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by bbbhltz
Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: Language packs for BookwormPup 64
Replies: 3
Views: 277

Re: Language packs for BookwormPup 64

With BookwormPup you can use Synaptic to install other languages and language packs. No need to use the PPM.

by bbbhltz
Wed Oct 16, 2024 5:00 am
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: Debian Linux: How the mighty has fallen
Replies: 5
Views: 502

Re: How the mighty has fallen

Can you post a summary on this? I didn't realise this guy still made videos. He's just such an awful representation of the Linux community.

by bbbhltz
Mon Oct 14, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: Unable to download/save files in LibreWolf, but can in Firefox
Replies: 27
Views: 1590

Re: Unable to download/save files in LibreWolf, but can in Firefox

I'm still new to Puppy. Are you running LibreWolf as spot?

by bbbhltz
Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: Language packs for BookwormPup 64
Replies: 3
Views: 277

Re: Language packs for BookwormPup 64

Firefox has language packs here

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... age-tools/

Is this what you mean? Or did you mean extra languages for the file browser or missing fonts?

by bbbhltz
Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: Graphing data without gnumeric. How?
Replies: 5
Views: 393

Re: Graphing data without gnumeric. How?

I have had to make graphs and charts for work before and went in hunt of different tools. I ended up using Python (pygal) but tried Gnuplot and YouPlot (https://github.com/red-data-tools/YouPlot).

I did do some plotting by hand too.

I am interested in seeing if someone can suggest something ...
by bbbhltz
Sat Oct 12, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: How do I use apt to download and install a specific app version?
Replies: 6
Views: 281

Re: How do I use apt to download and install a specific app version?




You would need to change every instance of the word "bookworm" to "Trixie" or "testing".


If you change all instances of "bookworm" to "trixie" in /etc/apt/sources.list, it will be a complete upgrade to trixie, e.g. when doing apt upgrade (also when installing some new software, libc6 will be ...
by bbbhltz
Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:42 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: How do I use apt to download and install a specific app version?
Replies: 6
Views: 281

Re: How do I use apt to download and install a specific app version?

And also, check the official docs. What I wrote is not 100% correct because there is no such thing as bookworm-testing.

You would need to change every instance of the word "bookworm" to "Trixie" or "testing".

I think backports is a much better choice, even though lots of folks use Testing and Sid ...
by bbbhltz
Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: How do I use apt to download and install a specific app version?
Replies: 6
Views: 281

Re: How do I use apt to download and install a specific app version?

The depends on the repos you have in your sources.list (or your sources.list.d folder).

apt has bash autocomplete, so if you have activated testing or Trixie, for example, you can check all the availability versions with

apt-cache policy audacity

If there is a version from backports you can ...
by bbbhltz
Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:34 pm
Forum: Security
Topic: In case you did not know this about Google tracking you
Replies: 28
Views: 1264

Re: In case you did not know this about Google tracking you

Absolutely Graphene.

/e/ uses microG, no telemetry sent to Google, modified NTP and DNS servers, modified GPS service. Uses the "App Lounge" which combines the Aurora Store with F-Droid and PWAs. Has a tracker blocker. Requires you to have an @murena.io account for some functionalities.

Graphene ...
by bbbhltz
Thu Oct 10, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: Security
Topic: In case you did not know this about Google tracking you
Replies: 28
Views: 1264

Re: In case you did not know this about Google tracking you

Media websites are all like this: lots of trackers, some benign, heaps of SEO shenanigans.

https://detailed.com/google-control/ is a little example that prompted me to make some uBlacklist filters ( here ), but it isn't really related to wha you're pointing out Governor .

As for phones, you can ...
by bbbhltz
Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: This single command is not working in BKWP64's terminal???
Replies: 6
Views: 473

Re: This single command is not working in BKWP64's terminal???

I've always taken the long way and redirected the output to a file and then opened the file.

Looks like this is still an open issue too: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/780

by bbbhltz
Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: BookwormPup
Topic: how to get asunder to work on bookwormpup64 10.0.7 ??
Replies: 6
Views: 382

Re: how to get asunder to work on bookwormpup64 10.0.7 ??

You can try installing directly from the Debian repos:

Code: Select all

# apt install asunder

Or use Synaptic.

This will install other packages as well, but when you're done you can restart without saving or run

Code: Select all

# apt purge asunder
# apt autoremove

and be close to where you started.

by bbbhltz
Sun Oct 06, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Best way of installing TeXLive?
Replies: 2
Views: 189

Re: Methods for installing TeXLive

Ok, that's all I needed to know. apt it is!

by bbbhltz
Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Best way of installing TeXLive?
Replies: 2
Views: 189

Best way of installing TeXLive?

I am a regular user of LaTeX (mostly through Pandoc). There are different methods for installing TeXLive:


Through the Debian repo with apt
By downloading the cli installer and installing over the web
Downloading tarballs
etc.


While I have installed it through apt, and it works without a ...
by bbbhltz
Thu Oct 03, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: usbhd and usbflash: how much difference to flash lifetime?
Replies: 17
Views: 743

Re: usbhd and usbflash: how much difference to flash lifetime?

I'm using a Verbatim brand that I bought just for this because the only ones I had lying around were either old, very limited in size, USB 2.0 or all of the above.

I just search the forum before asking but I guess I need to work on my wording for queries.

I've been very lucky over the past 25 odd ...
by bbbhltz
Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: usbhd and usbflash: how much difference to flash lifetime?
Replies: 17
Views: 743

usbhd and usbflash: how much difference to flash lifetime?

I've been using Puppy now for a few days at work. Originally I had installed it to a USB with pmedia=usbhd but changed it to pmedia=usbflash .

I understand the difference, but wanted to know from more experienced users regarding how much wear and tear it could cause to a USB flash drive to leave it ...
by bbbhltz
Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Need a browser to replace Palemoon
Replies: 20
Views: 1151

Re: Need a browser to replace Palemoon

I'm not a security researcher.

This article by someone who knows way more breaks it down

https://www.spacebar.news/stop-using-opera-browser/

It doesn't say anything about telemetry. I said possibly because some folks assume that is the case.

by bbbhltz
Wed Oct 02, 2024 5:57 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Need a browser to replace Palemoon
Replies: 20
Views: 1151

Re: Need a browser to replace Palemoon

Opera is not what it used to be, it is owned by a Chinese company and possibly reports telemetry to 3rd parties.

by bbbhltz
Wed Oct 02, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Need a browser to replace Palemoon
Replies: 20
Views: 1151

Re: Need a browser to replace Palemoon

Mullvad is a decent option. Privacy Browser is still under development, but is pretty anti-spy.

Firefox can be made a little more spy-free with a few about:config changes, some of which appear to be shipped with Puppy, but I get the hesitance.

Looking forward to see what you decide on.

by bbbhltz
Tue Oct 01, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Re: [Solved] Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work

Thanks mikeslr !

I have a pretty good idea about applications, been using Linux as my only OS (except that darn work computer) since the early 2000s. I will probably just work off the base install and if I "break" it, no big deal.

Tomorrow I teach 3x3-hour lessons so there's a decent chance I'll ...
by bbbhltz
Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: Pour les francophones
Topic: communiquer avec mon téléphone portable + cyclisme
Replies: 1
Views: 276

Re: communiquer avec mon téléphone portable + cyclisme

Salut @oui,

La question est donc comment récupérer des photos sur un téléphone Android via câble USB ?

Tu peux nous dire la marque et modèle de ce téléphone ?

Quand tu le branches est-ce que le téléphone affiche des options ou préférences USB ?

Bonne journée

by bbbhltz
Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Re: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work

FrugalPup, e4StickPup

EDIT: I've found the grub.cfg and modified it

I will mark this thread as solved.

by bbbhltz
Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Re: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work

It feels weird to ask this after all these years on Linux, but Puppy is such a different piece of work that I am at a loss as to where to find grub.cfg.

There is no grub.cfg in /boot or in /etc/default. I can make the changes during boot and that isn't permanent, of course.

by bbbhltz
Mon Sep 30, 2024 5:20 am
Forum: Off-Topic Area
Topic: 23 & Me may sell all the DNA they collected to highest bidder
Replies: 1
Views: 218

Re: 23 & Me may sell all the DNA they collected to highest bidder

23andMe was never officially available in my country, but not for privacy reasons. There was a time that I wanted to order a kit but almost immediately the fad peaked and we stopped hearing stories about how cool it was and I lost interest. Once South Park did an entire episode on it.

Pretty happy ...
by bbbhltz
Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Re: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work

wizard wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 8:04 pm

Also, there are a few things you can do to make your USB flash install boot a little faster and run a little more trouble free. Let us know if you want to pursue.

Faster you say? Well, I wouldn't say no to that!

by bbbhltz
Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Re: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work

Oh yeah they snitched. I'm a professor and was teaching my lesson when someone walked by the class and the door was open. I heard their sneakers squeak and they backed up and stared at what I was projecting. At the time I think I was running Arch or maybe it was an early Manjaro release. 5 minutes ...
by bbbhltz
Sun Sep 29, 2024 7:14 pm
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Re: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work

wizard I used the built-in app to remove them. Didn't think I would use them but I came to the conclusion that, as rockedge said, that I would probably use the base system and try and do things the Puppy way.

I have since reinstalled to my USB to make things fresh since I thought that would be the ...
by bbbhltz
Sun Sep 29, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Beginners Help
Topic: Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]
Replies: 18
Views: 924

Restoring deleted apps and suggestions for work [Solved]

Hi everyone,

I've been using Linux for 18 years now and finally need Puppy Linux. My work laptop—a Dell Latitude 5320—appears to hum along nicely with Puppy (Bookworm) (I think everything works that I need, not like I'll be using the tablet mode).

I just have two very beginner questions ...

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