Most recent edit on 2008-04-30 01:34:20 by CrustyLobster [added image]
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Edited on 2008-04-26 16:30:43 by CrustyLobster
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April 26, 2008
Puppy Chihuahua Alpha5 iso∞ now available
Edited on 2008-04-22 06:49:50 by CrustyLobster [some updates - needs more]
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"In keeping with established Puppy philosophy, size is certainly an issue. I want it to be significantly under 100MB for the core Chihuahua. The "CE goodies" extra stuff (i.e. the packages that make it a fatter CE version as compared with a vanilla version) will be add-ons in the form of sfs or "Lassie/Boxer" modules.
Ttuuxxx is doing wonders with supplying ideas and packages. This version will have a real ttuuxxx stamp on it. It's not always straightforward though - but nothing is in this area of Linux development. No gain without pain!"
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I have bitten the bullet here and included the Skipstone browser along with the mandatory Seamonkey. I think I can justify having both, on the basis that according to the modular Lassie concept, the core Chihuahua should have all of the basics "out of the box". Email is therefore provided by Seamonkey and faster browser courtesy of Skipstone. Skipstone is not quite perfect yet, so Seamonkey is there should it be required.
For this barebones version (Chihuahau module), I have tidied up the default positioning for the desktop icons.
This version also contains all of Barry's updates since 302Alpha1 was introduced. These include an updated glibc-2.5-1, PCMCIA fix, updated rc.modules, rc.shutdown and Puppy universal installer back-ported from Dingo. I have therefore called it Alpha2. Use this version as your Chihuahua base rather than any previous barebones version.
Retro versions of barebones and standard full Puppy3.02Alpha will follow very soon.
Edited on 2008-04-21 17:17:47 by CrustyLobster
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Latest version for testing
Puppy Chihuahua Alpha5 iso∞ now available
Lassie is Puppy 3.02 it is currently in Alpha testing
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Lassie is Puppy 3.03 it is currently in Alpha testing
Puppy-302Alpha2_barebones-skipstone.iso available. Get it here:
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/puppy-3.02_Alpha2_barebones-skipstone.iso∞
Edited on 2008-03-25 08:17:50 by CrustyLobster
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Latest NEWS
Chihuahua base Lassie
If you are a theme junkie though, you can now download a 10MB Lassie module, that contains 176 icewin themes and which plugs straight into Chihuahua. Willhunt made the original dotpet.
If you like, you can copy any theme you like, say to your home partition, unplug the sfs module and then copy the theme(s) back to /usr/share/icewm/themes for permanent access without the sfs.
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/lassie_icewm_302.sfs∞
Edited on 2008-03-25 01:28:57 by CrustyLobster
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Chihuahua base Lassie
If you are a theme junkie though, you can now download a 10MB Lassie module, that contains 176 icewin themes and which plugs straight into Chihuahua. Willhunt made the original dotpet.
If you like, you can copy any theme you like, say to your home partition, unplug the sfs module and then copy the theme(s) back to /usr/share/icewm/themes for permanent access without the sfs.
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/lassie_icewm_302.sfs∞
Edited on 2008-03-16 04:29:24 by CrustyLobster
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Get Chihuahua with live hotplug here:
http://puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/puppy-3.02Alpha2R_Chihuahua-firefox.iso∞
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NEW http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/puppy-3.02Alpha2_Chihuahua-firefox.iso∞
- Out goes Seamonkey, Samba client, Abiword Plugins, Skipstone.
- In comes Firefox Beta4 nightly "Minefield", Sylpheed 2.27 and MU's Kompozer. - 93MB, so still under the magic 100 MB.
- No Abiword at all. Kompozer as a document creator. HTML is a more ubiquitous format than DOC anyway!
- Changed the name to include "Chihuahua" to indicate that although it is based on the 3.02 barebones kernel 2.6.21.7 version, it should be considered as a base community version, that will eventually end up as 3.09CE or 3.10CE. Hence it can be slightly fatter than a what a normal barebones version might be regarded.
"I'll replace the Firefox Beta4 nightly with whatever newest Firefox version becomes available." Tronkel
Edited on 2008-03-05 08:39:10 by CrustyLobster
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Lassie is Puppy 3.03 it is currently in Alpha testing
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Lassie is based on Puppy 3.02 Alpha
Edited on 2008-03-02 04:45:41 by CrustyLobster [New Lassie for testing]
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Latest NEWS
NEW http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/puppy-3.02Alpha2_Chihuahua-firefox.iso∞
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=178429#178429∞
- Out goes Seamonkey, Samba client, Abiword Plugins, Skipstone.
- In comes Firefox Beta4 nightly "Minefield", Sylpheed 2.27 and MU's Kompozer. - 93MB, so still under the magic 100 MB.
- No Abiword at all. Kompozer as a document creator. HTML is a more ubiquitous format than DOC anyway!
- Changed the name to include "Chihuahua" to indicate that although it is based on the 3.02 barebones kernel 2.6.21.7 version, it should be considered as a base community version, that will eventually end up as 3.09CE or 3.10CE. Hence it can be slightly fatter than a what a normal barebones version might be regarded.
"I'll replace the Firefox Beta4 nightly with whatever newest Firefox version becomes available." Tronkel
Edited on 2008-02-20 11:26:07 by CrustyLobster
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Puppy-302Alpha2_barebones-skipstone.iso available. Get it here:
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/puppy-3.02_Alpha2_barebones-skipstone.iso∞
I have bitten the bullet here and included the Skipstone browser along with the mandatory Seamonkey. I think I can justify having both, on the basis that according to the modular Lassie concept, the core Chihuahua should have all of the basics "out of the box". Email is therefore provided by Seamonkey and faster browser courtesy of Skipstone. Skipstone is not quite perfect yet, so Seamonkey is there should it be required.
For this barebones version (Chihuahau module), I have tidied up the default positioning for the desktop icons.
This version also contains all of Barry's updates since 302Alpha1 was introduced. These include an updated glibc-2.5-1, PCMCIA fix, updated rc.modules, rc.shutdown and Puppy universal installer back-ported from Dingo. I have therefore called it Alpha2. Use this version as your Chihuahua base rather than any previous barebones version.
Retro versions of barebones and standard full Puppy3.02Alpha will follow very soon.
_
Edited on 2008-02-19 10:43:22 by CrustyLobster
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A Lassie sfs modules
FireFox 3 Beta 3
For those interested in Firefox 3
Beta3, if have uploaded a Lassie version that uses this browse instead of Firefox 2.0.0.12
There have been comments about the instability of this version in Puppy. This might be because a previous Flash player plugin was installed previously. This version contains no Flash player. If you are using this with say a full Puppy 302Alpha, you should be able to symlink to the more stable flash plugin as used by Seamonkey
Get it here:
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/lassieR3_firefoxB3_302.sfs∞
Firefox
The latest revision of the Lassie sfs module is available here:
For Opera fans, an Opera version of the Lassie sfs module has been uploaded.
Edited on 2008-02-17 21:06:08 by CrustyLobster
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For Opera fans, an Opera version of the Lassie sfs module has been uploaded.
Apart from the opera browser, it is identical to lassieR3_302.sfs, which had Firefox as the browser.
Get it here:
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel/lassieR3_opera_302.sfs∞
Edited on 2008-02-17 11:10:44 by CrustyLobster
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Contains Osmo, Firefox 2.0.0.12, Sylpheed and a cut-down EZpup301, but with all themes.
(N.B. you will need Puppy 3.02 Alpha to run the SFS)
Suggestions and feedback welcome
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Contains Osmo, Firefox 2.0.0.12, Sylpheed and a cut-down EZpup301, but with all themes.
Suggestions and feedback welcome.
Edited on 2008-02-17 10:24:05 by CrustyLobster
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The latest revision of the Lassie sfs module is available here:
Suggestions and feedback welcome.
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31MB
It contains:
Latest Firefox 2.0.0.12
Full EZpup 301 for 3 series Puppies
Sylpheed 2.2.7 email client
Osmo calendar application from Dingo
Edited on 2008-02-16 06:45:34 by CrustyLobster
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A Lassie sfs module is available here:
31MB
Latest Firefox 2.0.0.12
Full EZpup 301 for 3 series Puppies
Sylpheed 2.2.7 email client
Osmo calendar application from Dingo
This is really intended as a taster of what is to come.
There are some configuration issues outstanding, but it is well worth a try,
say in conjunction with Puppy 302Alpha Full, or Barebones. Seems OK with retro versions as well.
I can see no reason why it would not be possible to provide
several flavours of Lassie. You could have lassie_xfce.sfs, or lassie_enlightenment.sfs or even lassie_kde.sfs.
Could even have a version with all of the popular browsers included if there is a demand.
This approach would finally settle all of the interminable arguments about which browser and which window manager is best. Take your pick!
Your personalised CE version would then consist of 2 downloads. 302Alpha Barebones and a lassie sfs, depending on what you want. Nothing to stop you also using the 302Alpha full version as your base if you want to - just a slightly bigger download.
Remember as always, you will need to create a pup_save at shutdown if you want to use the sfs module.
I'll perhaps leave the creation of specialist Boxer modules to those who have enough knowledge to make an sfs module. Creation of these Boxers can be done anytime even after CE is officially released.
Since I had thought of Lassie as being about 75MB max, there is still space available within this constraint for more packages. You can make suggestions on this. This current trial lassie sfs is still only 31MB even with full EZpup301.
Edited on 2008-02-07 06:16:16 by CrustyLobster
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"I propose that it be the basis of a Community Edition,
with the versions 3.02 - 3.09 being alpha and beta releases,
final being 3.10."
Barry
Jack is happier in the background contributing ideas and C++ code"
Warren
On my hardware it proved extremely useful."
Tronkel
Also anything from Dingo that should be back-ported here?
Make suggestions about trimming/enhancing the core module.
Thoroughly test the core functionality of Chihuahua (barebones 3.02Alpha1) and discover where the problems lie. Post your findings here. I can think of Multisession and frugal install for starters. Any experts in this sort of area are cordially invited to contribute fixes to this crucial core functionality.
Driver module problems. Testing and re-compiling if need be. CE version needs to work with as many systems as is possible.
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Jack is happier in the background contributing ideas and C++ code" Warren
On my hardware it proved extremely useful." Tronkel
Also anything from Dingo that should be backported here?
Make suggestions about trimming/enhancing the core module.
Thoroughly test the core functionality of Chihuahua (barebones 3.02Alpha1) and discover where the problems lie. Post your findings here. I can think of Multisession and frugal install for starters. Any experts in this sort of area are cordially invited to contribute fixes to this crucial core functionality.
Driver module problems. Testing and re-compiling if need be. CE version needs to work with as many systems as is possible.
Edited on 2008-02-06 11:31:34 by CrustyLobster [end bits added]
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CategoryDevelopment
Edited on 2008-02-06 11:10:39 by RaffyM [corrected the download URL]
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http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel∞
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http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel∞∞;
Edited on 2008-02-06 10:16:46 by CrustyLobster [logo added]
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- Also anything from Dingo that should be backported here?
- Re-compiling to both Retro and later kernel versions may be necessary. Testing needed here to establish this.
- Folks interested in contributing recompiles of Dingo packages are very welcome.
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TALKING STICK LASSIE
Also anything from Dingo that should be backported here? Re-compiling to both Retro and later kernel versions may be necessary. Testing needed here to establish this. Folks interested in contributing recompiles of Dingo packages are very welcome.
Oldest known version of this page was edited on 2008-02-06 09:19:40 by CrustyLobster []
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"Phoenix" page based on Puppy 2.14r (retro)
maximum stability for older hardware
TALKING STICK LASSIE
Lassie is based on Puppy 3.02 Alpha
"Co-leadership of the 3.xx series CE development between Ttuuxxx and Tronkel.
Jack is happier in the background contributing ideas and C++ code" Warren
"I've built and uploaded a retro version of 302Alpha.
http://www.puppylinux.ca/tpp/tronkel∞∞;
If you found that the 3.01Retro that uses kernel version 2.6.18.1 resolved issues relating to kernel problems, this may be of help.
On my hardware it proved extremely useful." Tronkel
". . . sign me up, I did take project management last year, it was 65% of my diploma, which i passed, and still really happy about it !!!" Ttuxxx
Also anything from Dingo that should be backported here? Re-compiling to both Retro and later kernel versions may be necessary. Testing needed here to establish this. Folks interested in contributing recompiles of Dingo packages are very welcome.
Requirements:
- Make suggestions about trimming/enhancing the core module.
- Thoroughly test the core functionality of Chihuahua (barebones 3.02Alpha1) and discover where the problems lie. Post your findings here. I can think of Multisession and frugal install for starters. Any experts in this sort of area are cordially invited to contribute fixes to this crucial core functionality.
- Driver module problems. Testing and re-compiling if need be. CE version needs to work with as many systems as is possible.
