Vibuntu 1.0 - Linux for the Visually Impaired !
I know this is not about Puppy Linux, but I thought some of you might be interested in other projects I am involved in. Just for the record I use Puppy on older and/or lower spec computers and Ubuntu on newer faster machines.
Puppy Linux, Ubuntu and Darwin's Theory of Evolution!
I have always been a compulsive distro-hopper! I have always been looking for the one special version of Linux that can do everything! This has meant that I have generally used one specific distro on all of my machines for several months and then jumped to a new one when something better came along, or a significant bug arose. The distros which lasted longest were Ubuntu, Fedora, PCLinuxOS, Sabayon and Puppy Linux.
DingoPlus Development
I have decided to freeze further development of DingoPlus until the release of Puppy 4.1!
Wesnoth Special Edition!
I have just uploaded a special edition of DingoPlus featuring the Battle of Wesnoth turn based strategy game.
http://www.rnc.ac.uk/mct/linux/dingoplus/dingoplus-wesnoth.zip (321mb)
04a3c2eeaf465c7f327bff067cd3767f dingoplus-wesnoth.iso
Puppy Package Manager Bug!
I have discovered a small bug in the Puppy Package Manager in the
latest version of DingoPlus. I had eliminated this bug in the first
version, but stupidly forgot to fix it when I fixed the ipw3945 bug.
Basically
when you open the Puppy Package Manager, there is no listing for Puppy
2 and 3 packages. This is not the end of the world as you can still
instal them from the Puppy Software Installer.
I will upload a
new iso with this bug fixed tomorrow (9:00am 28/07/08) but in the
meantime there is a simple fix. Download this very small file (15kb)
from:
ipw3945 bug fixed!
I have just uploaded a new version with a fix for the ipw3945 bug,
which has the same URL but a different md5sum. If you have already
downloaded DingoPlus and have problems with a wireless driver you can
download the two corrected config files and simply overwrite the ones
in the /etc directory. These can be found at:http://www.rnc.ac.uk/mct/linux/dingoplus/dingoplusipw3945.zip
Wireless Bug Fixed!
I am happy to report that I have now remastered DingoPlus with the
correct /etc/modprobe.conf and /etc/networkmodules files. I will not be
able to upload it until tomorrow morning (24/07/08 9:00 GMT), but I will
upload the two files with instructions as well incase you have already
downloaded it once and do not want to do it again.
Wireless Bug
Some people have had problems with wireless connections when trying to
use DingoPlus on computers other than the Asus Eeepc (which it was
designed for) I have now located the source of the problem as a line
missing from the /etc/modprobe.conf file: "install ipw3945
/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ipw3945 ; /sbin/ipw3945d" - if you have
already downloaded DingoPlus you can simply insert this line at the end
of the file. If the problem is another driver then you will have to
insert the line for that.
DingoPlus
DingoPlus is a straight-forward remaster of Dingo customised for the Asus Eeepc!
My Pupography!
I want to explain how I came to be using Puppy Linux, and would like to hear other peoples 'Pupographys'!
Having been house trained on an Amstrad WPC, and then force fed different flavours of Windoze for many years I decided to give Linux a try after a recommendation from a relative about 4 years ago!