Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[simargl]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/archpup/
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ArchPup is a distribution built using packages from Arch Linux, with custom compiled kernel for aufs support, udev and
very minimal number of other packages with goal of preserving full support for pacman package manager. This operating
system is using Puppy Linux init boot system, has options for dynamic loading of additional sfs modules, making
personal file that allows saving your settings, but in every other aspect is much different than standard Puppy - it doesn't
have Puppy package manager installed, not using JWM (included is openbox) or rox file manager (instead you have spacefm).

Taking those differences into account, I believe Puppy Linux users any levels of experience should still feel comfortable using it,
as you have pacman GUI fronted called pacmanXG (see 2nd screenshot bellow), and most of standard applications like
web browser, file manager, audio and video players, pdf viewer etc. come pre-installed. Easy access to large software
repository with powerful but still simple pacman package manager, is something that is missing in standard Puppy Linux
and is reason for making and publicly announcing this iso.
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Current changelog:
- moving to gtk3 (3.6.4), keep only minimal gtk2 libraries
- all qt applications are removed
- new gtk and openbox themes based on Radiance and SimpleX
- list of programs still using gtk2: firefox, gtkdialog, geany
- recompiled packages to use gtk3: spacefm, yad, l3afpad, sakura, lxtask, volumeicon-git, lxappearance, lxrandr, gpicview
- lxappearance is patched to show only gtk3 themes

Version 13.2.2 released 2013/02/19

Changes/fixes:
13.2.1-13.2.2
- new audio player: musique
- upgraded spacefm to 0.8.6
- added archpup repository to pacman.conf
- Up: firefox-esr (17.0.3)
- qtpdfview is now at the latest version 0.4
- fixed problem with starting cups daemon
- upgrade: geany to git_nightly_20130216
- QWinFF - upgrade to version: 0.1.8
- Up: transmission (2.77)
- fixed wallpaper setter for spaces in file names

13.2-13.2.1
- Added linux-headers to IgnorePkg in pacman.conf
- Removed Change wallpaper from menu.xml
- Compiled new Qt package and got it 8.5MB smaller, iso size is now 141.6MB (reduced for almost 7MB)
- Small modifications in gtk2 theme
- Obshutdown is new logout dialog
- lxrandr for setting screen resolutions
- fixes needed for locale-gen script

Recommended forum posts:
ArchPup Beginners' Guide
XFCE/LXDE/MATE Desktops for ArchPup made by stifiling

Latest releases:
Standard iso image (142MB)
Minimal iso image (80MB)
Kernel source (77MB)
Development sfs module (72MB)
Native language support for non-english users (18MB)

Screenshots:

[simargl]

Thanks to help on Arch Linux forum I've managed to setup this repository http://code.google.com/p/archpup-repository/downloads/list
How to add archpup repository to pacman's database:
1. Open /etc/pacman.conf
2. Add this before the other ones (core,extra...)

[rameshiyer]

Now leaf pad working fine

[simargl]

Those leafpad icons shouldn't be there, I guess you installed normal leafpad from Arch repository
and later this one I made.
I tested before posting and there was no problems installing this package

And rameshiyer if I am right please edit above post, it makes unnecessary ugly impression

[stifiling]

you must be using the light xfce desktop. i haven't done extensive testing on that one..it's mostly for fun. i'm looking to improve on it and resolve these type of errors as they pop up. as of now though...you can get leafpad installed on the adrv-lightxfce_132.sfs by running the command:

[rameshiyer]

Stiffing

Installed as advised by you and working. Thanks
Great.

[smil99]

Success installing leafpad from the newly set archpup mirror
A good job done.

Just to let you know that changing screen resolution with LXRandR doesn't stick after reboot/logout. Instead, I added the code below to /etc/X11/xorg.conf to have my monitor set to desired resolution (ie. 1440x900):

[simargl]

Thanks for sharing that info smil99, might help someone else
I'm now checking options on google code for allowed data capacity...

Storage quota
total 4096 MB
Maximal upload size
200 MB
It allows to set project committers and contributors.
Edit: I uploaded new package archpup-leafpad-0.8.18.1-3-i686.pkg.tar.xz, that has lines
conflicts, provides and replaces leafpad, reported problem with conflicting files will not happen any more.

[mavrothal]

[simargl]

i have added those 2 packages, now who's interested in help with maintaining this repository.
you need to have gmail account I think
later: I removed pupmount and pupmessage, and i hate things like gtkdialog-splash, yaf-splash
pupdialog, pupmessage, xplash puppy-osd-dislpay-messager-something

Latest repository addition: evince2-light-2.32.0-7-i686.pkg.tar.xz, so you can have evince without installing gtk3.

[mavrothal]

[simargl]

[mavrothal]

[simargl]

archpup has currently 10.000 downloads from 105 countries, and i believe in future there will be somewhere one more user or two.
but, that's not the point i don't want you leave, or at least wait for better reason to quit (sorry had to add that )
Man, I hope you'll change your mind, with so many contributions archpup is your distro as it is mine.

[mavrothal]