Linux

April 11, 2009

Setting up Puppy for Multi-Lingual operation

Download File from
http://www.puppylinux.ca/members/Irihapeti/

File download

*scim-1.4.7-i486.pet

*scim-bridge-0.4.15-i486.pet

*one or more of the tables or IMEngine packages noted below, depending on which languages you will be using.

–Where an option has more than one file, e.g. m17n, you need all of them.

Install the packages in the order given and restart the X server. Scim should be ready to use.

Setting up alternative keyboard layouts

check procedure from
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/multi-lingual-puppy
/technical-how-tos/adding-keyboard-layouts-xorg-only

Add the line configuration following this page
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/multi-lingual-puppy
/technical-how-tos/making-scim-work-
with-qt-almost-beginner-friendly?cmt=true#internal4

Test SCIM
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/multi-lingual-puppy
/technical-how-tos/getting-scim-working-after
-its-installed

Source of all
http://www.puppylinux.org/wiki/multi-
lingual-puppy/technical-how-tos

April 10, 2009

Netbeans Installation

Java developer for puppylinux also work with netbeans, so we able to summary that shortcut how to install netbeans detail as follow.

1. download jdk 6 for net bean at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads

2. copy to opt directory

3. goto rxvt (command run windows)

4. chmod +x

5. type file name to install

6. copy netbeans install file (*.sh) to opt directory

7. chmod +x

8. type file name to install

9. Type at the command prompt: /netbeans-install-directory/bin/netbeans

PHP install with XAMPP

We try so many time to make php code work well with puppylinux, which we had got assistance from puppylinux chat room, so we found XAMPP, which make puppylinux work well.
Where download XAMPP

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#372

install

cd /folder/where/I/have/xampp

copy xampp-linux-1.7.tar.gz to opt

extract it using this line code: tar xvfz xampp-linux-1.7.tar.gz -C /opt

open an other terminal

and go to /opt/lampp

go to the lampp directory

and type: ./lampp start

for try your php scripts, you must save all it at the htdocs folder inside lampp directory

test:

http://localhost if finish start lampp

(how to create short cut to start xampp)

create script to make a shortcut

#!/bin/sh

cd /

cd opt/lampp

./lampp start


March 7, 2009

Big change to be good but still got bug in puppylinux 4.1.2

We have found very good feature in puppylinux 4.1.2 but also found bug on it, please following for the detail.
Good feature was improved
1. able to boot with CD for old computer although would very slowly for first time
2. version 4.1.2 able to check older version and inform user to upgrade

these 2 feature were improved but also still have bug if we setup puppylinux in ext2 partition (old version Linux partition) following the detail as below.
1. Regarding hard dish install would show read only for the sda1 (puppylinux partition)and unable to mount and unmount.


2. Problem upon make us unable to make GRUP when we do re-install
- unable to copy pup_412.sfs to hard disk
- system halted when we shutting down
- unable to connect to the internet via LAN network if we reboot by hard disk (need boot by CD, which quite slow)
- also when we would like to add font to the system, would always loss those file and need copy again and again.

Mention to error upon would not generate if we use puppylinux on hard disk partition as ext3 detail as follow.

July 19, 2008

Thai Puppy Linux was launch

Thai Puppy Linux was launch able to download at
Thai Developer Expert Web Site link as right side of this blog.
Specification
Thai read/write able
Build in open office
Build in Monkey Web Server (easy local server for test html)

May 18, 2008

Re-Master Puppylinux

After we have finished setup our impress puppylinux, every program we like already we put in. So we able to re-master our CD by access
- Menu => Setup => Remaster Puppy Live CD

After we've finish this process we would got perfect puppylinux as we want in next re-boot with our Puppy new Live CD.

Success with Multisession CD

Today success for Multisession CD, which we able to burn ISO file to CD in PuppyLinux(without any Microsoft Windows application).
In PuppyLinux
- Goto Menu => Multimedia => Burn2CD => follow up windows suggestion from Puppy and select ISO file.
Note: Don't forget select Multisession before burn ISO file

- After we have re-boot with new Multisession need configure Puppy work as our impress.
- After select shutting down computer we need save file(.2fs) to our harddisk for fast boot in next booting.