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by ex-para
Thu 04 Sep 2014, 15:18
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Having trouble extracting a tar.gz file
Replies: 9
Views: 1814

Opening tar.gz files

Thanks again for your help but I have installed the program in Ubuntu on a Notebook dual boot with Win7 as I need to have it working. I did re-install using UExtract that was in utility but I got back to the same thing, could not click on anything to let me use the program. Ubuntu was much the same ...
by ex-para
Mon 01 Sep 2014, 17:29
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Having trouble extracting a tar.gz file
Replies: 9
Views: 1814

Opening tar.gz files

Thanks for the replies and I tried everything but still no good and Sylvander I have everything you have shown me but no where click on and use the program. The terminal advice as sent by amigo would not work and I did do it properly. I have been around Linux since Hardy Herron the LTS one and I ha...
by ex-para
Sun 31 Aug 2014, 17:44
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Having trouble extracting a tar.gz file
Replies: 9
Views: 1814

Having trouble extracting a tar.gz file

I am trying to open pigeonplanner-2.2.1. tar.gz. I have tried always to open a tar file using the extract and then I tried to do it with terminal but no success. The extract seemed to work but I could not open it. I could not figure terminal at all even after I worked out how to copy and paste in it...
by ex-para
Sun 12 Jul 2009, 07:45
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: "Puppy Burn" live CD will not boot
Replies: 1
Views: 991

"Puppy Burn" live CD will not boot

I have tried most puppy live CD's on this laptop laptop in question and they boot OK, but puppy Burn will not. The boot starts then comes to a point that says (Pup 400.sfs not found dropping out of initial ramdisk console) and that is it. Puppy Burn will boot OK on all other computers I have tried i...
by ex-para
Sat 20 Jun 2009, 06:54
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to open and extract from Pop Zip
Replies: 1
Views: 1006

How to open and extract from Pop Zip

When I download in 420 I get open with Pup-zip or save to disk, I open with Pup zip then what follows I don't know what I have to do with it. I would like to know what comes next please.

I first put put my question in the wrong section.
by ex-para
Fri 19 Jun 2009, 15:19
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to open files with Pupp Zip?
Replies: 0
Views: 709

How to open files with Pupp Zip?

When I download in 420 I get open with Pup-zip or save to disk, I open with Pup zip then what follows I don't know what I have to do with it. I would like to know what comes next please.
by ex-para
Fri 19 Jun 2009, 09:37
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

Thanks I will try your what you say.
by ex-para
Thu 18 Jun 2009, 10:33
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

Well that seems to be the end of the road for FF Minefield. I have Puppy FF and as you say it is OK but for one thing when the battery runs out on the laptop and it will always catch me out sometime or other Puppy never boots OK after (stale handle whatever that is) but if I have a version of FF tha...
by ex-para
Wed 17 Jun 2009, 12:09
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

I also should have mentioned FF is Minefield.
by ex-para
Tue 16 Jun 2009, 09:32
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

Thanks for the information but it did not work, and I tried a few times. I only tried Ebay but as soon as as I clicked on a advertised item the computer screen shot back to the main screen. Any other information would be appreciated.
by ex-para
Mon 15 Jun 2009, 15:07
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

I forgot to add it is worst when trying to click on a item in ebay uk and does it in yahoo mail but not as bad as ebay, most other things are OK.
by ex-para
Mon 15 Jun 2009, 12:25
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

Thanks for your reply but I hope you can be a bit more explicite as I don't know what is meant by Try going to [url]about:config[/url] and searching for middle and changing middlemouse.contentLoadURL to false. I am using a new laptop and puppy 420 with FF 3.
by ex-para
Fri 12 Jun 2009, 16:35
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.
Replies: 12
Views: 3843

Firefox 3 jumps to main screen.

I downloaded firefox 3 to pupp 420 and I am finding that when I click on some things it constantly jumps back to the main screen. Fatdog with firefox already in also now and then jumps to the main page and I wondered if any one else has this problem and if it can be fixed. The problem is on more tha...
by ex-para
Tue 09 Jun 2009, 08:43
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Firefox 3 install problems
Replies: 3
Views: 1517

Thanks to your reply I was able to follow the instructions and achieved what I wanted.
by ex-para
Sun 07 Jun 2009, 07:25
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Firefox 3 install problems
Replies: 3
Views: 1517

Firefox 3 install problems

I have firepup in 420 and I have tried to download firefox 3 but I do not know what to do with it when I try to install it and I have tried several way. Maybe someone can give me a clue.
by ex-para
Fri 29 May 2009, 16:01
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Which Puppy has Firefox.
Replies: 5
Views: 1754

Thanks for the replies, I have since found that burning thunder pup will boot and work ok on other laptops I have all older and less powerfull than the the one I need it on which is very new and has loads of ram and HD. When I try to boot I get could not find 400 sfs, so what could the problem be or...
by ex-para
Thu 28 May 2009, 15:18
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Which Puppy has Firefox.
Replies: 5
Views: 1754

Which Puppy has Firefox.

Which Puppy OS apart from Burning Thunder ( wont boot) and FatDog (lots of problems) has Firefox and Wine or even just Firefox.
by ex-para
Mon 25 May 2009, 08:52
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: How to download a dictionary?
Replies: 0
Views: 881

How to download a dictionary?

I would like to download a dictionary to puppy fatdog but I do not know where to put it and do I save or open?
by ex-para
Thu 21 May 2009, 10:23
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Get puppy to warn me of low battery
Replies: 13
Views: 3823

.I have put the battery charge state on the main screen using the widgets but it is only there and does not show on any other page than that. I also have a monitor on the the bottom bar but again if I am not using the computer nobody sees it and off the computer goes. I have a couple of people worki...
by ex-para
Wed 20 May 2009, 10:23
Forum: Beginners Help ( Start Here)
Topic: Get puppy to warn me of low battery
Replies: 13
Views: 3823

-Computer- Processor : Intel(R) Celeron(R) D CPU 220 @ 1.20GHz Memory : 905MB (190MB used) Operating System : Puppy Linux 0.42 User Name : root (root) Date/Time : Wed 20 May 2009 11:21:38 AM GMT-8 -Display- Resolution : 1024x768 pixels OpenGL Renderer : Unknown X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation -Mul...