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DotPup = .pup
For example, a Solitaire game 'Spider' may have file name like 'spider.pup'
A DotPup file in Puppy should work exactly like an installer.exe file in Windows. With DotPup software installation is made easy. Time is saved as you don't need to unzip the file and copy things to the right location manually.
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- GuestToo is the Puppy user who created .pup file format for Puppy
- Various types of software can be found here
- New DotPups are usually published here
These DotPups have been created by Puppy users. Puppy Linux is not responsible for the use of these programs. Like any software, there may be errors (bugs) that could cause loss of data or other damage to a system. Use them at your own risk.
DotPups files are in fact normal zip archives. To check what will be done when installing a DotPup, just open it with an achiever program like TkZip and check the files (e.g, dotpup.sh and dotpup.tar.gz ) inside.
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It's easy to install a DotPup:
- Download it
- Click on it in a Rox Filer window (same as clicking on a .exe file in MS Windows)
- A dialogue box will pop up asking if you want to unzip the file, just click 'Unzip the Pup File'
- A dialogue box will pop up asking if you want to run the installer, just click 'Run the installer'
- You are done! A Rox Filer window should pop up showing you where the program is installed. Click on the icon to run it. You can drag the icon to your
desktop if you like. (check here if you want more explanation with pics)
- You may want to try out the new DotPup Downloader and Installer from the start menu too.
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6 steps to make your own DotPup
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For this
tutorial you will need GuestToo's DotPup template. Download it here.
To make a gtkfind dotpup package:
- Install gtkfind-template.pup
- this will install Gtkfind (a find utility) for you too
- to create a DotPup for any software (e.g, Gtkfind) you need to have that software installed and running properly on your computer first
- Copy /root/tmp/gtkfind to a new dir if you like. Inside
the folder 'gtkfind' there are 4 files: make-tar, dotpup.sh,
make-pup and a readme file.
- Edit make-tar
- edit it (with a text-editor) to include all the files you
want (it's already setup for gtkfind)
- Click make-tar
- this creates a file called dotpup.tar.gz which will have all your files in it
- Edit dotpup.sh
- edit it (with a text-editor) to do what you want when the package
(*.pup) is run (it's already setup to unzip gtkfind tar.gz)
- Click make-pup
- this creates the dotpup.pup file
You are done! Now, test dotpup.pup by clicking it. Be careful ... if
your dotpup package is not working properly, it might corrupt or delete your files backing them up is a good idea.
To fix any problems, click make-tar (if necessary), click make-pup to create a new dotpup.pup (and
overwrite the old one) again. When it seems to be working properly, you can rename dotpup.pup to a suitable name (for example, gtkfind.pup) before uploading it. Note: if you decide to publish you DotPup, test it thoroughly. You don't want to screw other's system up.
A dotpup package is very simple.
It's just a zip file (dotpup.tar.gz) with your files inside.
And a file called md5sum.txt to check that the files are ok.
And a file called dotpup.sh that executes automatically.
More hints and tips.
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