Applications in pupsave file?
The max pupsave is 4gb but Gimp takes up about 1-2gb itself.
Would applications like gimp take up space in the pupsave file?
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The max pupsave is 4gb but Gimp takes up about 1-2gb itself.
Would applications like gimp take up space in the pupsave file?
@Wall_axe :-
Ok. Perusing your other thread, I'm assuming this is Fossapup64, yes? And you say you have a maximum space limitation of 4 GB, yes? This tells me that you've created a save-file.....which is the old way of doing things.
Any reason why you didn't create a save-folder.....or were you not offered the option when creating the save? If so, that further tells me that you have Fossapup64 installed on a FAT32-formatted partition.....since a save-file is the only option offered with such a setup, and is subject to the maximun individual file-size under FAT32. Which IS 4 GB.
Any reason why you didn't choose a 'proper' Linux filesystem, like ext3 or ext4? Is this all to do with having Puppy on the same machine as Windows, as a dual-boot?
(I produce a whole range of 'portable' applications for Puppy, including GIMP-portable.....and these will run from outside the 'save'......even from another flash drive. But these presuppose that Puppy will be running on a Linux file-system, like ext2, 3,or 4.......for the very simple reason that sym-links are often involved. And FAT32 does not support sym-links. So anybody running Puppy on FAT32 is usually voluntarily denying themselves the use of many of Puppy's best features (many of which also need a Linux file-system to work properly)).
Mike.
Oh I tried installing it with frugalpup install took but it took hours and didn't work.
So I tried the other puppy install tool with the lightning bolt icon.
I pushed the button to quickly make it a boot disk but it formatted the whole 64gb drive to fat32 maybe. It only took minutes strangely.
once you get the partitioning step done correctly, frugalpup shouldnt take any longer than stickpup
Formatting your drive to Linux so that you can use a SaveFolder would be better. And as a safety precaution, having Puppy on a USB-Key to do that would be advised: not leave you without an Operating System if something goes wacko. But if you boot pfix=ram*, this recipe can also be used with hard-drives, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewto ... 85#p102085
It is possible to live with only a small SaveFile. See, viewtopic.php?p=43296#p43296. Note that Mikewalsh's gimp-portable, viewtopic.php?t=3574&sid=70a546d8565323 ... f00b2e76a7 does not occupy space in a SaveFile, can be started from the LAUNCH script in its own folder; and even creating a Menu-listing via the included Menu-Add script will only place less than a Mb of files in a SaveFile.
See, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewto ... 734#p48734 for many other portables. And peruse the Additional Software Forum, https://www.forum.puppylinux.com/viewforum.php?f=7, for SFSes and AppImages which --like portables-- can be used without installation.
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You really need to give us more information so we do not have to guess.
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