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#16 Post by icake »

I have made 2 Chinese Language pets including the fcitx Chinese Input Method platform (

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#17 Post by icake »

I have made a new series of Chinese Language Pets using the fcitx Input Method Platform targeting Puppy Linux Precise-5.4.3 and slacko-5.4. Because of this new series, I have to rename the old series of Chinese Language pets based on the SCIM Input Method Platform. Their new names are as follows:
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fcitx version 4.2.0
SCIM version 1.4.7

Some features of these Chinese Language Pets:

1. Because these Language pets were tailored made for Puppy Linux precise-5.4.3 and slacko-5.4, if you install them to other versions of Puppy Linux, you might not be able to restart your computer

2. All pets include the Chinese font file wqy.mircrohei.ttf

3. Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese pets include country locale changed to Chinese, English Half Chinese pets country locale were not changed

4. fcitx used is version 4.2.0 and includes 4 Chinese Input Methods: 五筆字型,併音,雙併,谷歌併音

5. SCIM used is version 1.4.7 and includes 21 Chinese Input Methods: 智能拼音

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#18 Post by vicmz »

For those who want to use LibreOffice in Chinese, there are packages and translations here:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=79039
[url=http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76948]Puppy Linux en español[/url]

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#19 Post by icake »

The 12 Chinese Language pets for Precise 5.4.3 and slacko 5.4 have just been updated for bug fixes. For better management, these 12 updated pets were all given version number 6.1.15. Download address:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=F ... F3CFE7!108

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#20 Post by icake »

I have just uploaded 2 universal Half-Chinese-Language pets:

fcitx-420-en-zh-6.3.0.pet (size 8 mb)

SCIM-147-en-zh-6.3.0.pet (size 18 mb)

After you have installed 1 of these pets on an English Puppy, you will get:

1. ability to input Chinese using the fcitx or SCIM Input Method platform

2. ability to display Chinese characters with the installed Chinese font file wqy-microhei.ttf (5 mb)

3. all desktop icons, menus and tool tips remain in English

4. the fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0 and has 4 Chinese Input Methods:
googlepinyin 谷歌併音
pinyin 併音
shuangpin

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VLC, TuneIn, Simplified Chinese, ppstream on Precise 5.4.3

#21 Post by markov2013 »

Date: 01/25/2013
Author: markov2013
Subject: Step-By-Step Installation of Puppy Linux LiveCD (Precise 5.4.3) and Its applications: VLC, TuneIn, Zarfy, Opera, Simplified Chinese, xvkbd, pfind, ppstream.
Reference Forum Site: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php
Primary xxxx.pet Download Site: http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/

Introduction:
Due to my Hp laptop hard drive falure, I initially decided to use Puppy Linux LiveCD to recover files from the corrupted HD. However, I ended up to install many linux common vedio applications such as VLC, TuneIn etc. successfully. In the following, I recorded my experience.
1. Hardware: HP G70-460US 17.5", 2009 edition. Check its specification on "http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/prod ... ct=3979153"
1.1 Hardware RAM size: 2.0G
2. Puppy Linux Version: precise-5.4.3.iso (Precise Puppy 5.4.3), Download from: "http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precis ... -5.4.3.iso , Size 155MB, md5sum = 3a250ffc516d72d37f1644b7373047fe" .
3. A USB flash: size 4.00G (used for USB boot-up later. Size larger the better, 500 MB at least).
4. An external Hard Disk: used for permanent storage depot. size: 1 TB.
5. An internal corrupted Hard Disk: after Puppy OS installed, it will be accessable.

Action: (bios boot order setup)
1. Computer bios set up : usually the PC bios' boot order is set to be the internal hard drive boot first or DVD/CD boot first to search for OS. The Bios needs to be set to DVD/CD boot first to search OS .
2. When the PC boots, press "ESC" key for some PC, or "DELETE" key for others to enter Bios setup screen; then change Bios booting order to make DVD/CD the first.

Action: (download LiveCD "precise-5.4.3.iso" and install it onto a 700MB CD as a bootable CD)
1. Downlad precise-5.4.3.iso from "http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precis ... -5.4.3.iso"
2. Write the "content" to a 700MD CD to make it a bootable disk. (Beware don't do "copy" the iso file to a disk which will not be bootable.)

Action: (use the bootable Precise 5.4.3 disk in DVD/CD drive to boot up the PC)
1. With the bootable Precise 5.4.3 disk in DVD/CD drive, start up the PC.
2. If all goes right, you will see the whole Precise OS is loaded into PC's RAM by "copy To RAM" message (assuming the ram is greater than 200 MB.)
3. Then the Puppy linux desktop (in English) appears. (screenshot 01 needed).
4. At this moment, just skip the "Quick Setup" dialog windows by press "OK".

Action: (make the USB flash a bootable Puppy linux USB)
1. Plug in the USB flash into a USB port in the PC.
2. On the desktop left-bottom, find an icon representing the USB flash drive to make sure that the USB flash is in place.
3. On the desktop left-bottom, choose "Menu" > "Setup" > "BF install Puppy to USB".
4. Follows the default dialog setting to install Puppy OS to the USB flash. This will make the USB flash bootable.
5. Shutdown PC by "power off" in "Menu".
6. With the USB flash in one of USB ports, power up the PC, and change the PC's bios to set boot order to set the USB flash the first bootable device.
7. Take out the CD. (you may have to power on/off PC twice.) Start up the PC, if all goes OK, the PC will pick up Puppy OS from USB flash and load it into RAM.

Action: (setup internet)
1. On desktop, choose "connect", it is a simple network setup utility made by Barry.
2. Choose "CONNECT" button, and it will work OK if you have wlan0 and see network name correctly identified in place.

Action: (save the current session to the USB flash when shutdown)
1. In "Menu" choose shutdown by "power off".
2. Before the PC completely powers off, The screen will show up a dialog window asking you to save the session to the USB flash.
3. Choose "yes" and follow the default settings, except the size setting: I set the size to be 2.00 GB. (depending on your USB maximum size, choose largest size if possible.)
4. In the process of saving to the USB flash, you are asked to set the saved file name be "precisesave-xxxx.2fs". where "xxxx" is what you assigned.
5. You may check the saved file "precisesave-xxxx.2fs" in the USB flash content next time you booting up the PC. It is located at "/mnt/home" directory.
6. Note that this asking-to-save-session-dialog window only appears for the "first time" you shutdown after installation. Once you choose "yes" during shutdown, it won't appear next time shutdown. (all subsequent sessions are saved automatically to that file.)

Action: (install Zarfy Change Monitor Resolution)
1. To setup multi-extended-monitors by connecting an external monitor. I use Zarfy to setup extented mutiple monitors (not an external duplicate monitor.)
2. Download zarfy-0.1.0-i486.pet from site "http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47603"
3. The exact download link is "http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... h&id=22769"
4. A good practice is that after installing an xxx.pet package, one always checks it's dependency, by "Menu" > "Setup" >" Puppy Checking package Dependencies" .
5. Test it by "Menu" > "System" > " Zarfy Change Monitor Resolution" .
6. To find out how to operate Zarfy to set correctly of multi-extened monitors, check out the site "http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47603".

Action: (install the Opera Browser)
1. Download "Opera-11.00-Lucid.pet" from "http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... ges-lucid/" . You may choose other later versions. But this version works fine with my Precise 5,4,3 Puppy OS.
2. Install it by direct click on the pet package. Test run it.
3. Check its dependencies. (in my PC, there is no dependencies lacking).
4. Once it is installed, your default browser "seeMonkey" is replaced by the newly installed Opera.
5. The desktop icon "browse" is linked to the Opera executable.
6. The browser link script filename is "defaultbrowser" at "/usr/local/bin" directory.
7. You may edit this file to set the default browser back to "seamonkey" (replacing the word "opera" by "seamonkey".)

Action: (shutdown once in a while after you have install some pet packages successfully)
1. Shutdown frequently, so let the puppy OS save sessions automatically to the USB flash.
2. Power up to check if newly installed pet packages still appear in "Menu" > "..."
3. Also check "Menu" > "Setup" > "Puppy Software Package Manager" to see what pet packages you have installed so far.

Action: (install VLC)
1. The version I used is "vlc-1.1.7-full-lucid52.pet", because it is free of dependencies. Other version, such as "vlc-1.1.10-i686-lucid525.pet" I tried, cause me suffered some dependencies, and not work at all.
2. Download it from "http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... ges-lucid/" .
3. Direct click on it to install VLC.
4. Check its dependencies, and test run it.

Action: (optional -- Install Simplified Chinese plus Chinese input)
0: WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS INSTALLATION if you don't recoganize Chinese characters or cannot get someone who does to help you out.
1. This option is for whom used to Chinese interface for desktop and browsing chinese websites.
2. You need to download three pet packages. "precise-5.4.3-zhcn-sm-6.1.12.pet", "scim-1.4.7-i486.pet", and "scim-pinyin-0.5.91-i486.pet" .
3. The download site is "https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=F042EC1C ... CFE7%21185" .
4. On that site, the subdirectory I downloaded all three files from "Simplified Chinese Language Pets" . Of course you may choose "Traditional Chinese Language Pets" directory to download traditional Chinese pet packages
5. By the way I picked up a better terminal program: Roxterm, "Roxterm-1.17.1-Lucid.pet" under "scim_terminal_fix" subdirectory.
6. Install them in the above listed in the of order (2.) sequentially.
7. Read the PDF file "scim_urxvt_fix_xxxx.12Dec12.pdf" comes with the package. to see how to toggle between English Keyboard input and Chinese Keyboard input (ctrl + space).
8. Check their dependencies, and most likely you will see your desktop changing to Chinese characters immediately after your installation.
Note: Packages are due courtesy to author "icake" at puppy forum site "http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 58e2008703"

Action: (install TuneIn Radio Under VLC)
Note 1: TuneIn website under Linux Browsers (Opera, Firefox, Seamonkey, etc) does not have sound, however, through VLC (versin 1 or version 2) TuneIn sounds perfectly if installed correctly.
Note 2: Packages are due courtesy to author "diegofn" at VideoLan forum "http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=103587"
Note 3: Installation Confusion - The installation steps given by author "diegofn" most likely are for Linux VLC.2.xxx. However, VLC.2.xxx and VLC.1.xxx might have different directory tree structure once installed. That which TuneIn lua file should be copied to which VLC linux directory confuses people.
Noticing that after VLC.1.xxx is installed in Precise Puppy 5.4.3, there are two "vlc" directories. 1. "/usr/lib/vlc" and 2. "/usr/share/vlc" , and both directories have subdirectory "lua". All three tunein lua files SHOULD be copied to subdirectories "sd" and "playlist" of "/usr/lib/vlc/lua". DO NOT TOUCH "/usr/share/vlc" subdirectories.
1. Three "luc" files are needed; main file: "tunein.lua", playlist files: "radiotime.lua" and "streamtheworld.lua" .
2. Download tunein lua files from http://addons.videolan.org/content/show ... ent=152788. I downloaded the zipped file "TuneIn-Radio-VLC.zip" which includes all three files.
2.0. Edit "tunein.lua" file. In function main(), there are two lines :
local __username__ = "username"
local __password__ = "password"
Replace "username" and "password" by your own TuneIn username and password. Of course you need to go to "http://www.tunein.com" to register as a user in order to get your username and password. The username is most likely be one of your email address.
Save the "tunein.lua" file after edit.
3. Copy "tunein.lua" to "/usr/lib/vlc/lua/sd" directory (the "sd" directory is already existed).
4. Copy "radiotime.lua" and "streamtheworld.lua" to "/usr/lib/vlc/lua/playlist" directory (the "playlist" directory is already existed).
5. DO NOT TOUCH directory "/usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions", DO NOT CHANGE these three file's extension from "lua" to "luac". In general I guess, "xxx.lua" script files are executed fine the same way as "xxx.luac" compiled files do under vlc.
6. Run VLC from "Menu" > "Multimedia" > "VLC Video Player" .
7. Choose vlc main menu "View" > "Playlist". A page show up on the left pane; there is an item "Internet", click the arrow precedes it, and a pull-down menu shows up; you will see an item "TuneIn Radio".
8. Click on "TuneIn Radio", and wait a moment; the right pane "playlist" will list many category directories: "My preset", "Local Radio", "Trending", "Music", "News", "Talk", "Sports", "By Location", "By Language", and "Potcast".
9. Try out one radio site in the list to see if it works.
10. Notice that when a clickable line of a particular radio site show up in the playlist pane, the line contains "mms://...", which is the mms url of that radio station. Alternatively you can copy url "mms://..." and paste it to "Media" > "Open Internet Streaming" page "URL" placeholder to listen to the radio.
11. Using (10) streaming method, you can try out radio-audio "mms://bcr.media.hinet.net/RA000014", Classic Music.
12. Using (10) streaming method, you can try out vedio "http://zb.v.qq.com:1863/?progid=1039787969", real-time Beijing TV.

Action: (optional, Installation of ppstream, a Chinese p2p video player)
1. WARNING: if you are using English Puppy Precise version, you may end up with unrecognizable characters on main "MENU" of ppstream, and leaves it useless.
1.1 "Ppstream.pet" is courtesy to "http://www.pps.tv", and pet file modification author "teasiu" in "http://www.minilinux.net/node/1649" and original author "Sunny99" in "http://bbs.startos.com/read.php?tid=1792940".
2. If you have already done Chinese character installation mentioned above, you may proceed the following steps. Provided that you are able to read Chinese characters.
3. Download "ppstream.pet" from "http://115.com/file/agk2wxgj". There is a joggling to this download; you need to first register to "http://115.com", then choose "off-line download", a clickable button (orange colored) on the right.
4. The download will end up in your personal space in "http://115.com". Then you login to your own space in "http://115.com", and from there download "ppstream.pet" to your local PC at home. This site is designed as a cloud programming site.
5. Install "ppstream.pet" (fully self-contained pet, no dependencies needed), and test it. There are other versions of "ppstream.xxx.xxx.pet". I tried many of them and NONE of them worked for Puppy Precise 5.4.3. Most of them are for Fedora Linux. This ppstream version is said only suitable for Puppy 5.2.0, which is untrue. It works for my Puppy 5.4.3 version perfectly.
6. Only imperfection of the ppstream player is its audio domination. Audio domination means that when ppstream plays, all other video players (vlc or GN mplayer) will be audio silent if plays simultaneously.
7. Ppstream can play local files, be them "rmvb, mp4, avi, ..." video formats. The local files listing by "open File". The menu may not list "mp4" extension files in directories. However, you may type in a particular mp4 extension file manually and press enter; then the mp4 file will play fine.

Action: (on-screen keyboard xvkbd)
1. Three files are needed, "libXaw3d.so.8.pet", "libXp.so.6.pet", and "xvkbd-3.1.pet".
2. They can be downloaded from "http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37194".
3. Install them in the order of (1) - "libXaw3d.so.8.pet", "libXp.so.6.pet", then "xvkbd-3.1.pet".
4. The executable "xvkbd" is located in directory "/usr/X11R7/bin".
5. I made a symlink file of "xvkbd" named the same "xvkbd", and placed it in "/root/Startup" directory, so that when the PC starts up, the xvkbd virtual keyboard is automatically loaded.
6. Otherwise, open a Rox Terminal, then type in "xvkbd" (without the quotes ") at command line.

Action: (install pfind - a GUI-based file finder)
1. pfind is a gui-based file finder; I find it a quite useful tool to locate files and directories without resorting to the command line.
2. Two files are needed: "gtkdialog-0.8.2-i486-s.pet" and "pfind-5.10.pet". You can read the discussion forum at site "http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=15136".
3. Download "gtkdialog-0.8.2-i486-s.pet" from site "http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=15136" .
4. Download "pfind-5.10.pet" from site "http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pe ... -slacko14/".
5. Install them in the order of "gtkdialog-0.8.2-i486-s.pet" first, then "pfind-5.10.pet".
6. Test pfind by "Menu" > "Document" > "Pfind file finder".

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#22 Post by loubapache »

Thank you so much, icake, for all the hard work.

I initially installed the full pet and did not want to use Chinese interface so I uninstalled it.

I then installed the half pet and the Chinese display is fine. However, I cannot get the input to work (FCITX). Ctrl-Space does not bring it up. I used fcitx-420-en-zh-6.3.0.pet in Slacko 5.4.

The input was working when the full pet was installed.

Any idea?

Thanks,

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#23 Post by loubapache »

It is working now, after a reboot.

Thanks.

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#24 Post by icake »

March 5, 2013 - The developers group led by 01micko has released the latest build of Slacko Puppy, version 5.5:

The new Slacko Puppy 5.5:

is made using the latest Woof build system of Puppy Linux;
has Linux kernel 3.2.33 (and 3.4.17 for PAE support);
is compatible with the binary packages of Slackware 14, accessible through the Package Manager (note that native Puppy Linux packages are called PETs);
has the latest Firefox browser (other browsers are available through the Package Manager);
runs first-boot wizard that takes care of your desktop settings and connections;
includes support for many wired and wireless connections including wireless modems;
has new SFS and Updates managers;
has improved graphics and internationalization support;
has alternative PAE ISO for machines with high memory chips (more than 4 GB).

slacko 5.5 iso can be downloaded from:
ibiblio.org folder
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.5/

nluug.nl folder
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... puppy-5.5/

aarnet
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/puppylinux/puppy-5.5/

internode
http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/pupp ... puppy-5.5/

UOC
http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/pupp ... puppy-5.5/

VCU
ftp://ftp.vcu.edu/pub/gnu+linux/puppylinux/puppy-5.5/

I have updated my Chinese pets to handle slacko 5.5,
pet names and download address:

Simplified Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.16.pet (size 14 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qIQ1N

SCIM Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.16.pet (size 19 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qIWXb

Traditional Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhhk-fx-6.1.16.pet (size 14 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/WQLZFw

SCIM Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhhk-sm-6.1.16.pet (size 16 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qIDvi

Half Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zh-enfx-6.1.16.pet (size 10 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qJ6xG

SCIM Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zh-ensm-6.1.16.pet (size 12 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qJkF4

After install these Chinese pets to the English version of slacko 5.5, you will have:

1. a Chinese desktop slacko 5.5 (English desktop for Half Chinese pets)

2. Chinese fonts wqy-microhei.ttf

3. fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0,includes 4 Chinese Input Methods:谷歌拼音

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#25 Post by icake »

The new Racy and Wary 5.5 were released on Mar 3, 2013.

Main features of Racy and Wary 5.5 are:

A gadzillion fixes and improvements (35 items)
Improved Multiple Sound Card Wizard
Trash applet fixed
Puppy Universal dd (Pudd)
Full support for udf filesystem
New top-level /run directory
Preliminary support for f2fs (Flash Friendly File System)
Infrastructure to support Frisbee network manager
Major overhaul finding categories of packages

racy and wary 5.5 iso download addresses:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/racy-5.5/ (size 124 mb)
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/wary-5.5/ (size 140 mb)

I have upgraded the Chinese Language Pets to handle racy and wary 5.5
file names and download addresses:

Simplified Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:racy-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 11 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/16NZcSj

SCIM Input Platform:racy-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 24 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/16NZoB5

Traditional Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:racy-5.5-zhhk-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 11 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/16NZx7x

SCIM Input Platform:racy-5.5-zhhk-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 21 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/16NZKYo

After installed these Chinese Language pets to the English version of racy or wary 5.5, you will get:

1. a Chinese desktop racy or wary 5.5

2. Chinese fonts wqy-microhei.ttf

3. fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0,includes 4 Chinese Input Methods:谷歌拼音

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#26 Post by icake »

Precise Puppy 5.5 was released on Mar 10, 2013.

Changes from Precise 5.4.3 include:

"In house" package fixes and upgrades (20 items)
losetup encryption fixed
Package dependencies bugs fixed
New: Frisbee network manager (6 items)
Mixer GUI for Pmusic
Play with Ubuntu Phone Qt-XML in Precise Puppy
The kernel is PAE-enabled, there are some early i686-class CPUs that will not boot
please check author 'pemasu' for Precise Puppy with recent kernels (3.7, 3.8 ) and non-PAE.
Pemasu has named his pups 'Upup Precise', to distinguish from this Precise Puppy. One of the relevant Forum threads:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=83699

Precise 5.5 iso download addresses:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precis ... se-5.5.iso (size 168 mb)

I have upgraded the Chinese Language Pets to handle precise 5.5
file names and download addresses:

Simplified Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:preicse-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 14 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/166to9X

SCIM Input Platform:precise-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 24 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/166tpuo

Traditional Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:precise-5.5-zhhk-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 13 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/166teiV

SCIM Input Platform:preicse-5.5-zhhk-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 22 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/166tj6c

After installed these Chinese Language pets to the English version of precise 5.5, you will get:

1. a Chinese desktop precise 5.5

2. Chinese fonts wqy-microhei.ttf

3. fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0,includes 4 Chinese Input Methods:谷歌拼音

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#27 Post by icake »

[quote="icake"]March 5, 2013 - The developers group led by 01micko has released the latest build of Slacko Puppy, version 5.5:

The new Slacko Puppy 5.5:

is made using the latest Woof build system of Puppy Linux;
has Linux kernel 3.2.33 (and 3.4.17 for PAE support);
is compatible with the binary packages of Slackware 14, accessible through the Package Manager (note that native Puppy Linux packages are called PETs);
has the latest Firefox browser (other browsers are available through the Package Manager);
runs first-boot wizard that takes care of your desktop settings and connections;
includes support for many wired and wireless connections including wireless modems;
has new SFS and Updates managers;
has improved graphics and internationalization support;
has alternative PAE ISO for machines with high memory chips (more than 4 GB).

slacko 5.5 iso can be downloaded from:
ibiblio.org folder
http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-5.5/

nluug.nl folder
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... puppy-5.5/

aarnet
http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/puppylinux/puppy-5.5/

internode
http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/pupp ... puppy-5.5/

UOC
http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/pupp ... puppy-5.5/

VCU
ftp://ftp.vcu.edu/pub/gnu+linux/puppylinux/puppy-5.5/

I have updated my Chinese pets to handle slacko 5.5,
pet names and download address:

Simplified Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.16.pet (size 14 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qIQ1N

SCIM Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.16.pet (size 19 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qIWXb

Traditional Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhhk-fx-6.1.16.pet (size 14 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/WQLZFw

SCIM Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zhhk-sm-6.1.16.pet (size 16 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qIDvi

Half Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zh-enfx-6.1.16.pet (size 10 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qJ6xG

SCIM Input Platform:slacko-5.5-zh-ensm-6.1.16.pet (size 12 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/11qJkF4

After install these Chinese pets to the English version of slacko 5.5, you will have:

1. a Chinese desktop slacko 5.5 (English desktop for Half Chinese pets)

2. Chinese fonts wqy-microhei.ttf

3. fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0,includes 4 Chinese Input Methods:谷歌拼音

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#28 Post by icake »

carolina 006 rc was released on Mar 21 2013

main changes from last version (005):
LibreOffice upgraded to 4.0 (comes with Writer, Spreadsheet, Calc, Impress, Draw, Data Base)

other features of carolina:
Xfce-4.10 for the desktop/window manager.
Xfce-4.8.0 for the panel plugins (4.10 is lacking in this department as of now).
The PAE 3.2.13 Linux kernel.
Firefox for the browser.
Built-in flash and Java support.
Thunderbird for the email client.
UMPlayer for the media player (with YouTube support).
Clementine for the audio player.
photo for image viewing.
LibreOffice for your office needs/MS document compatibility.
Enhanced custom-menu/extra menu category support not offered in Saluki.
Enhanced Xfce options via GUI not offered in Saluki - or currently any other distro, Puppy or otherwise.
Larger save-file resizing increments.
A concise repository with more than 900 pets.
The latest version of the pup-volume-monitor.
Simple uncluttered menus, with one application per task, and a searchable control panel that makes navigating easy and intuitive.
Icons that can be dragged from the menus or the control panel onto the desktop.
Highly customizable panels with a multitude of available panel applets, plus a wide array of included themes and fonts, make personalizing your desktop fun.
Out of the box OpenGL and SDL makes Carolina ready for eye candy like Compiz and Cairo-Dock, as well as 3D games.

lina-006-rc.iso can be downloaded here, size 353 mb
http://smokey01.com/carolina/isos/

I have done 4 Chinese Language pets for carolina 006, here are their names and download addresses:

Simplified Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform: lina006-zhcn-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 13 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/169NWyf

scim Input Platform: lina006-zhcn-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 25 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/169NXlQ

Traditional Chinese pets:
fcitx Input Platform: lina006-zhhk-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 12 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/169NMXF

scim Input Platform: lina006-zhhk-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 22 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/169NSyp

After installed these Chinese Language pets to the English version of carolina 006, you will get:

1. a Chinese desktop carolina 006

2. Chinese fonts wqy-microhei.ttf

3. fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0,includes 4 Chinese Input Methods:谷歌拼音
Last edited by icake on Tue 26 Mar 2013, 16:29, edited 3 times in total.

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#29 Post by csshin »

Dear icake,

Would you be so kind to make a Chinese pet for Squeezed Arm Puppy that run on Raspberry pi or cubieboard, or show us way to make such pet.

Thank you very much.

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#30 Post by icake »

I have not tried Squeezed Arm Puppy that run on Raspberry pi or cubieboard, but it is on my to-do-list. Your request will move it up the priority list but I cannot promise how soon will the Chinese pet be ready because up to now, I have not used a Raspberry pi or cubieboard yet.

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#31 Post by darkcity »

Added link to this thread on the wiki's Chinese Homepage
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/CnHomepage

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#32 Post by icake »

Some bugs were found in 7 of the 8 Simplified Chinese Language pets, version 6.1.17 released last month.
I believe the impact of these bugs are minimal because they are all within the uninstall portion of the pets.
This means that if you install the pets and use them for Chinese usage, everything is normal.
The bugs will only appear when you uninstall the 6.1.17 pets.
These bugs will not affect the Traditional Chinese pets.

I have made 8 bug fixed version 6.1.18 of the Simplified Chinese Language pets.
The names of these revised pets are:
lina-006-zhcn-fx-6.1.18
lina-006-zhcn-sm-6.1.18
precise-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.18
precise-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.18
racy-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.18
racy-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.18
slacko-5.5-zhcn-fx-6.1.18
slack0-5.5-zhcn-sm-6.1.18

and they have been uploaded to the public sharing folder:
简体中文包 Simplified Chinese Language Pets

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#33 Post by icake »

I am pleased to introduce 4 new members of the Puppy Chinese Language pets: Dpup Exprimo 5X 3.6.2 series

Dpup Exprimo 5X 3.6.2 was released on 15 Oct 2012, some key features are:

kernel 3.6.2
created using the Debian packages, usually using the Woof tools

its desktop has the largest number of applications (menu has over 200 items), including
desktop (31) -
system (25)
set up (28 ) - ubuntu and debian pets manager
system tools (27) - Lx, rxvt terminals
documents (10) - Rox-Filer and PCMan file managers
graphic (13) - CBR pager (comic book reader), fotoxx, mashup, mtPaint (image editor), imgur (image uploader), pupcamera (digita camera), screeny (screen capture), viewnior (image viewer), XSane (scanner), Xaos (image zoomer)
writing tools (11) - Geany, LeafPad, xpad (editor), pdict (dictionary), downloader for Libreoffice
business (5) - 2 calculators
personal tools (5) - BMI calculator
network (13) - wireless and wire network
internet (16) - firefox browser, psip sip telephone, transmission bt downloader, xchat irc client,
media (28 ) - GNOME MPlayer, streamplay (stream tv player), media recorders, burners, mixers
games (1) - galary stellar

However, it does not come with: Abiword, Spreadsheet
but a Libreoffice downloader is included, which will enable you to download the whole office suite

Dpup Exprimo file: squeeze-5.X.3.6.2.1-SCSI.iso (size 138 mb); can be download here:
http://www.smokey01.com/pemasu/DpupSque ... imo5X3621/

I have made 4 new Chinese Language pets for Dpup Exprimo 5X3.6.2.
There names, sizes and download addresses are:

Simplified Chinese:

fcitx Input platform: Dpup-5X362-zhcn-fx-6.1.18.pet (size 11 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/100XdWZ

scim Input platform: Dpup-5X362-zhcn-sm-6.1.18.pet (size 22 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/100Xo4J

Traditional Chinese:

fcitx Input platform: Dpup-5X362-zhhk-fx-6.1.17.pet (size 11 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/100WZz6

scim Input platform: Dpup-5X362-zhhk-sm-6.1.17.pet (size 19 mb)
http://sdrv.ms/100X7hW

After installed these Chinese Language pets to the English version of Dpup Exprimo 5X 3.6.2, you will get:

1. a Chinese desktop Dpup Exprimo 5X 3.6.2

2. Chinese fonts wqy-microhei.ttf

3. fcitx pet uses fcitx version 4.2.0,includes 4 Chinese Input Methods:谷歌拼音

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#34 Post by icake »

One of the major attractions for Puppy Linux is the option to create a customized live CD with all changes you made to the system.

This strong point for Puppy becomes one of the major deficiencies for all the Chinese Language Pets released so far (over 100 of them) because the changes made by the Chinese Language pets cannot be easily carried over to a remaster live CD.

I am pleased to release a small tool that will plug this big hole.

The features of remaster-en-6.1.15.pet include:

1. make changes to the exiting remaster programs that come with Puppy to produce new remaster live CDs which will retain all the changes made by the Chinese Language Pets

2. can handle the following versions of English Puppy remaster programs that has installed an appropriate Chinese Language Pets:

a. Carolina 006
b. Dpup 5X362
c. lupu 5.2.8
d. Macpup 528
e. precise 5.5; 5.4.3; 5.4.2; 5.4.1; 5.4
f. qrky 140
g. racy 5.3; 5.5
h. slacko 5.5; 5.4; 5.3.3
i. wary 5.3; 5.5

To use the pet:

1. download the file remaster-en-6.1.15.pet (size 1.7 kb)from here:
http://sdrv.ms/11oqMRv

2. install the pet

3. start the remaster Puppy live CD process:

a. /Start/Set up/Remaster Puppy live-CD; or

b. execute /usr/sbin/remasterpup2 (the existing program that came with Puppy will be renamed to /usr/sbin/remasterpup2_org)

and follow the instructions.

Because of time and work volume required, I have not localised the contents of pup up windows for the remasterpup2 program. I have only changed its window headings to Chinese, all other information are still in English.

I have done enough tests for this pet to ensure that it works on major systems and Chinese Language pets.
However, because each remaster test takes over 15 minutes and there are over 100 Chinese Language pets, so I have not done a test run for every one of them.
If you found any problems in applying this remaster pet, please let me know.

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#35 Post by icake »

Last week, I released a tool that can carry all the changes of the Chinese Language Pets over to a new remaster Puppy live-CD.

I have now incorporated this tool to the individual Chinese Language pets: the 7.0.x series Chinese Language Pets.
Using the 7.0.x pets, you can create your own remastered Puppy live-CD with Chinese Language ability.

There are 22 pets in the first batch of 7.0.x pets:

1. 7.0.0 pets (total 2): applicable to universal half-Chinese Language pets
display and input Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional)
can work in over 20 different English Puppy systems, including:

Carolina 006; 005
Dpup 5X362
lupu_528
Macpup 528
Precise 5.5; 5.4.3; 5.4.2; 5.4.1; 5.4
qrky 142; 140; 130
Racy 5.5; 5.3.9; 5.3
Slacko 5.5; 5.4; 5.3.3
Wary 5.5; 5.3.92; 5.3

a. fcitx input platform :fcitx-420-en-7.0.0.pet (8 mb)
(fcitx version 4.2.0 with 4 Chinese Input methods)

b. SCIM input platform :SCIM-147-en-7.0.0.pet (18 mb)
(SCIM version 1.4.7 with 21 Chinese Input methods)

Download address: http://sdrv.ms/YWXOGn

2. 7.0.1 pets (total 12): applicable to Puppy systems using gettext functions in the remaster program

c. precise 5.5
Simplified Chinese
fcitx:precise-5.5-zhcn-fx-7.0.1.pet (14 mb)
SCIM:precise-5.5-zhcn-sm-7.0.1.pet (24 mb)
Traditional Chinese
fcitx: precise-5.5-zhhk-fx-7.0.1.pet (13 mb)
SCIM: precise-5.5-zhhk-sm-7.0.1.pet (22 mb)

d. racy 5.5 (can be used for wary 5.5)
Simplified Chinese
fcitx: racy-5.5-zhcn-fx-7.0.1.pet (11 mb)
SCIM: racy-5.5-zhcn-sm-7.0.1.pet (24 mb)

Traditional Chinese
fcitx: racy-5.5-zhhk-fx-7.0.1.pet (11 mb)
SCIM: racy-5.5-zhhk-sm-7.0.1.pet (21 mb)

e. slacko 5.5
Simplified Chinese
fcitx: slacko-5.5-zhcn-fx-7.0.1.pet (14 mb)
SCIM: slacko-5.5-zhcn-sm-7.0.1.pet (19 mb)
Traditional Chinsee
fcitx: slacko-5.5-zhhk-fx-7.0.1.pet (14 mb)
SCIM: slacko-5.5-zhhk-sm-7.0.1.pet (16 mb)

Download address:
Simplified Chinese pets zhcn: http://sdrv.ms/10iH0Mw
Tradtitional Chinese pets zhhk: http://sdrv.ms/YWXibx

3. 7.0.2 pets (total 8 ): applicable to Puppy systems not using gettext functions in the remaster program

f. Carolina006
Simplified Chinese
fcitx: lina006-zhcn-fx-7.0.2.pet (13 mb)
SCIM: lina006-zhcn-sm-7.0.2.pet (25 mb)
Traditional Chinese
fcitx: lina006-zhhk-fx-7.0.2.pet (12 mb)
SCIM: lina006-zhhk-sm-7.0.2.pet (22 mb)

g. Dpup5X362
Simplified Chinese
fcitx: Dpup5X362-zhcn-fx-7.0.2.pet (11 mb)
SCIM: Dpup5X362-zhcn-sm-7.0.2.pet (22 mb)
Traditional Chinese
fcitx: Dpup5X362-zhhk-fx-7.0.2.pet (11 mb)
SCIM: Dpup5X362-zhhk-sm-7.0.2.pet (19 mb)

4. For older versions of Puppy without 7.0.x Chinese Language pets yet, you can still apply older Chinese
Language pets to add Chinese ability and produce remastered live-CD with Chinese ability using the tool:
remaster-en-6.1.15.pet (1.7 kb)
download address: http://sdrv.ms/11oqMRv

I have also uploaded the following 2 pdf documentation files to: http://sdrv.ms/18e4qYh

h. 7.0.x.ChineseLanguagePetsBriefing_简介中文包簡介.2013May04.pdf
containing the user manual for the 7.0.x pets, written in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

i. 中文包更改纪录_change_log_更改紀錄_2013May04.pdf
containing a change log for the Chinese Language Pets from version 6.0.3 to 7.0.2.written in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese

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