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Boinc or anything else for that matter... Nothing .. packages download and it looks like it's installing , but then " ERROR Depends not met" . I'm running Noblepup 32 .
any suggestions?
@Jasonbc
Please, can you give more information? I need to know about your hardware, whether you are trying to install from Windows or Linux.
I need to know the application you are using to install Puppy Linux. What is your experience installing an operating system?
Please, try to imagine we swap places. I ask you about installing Puppy Linux.
You read about "Error - depends not met". Is there enough info for you to help me?
Do that and you will understand why I ask for more info about OS, method etc.
Here, in the forum, we like to help! Puppy is a great OS.
I'll wait for your answer. woof!
Собака.
Is this what you are trying to install?
Boinc
https://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php
This is the NoblePup32 you are using?
The latest version? (24.04-240717)
viewtopic.php?t=11371
If yes to all my questions.
Boinc may take a little figuring out how to get it installed.
But you say nothing is installing you have tried.
So tell us exactly what you are doing to install what?
Being a 32bit operating system.
anything you install is going to need to be 32bit Linux software.
Nothing wrong with 32bit versions of Puppy Linux.
But Linux software is getting harder and harder to find it in 32bit.
If hardware can run 64bit.
64bit Puppy is better to use, if adding software is something you want to be available, with less issues.
Yes.
This is the NoblePup32 you are using?
The latest version? (24.04-240717)
viewtopic.php?t=11371If yes to all my questions.
to the best of my knowledge, yes that sounds right.
Boinc may take a little figuring out how to get it installed.
But you say nothing is installing you have tried.
i did , in my first post, ok maybe i was a little vague . using the PPM.
Nothing wrong with 32bit versions of Puppy Linux.
But Linux software is getting harder and harder to find it in 32bit.
If hardware can run 64bit.
64bit Puppy is better to use, if adding software is something you want to be available, with less issues.
nope it's an old 32 bit laptop...
it's an old gateway solo pro 9300 laptop. just trying to give it something responsible to do , other than sit in the closet.
I need to know the application you are using to install Puppy Linux. What is your experience installing an operating system?
Just the PPM.
Please, try to imagine we swap places. I ask you about installing Puppy Linux.
You read about "Error - depends not met". Is there enough info for you to help me?
I have the system installed fine , full install , not "frugal"
I'll wait for your answer. woof!
Собака.
@Jasonbc :-
I'm sure it's not what you want to hear, but that ↑↑ right there ↑↑ is more than likely the issue here.
The "frugal" install is equivalent to a 'full' install in every way. Almost everything packaged and/or developed for Puppy is built to take this into account.
As I've always understood it, a 'full' Puppy install is the absolute LAST RESORT.....when every other option has failed to work for 'awkward' or extremely old hardware. Many of Puppy's software packaging standards are non-functional in a 'full' install.....and probably due to the advice NOT to create one, OR to use it, means that no more than cursory development time was ever spent on this option.
Like I said, I'm certain that's NOT what you want to hear.
Mike. 
mikewalsh wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:19 pm@Jasonbc :-
I'm sure it's not what you want to hear, but that ↑↑ right there ↑↑ is more than likely the issue here.
The "frugal" install is equivalent to a 'full' install in every way. Almost everything packaged and/or developed for Puppy is built to take this into account.
As I've always understood it, a 'full' Puppy install is the absolute LAST RESORT.....when every other option has failed to work for 'awkward' or extremely old hardware. Many of Puppy's software packaging standards are non-functional in a 'full' install.....and probably due to the advice NOT to create one, OR to use it, means that no more than cursory development time was ever spent on this option.
Like I said, I'm certain that's NOT what you want to hear.
Mike.
well that sucks. but then again , this IS pretty old hardware.
I have this on my 32 bit server that runs puppy 4.1
It still runs but projects seem to be few and far between
circa 2008
Here's a bit of a question, Is there a stripped down version (current) of puppy that i could install??? something that Will run Boinc , but doesn't have all the un-needed stuff?