Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

NEWS ABOUT PuppEX Bookworm64 Build 240928
My new Puppy Linux derivative (made just for fun) is built using the Bookworm Build Script. The latest script from 240924. The system is compatible with Debian Bookworm – Debian 12. This version of PuppEX uses Xfce4 as Desktop environment (DE). It is for UEFI computers and non-UEFI computers. This PuppEX version runs very well in VirtualBox/VMware. You can run it in full screen in VirtualBox, since VirtualBox Guest Additions are pre-installed. You can also drop files from PuppEX running in VirtualBox to (for example) your Windows 11 Desktop.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PuppEX Bookworm64 Xfce4 BUILD 240928
Normally you run all Puppy Linux versions as root. I.e. you will automatically be logged in as root to the desktop. Not as regards Build 240928 though. When the boot process is ready you will end up at SLiM Login Manager site. Log in as the ordinary user puppy with password puppex. Watch this screenshot. You will then enter the Xfce4 Desktop. You can’t log in to Xfce4 as root. While logged in as puppy you can of course use Sudo to become root. Example commands: sudo su and sudo pcmanfm.

Watch a screenshot of the Xfce4 Desktop: https://puppex.exton.se/puppex-bookworm ... 0928-3.jpg

Study all installed packages: https://puppex.exton.se/puppex-bookworm ... 240928.txt

READ MORE: https://puppex.exton.se/

How to login as root on PuppEX Bookworm64 Xfce4 BUILD 240928 : viewtopic.php?p=131950#p131950

Hello @exton

Here is a report of booting your distros being launched from 3 environments on bare-metal and within a KVM

FYI

For reasons unknown on bare-metal, booting is not detecting my LAN adapter.
ip address is not showing the Ethernet service; merely the "inet and inet6" services.

This happens for each of the BookWorm versions in the table. Odd as I haven't had this problem in many many years from any distro on this PC.

Will test on another PC later today.

Hello @exton

Tested v0928 on a different test PC.
Findings

1. Boot Ventoy, launch ISO ... does NOT boot as it bails to a dermand to reboot.

2. Boot SG2D, launch ISO ... boot to Login screen. "puppex" password to desktop.

   • LAN adapater is active

   • The OS has picked up the nVidia card and I have audio via firefox after a soundcard switch to HDMI audio

Observation
I think the following minimum admin tools should be OOTB for modern distros and 64bit PCs(Yes, I know they can be installed via PacManagers):

• BTOP

• TLDR

• NeoFetch or FastFetch

• And QPWgraph