Thanks to each of you I now have Google Chrome installed. The links provided were the secret sauce that made it work.

I'm very tempted to gut the laptop and start over because I want to make sure I can repeat the chain of events. Mainly because I want to learn and understand but also because I ...

Ok, I've done those things. Nothing happens when I click the desktop icon.

When I open and console and type: google-chrome

I get the message:

/usr/bin/google-chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libnss3.so.1d: can not open shared object file: No such file or directory

I went into each ...

I UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING:

You may create your own directories wherever you want.

1. create /root/pets/program_name-0.1.1
2. save some.deb to /root/pets/program_name-0.1.1
3. open a terminal in /root/pets/program_name-0.1.1 and type undeb some.deb
4. if this creates the filesystem you're looking ...

YOU SAID: "remove the .deb file first as all you need are files and the directory structure in the .pet. This makes for easy removal later if unwanted."

If I delete the .deb file first how can I then create use dir2pet xxxxxx.deb

AND

Why would I create a .deb after I deleted it?

I have clicked ...

I did a full install to the hard drive of the newest version of Puppy (4.3.1).

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID: "create a folder and put your .deb file in it. Open a console IN that folder and do undeb filename.deb"

AFTER THAT I: "snoop(ed) around to see what all and where things will install."

I ...

I'm just getting started with Linux trying to put an old IBM A31 back in service with Puppy. Previously I had Mint running on it. But no sound, and no wireless. Puppy recognized both. Mint definely handled installing programs better. I had no trouble installing Chrome but with Puppy I'm stuck. I ...