Home
| About | Gallery | Tips | Download
| Release Notes
Release
Notes: Lighthouse 64 602 | 601
| 515
| 514
| 512
| 511 |
Lighthouse Pup 503 | 501
| 500 | 495 | 490
| 485
Release
notes for Lighthouse 64 6.02 B2
Lighthouse
64 6.02 B2 Base
ISO
What's
new
- GIMP-2.8.4
Image Editor
- Pidgin-2.10.7
Internet Messenger
- Linux-kernel-3.8.7
recompiled in 6.02 from Fatdog64 config, (thanks to Jamesbond and Kirk)
- Samba-4.0.5
share to Windows or Linux clients, with Simple Samba Management (thanks to
01micko, GCmartin)
- Claws
Mail 3.9.1 Lightweight and Fast GTK+ based Mail Client
- Drives Manager 2.2 New
engine /sbin/probedrives, a faster replacement for probepart based on
fatdog-drive-mounter.sh, (thanks to Jamesbond and Jim1911.)
- Fatdog Drive Mounter is also available (for file system
checking unmounted drives)
- Fatdog Service Manager works in first boot/pfix=ram
- Shutdown dialogs: wider support for .4fs ext4 savefile. Made sure host
partition remains mounted after savepart is chosen. Option to save back
to multisession CD/DVD was missing--fixed.
- Eliminated built-in zWine/32-bit libs.sfs and moved it to a new
standard SFS add-on, Wine-1.5.28-i486_602.sfs. So the base ISO is pure
64-bit and ~70 MB smaller. The Mariner ISO includes the (optional) Wine
SFS add-on.
- Faster boot: changed the previous default, copy SFS to RAM -->
standard loop mount in place.
- This change does not apply to multisession CD/DVD mode, which
must copy to RAM so that the optical disc can be unmounted.
- To switch from SFS Mounting back to copy to RAM:
- Boot with puppy
pfix=copy (press <Esc> for boot prompt)
or
add pfix=copy
to the Grub kernel line or
- At the boot-time SFS prompt, press <Enter> within 5
seconds -> press C,
(Continue)
then R (RAM) or
- Menu -> Setup -> BootManager -> SFS -> OK ->
enable 'Copy SFS add-ons to RAM'.
- Pet creation 'dir2pet' script updated to build Pets with xz
compression instead of gz. PPM package manager can install either type.
-
Experimental
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) support,
(not
Secure Boot, though) with
isohybrid ISO, new simple graphical boot menu on the ISO image, based
on Fatdog64's (thanks to Jamesbond and Kirk.) According to the
Fatdog64
FAQ, "All Windows 8 computers come with secure boot enabled by
default.
Secure boot can be disabled if you like in UEFI setup, and Windows will
still boot normally."
- Universal Installer and Remaster LiveCD updated with experimental
UEFI, graphical boot menu support
- Improved compression of main file for smaller remaster.
- Kernel modules inside initrd.xz.
- Bugfix: Wine was misconfigured in remaster.
- Universal Installer updates
- Bootable UEFI Flash drive builder
- UEFI (Windows 8) hard drive dual-boot
installation guide with rEFInd (based on Fatdog64 621)
- Partition selection dialog scrollable if
numerous partitions.
- Improved detection of existing installs.
Updates /
Additions:
acl-2.2.51-x86_64-1
babl-0.1.10-x86_64-1
bogofilter-1.2.3-1-x86_64
busybox-1.19.4
cifs-utils-5.9-x86_64-LH1
dnsmasq-2.66-1-x86_64
dosfstools-3.0.12-x86_64
gegl-0.2.0-x86_64-1
gtkdialog-0.8.3-x86_64
ilmbase-1.0.2-x86_64-1
|
inxi-1.9.7
isomaster-1.3.9-x86_64
jwm-724-x86_64 (thanks to Billtoo)
libarchive-2.8.5-x86_64-1
libassuan-2.0.3-x86_64-1
lib64cap-ng0
libetpan-1.1-1
libgpg-error-1.10-x86_64-1
libgsl0ldbl_1.15+dfsg.2-2_amd64
libpng-1.5.15-1-x86_64 |
libsoup-2.38.1-x86_64-2
libwmf-0.2.8.4-x86_64-5
Netboot-server-3.3-LHP
nettle-2.5-x86_64-1
openexr-1.7.0-x86_64-1
p11-kit-0.12-x86_64-1
pburn-3.7.18
perl-5.16.1-x86_64-1
retrovol-0.13.1-x86_64-LH1
syslinux-4.06 |
Pet / SFS Updates Available
- SFS
download. Some of
these also available as Pets via the Update icon on desktop.
- Flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.291
-
Google-chrome-stable-26.0-x86_64 web
browser
- Gvfs-1.12.3-x86_64-3
Gnome Virtual Filespace - required for Xfce and KDE 4
- Includes Gnome Disk Utility and avahi
network utilities
- v3 updated with python-2.7.3-x86_64-2,
pycairo, gdbm,
dbus-python, pygtk, pygobject
-
LibreOffice-4.0.3 Productivity Suite
- OpenJRE-7u40-IcedTea-1.4-x86_64
- Java Runtime
Environment for browsers, Java apps
-
Skype-4.1.0.20 Free Internet
telephony
-
Transmission-2.75 Bittorrent client
-
VLC-2.0.6 Read, capture, broadcast multimedia
- Devx-L64_602.sfs -
Complete compiling environment with kernel source, updated for 6.02
Lighthouse
64
Mariner
ISO 6.02 B2
- This ISO includes everything in the base ISO plus Flashplayer-plugin, Google-Chrome, OpenJavaRE, LibreOffice,
NLS_base, Thunderbird,
Transmission, VLC, Wine, Xfce,
Gvfs
and Udisks SFS.
These SFS files and more are also available for the base ISO
at
the SFS download link above.
- NLS_base contains
additional translations for the base ISO. It is a language pack for
non-English locales. It is not all-inclusive as support for these
locales is a work-in-progress. Complete
NLS files are available for LibreOffice
and KDE4.
Bugs/Quirks
- If
problems with booting with UEFI firmware/Windows 8, some machines can
boot in CSM (Compatibility Support Module)
- This
presents legacy BIOS mode to the OS during bootup.
- Press
and hold F2 or similar to
enter UEFI Setup prior to boot and disable Secure Boot and UEFI /
enable CSM if possible
- Multisession CD/DVD (pupmode 77)
might not work with UEFI
- To
successfully boot
from Grub or other boot loader, ensure the initrd line ends with /initrd.xz
- First run defaults to
(hopefully) best Xorg driver instead of vesa. If console
fonts are too small after exiting X
to CL, type setfont
big
-
Lighthouse Update (Update icon on the
desktop) offers ATI-Catalyst, Nvidia drivers Supported cards here.
- You can install the
ATI proprietary drivers without rebooting by pressing 'R' to activate the 6th entry in the
boot menu or by using
blacklist=radeon in Grub.
- For Nvidia press 'N' at the boot menu for the 7th
entry or use blacklist=nouveau in Grub
Supported cards here.
- If
you
experience a blank screen,
problems with console or reboot, choose 'For severe video problems -
disable KMS, use wizard' at the boot menu, (LiveCD) or add this to the kernel line in your
Grub config:
- Before installing the KDE4 SFS, copy and paste this into a
terminal:
rm -f
/root/.kde/Autostart/pup_event
- CUPS Printing
- To print from a PDF
file, install Evince document viewer with the Update manager and open
the .pdf with Evince.
- If nothing happens when
printing from LibreOffice, click File
-> Print -> Select a
printer -> Properties ->
Device and change the Printer Language type to Postscript (Level from
driver) -> OK
-> Print.
- Tip: If you've installed
a printer but it doesn't work, close any open applications, open /etc/cups
in a file manager and click on the resetCUPS
icon. (Thanks to Rcrsn51's forum post.)
- Pmusic - using Quit from
menu or trayicon disables clicking on an mp3 in file manager.
- Workaround is to close
Pmusic with the 'X' close button
- XScreensavers - enabling
'show frame rate' option in OpenGL demos causes the demo to fail.
Release
notes for Lighthouse 64 6.01 B
Lighthouse
64 6.01 B Base
ISO
What's
new
- Linux
kernel 3.7.10 from Fatdog 64
(thanks to Kirk and Jamesbond)
- glibc-2.15, gtk+2-2.24.10,
cups-1.5.4, xorg-server-1.12.3 and dependencies from Slackware64 14.0
-
The
Xorg release (from Slackware64) differs from any Fatdog64, so use
either the built-in Xorg drivers or proprietary
drivers via the
Update
icon. Or install the Devx SFS with
BootManager,
reboot and obtain the
latest drivers direct from the display card vendor website. When
locating these drivers, ensure that they are 64-bit, x86_64 or amd64.
- PPM (Puppy Package Manager) updated
from recent Woof with package icons and improved dependency checking.
- Salix repo in PPM offers the latest Opera web browser and
much more...
- Tweaked the start-up scripts to
reduce boot times by ~8-10 sec.
- Incorporated some boot options from
Fatdog64: blacklist=
loadmodules= coldplug (thanks to Kirk and Jamesbond)
- Openbox
desktop updated to 3.5.0, lxpanel-0.5.12.
- Updated default theme Mikachu-LHP in
Openbox (added restore button.)
- New SpaceFM-0.8.3 file
manager to
replace PCManFM for the LXDE desktop.
- Default Program Chooser
allows setting either ROX or SpaceFM as the default file manager.
- Samba server bugfix: auto
unmount of cifs shares when stopping server, to prevent stall at
reboot/shutdown.
- Experimental savefile-in-ram option, (with a
frugal install, only manual savefile writes with
desktop 'Save' icon and/or prompt at shutdown.)
- The boot option to
enable this mode is pfix=noautosave
- Works with savefile on
hard drive or flash media. To restore automatic saves, just remove the
boot option.
- Based on this forum thread, (thanks to jpeps & Q5sys)
- Oracle VM VirtualBox Installer (in System
menu) updated to ensure sufficient free space before installing.
- With the Devx SFS
loaded, it downloads and installs the latest VirtualBox. Uninstaller included.
- Edit-SFS with xz compression
features a block size chooser dialog and larger ram disk (at least 2
GiB or available ram)
- Larger block
size --> smaller SFS
- Smaller block size
--> faster build
- Updated Xarchiver and unrar (thanks to Q5sys
and Jamesbond.)
Slackware64-14.0
latest patches/security updates: these are included in the base ISO,
except for the packages noted with parentheses.
curl-7.29.0-x86_64-2_slack14.0
freetype-2.4.11-x86_64-1_slack14.0
iptables-1.4.14-x86_64-2_slack14.0
libssh-0.5.3-x86_64-1_slack14.0
|
libxml2-2.8.0-x86_64-2_slack14.0
make-3.82-x86_64-4_slack14.0 (Devx)
mysql-5.5.29-x86_64-1_slack14.0 (KDE4)
openssl-1.0.1e-x86_64-1_slack14.0 |
openssl-solibs-1.0.1e-x86_64-1_slack14.0
polkit-0.105-x86_64-4_slack14.0
ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack14.0
(Devx)
|
Updates /
Additions:
aaa_elflibs-14.0-x86_64-4
alsa-lib-1.0.26-x86_64-1
alsa-utils-1.0.26-x86_64-1
appres-1.0.3-x86_64-1
atk-2.4.0-x86_64-1
bdftopcf-1.0.3-x86_64-1
beforelight-1.0.4-x86_64-1
bigreqsproto-1.1.2-noarch-1
bitmap-1.0.6-x86_64-1
clutter-1.10.8-x86_64-1gv
cogl-1.10.4-x86_64-1gv
compositeproto-0.4.2-noarch-1
ConsoleKit-0.4.5-x86_64-1
coreutils-8.19-x86_64-1
cpio-2.11-x86_64-2
cups-1.5.4-x86_64-2
damageproto-1.2.1-noarch-1
db48-4.8.30-x86_64-2
dbus-1.4.20-x86_64-3
dbus-glib-0.98-x86_64-1
dmxproto-2.3.1-noarch-1
dri2proto-2.6-x86_64-1
e2fsprogs-1.42.6-x86_64-1
editres-1.0.5-x86_64-1
enchant-1.5.0-x86_64-1
encodings-1.0.4-noarch-1
evieext-1.1.1-noarch-1
file-5.11-x86_64-1
fixesproto-5.0-x86_64-1
flac-1.2.1-x86_64-3
fontcacheproto-0.1.3-noarch-1
fontconfig-2.9.0-x86_64-1
font-cursor-misc-1.0.3-noarch-1
fontsproto-2.1.2-noarch-1
fonttosfnt-1.0.4-x86_64-1
font-util-1.3.0-x86_64-1
foomatic-filters-4.0.12-x86_64-1
freeglut-2.8.0-x86_64-1
fslsfonts-1.0.4-x86_64-1
fstobdf-1.0.5-x86_64-1
gamin-0.1.10-x86_64-5
gdk-pixbuf2-2.26.1-x86_64-2
gettext-0.18.1.1-x86_64-3
ghostscript-9.05-x86_64-3
glew-1.5.7-x86_64-1
glib2-2.32.4-x86_64-1
glibc-2.15-x86_64-7
glproto-1.4.15-noarch-1
gpgme-1.3.2-x86_64-1
gstreamer-0.10.36-x86_64-1
|
gtk+2-2.24.10-x86_64-2
gutenprint-5.2.9-x86_64-1
gzip-1.5-x86_64-1
htop-1.0.1-x86_64-1
iceauth-1.0.5-x86_64-1
ico-1.0.3-x86_64-1
imake-1.0.5-x86_64-1
imlib2-1.4.5-2-x86_64
inputproto-2.2-noarch-1
intel-gpu-tools-1.2-x86_64-1
json-glib-0.14.2-x86_64-1gv
kbproto-1.0.6-noarch-1
kmod-9-x86_64-3
lcms2-2.3-x86_64-1
libaio-0.3.109-x86_64-1
libao-1.1.0-x86_64-1
libpcap-1.1.1-x86_64-1
libcroco-0.6.5-x86_64-1
libdmx-1.1.2-x86_64-1
libdrm-2.4.33-x86_64-1
libexif-0.6.21-x86_64-1
libffi-3.0.11
libfontenc-1.1.1-x86_64-1
libFS-1.0.4-x86_64-1
libICE-1.0.8-x86_64-1
libiodbc-3.52.7-x86_64-2
libjbig2-2.0-7.1.x86_64
libnl-1.1-x86_64-1
libpcap-1.3.0-x86_64-1
libpciaccess-0.13.1-x86_64-1
libpng-1.4.12-x86_64-1
libpthread-stubs-0.3-noarch-1
librsvg-2-2-2.34.1-3.1.2.x86_64
libSM-1.2.1-x86_64-1
libtiff5-4.0.3-3.1.x86_64
libvisual-0.4.0-x86_64-3
libxcb-1.8.1-x86_64-1
libxkbfile-1.0.8-x86_64-1
listres-1.0.3-x86_64-1
lm_sensors-3.3.2-x86_64-1
lndir-1.0.3-x86_64-1
luit-1.1.1-x86_64-1
m17n-lib-1.6.1-x86_64-1
madplay-0.15.2b-x86_64-3
makedepend-1.0.4-x86_64-1
menu-cache-0.3.3-x86_64-1dj
mesa-8.0.4-x86_64-1
mkcomposecache-1.2.1-x86_64-1
mkfontdir-1.0.7-noarch-1
|
mkfontscale-1.1.0-x86_64-1
mpg123-1.14.4-x86_64-1
mtdev-1.1.2-x86_64-1
normalize-0.7.7-x86_64-1
ntfs-3g-2012.1.15-x86_64-2
obconf-2.0.3-x86_64-2dj
oclock-1.0.3-x86_64-1
openbox-3.5.0-x86_64-2dj
pango-1.30.1-x86_64-1
patch-2.7-x86_64-2
pixman-0.26.2-x86_64-1
pkgtools-14.0-noarch-2
poppler-0.20.2-x86_64-1
popt-1.16-5-x86_64
PupClockset-2.1
PupControl-INT-2.3
printproto-1.0.5-noarch-1
randrproto-1.3.2-noarch-1
raptor2-2.0.8-x86_64-1
rasqal-0.9.29-x86_64-1
recordproto-1.14.2-noarch-1
redland-1.0.15-x86_64-4
rendercheck-1.4-x86_64-1
renderproto-0.11.1-noarch-1
resourceproto-1.2.0-noarch-1
rgb-1.0.4-x86_64-1
scrnsaverproto-1.2.2-noarch-1
sdl-1.2.15-x86_64
sessreg-1.0.7-x86_64-1
setxkbmap-1.3.0-x86_64-1
shared-mime-info-1.0-x86_64-2
showfont-1.0.3-x86_64-1
slackpkg-2.82.0-noarch-8
slang-2.2.3-x86_64-1
smproxy-1.0.5-x86_64-1
sox-14.4.0-x86_64-1
spacefm-0.8.3-x86_64
svgalib-1.9.25-x86_64-2
transset-1.0.0-x86_64-1
udev-182-x86_64-5
usbutils-006-x86_64-1
util-linux-2.21.2-x86_64-5
util-macros-1.17-noarch-1
videoproto-2.3.1-noarch-1
viewres-1.0.3-x86_64-1
wavpack-4.60.1-x86_64-1
wcpufreq-1.1-noarch
yad-0.18.0-x86_64
zlib-1.2.6-x86_64-1
|
Pet / SFS Updates Available
- SFS
download or Pet via Update icon on desktop
- JavaRE-7u17-x86_64
- Java Runtime
Environment for browsers, Java apps
- Optional JavaRE has webjava disabled by default,
because JavaRE has been reported to be insecure for
web-based applications.
- To enable webjava, close
browsers, delete /root/.java
and /root/spot/.java
- Flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.275
-
Audacity-2.0.2-x86_64-1 audio
recorder/editor, Avidemux-2.5.6-x86_64
video editor
-
Google-chrome-24.0-x86_64 web
browser, Thunderbird-17.0.3-x86_64-1
mail and news
Bugs/Quirks
- To
successfully boot
from Grub or other boot loader, ensure the initrd line ends with /initrd.xz
- The
Remaster
Lighthouse CD in the Setup menu doesn't work yet; will be fixed
for the next release
- First run now
defaults to (hopefully) best Xorg driver instead of vesa. If console
fonts are too small after exiting X
to CL, type setfont
big
-
Lighthouse Update (Update icon on the
desktop) offers ATI-Catalyst and Nvidia-310 proprietary drivers. Supported cards here.
- You can install the
ATI proprietary drivers without rebooting by entering lhp
blacklist=radeon at the
boot menu or in Grub.
- For Nvidia use lhp
blacklist=nouveau
- If
you
experience a blank screen,
problems with console or reboot, type vesa
at the boot menu, (LiveCD) or add this to the kernel line in your
Grub config:
- CUPS Printing
- To print from a PDF
file, install Evince document viewer with the Update manager and open
the .pdf with Evince.
- If nothing happens when
printing from LibreOffice, click File
-> Print -> Select a
printer -> Properties ->
Device and change the Printer Language type to Postscript (Level from
driver) -> OK
-> Print.
- Tip: If you've installed
a printer but it doesn't work, close any open applications, open /etc/cups
in a file manager and click on the resetCUPS
icon. (Thanks to Rcrsn51's forum post.)
- Pmusic - using Quit from
menu or trayicon disables clicking on an mp3 in file manager.
- Workaround is to close
Pmusic with the 'X' close button
- XScreensavers - enabling
'show frame rate' option in OpenGL demos causes the demo to fail.
- For a new multi-session CD/DVD, boot with
puppy
pfix=ram to ensure that
you can save the first
session back to the LiveCD (this is the experimental PUPMODE 77, where
sessions can be saved back to the optical boot media.)
SFS add-on software packs - download
-
Gvfs-1.12.3-x86_64.sfs, Udisks2-2.0.1-x86_64-1.sfs
- Xfce-4.10.0,
thanks to Q5sys. (requires new Gvfs SFS
and Udisks SFS above; both are included in the Mariner
ISO.)
-
KDE-4.6.5
SFS: (requires new Gvfs SFS)
-
Sidebar
SuperKaramba desktop system monitor/eye-candy enabled by default.
(Right-click on
Sidebar to unlock and reposition, then to save the new location, relock
and reload theme.)
- Devx-L64_601.sfs -
Complete compiling environment with kernel source:
asciidoc-8.6.8-1-any
autoconf-2.69-noarch-1
automake-1.11.5-noarch-1
automoc4-0.9.88-x86_64-1
binutils-2.22.52.0.2-x86_64-2
boost-1.49.0-x86_64-3
cmake-2.8.8-x86_64-2
dbus-python-0.83.1-x86_64-1
dev86-0.16.17-x86_64-2
doxygen-1.8.1.1-x86_64-1
gcc-4.7.1-x86_64-1
gcc-g++-4.7.1-x86_64-1
gcc-java-4.7.1-x86_64-1
gettext-tools-0.18.1.1-x86_64-3
git-1.7.12.2-x86_64,
glib2-2.28.6-x86_64-1
glibc_DEV-2.13-4-x86_64
glibc_DOC-2.13-4-x86_64
|
gmp-5.0.1-x86_64-1
gtk-doc-1.17-1-any
intltool-0.50.2-x86_64-1
kmod-9-x86_64-3
libarchive-2.8.5-x86_64-1
libetpan_DEV-1.0-x86_64
libgee_DEV-0.1.5-x86_64
libiconv-1.13.1-x86_64,
libjbig-devel-2.0-7.1.x86_64
libmpc-0.8.2-x86_64-2
librsvg-devel-2.34.1-3.1.2.x86_64
libtiff-devel-4.0.3-3.1.x86_64
libtool-2.4.2-x86_64-1
libxslt-1.1.26-x86_64-1
linuxdoc-tools-0.9.67-x86_64-2
m4-1.4.16-x86_64-1
make-3.82-x86_64-4_slack14.0
|
mpfr-3.0.1-x86_64-1
p7zip-full_9.04~dfsg.1-1_amd64
perl-5.16.1-x86_64-1
pkg-config-0.25-x86_64-1
pygobject-2.26.0-x86_64-1
pygtk-2.22.0-x86_64-1
pyrex-0.9.9-x86_64-1
python-2.7.3-x86_64-2
python-lxml_2.2.8-2_amd64
pyxdg-0.19-x86_64-2sl
rarian-0.8.1-x86_64-5gsb
ruby-1.9.3_p327-x86_64-1_slack14.0
scrollkeeper-0.3.14-i486-1
vte-0.26.2-x86_64-1
xmlto_0.0.23-2_amd64
yasm-1.2.0-x86_64-2 |
Lighthouse
64
Mariner
ISO 6.01 B
- This ISO includes everything in the base ISO plus Flashplayer-plugin, Google-Chrome, JavaRE,
Kompozer, LibreOffice, NLS_base, Thunderbird,
Transmission, VLC, Xfce, Gvfs
and Udisks SFS.
These SFS files are also available for the base ISO
at
the download link above.
- NLS_base contains
additional translations for the base ISO. It is a language pack for
non-English locales. It is not all-inclusive as support for these
locales is a work-in-progress. Complete
NLS files are available for LibreOffice
and KDE4.
Back
to top
Release
notes for Lighthouse 64 5.15 F
Lighthouse
64 5.15 F Base
ISO
What's
new
-
Lighthouse Update has a
simplified
GUI when new packages are available...
- otherwise defaults to showing
all packages in the main GUI, with option to hide the installed ones.
- Console-LHP terminal application
for
Lighthouse using LXTerminal instead of urxvt
- Context menus for easier copy
and paste; better UTF-8 support
- Console-LHP icon, panel
launcher and ROX-Filer use /usr/local/bin/defaultterminal
- The default terminal can be
changed, see Menu -> Setup -> Default-Programs-Chooser
- pEqualizer and streamripper for
Pmusic-2.6.6 (thanks to Zigbert and 01micko)
- Menu -> Internet ->
Firefox Update Help: dialog to aid in installation of latest Firefox.
- Get
LibreOffice - Download and build latest LibreOffice SFS (thanks to
01micko, L18L, Shinobar)
- Inxi-term System Info Script, (in System
Menu) with tips in resized terminal window (thanks to Rokytnji and
the authors)
- Partition rescue option in GParted (gpart-0.1, experimental)
(thanks to BarryK and Gcmartin)
- Openbox/ROX desktop has some
localized icons and
a couple of new backgrounds.
- New default theme Mikachu-LHP in
Openbox
- JWM, LXDE desktops also included in
the base CD. Xfce4 and KDE4 add-ons available.
Bug fixes
- NLS support: Firefox,
Geany, GKrellm, GParted, Pmusic, Pburn and Xine
- Extract-pet and
Extract-txz script slowdowns corrected.
- ROX file manager
thumbnails off by default (prevents freeze when clicking on /proc or
/sys)
- Startup/init script:
humongous initrd didn't load zWine SFS (when used in PXE net boot
operation)
- Refined shutdown, allow
ext4 save file on ext3 host partition, (thanks to Jim1911)
- Drives Manager 1.7
- Excess
drives didn't fit in dialog; fixed with scrollbox container.
- Added a properties
button to display disc/partition information via disktype
Updates / Additions
- Built-in Samba
Server
3.6.5 with support for SMB2
sharing to Windows clients.
For SAMBA information see here, (thanks to Gcmartin)
- Pburn-3.7.5,
Pmusic-2.6.6, Pfilesearch-1.32, Pfind-5.04, (Zigbert) pEqualizer-0.4.0,
(01micko)
|
- adobe-flashplugin-11.2.202.243-x86-64
- curl-7.21.4-x86_64-1
- drives-manager-L64-1.7
- ffmpeg-0.11.2
- firefox-16.0.2-x86-64
- geany-1.2.2-x86-64
- gpart-0.1h_11-x86_64-3sl
|
- grub4dos-0.4.4.v1.8.0, (shinobar)
- libpam-unix2_2.4.1-4_amd64
- libquicktime-1.2.4-x86_64-1sl
- libxcrypt1_2.4-1_amd64
- lm_sensors-3.1.2-x86_64-1
- nrg2iso-0.4-8-x86_64
- PupControl-2.2.2 (radky)
|
- snap2-4.25, (Lloyd G. Standish)
- streamripper-1.64.6-x86_64-1sl
- sys-info-1.4.2-noarch
- wine-1.5.14-i486
- xine-ui-0.99.5-x86_64-3
|
- JavaRE-7u9-x86_64 - Java Runtime
Environment for browsers, Java apps
-
Samba_DOC-3.6.5-x86_64-L2.pet
adds full Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in the Network Menu.
- Samba server must be
started first, also from the Network Menu. See
/swat/help/WebAdminTool.txt
-
Skype-4.0.0.7
(thanks to meeki)
-
Thunderbird-15.0.1-x86_64
inc. NLS support
- VLC-2.0.3-x86_64-1
with support for webm, streaming and most Audio/Video formats,inc. NLS support
-
MPlayer SFS: added Muppymplayer-loop
(playlist repeat) and
webm support.
-
KDE4
SFS: Updated Konqueror flash plugin. Added three desktop backgrounds
and libvncserver-0.9.7-x86_64-2 for Krdc remote
desktop.
Bugs/Quirks
- To
successfully boot
from Grub or other boot loader, ensure the initrd line ends with /initrd.xz
-
For
ATI/Nvidia
graphics Xorg defaults to vesa
rather than loading radeon/nouveau drivers. This allows enhanced
ATI/Nvidia proprietary drivers to be
installed, and enabled by restarting X, without
conflicts from radeon or nouveau. Or use the 'Choose' option in
'xorgwizard-puppy' to install the included radeon, nouveau or other
Xorg drivers, as needed.
-
Lighthouse Update (Update icon on the
desktop) offers ATI_Catalyst-11.8 and Nvidia-280.13 proprietary drivers
- CUPS Printing
- If nothing happens when
printing from LibreOffice, click File
-> Print -> Select a
printer -> Properties ->
Device and change the Printer Language type to Postscript (Level from
driver) -> OK
-> Print.
- Tip: If you've installed
a printer but it doesn't work, close any open applications, open /etc/cups
in a file manager and click on the resetCUPS
icon. (Thanks to Rcrsn51's forum post.)
- If you
experience a blank screen,
problems with console or reboot, type vesa
at the boot menu (LiveCD) or add this to the kernel line in your
Grub config:
- Pmusic - using Quit from
menu or trayicon disables clicking on an mp3 in file manager.
- Workaround is to close
Pmusic with the 'X' close button
- PCMan File Manager - 'Open
with' context menu item won't open.
- XScreensavers - enabling
'show frame rate' option in OpenGL demos causes the demo to fail.
- For a new multi-session CD/DVD, boot with
puppy
pfix=ram to ensure that you can save the first
session back to the LiveCD (this is the experimental PUPMODE 77.)
- There is a report of
desktop background cannot be changed in LXDE or JWM. Have not been able
to reproduce this so far.
SFS add-on software packs - download
- Devx-L64_515.sfs -
Complete compiling environment with kernel source
- git-1.7.12.2-x86_64,
fossil-1.2-x86-64, glade3-3.8.1-x86-64, p7zip-full_9.04~dfsg.1-1_amd64
Lighthouse
64
Mariner
ISO 5.15-F
- This ISO includes everything in the base ISO plus Google-Chrome, JavaRE,
Kompozer, LibreOffice, MPlayer, NLS_base, Opera, Thunderbird,
Transmission, VLC, Xfce, Gvfs
and Udisks SFS.
These SFS files are also available for the base ISO
at
the download link above.
- NLS_base contains
additional translations for the base ISO. It is a language pack for
non-English locales. It is not all-inclusive as support for these
locales is a work-in-progress. Complete
NLS files also available for LibreOffice
and KDE4.
Back
to top
Release
notes for Lighthouse 64 5.14-B4
Lighthouse
64 5.14.2-B4 Base
ISO Puppy Derivatives, L64 5.14
- Lighthouse 64 gets a new kernel
and a 64-bit initial RAM
disk. Except for Wine and a few 32-bit
libs
from LHP 5.03 for minimal legacy support, all apps and libraries were
compiled for x86_64.
- Linux kernel 3.0.3 and
Xorg 1.9.5 from Fatdog 64-521 (thanks to Kirk)
Kernel re-compiled against gcc-4.5.2 and glibc-2.13, with same config
as Kirk's.
-
Converted initramfs to
64-bit. Both SquashFS compressed main file and initrd now use
xz (LZMA2) compression. Size
reduction of more than 20% vs. gz compression, with comparable boot
times. See updated notes in
/etc/rc.d/initrd.txt
to extract or rebuild the new initrd.xz.
- To successfully boot
LH64 5.13 or later from Grub or other boot loader, change the initrd
line from
/initrd.gz to /initrd.xz
- Available boot option pfix=pure64
to skip loading of built-in zWine SFS and 32-bit libs.
- Edit-SFS updated to build
squash files with xz compression (kernel 2.6.38 / 3.0.x or later
required to use them.)
-
For
ATI/Nvidia
graphics, Xorg defaults to vesa
rather than loading radeon/nouveau drivers. This allows enhanced
ATI/Nvidia proprietary drivers to be
installed, and enabled by restarting X, without
conflicts from radeon or nouveau. Or use the 'Choose' option in
'xorgwizard-puppy' to install the included radeon, nouveau or other
Xorg drivers, as needed.
-
Lighthouse Update (Update icon on the
desktop) offers ATI_Catalyst-11.8 and Nvidia-280.13 proprietary drivers
ROX desktop drive icons
can display volume labels (thanks to Jemimah.)
- Tooltip shows
traditional device names, file system and size. Both identifiers are
shown in Pmount Drives manager.
-
Pmount Drives and desktop drive icons mount to /media/<volume_label>
(with symlinks in /mnt) for best results with Gvfs, Thunar,
PCManFM and most File->Open/Save dialogs. Option in Pmount Drives -> Preferences to revert to /mnt only
if desired.
- Universal Installer (in Setup menu)
updated for zWine SFS support.
- Boot
menu installation on USB flash drives with full options, same as LiveCD.
- Selection
dialog indicates if other Linux or Windows is detected on each
partition.
- An ext4 partition and full install
bug fixes.
- BarryK's new
shutdownconfig
- Graphical interface for save
file creation, triggered by the first reboot or poweroff from the
Shutdown menu.
- The mouse is available in
this new wizard; a save file can be created even if
console/shutdown should fail due to display driver/KMS conflict.
Updates / Additions
- CUPS 1.4.6, Gutenprint
cvs-5.2.8 (64-bit printer drivers) and gtk+2 compiled in Lighthouse 64
- Built-in Samba Server
3.6.0 with support for SMB2
sharing to Windows clients. For SAMBA information see here, (thanks to Gcmartin)
- Blocks, checkers, sudoku,
solitaire, freecell games
- Sven 0.6 multimedia
keyboard tray icon
- Zarfy display monitor
control panel
- flSynclient-0.7p2
(Elantech|Alps|Synaptics touchpad configuration)
- Extract-txz, Extract-tgz,
Extract-rpm, Extract-Debian all updated to extract to a folder named
like the package.
- 'stripus' package size
reduction script, replaces stripub and stripul. See HowTo in /usr/local/LHPdev.
|
Aufs
3.0
Firefox 9.01 with Flash 11.1
Fotoxx 11.09
Frugal-symlink 0.9
GParted 0.9.0
gtk+2-2.24.4-x86_64-L2
HardInfo 0.5.2pre
Pmusic-1.8.3
(thanks to Zigbert) |
PupClockset
1.6.3 (thanks to Radky)
PupControl 1.8 "
"
Psync-2.7-64 (thanks to Tasmod)
Report-video-glx 0.7
Sys-info 0.7
Wine-1.3.26-i486
Xine 0.99.7hg |
Bugs/Quirks
- CUPS Printing
- If nothing happens when
printing from LibreOffice, click File
-> Print -> Select a
printer -> Properties ->
Device and change the Printer Language type to Postscript (Level from
driver) -> OK
-> Print.
- Tip: If you've installed
a printer but it doesn't work, close any open applications, open /etc/cups
in a file manager and click on the resetCUPS
icon. (Thanks to Rcrsn51's forum post.)
- If you
experience a blank screen,
problems with console or reboot, type vesa
at the boot menu (LiveCD) or add this to the kernel line in your
Grub config:
- PCMan File Manager - 'Open
with' context menu item won't open.
- XScreensavers - enabling
'show frame rate' option in OpenGL demos causes the demo to fail.
- For a new
multi-session CD/DVD, boot with puppy
pfix=ram to ensure that you can save the first
session back to the LiveCD/DVD, (this is the experimental PUPMODE 77.)
- There is a report of
desktop background cannot be changed in LXDE or JWM. Have not been able
to reproduce this so far.
- xz compression kernel
support required--Lighthouse 64 5.13 or later
- Stellarium 0.11
Stellarium
is a free
open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in
3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a
telescope.
- Devx-L64_514.sfs -
Complete compiling environment with kernel source
Lighthouse
64
Mariner
ISO 5.14-B4
- This ISO includes everything in the base ISO plus Chromium, JavaRE,
Kompozer, LibreOffice, MPlayer, Opera, Transmission, VLC,
Xfce, Gvfs and Udisks SFS.
These SFS files
were updated with xz
compression for this release, and are also available for the base ISO
at
the download link above.
Back
to top
Release
notes for Lighthouse 64 5.12-B1
Lighthouse
64 5.12-B1 Base
ISO
- Lighthouse 64 requires a 64-bit
processor. Except for the
initial ram disk, parts of Wine and inclusion of some *32-bit
libs
from LHP 5.03 for minimal legacy support, all apps and libraries were
compiled for x86_64.
-
PPM Package Manager, glibc-2.13 and
other core libs
updated for improved compatibility with Slackware64 13.37 packages.
-
LXDE-110720git and PCManFM 0.9.9 tabbed file manager
(dual-pane--side-pane modes: places or directory tree.)
-
Select Window
Manager (changewm) - Fast, intuitive way to switch desktop environments
-
Buttons with
appropriate icons for currently available WMs
-
One-click
access from PupShutdown or menu system.
-
Written in C,
based on lxsession-logout.
-
Lighthouse Update (Update icon on the
desktop) offers
-
ATI
Catalyst 10.10, NVIDIA 260
proprietary display drivers (thanks to Kirk and JamesBond)
-
Full Samba
Server (thanks to Kirk and gcmartin)
-
H20-LHP-v2 Gtk theme updated
with some new Gnome icons and active button selection indicator.
-
Default-Programs-Chooser
-
Quickly define
your favorite applications in 22 categories (thanks to Sc0ttman and
Tman)
- Menu -> Setup -> Setup
Puppy
-
Some XScreensavers with basic
functionality and screen locking to replace Xlock
-
Tools for
extracting the contents of RPM
packages: Extract-rpm, exploderpm (thanks to Barry Kauler)
-
3D-Demo update - glxgears plus 2
demos, GLPlanet and Molecule.
- VirtualBox
Installer in System Menu downloads and installs the latest version
(based on a script by Kirk)
- Run software written for
another operating system without having to reboot LIghthouse
- Requires Devx-L64_512.sfs
- Minor updates to frugal-symlink,
report-video-glx, sys-info and Lighthouse Update
-
sfs_load-1.1 on-the-fly (thanks
to Shinobar)
-
Firefox
6.0.1 with Flash 11 Beta 2
- Kernel 2.6.35.7 and Xorg
1.9.0 from Fatdog64-511
Updates / Additions
|
alsa-lib-1.0.24.1-x86_64-1
alsa-utils-1.0.24.2-x86_64-1
ConsoleKit-0.4.3-x86_64-1
clutter-1.6.14-x86_64-1gsb
cairo-1.10.2-x86_64-2
cairomm-1.9.8-x86_64-2cf
dbus-glib-0.88-x86_64-1
dialog-1.1_20100428-x86_64-2
file-5.05-x86_64-1
fontconfig-2.8.0-x86_64-1
freetype-2.4.4-x86_64-1
frugal-symlink-0.8-L64
fuse-2.8.5-x86_64-1
gamin-0.1.10-x86_64-3
gdk-pixbuf2-2.23.3-x86_64-1
glibc-2.13-x86_64-4
gtk+2-2.24.4-x86_64-1 |
libdvdread-4.1.3-x86_64-1
libffi-3.0.9-x86_64-1gsb
libjpeg-v8a-x86_64-1
libnotify-0.7.3-x86_64-1gsb
libpng-1.4.5-x86_64-1
librsvg-2.32.0-x86_64-1
libtiff-3.9.4-x86_64-2
libxml2-2.7.8-x86_64-3
lxterminal-0.1.11-x86_64
menu-cache-0.3.2-1-x86_64
ncurses-5.9-x86_64-1
pango-1.28.4-x86_64-1
pixman-0.20.2-x86_64-1
tar-1.26-x86_64-1
udev-165-x86_64-2
wine-1.3.26-x86_64-1sg
zlib-1.2.5-x86_64-4 |
|
Bugs/Quirks
- CUPS Printing - 110830--Fixed (thanks to rcrsn51)
If nothing happens when
printing from some apps, choose 'CUPS-PDF' -> Print -> OK ->
OK. From there click File
-> Print -> select your printer -> Print. The PDF version is
saved to /root/spot/Downloads.
- If you
experience a blank screen,
problems with reboot or save file creation, type vesa
at the boot menu (LiveCD) or add this to the kernel line in your
Grub config:
- PCMan File Manager - 'Open
with' context menu item won't open.
- XScreensavers - enabling
'show frame rate' option in OpenGL demos causes the demo to fail.
Experimental SFS add-ons -
all 64-bit - direct
download
- Compiz-Fusion 0.8.8 with new Fusion standalone desktop
- Compiz-boxmenu - dynamic
desktop menus with window list, recent documents and graphical menu
editor
- New Emerald window
decorator themes
- C-F may need a proprietary display driver,
glx version 1.3 or later; will not work on some hardware.
- CairoDock-2.2.0-4-x86_64-1.sfs (needs C-F, Xfce w/ compositing or KDE 4 SFS w/ desktop effects
enabled)
- Chromium-13.0.763.0-x86_64.sfs web
browser from Google
- LibreOffice-3.4.2-x86_64-1.sfs,
full-featured office suite.
- LibreOffice_NLS-3.4.2-1.sfs (optional, adds
support for non-en_US locales)
- Xfce-4.8.0-1-x86_64.sfs with Thunar
1.3 file manager
- 4-KDE-4.6.5-x86_64-L1.sfs KDE Desktop
Environment
- optional NLS_KDE-4.6.5.sfs for localization
of KDE 4.6.5)
- XScreenSaver-5.14-x86_64-1.sfs -
full package, frame rate option doesn't work on GL savers.
- NLS_base-L64_512.sfs
Partial localization for base ISO.
- Devx-L64_512.sfs -
Complete compiling environment with kernel source
Back
to top
Release
notes for Lighthouse 64 5.11-A
Lighthouse
64 5.11-A Base
ISO
- The first 64-bit
Lighthouse!
- Based on Fatdog 64-511 k2.6.35.7, Xorg-server 1.9.0.
(Thanks to kirk and
jamesbond for their trail-blazing development,
leadership and support, and
rcrsn51 for CUPS expertise.)
- Lighthouse 64 requires a 64-bit processor. Except for the
initial ram disk, parts of Wine and inclusion of some *32-bit
libs
from LHP 5.03 for minimal legacy support, all apps and libraries were
compiled for x86_64.
- Most Fatdog 64-511 Pet packages and SFS files will work in
Lighthouse 64. (But not fd64-32-bit-libs.sfs or wine-1.3.8-i486.sfs as
that functionality is
included in the base ISO.)
- Experimental access to Slackware64-13.1 and Salix64-13.1
packages in PPM with dependency support,
(thanks to 01micko.) Back up your save file first--some packages might
be incompatible.
- LiveCD or new save file required--cannot update a prior 32-bit
LHP save
file.
- Please do not rely on this for your primary desktop; it is
alpha build quality and has some bugs. Upgrading a save file to a
future release has not been tested.
- Boots direct to desktop, Personalize Settings first run dialog,
(thanks to Shinobar and gcmartin)
- Update
2011.06.16: If you
experience a blank screen, problems with rebooting or save file
creation, please use these boot options:
LiveCD / DVD: type vesa (or puppy nomodeset
pfix=vesa,ram) at the boot menu. (In Lighthouse lhp and puppy at the boot menu are
interchangeable.)
Grub/universal install:
add nomodeset
pfix=vesa,ram to the kernel line in menu.lst or syslinux.cfg,
etc.
Once a non-vesa display driver is installed and working, you'll want to
remove pfix=vesa,ram
(or at least ,ram) from
the boot options, and in some cases, nomodeset as well after that.
- Web browser: Firefox-4.0.1-x86_64
with
Lighthouse theme, FireFTP and a few Linux bookmarks
- Firefox 5.0-x86_64 and other browsers available; click the Update icon on the desktop
- Wine-1.3.21-x86_64 with both
64-bit and 32-bit libs, winetricks-2011.04.17
- Click to start a Windows .exe or setup.exe in ROX-Filer
- theWord
Bible Study Installer for Wine
- Nathan's Wallpaper setter
updated
- Middle-click on desktop to open
- Right-click an image in ROX-Filer -> Set as
wallpaper.
- Image preview (click on thumb
to refresh)
- 'Fit' background mode added (similar to 'scale' except that
image fully covers the desktop, overscaled)
- Wallpaper changer/slideshow intervals, (File -> Options)
from 3 sec - 2 hr
- 3
window size options
- Frisbee
Network Manager with Frisbee tray icon, (thanks to Jemimah and
Nooby)
Updates / Additions
- Claws-mail-3.7.9-x86_64
(formerly Sylpheed Claws)
- Pburn,
Pmusic, Pfind (thanks to zigbert)
- RetroVol, (thanks to Pizzasgood)
- PupControl and PupShutdown (thanks to Radky)
- Psync, StartMount (thanks to tasmod and 01micko)
- GKrellM, Htop, IsoMaster, Luxi Sans fonts, NicoEdit, JWM
vsvn-498-patched-x86_64,
lxpanel-0.5.3-x86_64-1alien
- Other / versions:
cabextract-amd64, dbus-1.4.1-x86_64-1, dbus-glib-0.86-x86_64-1,
e2fsprogs-1.41.14-x86_64-1, esound-0.2.41-x86_64-1,
fribidi-0.10.9-x86_64-2, geany-0.20, geeqie-1.0-amd64,
gkrellm-2.3.5-x86_64, gnome-menus-2.30.2-x86_64-1sl,
gpgme-1.2.0-x86_64-1, htop-0.9-x86_64, isomaster-1.3.8-x86_64, ,
libcap2_2.19-2_amd64, libetpan-1.0-x86_64, libgee-0.1.5-x86_64,
libmcs-0.7.2-x86_64, libmowgli-0.7.1-x86_64, libpng-1.4.5-x86_64-1,
menu-cache-0.2.5-x86_64-1alien,
mpg123-1.13.3-x86_64-1, nicoedit-2.5-x86_64, NoBlankScreen-1.0,
pburn-3.3.4-x86_64, pcd-1.5, pfilesearch-1.24, pfind-4.21,
pmusic-1.7.1, pschedule-1.0.1, PupClockset-1.4,
report-video-glx-0.3, retrovol-0.10-x86_64,
rox-filer-2.10-201012git-patched, shared-mime-info-0.71-x86_64-1,
snap2-4.18, Startmount-0.5.5, sudo-1.8.1p1-x86_64, tar-1.23-x86_64-1,
wcpufreq-0.7, wine-1.3.21-x86_64-1sg, wine_gecko-1.2.0-x86,
wine_gecko-1.2.0-x86_64, xz-5.0.2-x86_64-1, you2pup-2.1.4-520,
zenity-2.32.1-x86_64-patchedL1
Bug fixes
Encrypted save file boot
failure,
(thanks to Q5sys)
CUPS 32-bit Pets may install and work without
intervention, (thanks to rcrsn51)
* There are many Fatdog 64 pets available in PPM.
Some existing
32-bit Linux apps can be started by typing
start32
<executable>
in a terminal, (thanks to jamesbond.) Otherwise, Puppy's 32-bit Pets will not work if they include 32-bit
binaries/libs, with the
exception of CUPS driver Pets.
SFS Add-ons
LibreOfc-3.3.1_en-US_64bit.sfs,
JavaRE-6u25-x86_64.sfs, Vlc-1.1.7-x86_64.sfs (including
Qt-4.7.1) and more here.
Devx-L64_511.sfs C/C++ compiling
environment with kernel source
Xfce, KDE and other add-ons in
development
Lighthouse 64
Mariner
ISO 5.11-A
- This ISO includes everything in the base ISO plus Chromium, Java,
Kompozer, LibreOffice, Opera and VLC SFS
Bugs /
Work-in-progress
Xlock screen locking--can't change password (uses root password,
default is woofwoof)
Xdelta3GUI fails to generate updated file. Fix in Lighthouse
Update
Shadows in JWM, if enabled, disables desktop context menu. Workaround:
disable Shadows or use Openbox.
3D-Demo misses frame rate display in Antinspect demo
PupClockset works in JWM, but not OpenBox. Fix in Lighthouse
Update
Transmission needs to be updated
Only WMs: Openbox, JWM. Others in development
No CairoDock, C-F or Wbar
Few SFS add-ons to date (more on Fatdog
64
website)
Audacious Pet doesn't work, but Pmusic is fine and Winamp 5.61 installs
in Wine
No extra games included as yet, however Winetricks has a menu full of
game / demo
installers and Fatdog 64 offers these links to Linux games.
Back
to top
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.03
Lighthouse
Pup 5.03 Base
ISO
- Frisbee
Network Manager with Frisbee tray icon, (thanks to Jemimah and
Nooby)
Preliminary testing indicates this significant rewrite of Pwireless and
updated dhcpcd/wpa_supplicant ensures persistence of wired, WEP and
WPA wireless connections on reboot and graceful roaming of
saved WiFi profiles.
- Web browser: replaced
Dillo with Opera 11.01
- Lighthouse Update 0.5
indicates if SFS of same version as available update is installed
- Automount feature is
optional,
default disabled
Updates / Additions
Wine 1.3.14, Pnethood
0.6.7, (thanks to clarf, shinobar, rcrsn51), RipperX 2.7.3 (thanks to Billtoo) e-Sword installer updated for 9.8.3
SFS Add-on Updates
LibreOffice-3.3.0-19-L1.sfs
(Final, JavaRE recommended), Avidemux-qt4-2.5.4.sfs, Samba-3.5.6-L1.sfs
(thanks to shinobar and gcmartin) and more add-ons,
(thanks
to Q5sys)
Bugfixes
Encrypted save file boot
failure,
(thanks to Q5sys)
Experimental multi-session CD/DVD mode failed on reboot, (thanks to
gcmartin)
Universal installer updated for zWine, /isolinux files on LiveCD
Frugal-symlink 0.5 (Move
and Link Programs) improved upgrade management
When
selecting SFS
add-ons at boot accept y
or z as yes input for qwertz and similar keyboards, (thanks to drblock2)
Raised threshold for
copying SFS add-ons to RAM, to increase available system RAM
Lighthouse
Mariner
ISO 5.03 G
- This ISO includes Firefox, Java, LibreOffice, Mariner, VirtualBox and Xfce4 SFS plus Audacity,
EudoraOSE and Sylpheed Pets,
built with frugal-symlink.
Minor updates to Mariner 5G_503 and Xfce-4.6.2-L4
SFS
VirtualBox-4.0.2-L1
SFS with extension pack and additions in /opt/VirtualBox/additions
- Bugfix: restored proper
window layering and task list button in JWM.
- Extension packs complement
the functionality of VirtualBox:
- Oracle VM VirtualBox
Extension Pack 4.0.2r69518
- Description: USB 2.0
Host Controller, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM with E1000 support.
Devx-LHP_503.sfs C/C++ compiling
environment (no changes, renamed Devx-LHP_502)
4-KDE-4.4.4-G.sfs and 5-Voyager-5G.sfs are unchanged.
Most
SFS add-ons from prior versions should be fine with this release.
Back to top
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.02 G
Lighthouse
Pup 5.02 G (Build
502)
Base ISO
Highlights
include PupControl,
a full-featured control panel
specifically designed for Puppy-based derivatives like Lighthouse.
Expanded SFS options including SFS
copy2ram at first boot, with
full selection and configuration early in the boot process. Numerous
tweaks and bugfixes, many based on user feedback.
- PupControl 1.2, PupClockSet
1.2, (thanks to radky)
- PupControl
is a graphical control panel which permits menu-like access to more
than sixty Puppy control functions
- Provides quick access to the
most common settings, and configured to call
the programs appropriate for the active window manager
- Integrates
seamlessly with PupClockSet, PupShutdown (included) and PupApps
(optional Pet)
SFS add-ons can be selected and
configured at first or any boot,
prior
to
mounting the layered file system.
- These are layered into the
main file system, each SFS in a separate layer, the same way
BootManager does it, but at any boot, including LiveCD. After the first
boot, a standard Frugal Install
is recommended for proper layering of SFS files.
-
If sufficient free RAM is detected,
all core files and SFS add-ons can be copied to RAM. This means the
Mariner ISO is now a true LiveCD with the add-ons Mariner & LibreOffice SFS running in RAM at
first boot.
-
If any .sfs add-ons are
found, before they are loaded, a brief prompt is offered to select and
configure them. The SFS configuration allows you
to choose which add-ons you'd like to use this session, and whether or
not to copy them
to RAM. Skip the prompt and use all SFS selected in prior configuration / BootManager / pre-selections from
LiveCD.
-
Available free RAM is recalculated
after each copy2ram. If RAM is low,
only SFS files that will safely fit in RAM will be copied and the rest
will mount in place. This way all selected add-ons will be loaded,
making maximum use of available RAM.
- Press F3 at boot menu for
three new 'pfix=' options; or use GUI in updated BootManager | SFS | OK
| SFS Boot Settings
SFS
(compressed add-on) Boot Options
Type
lhp or puppy then a space pfix=<option>,<option>...
sfsauto
Skip prompt and auto-load prior SFS list
sfscfg Configure SFS at boot without prompting first
nosfs No prompt and don't load any .sfs add-ons
Examples:
lhp pfix=sfsauto Skip prompt and
autoload .sfs files
lhp pfix=sfsauto,copy Skip prompt and
autoload, copying to RAM
lhp pfix=ram,sfscfg
Clean boot, launch .sfs configuration
lhp
pfix=ram,nosfs Clean boot, no .sfs add-ons
- KMS: (Kernel Modesetting) video=800x600
when booting from CD, automatic i915.modeset=1 for Intel graphics
- For non-KMS configurations,
optional fbcon (frame buffer
console) default 800x600 for a little more
breathing room on the command line
- To enable use lhp
pfix=fbcon vga=788
or just type fb
from LiveCD boot menu.
- Expanded boot menu help screens
w/keyboard layouts, ex: pkeys=fr
to enable French keyboard layout
- <F2>: Common options,
<F3>: SFS options, <F4>: Advanced options
- Automatic save file maintenance
at boot
- If LHPsave is nearly full,
(less than 15% free) autorun e2fsck file system check
- If LHPsave is full, (less than
5% free) resize up 64MiB before mounting
- Lighthouse
Update: New help
dialog, Progress splash, Tasklist button in JWM, CL Interface improved
- Help dialogs for Choose Default
Browser, Choose Default E-mail Client and Wine Color Setter
- Pmusic
1.5.2, Open With and
audio playlist context options in file manager (thanks to don570)
- JWM-vsvn-498-patched with
updated Virtual Desktops Configuration
- Desktops arranged in a
grid of 1-8 rows and 1-8 columns
- Default 2 x 2 = 4
desktops
Updates
Wine 1.3.11, Geany 0.19, retrovol
0.10, (thanks to Pizzasgood) Psync 1.6, (thanks to
tasmod) mtPaint-3.34.63, (thanks to don570) zenity-2.32.1-patchedL1,
e-Sword installer updated for 9.8.1
Bugfixes
Dual CD/DVD drives: 2nd
optical drive w/no disc gave red error 32 at boot--fixed. Thanks to
gcmartin for reporting this.
The zWine core file was
mounted instead
of copied to RAM, preventing the CD from unmounting--fixed.
Audacious WMA plugin fixed,
Conky
documentation in /usr/share/doc
mtPaint would not open or save JPEGS--fixed. Dillo rendered some fonts
poorly--thanks to don570 for the fix.
e-Sword installer skipped add-ons selected, when installing the main
program--fixed
Lighthouse
Mariner
ISO 5.02 G
- Base ISO with Xfce, LibreOffice and
Mariner
SFS add-ons plus Audacity,
EudoraOSE, Firefox, Java, Kompozer, Opera, Sylpheed and VirtualBox-3.2.12 Pets, all built with frugal-symlink.
Minor updates to Mariner 5G_502 SFS and Xfce-4.6.2-L3.sfs SFS
Devx-LHP_502.sfs C/C++ compiling
environment (no changes, renamed Devx-LHP_501)
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.00 G
Lighthouse
Pup 5.00 G (Build
501)
Base ISO
-
Highlights include a smaller
footprint; the base ISO in the
previous release was 225M, now 185M. The main file weighs in at just
under 162M for a faster copy-to-RAM, with a zWine file layered in
separately at first boot--much like the zdrv kernel modules in Luci.
With a Linux-swap partition even 256M machines can run in RAM.
- JWM gets a makeover with Pwidgets modified for
Lighthouse, Luxi Sans fonts, dark-gradient-LHP theme, menu layout
improvements and few Puppy desktop icons.
- Lighthouse
Update includes a broad selection of the latest browsers and
e-mail clients.
- Choose Default Browser and Choose Default E-mail in the Setup
menu to select your preferred browser/e-mail client.
- Update has
improved Internet connection detection. Downloads are verified with
sha1sum and resuming a partial download (prior to reboot) is supported.
- Checks for
sufficient free space before installing each package. Packages are
stored in RAM until installation, (/tmp/root/lhp-update)
to
maximize
free space when installing large packages.
- DISTRO_FILE_PREFIX
changed from 'spup' to 'LHP'; e.g., 'pupsave': LHPsave.4fs 'main file': LHP-501.sfs
- You
can upgrade earlier D or F version pupsaves by rebooting into
'pfix=ram' or
another puplet so that the pupsave is not currently in use, then make a
copy with the new prefix: from spupsave.3fs
to LHPsave.3fs
- Boot
with the new release and you can then select the copy renamed LHPsave
and an upgrade will be offered.
- Recommended
clean install (new LHPsave) allows creation of a faster ext4
LHPsave.4fs at first shutdown--if an ext4 host
partition is selected for the LHPsave.
- Frugal-symlink
(Move
and
Link
Programs) helps keep the LHPsave from filling up with bulky
packages like JavaRE.
- All new pets for this
release are built with a
simple command executed at install and uninstall:
SOURCE_DIR DEST_DIR
- frugal-symlink
/usr/lib/java java &
(in pinstall.sh)
- frugal-symlink
/usr/lib/java java --remove &
(in puninstall.sh)
- /usr/sbin/frugal-symlink is just a shell script with a GUI
that
offers to automatically move and symlink large program
directories
to a carefully named sub folder of /mnt/home (in a frugal
install--where the LHPsave is on a Linux-formatted partition.) This approach
combines the best of both worlds: bulky apps are less apt to fill up
the LHPsave--the primary advantage of an SFS, with the ease of
click-and-run without rebooting in a Pet package. As with a standard
frugal install, the programs moved and linked outside of the LHPsave
are stored in a way that still allows sharing the partition with other
Puppies / distros.
The base ISO
has the world's fastest Dillo 2.2 browser compiled by Ttuuxxx, (less
than 2M, no javascript) but most will want to install a full-featured
browser with Lighthouse Update, or from the /pets folder of the Mariner ISO.
For the adventurous,
PPM (Puppy Package Manager) is
updated with access to both
Slackware and Ubuntu-lucid repos. Click Configure PPM | Update now, press Enter a few
times, grab a coffee and when it finishes, select the universe repo and
you'll have thousands of packages to peruse. I say adventurous because
I don't have time to try them all! Some will work and others won't, but
I tried to tweak PPM to exclude the ones that are least compatible with
Lighthouse. All three Ubuntu repo databases are included with Mariner
SFS/ISO, so if you go that route you won't need to do an update, just
select the desired repos in Configure
PPM.
- Pwidgets-2.3.1
with many tweaks for Lighthouse. Zigbert and his team have done really
fine work on them. Works well in JWM, IceWM and modified to work for
the most part in Xfce as well. (I had no luck with Openbox/LXDE.) I
imported some analog clock themes from CairoDock.
- If LHPsave file is in a subdirectory,
SFS files can be placed
in either that subdirectory, or in the top directory (thanks to
BarryK.)
- /mnt/home/LibreOffice.sfs
or /mnt/home/lhp501/LibreOffice.sfs (one level
deep, same folder as the LHPsave.) Extra SFS files are sorted by base
name, so that names that begin with a numeral are layered above others,
including those in a subdirectory.
- Network_tray
updated to display above 2 GB accumulated tx/rx. Added tenths to GB display and fixed
row order in Bandwidth tab of Network Status (ipinfo).
- Icewm
configuration updated (thanks to 01Micko)
- Icewm,
JWM, Openbox menus revamped with subcategories (such as Wine) for the
over-filled Utilities, System and Fun menus.
- New
GUI for 3D-Demo with Help dialog
- Lighthouse
System Information (sys-info)
- e-Sword
Installer update for Wine, with frugal-symlink capability to move and
link the large gecko html rendering engine out of the LHPsave
- JWM
default focus model: click. Some 'Puppy-like' icons on the desktop that
aren't already in Wbar. Desktop icons with mounted indicator at bottom
to better show under open windows (thanks to SitHeelSpeak)
- Some
icon and JWM themes from Luci, tweaked for Lighthouse.
- Icewm-1.3.7pre2,
jwm2-493-patched-q1 (window managers)
- PupClockset
1.0, (thanks to radky)
- xsane-0.997-patched-q1,
sane-backends-1.0.21-1-q1, libusb1-1.0.8-q1,
usb-modeswitch-1.1.3-1-p4, (thanks to BarryK)
- net_setup-20101020,
915resolution-0.5.3-patched20101123 (thanks to tempestuous)
- mtpaint-3.34.59,
(thanks to don570)
- asunder-2.0
(CD-ripper)
- Pburn-3.3.0,
Pmusic-1.4.2, Pcd-1.3, Pschedule-0.9-1, Pfind-4.20,
Pfilesearch-1.24, (thanks to zigbert)
- snap2-4.17,
(thanks to lstandish)
- Retrovol
volume control and mixer for IceWM, JWM, LXDE &
Openbox (thanks to
Pizzasgood)
- wcpufreq 0.4 CPU
Frequency Scaling Tool (thanks to Iguleder)
Lighthouse
Mariner
ISO 5.00 G
- Base ISO plus Mariner and
LibreOffice SFS plus Xfce, Audacity,
EudoraOSE, Firefox, Java, Kompozer, Opera, Sylpheed and VirtualBox-3.2.12 Pets, all built with frugal-symlink.
- Mariner 5G_501 SFS
- Vuze 4.5.1.0, Thunderbird-3.1.1
- New backgrounds from Jasmac, others previously in Base ISO
- Firefox and Java removed (to Pets above)
Minor updates to KDE 4.4.4 and Voyager SFS
Devx-LHP_501.sfs C/C++ compiling
environment updated for 5.00 G
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.00 F
Lighthouse
Pup 5.00 F (Build 500)
Base ISO
- Updates: SeaMonkey-2.0.8,
mhWaveEdit-1.4.20 & mtPaint-3.34.55 (thanks to don570), Flash-10.1.82.76, Pprocess 2.2.0, Pschedule 0.8-1, Pfind 4.19, pCD 1.2, Pburn 3.2.9 (thanks to zigbert), Psync-1.2 (thanks to tasmod).
- Fixed column alignment of SFS add-ons displayed during system
startup.
- Lighthouse Help updated (fixed pull-down Applications menus)
and
added Lighthouse Help to menus of all desktops.
- Updated network_tray

- Tooltip displays cumulative Tx/Rx for current month
(thanks to Barry K).
- Monthly history saved to /var/local/sns/ and
displayed on Bandwidth tab of Network Status.

- Left and right-click both display the same context-sensitive
menu with new icons and an option to quit network_tray.
- Updated freespace tray icon

- New menu icons with added options to Enlarge Personal Storage
(pupsave) or quit freespace.

- Task Manager in
Freespace menu opens Pprocess tweaked for Lighthouse, with access to 6
system and session log monitors.
- Refresh rate setting is persistent.
- If
pupsave file is in a subdirectory, SFS files can now be placed
in either that subdirectory, or in the top directory e.g., /mnt/home/lhp500/Xfce-4.6.1d.sfs or
/mnt/home/Xfce-4.6.1d.sfs
(thanks to Barry K).
2010.09.21
I've found an inconsistency with the way that SFS files are layered in
LHP 5.00 F when one or more are in a subdir. They are loaded, but in a
different order than if all are in /mnt/home. This is
significant in Lighthouse because the KDE and Mariner SFS must be
layered above the others. That is why their filename begins with a
numeral, e.g., 5-Mariner-5F_500.sfs
If you have moved any SFS
add-ons
into a subdir e.g., /mnt/home/subdir/5-Mariner-5F_500.sfs,
please move them back to /mnt/home, re-run
BootManager and deselect back to the left pane the SFS that were moved,
then re-select them back to the right pane, and reboot. (This does not affect the main file spup-500.sfs--it is fine in a
subdir.)
- Xdelta/Xdelta3
update
files now have their own icon and default action
in ROX-Filer. A left-click brings up a new Xdelta3GUI with
a confirmation / help dialog before the update is applied. Thanks to
8-bit
for reporting that xdelta3 files sometimes missed the context menu.
- Version upgrade process

- LHP 5.00 D upgrades missed ALSA sound system,
'/bin/mount-FULL'
and other updates: fixed
with several changes to the init script.
- Cleaned up upgrade output and
highlighted the removed file directory '/tmp/versioncleanup'.
- Press Enter to
continue, instead of 30 sec pause.
- Bottom line--upgrading your personal storage
'pupsave' to the latest version of Lighthouse is easier and more
reliable.
- Software versions 'pupver' / 'ver' in a terminal: puppyversion
replaced with DISTRO_VERSION, added KDE SFS version, active network
interface (eth0, wlan0 or inactive).
- Bugfix: LXDE sometimes displayed black desktop background.
(thanks to Jim1911)
- Bugfix: Menu updating script 'fixmenus' failed when called from
rc.update at boot up.
- Gslapt
software
repositories
updated for Slackware 13.1, libxml2 excluded (thanks to nickdobrinich)
- Updated 'flv2mpg' (uses ffmpeg to convert Flash Video to MPEG)
to
fix ffmpeg invalid option error.
- Changed filesystem shutdown 'flag' name from fsck.err
to fsck.flg to avoid
confusion. (.err might suggest
that an error had occurred--when actually its
presence is normal. (thanks to Barry K)
Lighthouse
Mariner
ISO 5.00 F
- Base ISO plus Mariner, Xfce,
OpenOffice, Opera
and VirtualBox SFS add-ons.
KDE 4.4.4 F
SFS 
- Added missing KDE dependency sqlite (thanks to Jim1911).
- Sidebar
desktop applet autodetects eth0 / wlan0 connections.
- Palapeli
(KMenu | Games | Logic Games) has 3 new jigsaw puzzles: Earth,
Lighthouse and Morning Sun.
- MoBlock Monitor updated
to 2.0
- New tray icon
with
context menu icons, improved log viewer and help dialogs.
- Patched MoBlock to eliminate
'useless' log entries for reduced log size and increased performance.
- Blocklist updater offers to move and symlink blocklists to /mnt/home/MoBlock/, clearing ~130M
from the pupsave.
Voyager-5F.sfs 124M Updated XScreenSavers Preferences
script to fix write permissions error.
Devx-LHP_500.sfs 112M C/C++ compiling
environment (just renamed _495 to _500, _495 was rebuilt with Boost C++ libs for LHP 5.00 D / F)
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.00 D
Lighthouse
Pup 5.00 D (Build
495)
Base ISO
- Audacious-2.3
audio player
- luvcview-0.2.6
(thanks
to Michel Xhaard & Barburo) and MPlayer-TV-Webcam viewers
- GParted-0.6.0
partition
manager, Wine-1.2, MPlayer-2010-06-20 and FFmpeg-2010-06-20
(thanks to BarryK), Gxine-0.5.905,
xine-lib-1.1.17, Pburn-3.2.6
(thanks to zigbert), SeaMonkey-2.0.6,
alsa-1.0.23, snap2-4.16
(thanks to lstandish), bash-4.1, Lighthouse Browser Start
page.
- JWM is default window manager
- Network_tray-2.4.1 update, CUPS Windows Printer via Samba
bugfix, Pnethood WinXP share password bugfix, ROX-Filer focus bugfix,
Wine keyboard layout bugfix, WEP non-persistance workaround script:
ConnectWireless.
- Intel driver PET for LHP 5.00 C
(thanks to Q5sys) This driver is now included in LHP 5.00 D, with the
exception of cairo-1.9.6, which was reverted to cairo-1.8.8 to fix a compiling error
"libcairo.so: undefined reference".
Lighthouse
Mariner
ISO 5.00 D
- Base ISO plus Mariner, Xfce, OpenOffice, Opera
and VirtualBox SFS add-ons.
- Mariner SFS updated to 5D_495;
others unchanged
- Firefox 3.6.8, Thunderbird-3.1.1, TrueCrypt-7.0, Xine-ui-0.99.6, Qps bugfix (process manager for
Mariner)
KDE 4.4.4 D
SFS - minor updates to KDE and Voyager
SFS
Kdenlive-0.7.8c.sfs 94M (Mariner
SFS & KDE SFS required)
Kdenlive
is an intuitive and powerful multi-track
video editor, including most
recent video technologies. Based on a package compiled by Battleshooter.
Devx-LHP_495.sfs 112M C/C++ compiling
environment (rebuilt with Boost C++ libs for LHP 5.00 D)
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.00 C
Lighthouse
Pup 5.00 C (Build
490)
Base ISO
-
Updated
Abiword-2.8.6,
Gnumeric-1.10.6 (thanks to BarryK),
SeaMonkey
2.0.5, Flash-10.1.53, atk-1.30.0,
Gslapt-0.5.3b, iptables-1.4.7,
libnl-1.1,
Transmission-2.0
(thanks to Michalis),
Viewnior-1.0
- Updated PPM (Puppy
Package Manager) from latest Slack Pup (thanks to BarryK). Can install
packages from Slackware repos with dependency checking.
- Added hplip-3.9.12 HP
Scanner Driver (thanks to Jim1911) and ttf-thai-arundina (Thai font
rendering).
- e-Sword added to available Wbar
launcher
icon plugins (thanks to Jim1911), so you can easily add e-Sword to Wbar
after using the e-Sword Installer in Wine.
- Bugfix: drive icons were showing 0 size with some locales
(thanks
to Béèm).
Lighthouse
Mariner
ISO 5.00 C
- Base ISO plus Mariner, Xfce, OpenOffice, Opera
and VirtualBox SFS add-ons.
- Mariner SFS updated to 5C_490;
others unchanged
- Firefox 3.6.6,
JavaRE-6u20, wqy-zenhei free font (Asian font rendering)
KDE 4.4.4
C SFS
I experienced
slowdowns and other problems in KDE 4 under the
radeon Xorg
driver with KDE Desktop Effects
enabled. The problems vanished when I installed the ATI Catalyst
display driver. If you use the vesa or
radeon Xorg drivers, either:
- Disable
KDE Desktop Effects (System
Settings |
Desktop | Desktop Effects | uncheck Enable Desktop Effects | Apply |
Close & restart X), or
- For supported chipsets, install
the ATI Catalyst 10.6 or NVIDIA
195 proprietary drivers.
 The KDE 4 desktop in Lighthouse 5 has the
system
tray in a
second panel along the left-hand edge of screen, along with Show
Desktop, Device Notifier, Dictionary and Color Chooser applets. This
allows the main panel with taskbar to be slightly shorter, with more
room for running task buttons and their labels (thanks to
Béèm for suggesting this configuration.)
Dual start
menus, including the standard KMenu (compass icon), followed by Lancelot, a full-featured
and resizable menu panel which can open,
browse and even activate items without a click. Both menus can be
configured (for instance the Lancelot no-click activation can be
disabled) or removed, as can anything on the desktop, if desired, by
right-clicking on the desktop | Unlock Widgets | right-click on the
widget | Remove this widget.
|
- Desktop Weather
Forecast with color graphics and forecast / currents mode
- Amarok 2.3.1b1, K3b-1.91 disc writing
- updated
CdKase and Sidebar superkaramba desktop applets to look better with, or
w/o desktop effects
- KDE Educational Suite including Marble
Desktop Globe, with optional interactive globe wallpaper on
the
desktop.
- Alternative Plasma Netbook interface

- Multi-user login manager (kdm:
enable in xorgwizard, Options & Tools)
- MoBlock + Mobloquer
and moblock-monitor tray
applet
- an internet traffic blocker with automatic / manual updates, similar
to PeerGuardian
- Updated to You2Pup-1.4.3
(thanks to abushcrafter), network_tray-2.3.2,
Pprocess 2.0 (thanks to
zigbert), CPU Scaling 1.3-3, psync-1.1, powerapplet_tray-2.2, traytemp-0.7-p4, acpid-1.0.8, snap2-4.14 (thanks to lstandish)
- A new prompt, with option to exit
out, before initiating a
version update--maybe the wrong CD was
inserted, or the pupsave had not been backed up yet.
- Bugfix: Lighthouse 5.00-A sometimes gave a kernel
panic during startup with copy2ram and occasionally after a file system
check. I think you'll find that pfix=copy and
pfix=fsck
work smoothly now. The minimum for copy2ram is about 311M free and this
is checked automatically.
- By default Lighthouse now boots with xforcevesa nomodeset
to a prevent a blank screen with some display cards. If you're updating
from an existing GRUB or USB Flash installation, the kernel or append
line will need to be edited. For GRUB the file is /boot/grub/menu.lst
and on a Flash drive is usually syslinux.cfg. I also added nmi_watchdog=0 for VirtualBox,
though it doesn't seem to make any difference. Here is my new GRUB
entry:
title
Lighthouse Linux 5.00
(frugal on sda8)
root (hd0,7)
kernel /lhp500/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd pdev1=sda8 psubdir=lhp500
loglevel=3 xforcevesa nomodeset
nmi_watchdog=0
initrd /lhp500/initrd.gz
- Updated F2
boot menu displays modeset=, nocopy
and other new options
- New e-Sword
9.6.0 Bible Study
downloader and installer, based on a script by
david_kt and adapted for Lighthouse. Point-and-click GUI for
e-Sword installation and numerous add-ons--Bibles, commentaries,
dictionaries, etc. Installs into its own dedicated Wine environment.
Includes a test for sufficient free space and optional font smoothing.
- Gnumeric crashed when
formatting a cell; fixed (thanks to yarddog)
- Updated Puppy Universal Installer with full Lighthouse boot
menu
options for installations that use Syslinux/Extlinux, e.g., USB Flash
- New graphics for the blinky replacement network_tray:

connected
in
out
both
disconnected
- New freememapplet_tray
icon, (renamed freespace,) with better
visibility on dark backgrounds,
a new context menu of tools, including a
graphical map (GdMap) of
personal storage in use, xfce4-taskmanager
(thanks to technosaurus), partview,
an update interval setting and Help.
- Fixed some non-working keyboard layouts. Many can now be
changed
without restarting X. A few still don't work and only the US
keymap seems to operate in Wine. For the latter, VirtualBox should do
the trick.
- Bugs
- First boot from LiveCD, occasionally the dialog to save the
first session won't accept input.
- Workarounds: Hit S key or type
reboot
or Ctrl+Alt+Del then S, or
- Reset machine and enter puppy pfix=nox
at boot menu, then type reboot, or
- Use Puppy Universal Installer in the System Menu
- In LXDE sorting the desktop icons via right-click context
menu
causes
the desktop to freeze.
- Recovery: Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and then type killall -9 pcmanfm or reboot
- Workaround: hide the icons
with Menu | Desktop | Show-hide icons.
Lighthouse Mariner
ISO 5.00 B
- Includes Mariner, Xfce, OpenOffice, Opera
and VirtualBox SFS add-ons.
- Minor updates to Xfce 4.6.1d and Mariner 5B_485
- VirtualBox
updated to 3.2.4
- Xfce
4 has compositing
(desktop effects) incorporated. Right-click on Desktop | Settings
Manager | Window Manager Tweaks | Compositor | Enable Compositing. New
wallpaper for Xfce 4 by Jasmac.
Google-Chrome-stable_5.0
SFS Fast browser with themes and add-ons
Devx-LHP_485.sfs development
add-on: no changes, just rename _480 to _485
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 5.00 A
-
Updated Linux
kernel-2.6.33.2-tickless_smp,
glibc-2.11, Xorg-xserver-1.7.7,
ROX-Filer-2.10(git), IceWM 1.3.6 Mplayer-SVN-r30341,
JWM-492,
hal-0.5.14, GParted 0.5.2
(thanks to abushcrafter),
e2fsprogs-1.41.10,
htop-.8.3.1 (thanks to Q5sys),
CUPS-1.3.11,
gutenprint-5.2.5 (thanks to Patriot
& abushcrafter),
transmission-1.92,
Osmo-0.2.10, CPU
Scaling 1.3-2, lm_sensors 3.1.1, Pburn
3.2.5, Wine 1.1.44,
ffmpeg-2010-01-16-q1,
gecko-mediaplayer-0.9.9.2-q1, You2Pup-1.4 (thanks to synth), snap2-4.13
(thanks to lstandish), Gslapt-0.5.3, slackpkg-2.80,
pkgtools-13.0.
- IceWM 1.3.6 (thanks
to
Jemimah) is the new default window
manager
- New Delite-Lighthouse
IceWM theme based on ttuuxxx BRdelite
- New H2O-LHP gtk2 theme based on H2O-gtk2-sapphire
-
Auto-fstab
displays mounted drive
icons on the desktops of
KDE*, LXDE, Xfce--and
enables mounting
drives directly in ROX-Filer.
Lightweight process runs in the background if enabled by
Automount-setup in the File System Menu.
- Startmount-0.5.3
(thanks to 01micko, tasmod & Jim1911) for selective partition
automount
- Custom xorgwizard displays card
information and allows choosing from a menu of ~40 drivers. Software 3D
acceleration is included. For hardware acceleration of ATI cards and
possibly Intel, Savage, SIS and Unichrome, install the Mariner add-on or ISO. Test with
3D-Demo and Video Reporting Tool in the System
Menu.
- SeaMonkey 2.0.4 with SeaTab X (close buttons on tabs),
ChatZilla and MR Tech Toolkit.
- Recovery after
improper
shutdown (such as power failure) as
in Quirky, but renamed tracking file 'fsck.err'.
- Updated freespace and network tray (blinky replacement),
partview, boot up
and shutdown scripts, welcome panels, ROX-Filer and GTK2 icon themes.
- Bugfix: Automount mounted ntfs drives read-only, now
read-write.
- Extract-txz and Extract-tgz tools didn't run
install.sh; fixed.
- First boot from LiveCD, occasionally the dialogs to save the
first session won't accept input.
- Workaround: reboot entering 'puppy pfix=nox' at boot menu,
or
- Use Puppy Universal Installer
- In LXDE arranging icons from right-click context menu causes
the desktop to freeze
- Recovery: Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and then 'killall -9 pcmanfm'
or
reboot
- Workaround: move icons manually with the mouse or hide them
with Menu | Desktop | Show-hide icons.
- In JWM sometimes more than one click is needed for
interaction
with ROX (focus bug?)
- Workaround: use Xfce, Openbox or IceWM
-
Updated to Firefox
3.6.3, Mesa 7.8.1 (OpenGL drivers), Java-6u19, GKrellM 2.3.4,
Thunderbird 3.0.4, perl-5.10.1-i486-1, Vuze-4.4.0.4, Geeqie 1.0
(formerly GQView) and imagemagick-6.5.9.
- Replaced KDE with Xfce 4
and added OpenOffice 3.2, Opera 10.10
and VirtualBox 3.1.8
- Xfce 4 has
compositing
(desktop effects) incorporated. Right-click on Desktop | Settings
Manager | Window Manager Tweaks | Compositor | Enable Compositing. New
wallpaper for Xfce 4 by Jasmac.
- VirtualBox
allows installation of multiple operating systems running in a window
or full-screen, and without rebooting the host (Lighthouse in this
case.) This is the first version I've used that runs a Windows 7 guest
without a hitch. Other Windows or Linux should work also. Guest
additions for smooth mouse transfer, shared folders, etc. and full
documentation are included.
*KDE,
Voyager and C-F
add-ons are in development; will update notes when these become
available.
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 4.43 Gu2
- Updated to SeaMonkey 2.0.4, Wine 1.1.41, winetricks-20100317, net-setup-20100310
(thanks to Shinobar), reiserfsprogs-3.6.21, Video
Reporting Tool in System Menu (thanks to Barry Kauler)
- Shinobar's net-setup
features automatic configuration and connection for a typical wired
Internet
connection
-
Added
snap2 rotating
snapshot
backups and
dirdiff graphical
directory
comparison utilities (Thanks
to lstandish and Jim1911)
-
Added
'defaultfilemanager' to /usr/local/bin; this can be changed from rox to
another file manager, e.g., pcmanfm, dolphin or thunar if present.
File System in menus and File System icons in Wbar now
use the defaultfilemanager. (thanks
to Q5sys)
-
TrueCrypt
was added to the base ISO
for this release only (see bugfix below). TC will return to the Mariner
SFS in the next release
- Bugfixes:
- TrueCrypt gave a mount
error; fixed with a wrapper script that switches to mount-FULL-puppy
(thanks to Q5sys)
- MuppyQuickmount was
missing from menus and needed a wrapper for blkid to start without
hanging
- MuppyQuickmount updated
to display media sizes in GigaBytes instead of MegaBytes
- GParted and
MuppyQuickmount needed reiserfs support
- /root
needed an empty file called .Xauthority for print to pdf (thanks to
Roy)
- Extract-tgz and
Extract-txz did not create needed symlinks during extraction
- LHP SFS version check
displayed incorrect SFS name
- Wine Font Smoothing and
TrueCrypt did not work under a non-root account
Release
notes for Lighthouse Pup 4.43 Gu1
4.43 Gu1 Base ISO
-
Updated Abiword 2.8 with
plugins and dictionary, aqualung-svn1084, asunder-1.9.1,
axel-2.4,ayttm-0.6.1, bzip2-1.0.5, cpu-scaling-ondemand-1.3-1,
curl-7.19.7, dir2pet-Feb-2010, Flash 10.1 d51, gphoto2-2.4.8,
gtkam-0.1.17, libgphoto2-2.4.8, isomaster-1.3.7,
libdvdcss-1.2.10, libdvdread-0.9.7, lxterminal-0.1.6,
mhwaveedit-1.4.17, mtPaint-3.34.33, pcd-1.1, pfilesearch-1.21,
pfind-4.16, pschedule-0.8, transmission-1.82, wget_1.12, Wine 1.1.40 and winetricks,
Xlock-patched (thanks to Abnormalter), xz-4.999.9beta,
you2pup-1.3-2 (Thanks to abushcrafter for gathering and uploading many
of these packages.)
- Updated Wine Font Smoothing and Color Setter
- Included support for Xfce4
with the optional SFS (suggested by Flash858)
-
Wbar
Setup now checks for
a valid icon when adding a new item to Wbar. (Thanks to walter90.) If Wbar launcher bar fails to start a
new troubleshooter (wt-shoot) offers to help you fix it or restore the
default configuration. wt-shoot can also be started by clicking the
'Help' button in Wbar Setup.
-
Increased personal storage file
(pupsave) size choices ranging up
to the limit for a FAT32 partition (nearly 4GB). The pupsave file
system can be created and mounted ext3 (suggested by Jim1911) on an
ext3/ext4/reiserfs host partition incorporating tune2fs -o
journal_data_ordered for the 3fs pupsave. Resize pupsave utility
updated with option to resize by 1024M as well as smaller values.
- Updated init and shutdown scripts with choice of ext2/ext3
pupsaves on a journaled host partition. Mounts spupsave.3fs as ext3 and
skips non-version 4.0 SFS files during bootup
- Updated save-to-flash script (snapmergepuppy)
- Replaced missing IceWM configuration script
- Changed default IceWM theme to Odelite as prior default
(elox-Lighthouse) has artifacts on taskbar buttons
- ISOs have getting started html that autoruns in Windows with CD
insertion.
Mariner SFS version 4G_443
- Updated to Firefox
3.6,
aqualung skins, GQview-2.1.5, Xarchiver-0.5.2svn; removed Flash as it's
already in LHP Base.
KDE SFS version 4.3.3 G
- Updated Wbar Setup for KDE (suggested by Jim1911)
- Fixed click-to-mount in Dolphin and PCMan File Manager (NTFS
drives will mount in Dolphin, but not in PCManFM)
Voyager SFS version 4G_443
Updated SDL_image-1.2.7 SDL_mixer-1.2.8 SDL_Pango-0.1.2 SDL_ttf-2.0.9
(thanks
to abushcrafter)
Xfce-4.6.1a.sfs Xfce
4.6.1
and Thunar File Manager 1.0.1 for Lighthouse Pup 4.43 G or later
(volume management support in Thunar is not working; workaround--enable
Automount-setup in Utility Menu or use Pmount to mount drives as
needed.)
Please see the Puppy
Linux derivatives forum for additional comments and feedback
on Lighthouse Pup 4.43.
Release
notes for LighthousePup 4.43 F
4.43
Final Base ISO
- New
Wbar Setup 0.3.2 updated
for Lighthouse. Makes tweaking the launcher
bar a snap (thanks to 01micko and Jim1911.)
- New
default terminal Sakura
(thanks to pemasu.)
- New
for Wine: easy access to Wine C drive, font smoothing and winetricks
(inc. cabextract, libnotify and zenity dialogs.)
- Updated
to GIMP 2.6.8, Pburn 3.1.8 (thanks to zigbert), XFProt 2.3 virus
scanner (thanks to
tasmod and pemasu.)
- Updated
welcome panel & multi-user quick start.
- Updated
freespace | Help with tip to use Gdmap
graphical disk usage.
- Openbox
starts quicker by not pre-loading KDE.
- Bugfix:
IceWM's system tray needed increased delay to start on a low-spec
machine.
- Bugfix:
Gxine wrapper updated to allow running as a normal user.
- Skipped
time zone dialog in first boot as the default UTC cooperates
best with other installed OS. Set
time zone is available in System menu.
Mariner SFS version 4 F
- Updated to Firefox 3.5.7, JavaRE 1.6u17, GKrellM 2.3.2
- New Truecrypt 6.3a on-the-fly
encryption (thanks to Wolf Pup and gregoryj)
- New GKrellM theme 'LHP-Hardware'
- New GKrellKam image watcher
plugin: I've noticed the images sometimes aren't updated unless GKrellM
is restarted but I can't figure out why. So if you experience this you
can replace GKrellM in the Autostart folders with a symlink to the
workaround, '/usr/local/bin/GKrellM.refresh'
which restarts GKrellM every 30 min if CdKase is active.
- New wallpaper by Jasmac: LHP-Portal
- Bugfix: Updated Muppy-Icedock script to recognize IceWM.
- Updated 'click-to-verify-mariner' md5sum script in the Mariner
ISO to scan for add-ons in both the working directory and up one level.
KDE SFS version 4.3.3 F
- Three new Superkaramba themes (desktop applets);
- Tip: Right-click on a
theme to unlock and re-position as desired, do the same to lock the
position, then choose Reload Theme
to save the new position and enable the buttons and icons on each theme.
- Sidebar system monitor
w/dual core graphs. Clicking on the network icon launches Network Stats theme with network
graphs and a tcp connection list.
- CdKase displays album
cover and controls Amarok. Click on the cover to enlarge the image. You
can also click on the Artist to browse related content on Wikipedia.
When GKrellM is running but Amarok is not, CdKase shows a GKrellKam
image. (A local image or webcam can be configured in GKrellm.)
- The themes use transparency in KDE3; or in KDE4 w/Desktop Effects or Compiz-Fusion.
When those environments are not detected alternate themes w/o
transparency are loaded. Click on any icon for more information.
- Disabled Wbar autorun from KDE as Wbar Setup needs
modifications
for KDE.
- Bugfix: KDE-Install was missing from Settings Menu.
Voyager SFS version 4 F Minor
updates
Kompozer-0.8a.sfs
bugfix: was
missing from KMenu; now shows in KDE Menu | Development
Please see the Puppy
Linux derivatives forum for additional comments and feedback
on Lighthouse Pup 4.43.
Release
notes
for LighthousePup version 4.1.2 and 4.4.2
Please see Puppy
Linux derivatives forum for current release notes and
comments.
Release
notes
for LighthousePup version 3.01
Please see this
thread on the Puppy Derivatives Forum for current release notes and
user feedback.
Release
notes
for LighthousePup version 2.15
If you already have Puppy please
reboot fully in RAM from the Puppy CD-Rom, typing at the boot menu 'puppy
pfix=ram' and move or back up your
pup_save file to another folder before booting LighthousePup. See hints
and tips for
further information.
The
power, beauty and
serenity of the ocean, the atmosphere and even earth itself has a
profound impact
on our lives and future. Though I live in the desert, I
can take a deep breath and imagine myself on a beach, relaxing as the
surf rolls in and then back out again.
A lighthouse might be a symbol of our interaction with the sea.
With inspiration from images and memories of the coast, a grounding in
Puppy Linux and the goal of an elegant, intuitive and efficient user
interface LighthousePup was born. Many custom icons, graphics and
themes were GIMPed or
mtPainted with the abundant colors of the sea in mind. Lighthouse draws
heavily on Mark Ulrich's Muppy
Puplet as well as quite a few icons and influences of KDE without the
full set of libraries and accompanying size and speed limitations of
KDE in a typical Debian framework. SFS
Expansion packs with more software--Lighthouse Mariner and
Voyager--may follow. This
is not an official Puppy release. It is a custom build based on Puppy
v2.15CE, EZpup-1.29.05.07 with other updates, packages and
customizations.
Desktop
Icons and User Interface - version 2.15
Icewm
1.2.30 is the default window manager; JWM available also. Default
browser - SeaMonkey w/Flash 9 (in Mariner .sfs - Firefox.) Default
media player
- Muppymplayer. Default text editor - Geany. Many
new icons in menus and Rox-Filer 2.6 are 128x128 pixels from
SuperGPLiconPak. Re-arranged and enlarged the start menu icons. Refresh
menus (including fixmenus,) Restart IceWM, Restart X, and Switch to JWM
in Window Manager Menu. (Fixmenus updates menu entries when new XDG
compatible applications are installed.)
- Enhanced Desktop Icons with contextual, customizable menus and
tooltips
- Many Rox-Filer custom icons, context menu items, custom shell
scripts and file-type associations
- MD5SumGUI, Mount-ext-data0,1, Mount-ISO-virt-drive0,1,
isomaster, CopyToEdit-SFS
- Send-To-Recycle-Bin, XArchiver, RunInTerminalAsRoot,
ShowEmbeddedStrings
- MuppyMplayer, Defaultmediaplayer, Gxine, RealPlay, XMMS,
GQview
- Preset run actions include .ogg .mp3 .mpg .mov .wmv .wma .flv
.rm .avi .wav .au
- 30+ SendTo Items
- 250+HiRes MIME-Icons meticulously configured for most
file-types
- Show-Hide Desktop Icons - setting retained on restart
- Desktop in Rox - Taskbar button opens custom Rox folder
containing desktop icons
- LookAndFeel Settings RoxApp includes GTK Theme Chooser,
Muppy-icedock-wizard, 3DCC and more
- Cursor-Selector with crystalgold, Premium,
Premium-fade-to-blue, whiteglass, whitelarge cursors
- New GTK Themes with darker backgrounds and brighter Rox-Filer
file type colors
- Aero-Cyrus, Aero-Nix, Aero (original), Enight, Panther-gtk2,
Smoked Glass
- New IceWM Themes
- Brushed-Metal-Lighthouse, elox-Lighthouse, FireInTheBasement,
Vista-Lighthouse
- Enhanced Muppy Icedock with wmfire coronal cpu usage monitor
- Tips and options, see QuickLaunch | Advanced Settings | IceWM
Settings | Edit Icedock Config
- Enhanced XMMS (see below)
- Enhanced Muppy Mplayer with tvisor_bar skin, additional video
types and zooms
- AutoDHCP Connection Manager
- Launch from Browse icon right-click or network graph on
IceWM taskbar. View current network status & IP Address, Enable or
Disable
connections or open the Connection Wizard.
- Autoraise windows after
delay and sloppy pointer focus
by default (see hints and
tips)
- XFishtank Desktop
- Shadow Effects Manager - setting retained on restart
(experimental, see Shadows | About)
- New Logoff Panel - Smooth and Easy - Power Off, Reboot, Restart
X
or Command Line
- Switch Window Managers from JWM Shutdown menu
- Custom RXVT-lhp Terminal
Window
- Switchable extended color prompt - color, long or short.
Color doesn't wrap properly
but normal long (. psl) and
short (. pss) work fine.
Standard Rxvt Terminals also available and work as normal.
- Type '. psl'
or '. pss' and press
[Enter], (note the space after
'.'). Type '. psc' to switch back to color.
- New Phelp 'phelp' Command Line/Terminal quick start
- New Pupver 'ver' Software versions
- Pup_dip automatic shutdown cleanup script (press Ctrl+C twice
to
skip)
- Advanced Tools - Grafburn 0.10.1, Edit-SFS, TestDisk, Adie
ADvanced Interactive Editor 3.00, Geany 0.10.2, Isomaster 0.8
- Updated Pizzasgood's Edit-SFS with some validity checking,
'processing now' indicator, summary log window and hints.
- TestDisk 6.6 & PhotoRec 6.6 (both command line) binaries
only from testdisk_6.6-1_i386.deb. "TestDisk is powerful
free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover
lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks
bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty
software, certain types of viruses or human error."
www.cgsecurity.org
Recycle Bin - version 2.15
Added separate sound for delete;
uses aplay, instead of play.tcl. New right-click option to view file
size & contents, Normal Empty confirm displays file names and space
to be freed by emptying the bin. New icons, tips and UI enhancements.
Normal Empty now removes BOTH normal and hidden items; Quick Empty does
NOT remove hidden items. File names with spaces still not supported.
ToolTip on ROXapp suggests using '-' and '_', A-Z, a-z, 0-9 instead.
With
the goal of reducing
desktop
clutter I linked several of the
icons
to
ROXapp folders in /usr/local with special properties giving right-click
menus and tool-tip descriptions for greater control and usefulness of
each one. Make your own customizations easily. Just right-click and
select 'Edit ToolTip or this Menu'. Use your imagination. For example,
right click on AudioVideo and you can open Streamtuner or open and play
XMMS. Right-click Documents and open related Editors/Office
Applications or choose Open Default Text Editor, Default Word
Processor, etc.
I
found a colorful Conky configuration
on their website and adapted it
display stats and info I refer to most often. Conky is a system
monitor, similar to Torsmo. Runs in a window, or right on the Desktop
(root window) with transparency updated every 3 seconds or however
often you wish. Very powerful allowing even shell script embedded in
the config file /root/.conkyrc. Shows # of processes and procs sorted
by top CPU usage% and top mem usage%, including Conky; current
networking conns and torrents with IP addr, proc speed, uptime, ram,
swap and file system useage. CPU and up & down network graphically
displayed with rainbow colors.
Xonclock autoruns and displays
analog clock with day and date at
upper
right corner of screen. Many settings and custom skins possible. See
QuickLaunch | Advanced Settings | Edit Desk Clock Setup. Click on
taskbar date to start and stop, also displays minixcal calendar.
XMMS Enhancements - version 2.15
I wrote the
scripts to log current and recent song information so that this could
be displayed on the desktop by Conky. Logs are erased at shutdown. My
favorite skins, all plug-ins, effects and visualizations I could find
are included; Streamtuner also. When XMMS is closed the current song
details are replaced by a recently played list. XMMS often crashes when
used with Streamtuner, so I made the wrapper close all instances
whenever XMMS is opened or called by Streamtuner. Saves me a lot of
hassle from going to the process list and closing those threads all the
time.
This
means that you should manually close XMMS after making any changes to
the preferences them to be sure they are saved. Be sure to disable the
Mad plug-in anytime XMMS is misbehaving (Preferences | Audio Plugins |
MAD MPEG Decoder | Uncheck Enable plugin.) That one even seems to
re-enable itself occasionally. I tried to removed it without success.
XMMS config can be edited directly via QuickLaunch | Advanced Settings
| Edit XMMS Config. Close XMMS first. If all else fails and XMMS won't
even open, you can restore all settings to Lighthouse defaults by
copying /root/.xmms/config_lighthouse to config.
Packages
and Design Approach - version 2.15
PSI (Puppy-Software-Installer), Gslapt, PB-Debian-installer and
hundreds of fixes, enhancements and pre-configurations are included.
They may not work for everyone, but do for me and save a great deal
of time each time I run Lighthouse or do a frugal install on another
machine. I consciously and reluctantly decided to concentrate on making
it all work within Lighthouse rather than releasing individual packages
that may or may not work well with other Puppy versions. This may not
be an
ideal approach for Puppy development but is a compromise based on my
goals
for Lighthouse and personal time constraints. I made an effort to
comment and
document within the configurations and scripts as much as possible.
Thank you!
I'm grateful and
indebted to many talented developers, authors, testers, artists and
users like you, whose work has contributed to
the growth and strengths of Puppy and other Linux distributions.
Without them Lighthouse wouldn't be the same.
Sincerely,
TazOC