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rg66 · Last edited by rg66 on Tue 26 Sep 2017, 07:59; edited 73 times in total

X-Slacko is a Puppy Linux derivative based on 01micko's Slacko Puppy with the Xfce desktop environment and is Slackware compatible.

Features:
File-roller archive manager (as of v4.0)
Geany text editor
Gnome Mplayer media player
Palemoon web browser
Simple File Sharing for Samba
Thunar file manager
Xfce4-Whisker menu

Version 4.4 is the latest and is based on slacko-6.3.2 (32bit) with Xfce-4.12. It is Slackware 14.1 compatible and comes with the 3.14.56 PAE kernel.

Version 4.1 is based on slacko-6.3.0 (32bit) with Xfce-4.12. It is Slackware 14.1 compatible and comes with the 3.14.56 PAE kernel.

Version 3.1 is based on slacko-6.0 beta 2 (5.9.3) with Xfce-4.12 and is Slackware 14.1 compatible. 3.14.20 PAE or No-PAE kernels.

Version 2.3.2 is based on slacko-5.7-NO-pae and 5.7.0-PAE with Xfce-4.10.x and is Slackware 14.0 compatible. 3.10.32 PAE or No-PAE kernels.

Download all versions
ISO: http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/iso/
Delta: http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/iso/delta

Applications list
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/current_applications_list.txt

Change log
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/change_log.txt

Recommend minimum requirements
2Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM

Special thanks to slacko developer 01micko, smokey01 for hosting, Marv for testing, and Geoffrey for testing/support.

Eclipse wallpaper font courtesy of Kevin Christopher @ www.kcfonts.com

rg66 · Posted: Thu 19 Sep 2013, 06:53 Post subject:

X-slacko packages

X-slacko specific packages will be added here:
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-slacko/

Common packages for both X-slacko and X-tahr will be added here:
http://smokey01.com/rg66/X-common-packages

ally · Joined: 19 May 2012 Posts: 1826 Location: lincoln, uk

hey rg

ISO mirrored here:

http://archive.org/details/Puppy_Linux_X-Slacko

Smile

rg66 · Posted: Thu 19 Sep 2013, 09:01 Post subject:

arcanis · Joined: 30 Oct 2011 Posts: 87 Location: Columbus, Ohio

Hopefully this build will not look like a dog's breakfast to anyone... Laughing

ally · Joined: 19 May 2012 Posts: 1826 Location: lincoln, uk

I didn't but just have - all good!

Smile

alphadog · Posted: Thu 19 Sep 2013, 10:22 Post subject:

Testing now, seems pretty rock solid to me !

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1061 Location: SW Wisconsin

Downloaded and installed (Grub4Dos frugal on SDD) on my core 2 duo i915 video iwlwifi PAE laptop. Basically installed ok, video driver and resolution correct, wifi connection with frisbee correct, overall running ok with a couple of 1.0 nits. Leafpad is uninstalled but the package manager sees it as still installed, hence won't install it. I use it for some system files, see : http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88778

For some reason, at idle, independent of cpu governor installed or powermode chosen, the kernel? gvfs? ? is chewing up enough cpu cycles to keep the fan on continuously. Not so in x-precise either PAE or non-PAE or alphaOS etc. Haven't installed straight slacko 5.6 so I don't know if that does. May try that. For now, x-precise ahead on overall smoothness with a clear nod to the package manager in x-slacko.

Just my initial quick look.

Edit: Installed carolina leafpad pet ok for use in setting up and checking governor parameters. Apples to apples comparison for cpu use at idle. Same computer, identical setup, identical governor and powerstate. Both are PAE OS.
x-precise 2.1.1 1.5% cpu, 70Mb memory used.
x-slacko 1.0 6.5% cpu, 87Mb memory used.

Kernel? Different thunar? The 1.5% on this laptop is more in line with other pups with relatively new kernels. Question

rg66 · Posted: Fri 20 Sep 2013, 01:27 Post subject:

rg66 · Posted: Fri 20 Sep 2013, 08:49 Post subject:

@Marv

Tried X-slacko on my dual core pae lappy and it seems the same as with windows, fan stays on low speed.

Tried X-slacko-non-pae on my pentium M-1.5, fan starts on high then throttles to low and eventually shuts off at idle.

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1061 Location: SW Wisconsin

Hi rg66,

I scrummaged about in .packages etc. too and found no traces of leafpad. I'll test the non-PAE x-slacko when it's out. I don't see any double display of drives when mounted in thunar 1.6.2 in x-precise 2.11. Am I mislooking? Or is it something with precise core vs wary/slacko cores? Thanks for taking the time to look at cpu use. In x-precise on one of the Pentium M now. Just does what it should Smile

rg66 · Posted: Fri 20 Sep 2013, 09:36 Post subject:

Must be some ppm issue listing removed apps as installed. I'm stumped as to were it gets this info from.

Not sure why precise doesn't double up the drives in thunar-1.6.2 when mounted, that and the fact that simple file sharing can add an emblem with it were the reasons for updating. Both slacko and lina do the double drive thing and it can get a bit messy if you have lots of partitions.

rg66 · Posted: Fri 20 Sep 2013, 09:52 Post subject:

I've decided to upload a non-pae delta for testing (22MB), you will need the X-slacko-1.0.iso first.

http://carolina-linux.com/rg66/X-slacko/iso/

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1061 Location: SW Wisconsin

non-PAE delta downloaded, non-PAE iso created. All md5sums correct. non-PAE installed in core 2 duo P8600 laptop (using x-slacko 1.0 PAE savefile with no observed problems). CPU at idle on this laptop 3.5%, 67Mb used. Better fan control than the PAE (off at idle).

I'll use the non-PAE x-slacko alongside x-precise and see how it goes from here.

Thanks,

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 6725 Location: Kentucky

Some testing of X-slacko-1.0 non-pae.
First attempt on my main Athlon XP box w/ old Nvidia card resulted in XFCE not starting, I forget the error message though.
Second attempt on my P3 test box w/ onboard Intel graphics resulted in the same, XFCE wouldn't start.
Third attempt, everything is working on a newer box. Smile

When I get time I'll try again on the older hardware and get the error message.

# report-video
VIDEO REPORT: Slacko Puppy, version 5.6

Chip description:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)

Requested by /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Resolution (widthxheight, in pixels): 1024x768x16
Depth (bits, or planes): 24
Modules requested to be loaded: dbe

Probing Xorg startup log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log):
Driver loaded (and currently in use): nouveau
Loaded modules: dbe dri dri2 exa extmod fb glx kbd mouse record shadowfb

Actual rendering on monitor:
Resolution: 1440x900 pixels (380x238 millimeters)
Depth: 24 planes

...the above also recorded in /tmp/report-video
# glxgears
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 30
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 30
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 55
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 56
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 59
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 58
nvfx_screen_get_param:95 - Warning: unknown PIPE_CAP 30
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh. The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
4057 frames in 5.0 seconds = 811.301 FPS
4196 frames in 5.0 seconds = 839.072 FPS
4063 frames in 5.0 seconds = 812.522 FPS
4038 frames in 5.0 seconds = 807.513 FPS
4084 frames in 5.0 seconds = 816.797 FPS
4018 frames in 5.0 seconds = 803.466 FPS
4183 frames in 5.0 seconds = 836.591 FPS
4201 frames in 5.0 seconds = 840.104 FPS
4083 frames in 5.0 seconds = 816.391 FPS
4288 frames in 5.0 seconds = 857.552 FPS

Computer
Processor 2x AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
Memory 3373MB (251MB used)
Machine Type Physical machine
Operating System Slacko Puppy - 5.6
User Name root (root)
Date/Time Mon 23 Sep 2013 11:49:59 PM CDT
Display
Resolution 1440x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer Gallium 0.4 on NV4C
X11 Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Audio Devices
Audio Adapter HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia