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@peebee - I used gcc 11.2 (s15pup64-231209) with my 5.15.150 failure, which was then ok to make 5.15.148 usrmerge kernel. I mostly use 10.2 (ScPup64_20.01), for compatibility with oldish pups.

@Chelsea80 - ah - I re-read your initial post - you were ENQUIRING about Noblepup, not actually running it, whilst you use bionicpup (non-usrmerge). Your Firefox SFS (above) should work in both.

@Chelsea80 - the bin & lib in your example are under the /usr folder, so that is fine for usrmerge.
What is not fine for usrmerge, is if they are in the main primary folder ( / ).

Yes about 30 sec delay for me - those blasted bots!

@Jasper - ubuntu seem to make their own updates. In a terminal, run: openssl version & look at the date.

@boof - re- ring time. I know 'Belong' (Australia) have a long code to dial in & increase ringtime from 15 to 30 sec. Other providers may have similar. It is possible to get a lanyard phone-holder if that would help.

@Clarity - this post may be useful re- newer e2fsck: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1497523 ... -of-e2fsck

As long as folk are led to understand that the Bookworms are usrmerge & old .pets could be incompatible, I think we should put the Bookworms on DW AND more prominently on puppylinux.com.

@Jasper - unfortunately, the rtl & wl wifi drivers are extras to 5.x kernels. They are both .pets in the forum Drivers section though.

@jamesbond wrote:

github. It sounds like an esoteric tool, that will probably take a lifetime to learn. A glimpse to github.com confirms your guess

Thanks, you're singing my song! (and confirming a major issue for many).

s15pup is there because we voted on it at the time, peebee came through when something was needed, & nothing has been voted on since.

Was very slow for me yesterday, but ok today.

As testing has shown CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL=y is necessary, I made a 6.8.7 kernel including it. It is not low-latency. See forum Kernels section.
This kernel, although should not trouble most folk, is withdrawn. I will make a 6.6.28 lolat kernel.

@Marv - thanks. Link below suggests it is a good idea to enable it.

https://www.kernelconfig.io/CONFIG_TMPF ... sion=6.8.6

Check your pm's in a couple of hours for a test kernel.

From what I can see, there is a package to convert Ubuntu 20.04 to usrmerge, but it was not a default until 22.04. Article linked below dated 22/03/2024 refers: https://linux-packages.com/ubuntu-focal ... e/usrmerge

Note: this could possibly have changed as of latest updates.

@mikewalsh - I made xine packages until a couple of years ago. I liked that it could record tv via my tv-tuner stick. Gxine has a much better interface though & it is libxine that drives them (& some other front ends too).

@boof - I always have to install a scan utility (from manufacturer's website), then run xsane.
I know that HP printers have a scan facility onboard, when wirelessly connected - you simply put the printer IP address in your browser.

@Jasper - did you have usb issues BEFORE you removed the fdrv? It may be needed for some usb.

@rockedge - I've made a 6.8.6 lolat kernel today, but with the more-compatible gcc 10.2 & glibc 2.30. See forum Kernels section.

@Jasper - I compile kernels on a physical partition (usually ext3), otherwise I would run out of space. Years ago I thought I needed a full install for kernel compiling.