Haven't tried it but should upgrade ok from 15.03 or 15.04 - maybe backup your personal save area first?johnywhy wrote:Possible to upgrade? Or do you recommend a fresh install?
Thx!
LxPup : a Puppy with LXDE as its desktop environment
Re: Experimental - LxPup15.05
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
LxPupVivid-15.05
LxPupVivid-15.05 is available to test:
http://lx-pup.weebly.com/upup-vivid.html
VividPup is at Beta2 status, so this LxPup version is similar.
As it's based on VividPup which has many extra applications compared to a traditional Pup - e.g. LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Gimp to name just a few, this is a BIG iso (c. 520MB).
The Broadcom wl wifi driver in this version has to be "activated" before use as recommended by rcrsn51.
Cheers
peebee
http://lx-pup.weebly.com/upup-vivid.html
VividPup is at Beta2 status, so this LxPup version is similar.
As it's based on VividPup which has many extra applications compared to a traditional Pup - e.g. LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Gimp to name just a few, this is a BIG iso (c. 520MB).
The Broadcom wl wifi driver in this version has to be "activated" before use as recommended by rcrsn51.
Cheers
peebee
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LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
I have been using LxPupTahr for a couple of weeks. There are a few observations I can make that might be of interest to anyone considering using it.
A number of times after booting it has, in the lower right corner, 2 identical network icons and 2 identical HDD green cylinders. This seems to have no negative consequences, though it's a bit disconcerting.
The browser it comes with is Pale Moon, and some sites complain that it is not up to date and offer a Firefox update link. I much prefer an up to date Firefox browser so installed it.
The file manager does not allow me to rename a file and include a slash / in the new name. I'm accustomed to using this as an easy way to relocate files to new directories, but am stymied here. The file manager does not have a Delete option, just Move to Trash. A lot of times it says it can't move the file to trash and instead offers the Delete option. Three mouse clicks for every file deletion is a bit wearing!
After one boot there was a window already opened with retrovol, so I clicked to minimize it. A few hours later I was investigating why the system was so sluggish and I discovered that retrovol was responsible for about 40% CPU resources! I killed it and the system returned to its normal responsive behaviour.
Today after boot there was no sound volume control in the lower right of the screen. I wasn't concerned because I found the media player still worked. But I saw that CPU usage was frozen on 100%. Investigating, I found that retrovol was indeed running and using 40% CPU usage and making Mplayer use high CPU usage too. I killed retrovol and the system returned to normal.
These anomalies mean that I would not recommend this version for newbies or non-PC people who just need a platform to run a particular software.
For my purposes it is doing fine. I'd like to thank those involved in its development. But I'm looking forward to trying another puppy.
A number of times after booting it has, in the lower right corner, 2 identical network icons and 2 identical HDD green cylinders. This seems to have no negative consequences, though it's a bit disconcerting.
The browser it comes with is Pale Moon, and some sites complain that it is not up to date and offer a Firefox update link. I much prefer an up to date Firefox browser so installed it.
The file manager does not allow me to rename a file and include a slash / in the new name. I'm accustomed to using this as an easy way to relocate files to new directories, but am stymied here. The file manager does not have a Delete option, just Move to Trash. A lot of times it says it can't move the file to trash and instead offers the Delete option. Three mouse clicks for every file deletion is a bit wearing!
After one boot there was a window already opened with retrovol, so I clicked to minimize it. A few hours later I was investigating why the system was so sluggish and I discovered that retrovol was responsible for about 40% CPU resources! I killed it and the system returned to its normal responsive behaviour.
Today after boot there was no sound volume control in the lower right of the screen. I wasn't concerned because I found the media player still worked. But I saw that CPU usage was frozen on 100%. Investigating, I found that retrovol was indeed running and using 40% CPU usage and making Mplayer use high CPU usage too. I killed retrovol and the system returned to normal.
These anomalies mean that I would not recommend this version for newbies or non-PC people who just need a platform to run a particular software.
For my purposes it is doing fine. I'd like to thank those involved in its development. But I'm looking forward to trying another puppy.
Hi ShepShep wrote:I have been using LxPupTahr for a couple of weeks. There are a few observations I can make that might be of interest to anyone considering using it.
A number of times after booting it has, in the lower right corner, 2 identical network icons and 2 identical HDD green cylinders. This seems to have no negative consequences, though it's a bit disconcerting.
The browser it comes with is Pale Moon, and some sites complain that it is not up to date and offer a Firefox update link. I much prefer an up to date Firefox browser so installed it.
The file manager does not allow me to rename a file and include a slash / in the new name. I'm accustomed to using this as an easy way to relocate files to new directories, but am stymied here. The file manager does not have a Delete option, just Move to Trash. A lot of times it says it can't move the file to trash and instead offers the Delete option. Three mouse clicks for every file deletion is a bit wearing!
After one boot there was a window already opened with retrovol, so I clicked to minimize it. A few hours later I was investigating why the system was so sluggish and I discovered that retrovol was responsible for about 40% CPU resources! I killed it and the system returned to its normal responsive behaviour.
Today after boot there was no sound volume control in the lower right of the screen. I wasn't concerned because I found the media player still worked. But I saw that CPU usage was frozen on 100%. Investigating, I found that retrovol was indeed running and using 40% CPU usage and making Mplayer use high CPU usage too. I killed retrovol and the system returned to normal.
These anomalies mean that I would not recommend this version for newbies or non-PC people who just need a platform to run a particular software.
For my purposes it is doing fine. I'd like to thank those involved in its development. But I'm looking forward to trying another puppy.
What are the specs of the computer you are running?
The system tray icon anomalies you describe may be connected to the speed of your cpu....also have you been logging out to the terminal in any way (like ctrl-alt-delete) rather than through the session manager?
If you want extended delete commands please install the optional right-clicks package.
There are many ways to copy files pretty easily using PCManFM - but Rox is still there as well if you prefer to use that for some operations.
Don't fall at the first hurdle - persevere and investigate the features available and I'm sure you'll find acceptable solutions to your work flows.
Cheers
peebee
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
P4, 2.2GHZ, 1.5GBpeebee wrote: What are the specs of the computer you are running?
No, I click on powerdown. (Though it doesn't power the PC off.)The system tray icon anomalies you describe may be connected to the speed of your cpu....also have you been logging out to the terminal in any way (like ctrl-alt-delete) rather than through the session manager?
Thanks for your reply, peebee. You didn't address the retrovol process. Tonight after booting I found retrovol running and using 82% CPU.
The retrovol problem is connected to the system tray icons problem - they are both something to do with svg icons which need processing power to be activated - retrovol gets "stuck" during that process.Shep wrote:Thanks for your reply, peebee. You didn't address the retrovol process. Tonight after booting I found retrovol running and using 82% CPU.
Although I've seen these problems in the past, I haven't seen them for a long time now and yours is the first report of such problems.
One thing I didn't ask - which version of LxPupTahr are you running? And are you installed frugally - with a savefolder or savefile? - or a full install?
If you could test with a frugal install with a clean pristine new save area as suggested by rcrsn51 that would be good.
Cheers
peebee
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
On some of my slower laptops (Pentium M 1.2GHz based) I had problems with how Retrovol loaded into the panel and used resources in LxPupTahr.Shep wrote:P4, 2.2GHZ, 1.5GBpeebee wrote: What are the specs of the computer you are running?
No, I click on powerdown. (Though it doesn't power the PC off.)The system tray icon anomalies you describe may be connected to the speed of your cpu....also have you been logging out to the terminal in any way (like ctrl-alt-delete) rather than through the session manager?
Thanks for your reply, peebee. You didn't address the retrovol process. Tonight after booting I found retrovol running and using 82% CPU.
If you are in the mood to experiment, I attach a pet of gvolwheel 0.7, the last GTK2 version, from slackware. It is what I currently use in the LxPupTahr I'm running. It is started from a .desktop in /root/.config/autostart (included in the pet) and the panel icons have been modified to be white (originals are also included in /usr/share/pixmaps/gvolwheel in the pet). I install this and disable Retrovol. Your mileage of course may vary.
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Pups currently in kennel :D Older LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64 and upupEF for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
I boot from the CD. 15.03pae it says on the screen.peebee wrote: One thing I didn't ask - which version of LxPupTahr are you running? And are you installed frugally - with a savefolder or savefile? - or a full install?
If you could test with a frugal install with a clean pristine new save area as suggested by rcrsn51 that would be good.
Cheers
peebee
It will be a few days before I can do any tests.
Guys, where can i find the KDE sfs for the last Lxpup Tahr? or some MATE?
I searched here but is gone
http://lxpup.weebly.com/kde.html
This Pup runs flawlessly in an old Dell 630, installed with the last GetFlash, the last Palemoon. Great great.
I searched here but is gone
http://lxpup.weebly.com/kde.html
This Pup runs flawlessly in an old Dell 630, installed with the last GetFlash, the last Palemoon. Great great.
[i]Pupjibaro 1.0.4 2015 / LxpupTahr 15.05.2 - Live USB - Dell D630
Precise 5.7.1 - Full installation - Asus EeePC 701 4G (2 GB RAM)
Carolina Vanguard Frugal /Arch Linux Antergos - Lenovo G4070[/i]
Precise 5.7.1 - Full installation - Asus EeePC 701 4G (2 GB RAM)
Carolina Vanguard Frugal /Arch Linux Antergos - Lenovo G4070[/i]
I have the save directory on the HD.rcrsn51 wrote:Is this a multi-session disc, or do you have a save file/folder on the hard drive?Shep wrote:I boot from the CD. 15.03pae it says on the screen.
On the last two boots the volume control and retrovol have behaved as they should. Neither has there been a duplicate of any icons in the tray.
Maybe it heard me saying I'll be trying another pup?
oddities
Hello guys.
I'm new about lxpup, just frugally installed it on my usb stick.
My congratulations to the author(s) of this elegant piece of software, a mirable expression of beauty and functionality.
As I said, I'm running a fresh frugal installation, and everything seems to go smootly, so far.
There's something I'm not able to explain though. When I launch 'puppy package manager', it always connects to a google server, before I type anything, I mean.
I'm not sure what causes this behaviour, but I'm not able to reproduce it with tahrpup 6.0.2. Any clue?
Thanks in advance.
I'm new about lxpup, just frugally installed it on my usb stick.
My congratulations to the author(s) of this elegant piece of software, a mirable expression of beauty and functionality.
As I said, I'm running a fresh frugal installation, and everything seems to go smootly, so far.
There's something I'm not able to explain though. When I launch 'puppy package manager', it always connects to a google server, before I type anything, I mean.
I'm not sure what causes this behaviour, but I'm not able to reproduce it with tahrpup 6.0.2. Any clue?
Thanks in advance.
pet oddity
to be exact:
- LxPup 15.03.1 pae
- installed on a usb stick from CD
- original and unmodified installation
problem:
Every time I click on 'puppy package manager', system tries to connect to a google server. This weird behaviour can easily be checked out with a simple traffic monitor like iftop or similar. Relevant dns queries are shown as well.
First time I notice something like that in a puppy version. I'm not an expert, so I wonder if I have to consider this as normal.
any contrib is appreciated
- LxPup 15.03.1 pae
- installed on a usb stick from CD
- original and unmodified installation
problem:
Every time I click on 'puppy package manager', system tries to connect to a google server. This weird behaviour can easily be checked out with a simple traffic monitor like iftop or similar. Relevant dns queries are shown as well.
First time I notice something like that in a puppy version. I'm not an expert, so I wonder if I have to consider this as normal.
any contrib is appreciated
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Broken HTML5 Audio (MP3 and M4A)
LxPup Tahr (and probably any Puppy distro with Firefox/Pale Moon) has broken HTML5 Audio compatibility. It tries to download instead of play MP3 and M4A files.
I have a hobby radio jukebox site that works fine in all major Windows web browsers except Opera. It also works fine with Chrome/Chromium on any platform. It also works fine with Xubuntu Firefox and Kubuntu Firefox. However, it does not work with Firefox in most other Ubuntu variants nor in LxPupTahr's Pale Moon.
http://www.gooplusplus.com/jukebox
From the sites below, I discovered that MP3 and AAC (M4A) were enabled in Xubuntu and Kubuntu but not in other Ubuntu variants:
https://html5test.com/ --- and --- http://hpr.dogphilosophy.net/test/
After searching around a bit, I found the solution on the Crunchbang Linux forums.
UPDATE:
using SYNAPTIC, add gstreamer1.0-libav -or- gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
or from Ubuntu Software Center, add Gstreamer extra plugins
I have a hobby radio jukebox site that works fine in all major Windows web browsers except Opera. It also works fine with Chrome/Chromium on any platform. It also works fine with Xubuntu Firefox and Kubuntu Firefox. However, it does not work with Firefox in most other Ubuntu variants nor in LxPupTahr's Pale Moon.
http://www.gooplusplus.com/jukebox
From the sites below, I discovered that MP3 and AAC (M4A) were enabled in Xubuntu and Kubuntu but not in other Ubuntu variants:
https://html5test.com/ --- and --- http://hpr.dogphilosophy.net/test/
After searching around a bit, I found the solution on the Crunchbang Linux forums.
UPDATE:
using SYNAPTIC, add gstreamer1.0-libav -or- gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
or from Ubuntu Software Center, add Gstreamer extra plugins
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Re: pet oddity
Looks likenewpet wrote:to be exact:
- LxPup 15.03.1 pae
- installed on a usb stick from CD
- original and unmodified installation
problem:
Every time I click on 'puppy package manager', system tries to connect to a google server. This weird behaviour can easily be checked out with a simple traffic monitor like iftop or similar. Relevant dns queries are shown as well.
First time I notice something like that in a puppy version. I'm not an expert, so I wonder if I have to consider this as normal.
any contrib is appreciated
/usr/local/petget/service_pack.sh
which is part of ppm2
is pinging google to determine if a connection to the internet has been enabled.
You can edit the pings if you don't like this.....
Cheers
peebee
LxPup = Puppy + LXDE
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Main version used daily: LxPupSc; Assembler of UPups, ScPup & ScPup64, LxPup, LxPupSc & LxPupSc64
Re: pet oddity
Solved !peebee wrote: Looks like
/usr/local/petget/service_pack.sh
which is part of ppm2
is pinging google to determine if a connection to the internet has been enabled.
You can edit the pings if you don't like this.....
Cheers
peebee
Thank you very much, Peebee