-portable-1.6.2-2-p4.version works under Carolina 1.2. However, the setup instructions given on the portable-wine thread, http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 297#755297 require adjustment since Carolina does not include rox right-click procedures. To set up portable-wine, after downloading and decompressing the tgz, mount the drive/partition --preferably your home partition-- onto which portable-wine has been decompressed. Carolina will see it as a folder. Click the folder to open it. Then click the script named "Register." This will install a couple wine programs on the utilities menu. [Edit: Or make life simple>Install rox-filer via Puppy Package Manager. Register will appear on its right-click menu.] Thereafter, you can invoke wine from one of the menu items, or by clicking an "exe" file. If the latter, you may have to select "run command" and type wine.sh --note the ".sh"-- the first or each time. For applications I frequently use, I find it convenient to create scripts in /root/my-applications/bin along with a desktop file in /usr/applications with an associated icon so as to access the application from the menu or a launcher on an xfce panel. For further information regarding such scripts, see the wine-porable thread and my previous posts regarding employment of programs in external folders.
Among the advantages of portable-wine are:
vis-a-vis pets: they do not consume space in your Save-File;
Unlike SFSes, wine-portable is decompressed, thus less taxing on your computer's ram and CPU,
Like SFSes, the same "installation" --including the same XP programs--can be used by multiple puppies,
And --although it may just be my impression or because of improvements in the wine applications on which portable-wine is based-- by installing applications into wine-portable's "Program Files" folder --i.e. wine-data/drive_c/Program Files-- some XP programs which previously didn't run, now do.

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Carolina -- What's in a Name

#1397 Post by mikeslr »

A couple of years ago, when carolina was first published, I was slightly miffed as it appeared that its creators had strayed from the tradition of naming Puppys after a breed of dogs. I explore and multi-boot many Pups, and as a way of reminding myself, when it matters, which Pup I'm currently using I frequently will use as wallpaper a picture in which the relevant breed is represented. It only occurred to me today to google “Carolina dog
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#1398 Post by edoc »

rg66 wrote:
edoc wrote:There was no default browser in the version I installed
I'm curious as to which version you installed, all the rc's and 1.x linas have Firefox as the default browser.
lina-1.2-non-pae.iso
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#1399 Post by edoc »

By George ... errr... Geoffrey ... you've done it! :lol:

THANK YOU!
Geoffrey wrote:@edoc

I've compiled the latest Qupzilla version 1.6.6, this still has the certificate warning, just add them, should be fine, it's just a nuisance.

Made a pet of the flashplayer dependencies,install Qupzilla first then run the flash_dep_qupzilla.pet, it will add the files

libnspr4,so
libnss3.so
libnssutil3.so
libplc4.so
libplds4.so
libsmime3.so
libssl3.so

then moves the /usr/bin/qupzilla binary to /usr/lib/qupzilla/qupzilla, creates a new script in /usr/bin called qupzilla which loads the path to the dependencies.

Don't install this if you have firefox or seamonkey installed, remember to install flashplayer too,

Hope it works ok for you.
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#1400 Post by Geoffrey »

Updated knowthelist to version 2.2.0

Added to the PPM

Changelog:
2.2.0 [2014-08-06]
- Added a new left side tab "Lists" to manage lists, dynamic and stored lists
- Added a new feature to handle track ratings
- Added a combo box for AutoDJ artist and genre filters to be able to select also from a list
- Added a new way in how to add and remove items of AutoDj and lists
- Added "Open File Location" at playlist context menu
- Added a playlist info label (count,time) to player
- Added French translation (thanks to Geiger David and Adrien D.)
- Changed to a better way to summarise count and length of tracks for AutoDJ
- Optimized for smaller screens
- Fix to be more flexible for empty tags
- Enhanced algorithm to fill playlist and simplified handling of current and next item
- Fixed some size issues and cosmetical issues
- Stabilized to avoid crashes which happen in some cases
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