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dimkr

https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... ssues/2217 will be fixed in build 24.

dimkr

You should have a look at the init script used in @dimkr's, "dpup OS 1 Rolling", it lets you specify the layers via symlinks and it doesn't have the limitations that the puppy initrd has regarding the amount of layers. Actually, it's artificially limited to 8 SFSs, but this limit can be r...

dimkr

Yes, woof-CE could indeed include alternative C and shell init scripts. The point is what is okay as 'mainstream' Puppy, which advertises itself as a 'community' distro? Its development becomes very much non-community-oriented if mainstream is in a language most in the community cannot even read Us...

dimkr

Providing that in a compiled C binary makes it unaccessible except to those with C programming skills, but even then it is a nuisance in terms of development contributions since C is nothing like so user-friendly when it comes to doing anything with it. I strongly disagree with this statement. (Let...

dimkr

bigpup wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:02 pm
It can break stuff in Slacko.

The updated packages don't pass through woof-CE's package templates, like the packages downloaded and modified by woof-CE.

Is it really safe?

dimkr

It is proven Safe and stable. My feeling is that GRUB2 is, both, timely (as manufacturers continued support and contributes) and offers improvements. All done without PUP developers special follow-up needs. And it is easily understood with documentattion everywhere on the net. Easier said than done...

dimkr

Hi Dimkr, Is it possible to frugal install this by placing files in a directory and making a grub4dos entry? If so what would that entry look like with persistence?? It won't be proper frugal install, because there's no initrd. But technically, you can take the extlinux configuration file and trans...

dimkr

woof-CE now has automated weekly builds of updated longterm kernels at https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/actions/workflows/kernel-kit.yml. The automated builds of Puppy now use these kernels (i.e. every woof-CE built Puppy that uses 5.4.x, now takes an updated kernel from here). For exam...

dimkr

Maybe https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/pull/2201 will fix PPM. PPM relies on woof-installed-packages and it was empty, but I still can't tell if this is the only problem that prevents PPM from working. EDIT: I was able to install screen and GIMP in build 19. Also, I tried changed the la...

dimkr

Certainly, aside from that, there are some good developments going on in other ways up in the woof-CE Puppy world. I think what's most interesting is the idea of synthesis between Puppy and DebianDog, inside woof-CE. If this idea works, it can "convert" both woof-CE and DebianDog develope...

dimkr

So maybe the change that needs to be made is to make the ppm a rootfs-package rather than built-into the roofs-skeleton. However, a problem with this idea is that pkg needs some of the files from the ppm. I agree, if it doesn't work well, it should be optional and disabled until it's working. This ...

dimkr

On a clean install after first run setup, I've run Puppy Package Manager. After updating the repository data by clicking the refresh button, every package search I am doing is indicating that every displayed package is 'ALREADY INSTALLED'. I have deleted the Save Folder and ran the setup several ti...

dimkr

The billing report corroborates this interpretation of the terms of service.

dimkr

This quota is for files stored in the repo, not releases. This use of GitHub Actions is not "any other activity unrelated to the production, testing, deployment, or publication of the software project associated with the repository where GitHub Actions are used", and the "2,000 Action...

dimkr

Build 14 is faulty: the fdrv is missing. It shouldn't be a problem for those who upgrade to it from a build that has a fdrv. https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/pull/2192 should fix it, and https://github.com/dimkr/woof-CE/actions/runs/700301006 (build 16) contains the fix + a safeguard ag...

dimkr

wanderer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:47 pm
what kind of compression do you use for the main.sfs

Zstd, and you can use unsquashfs instead.

dimkr

Quite simple. Is there any reason why a script wouldn't work, if uses ash and applets from busybox compiled statically? And of course, there would have to be busybox executable in the partition, alongside init. It would be slower, but just scanning through the code, it seems that a shell script cou...

dimkr

So does it also include sfs_load 'on-the-fly' after boot Nope. these overwrite the main puppyXXX.sfs files when same names? Nope. Every dpup OS version has a directory under boot partition, and every SFS has a symlink on the partition root: dpup-os-1-x/1.sfs dpup-os-1-x/2.sfs 1.sfs -> dpup-os-1-x/1...

dimkr

Thanks, I think an additional, "stable" production and release line is a good idea. Should give the more cautious users some peace of mind. I opened https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/issues/2191. A "stable" dpup OS release channel is definitely possible if woof-CE ha...

dimkr

A question - This being a rolling release, what steps are taken to address possible stability issues. Have changes thoroughly been tested before applying. Does this mean that one basically have to use the latest off the conveyor belt for the best results The assumption is that woof-CE changes are t...

dimkr

Edit: I just noticed that the update process updated to the same version, was because it has actually created a whole new directory. The original image has a directory dpupos-x86_64-1rolling9 . I now have a second directory created dpupos-x86_64-1-rolling9 . The original symlinks have been recreate...

dimkr

s243a wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:59 am
It sounds pretty cool. I'll try to find time to give it a try. Have you considered building a 32bit version?

A 32-bit build is cooking at https://github.com/dimkr/woof-CE/runs/2216258334

dimkr

EDIT: useful since keeps the Puppy woof-CE changes up to date in new releases. Automatic builds with updates not only sync Puppy with latest woof-CE, but also with Debian. For example, if Debian's OpenSSL gets patched to fix https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3450, Puppy's OpenSSL...

dimkr

It sounds pretty cool. I'll try to find time to give it a try. Have you considered building a 32bit version? Should be fairly easy. Will do. Yes, a 32-bit version will be nice seeing that it will be 'pure' with debian only components. Peebees, new "Ubuntu" releases are a bit of a mixed ba...

dimkr

"dpup OS" is a minimalistic Puppy derivative built from Debian Bullseye packages and packages built from source by woof-CE, with zero PET packages used during the build. It contains commonly used applications like a browser and a text editor, but some things, like a word processor are omit...

dimkr

Take a look at https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/gcc and https://packages.ubuntu.com/hirsute/gcc, you probably tried to use the fossa64 DISTRO_PKGS_SPECS as-is and haven't replaced gcc-9 with gcc-10.

dimkr

And by the way: woof-CE is not broken, quite the contrary. Take a look at https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/w ... py-builder - all these green buttons are working woof-CE configurations that get built continuously on GitHub.

dimkr

It's gcc inside the devx of the Puppy you're building that's missing, not gcc on the Puppy you're using to run woof-CE.

dimkr

The only candidate I see for an up-to-date Puppy, developed in the open, with multiple developers behind it, without manual hacks and undocumented tricks, is this: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=2199&start=40 https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/releases It can e...

dimkr

It's worth mentioning that new test releases are uploaded to https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE/releases and enthusiastic users/testers can follow the woof-CE project to get notified

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