Puppy linux discussion forum view topic debiandog utilities. Squashfs support for microsoft windows squashfs for windows are binaries for use with the squashfs file format. This is a tool that enables us to create a single file that has the differences between two versions of puppy. Quirky linux gets more pep out of puppy linuxinsider. How to update upgrade kernel for puppy linux dpup posted.
Squashfs a squashfs sfs is a compressed readonly file that contains files and a directory structure. Ibiblio also hosts the puppy specific packages pet used to build puppies as well as squashfs files sfs with kernels, kernel sources, large applications and application frameworks. Squashfs tambem e usado pelo linux terminal server project e splashtop. Puppy linux and derivatives may actually run the busybox mount, which does not support the. Oct 26, 2019 squashfs was initially maintained as an outoftree linux patch. Hi there, im not 100% sure how to install the squashfs you link to in the prerequisites section of the readme. Sottolineo che non sono guide complete, ma solo semplci appunti che possono essere di aiuto. Loading sfs software packages with a frugal installation. All the official puppies since version 2 are hosted at ibiblio ibiblio also hosts the puppy specific packages pet used to build puppies as well as squashfs files sfs with kernels, kernel sources, large applications and application frameworks. This is an alphabetical list of pages you can read on this server. When playing with linux distros, there are times where you want to be able to extract or add content to a squash filesystem. Some common linux filesystems that puppy supports are ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs. Each puppy distro built by woofce is a distinctive distribution.
Ive had success with them on windows xp and ubuntu linux, all the way up to windows 10. The sfs files in this directory are suitable for puppy version 2. Might work in windows 95 and 98, but, really, this needs a fast computer, typical for windows xp. Squashfs tools for windows some time ago, nikolay pelov compiled squashfs tools the mksquashfs and unsquashfs binaries for windows, but he didnt include lzma support at that time. Oh yes, also the default loglevel changed from 7 to 3. Puppy linux, windows, josejp2424, hungarian, skami, norby009 produced by norby009 these are puppy linux builds designed to be run from within. This means that all applications start in the blink of an eye and respond to user input. Puppy linux empowers you to spare cash while accomplishing more work, notwithstanding permitting you to do enchantment by recuperating information from devastated pcs or by expelling malware from windows. I havent the experience to modify the packages which make up puppy so havent touched squashfs. Ready to use all tools for common daily computing usage already included. To make use of wineasio and run windows vst plugins,youll have to run a windows vst host under wine and loadrun your vstivstfx inside that host.
It is one of the linux distribution with a lot of useful applications although being small in size about 105mb version4. When developing a kernel for your system, make sure you enable squashfs support so it can mount squashed file systems. Originally created as a fatter more builtin applications derivative of puppy linux, fatdog has grown to become. There are many puppies built with woof, including tahrpup, precise, wary, racy, and slacko. A good one would be slacko since it has puppy universal dd as one of its programmes which again will guide you through the process. There certainly are superblocks on your usb, because it contains a filesystem. After downloading and installing the unetbootin, run it on your windows linux macos which you are using to create a bootable puppy linux usb. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic i need some info. Filter by license to discover only free or open source alternatives. To make it work,you first register wineasio and then.
Puppy linux provides users with a lightweight, installable live cd which strives to be easy to use. Later on, he also added sqlzma patches and recompiled everything once more, to support lzma, so we now have fully working mksquashfs. Jan 23, 2014 quirky is a very interesting linux distro that is a developmental sideline of the main puppy linux family. Obviously, i dont want to actually modify a squashfs. If puppy is frugally installed an sfs forms the base of the puppy installation. An sfs package is a file that contains a compressed filesystem squashfs. Squashfs for windows are binaries for use with the squashfs file format. I expected some quirks in quirkys design and performance, despite its mature growth to version 6. What i would like to do though is take an existing squashfs, a set of files and create a new squashfs which is identical to the old one except that the files in the set either replace similar files in the squasfs or are just added if there is no similar files. If at all possible i would like to go with puppy linux, it feels extremely responsive on this desktop and has a nice gui unlike dsl what i would like to know is if there is a way to somehow install kernel 2. You cannot modify squashfs image directly but you can uncompress it, apply changes and compress it again. However you decide to install or not puppy linux, we hope you enjoy using it for years to come.
Ibiblio also hosts the puppy specific packages pet used to build puppies as well as squashfs files sfs with kernels, kernel sources, large. See the puppy linux site for more information about puppy linux. Browse the downloaded puppy linux iso file image and select that. A tool for for building custom versions of puppy linux shell bash gui squashfs puppylinux remaster customdistro gtkdialog updated nov 24, 2019. Only problem i have occasionally is both palemoon and firefox every now. Puppy linux, windows, josejp2424, hungarian, skami, norby009 produced by norby009 these are puppy linux builds designed to be run from within windows japanese variants are built by shinobar. How to set up grub2 for puppy for distros which uses grub2 firstly, please take note that this howto is only applicable if you are running other distros with uses grub2 eg mintubuntu.
Under linux, there is rather straight forward but under windows there is not a given. Alternatives to puppy linux for linux, selfhosted, windows, bsd, mac and more. In order to use squashfs for creating linux systems on small disks, you just have to follow the usual steps for creating a minimal system, performing the following operations at respective points. Squashfs is a compressed readonly file system for linux. Squashfs is also the name of free software, licensed under the gpl, for accessing squashfs filesystems. Another option is to become familiar with puppy linux installed to a usb or cddvd. How to install puppy linux to usb using windows os h2s media. As you open the unetbootin you get something like shown in the below screenshot. If your system supports some uionfilesystem, such as aufs or overlayfs, you dont have to extract your original squashfs file for example the overlayfs is used a kernel option to enable it. A tool for for building custom versions of puppy linux shell bash gui squashfs puppy linux remaster customdistro gtkdialog updated nov 24, 2019. Squashfs was initially maintained as an outoftree linux patch. The first is an ubuntu based release called tahrpup, by using this version the user is able to take advantage of all software and support from ubuntu. Squashfs is a highly compressed readonly filesystem for linux. From what i can find, the windows versions of the squashfs tools arent really mature yet, which might be why so many tutorials are using linux.
Unetbootin unetbootin allows you to create bootable live usb drives for ubuntu, fedora, and other linux distributions without burning a cd. Quirky is a very interesting linux distro that is a developmental sideline of the main puppy linux family. Slacko puppy is built from a puppy builder system named woofce woofce at github, which can build a puppy linux distribution from the binary packages of any other distro. Ive never released a version of qemupuppy based on puppy linux 1. Go in squashfs root, addmodify as per your taste then recreate filesystem. Squashfs is also the name of free software, licensed under the gpl. The second version is called slacko, which is built upon the slackware binaries. Squashfs is distributed as a linux kernel source patch which enables squashfs read support in your kernel, and the mksquashfs tool, which creates squashed file systems in a file or on a block device. Superblocks are metadata structures within file systems, and as such you can bet on the fact that squashfs has one or more superblocks. I have tried putting it into the path on my windows server machi. Whats different here is that puppy is extraordinarily small, yet quite fullfeatured. Puppy linux was created by australian barry kauler in 2003.
The objective of this document is to show you how to pxe bootinstall linux and bsd distributions, native hypervisors, recoverybackuptest tools, firmware updates, dos. Puppy linux is a unique family of linux distributions meant for the homeuser computers. Squashfs compresses files, inodes and directories, and supports block sizes from 4 kib up to 1 mib for greater compression. However, the few quirks i found did not mar its performance. Despite its lineage its part of the puppy linux family of. Jun 09, 2017 hi there, im not 100% sure how to install the squashfs you link to in the prerequisites section of the readme. Doru baru has made the squashfs tools available for windows here. First thing to try, is take another usb disk, make a bootable usb from it and see whether the issue continues to exist. Abstract this howto describes the usage of squashfs a highlycompressed readonly file system for linux, which is intended for use in tinysized and embedded systems, and anywhere else youd want to use a compressed file system. Some time ago, nikolay pelov compiled squashfs tools the mksquashfs and unsquashfs binaries for windows, but he didnt include lzma support at that time. Distribuicoes como debian live, mandriva one, puppy linux, salix live e slax usam essa combinacao. Puppy linux links additional software pets, n stuff. Puppy boots into a ramdisk and, unlike live cd distributions that have to keep pulling stuff off the cd, it loads into ram. Linux is a free working framework, and puppy linux is an extraordinary form of linux intended to make figuring simple and quick.
Distributions such as debian live, mandriva one, puppy linux, salix live. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic squashfstools 4. Ok have gotten everything back to ootb which is good. Squashfs tools informatie eng unsquashfs is the tool for extracting data from squashed file systems. While we recommend frugal or usb installations the choice is entirely yours. Nonwindows network bootinstall how to start an automated network bootinstall of a nonwindows asset taking no more than 15 minutes and a 3 mb download.
The nluug and the uoc mirrors in europe and the aarnet and. After the extractcopy process finish a confirmation window for installing. I need some info on the linux kernel used in puppy id like to know if the kernel used in current puppy 2. Prepare a writable filesystem with 2 directories in it, say to and temp. Puppy linux discussion forum view topic i need some. Ubuntu vs puppy linux detailed comparison as of 2020 slant. I get thats its precompiled but where do we put the file. The ibiblio puppylinux directory is mirrored by several sites worldwide.
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