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oui

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test the new Extix iso 231123 a derivative from Debian w.Refractatools

Puppy Linux adepts are dogs lover. The understand the specific name of such a distro :  «ONE bone»

Only the comfortable tools of Linux and one unique package (Firefox, I am sorry as I don't like FF!). But the rest is first class.

Try it and grow it until you own requirements!

Enjoy!

(Critic: Exton, it is his pseudo at the forum of Puppy Linux, I don know under which pseudo he contributes here at the Devuan forum (he uses and defend the Refractatools so powerful as no one else! I am certain, he contributes also here!) did let doublets being not really useful like the usual terminals in a case where a better terminal is also integrated, and that in a kind of «one bone»! Why? Can Linux really not spring over it's own shadow? Never?)

oui

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Re: test the new Extix iso 231123 a derivative from Debian w.Refractatools

extix has systemd and is more a derivate of Ubuntu as from Debian itself...

Last edited by oui (2023-11-29 08:12:06)

oui

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Re: test the new Extix iso 231123 a derivative from Debian w.Refractatools

I did just finish my new installation according following .bash_history (a adapted version of bash_history where the detail is erased: I use those to avoid to have to write a lot! I use the key <cursor up> to repeat the line I need again + ENTER to do it (eventually after small changes as for ex. some new name of document etc.)

see the list of packages added. all the stuff will become Ubuntu 24.04 in 1/2 year!

the size of the refractasnappshot is only 2.1 GB. it starts AND WORKS willing in 8 GB RAM (fantastic: a real speedy system! Ideal!) if you accept the time to start more than 3 minutes on my computer but it is really hardware dependent! You can remove the USB stick and use the free port!

it seems to use the 2. session (ALT+CTRL+F2).

With ALT+CTRL+F1 you can open the first one and start JWM wit

startx jwm

or using F3

startx ratpoison

and commute after that free between LXQT, JWM and RATPOISON (3 graphic sessions at the same time!)

(little problem: actually the menu from ratpoison is not complete).

You can install using the refractainstaller. It is better and more secure...

refracta2usb is also present (but until 3.6 .. 3.7 GB I prefer dd! I did prepare my usb memory card using dd).

as ubuntu, I did have the freedom to add the mozilla-build depository at sourceforge for seamonkey and did remove firedox ah ah ah!

the installation needs a bit more as 7 GB (plus, it is clear, the room for the managing the partition depending of it's size. Used are global 7,97 GB in an 30 GB partition.

Last edited by oui (2023-11-29 14:27:28)

oui

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Re: test the new Extix iso 231123 a derivative from Debian w.Refractatools

sudo apt install menu 9menu gpm jwm ratpoison xfce4-appfinder grun hunspell hunspell-uk hunspell-de-ch hunspell-fr-revised seamonkey didiwiki xli mtpaint gtklp viewnior xsane tesseract-ocr gimagereader lame mhwaveedit xclip mgp abiword gnumeric nted darktable marble ucblogo swi-prolog elpa-ediprolog
sudo pad /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2667CA5C
sudo apt install seamonkey-mozilla-build
sudo apt remove firefox
sudo ln -s /usr/share/hunspell /opt/seamonkey/dictionaries
sudo dpkg -i *deb
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/pcmanfm-qt /usr/bin/fm
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/startx /usr/bin/go
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/featherpad /usr/bin/pad
sudo ln -s /opt/seamonkey/seamonkey /usr/bin/seamonkey
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/lxterminal /usr/bin/term
sudo ln -s /opt/seamonkey/seamonkey /usr/bin/web
pad .bash_history
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt update
setxkbmap in tam
setxkbmap us intl
xrandr -o left
xrandr -o normal
alsamixer
sudo fm
startx ratpoison
startx jwm
go
term
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/lxterminal /usr/bin/term
term
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/startx /usr/bin/go
pad .bash_history
refractasnapshot
sudo refractasnapshot
sudo gparted

oui

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Re: test the new Extix iso 231123 a derivative from Debian w.Refractatools

after, in the precedent mssg, ~/.bash_history

now the

changed / add lines in /usr/jwm/system.jwmrc:

        <Include>/etc/jwm/debian-menu</Include>
        <Program icon="appfinder" label="Appfinder">xfce4-appfinder</Program>
        <Program icon="utilities-terminal" label="Terminal">lxterminal</Program>
        <Program icon="run" label="Run application">grun</Program>
        <Program icon="editor" label="Editor">leafpad</Program>

        <Background type="image">/home/user/Pictures/penguin-eiffel-tower-7.jpg</Background>