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How to boot CorePlus-4.5.5.iso frugally?
tinypoodle:
So it seems you were initially able to install bash (incl. recursive dependencies), but now unable to install the most basic GUI extensions.
Logically, either something went wrong with your system, or you are doing something different.
When attempting to load extensions, avoid bash and root user.
Benny7440:
If I'm now using a puppy OS (not Core Plus), can I download the required files, put them in the right place for TC to find &, hopefully, execute them?
If the answer is yes then I'll need the corresponding link(s)...
Thanks to all that have helped on this!
PS. To tinypoodle I'm confused around what you stated in your last reply in relation to bash & root user; what it really means to stay away from them?
gerald_clark:
If you have puppy running, why not just stick with that?
Core is not for everybody. It is a toolbox more than a user-friendly distro.
If you really want to use core there is a lot of info in the wiki, including installation instructions.
Benny7440:
gerald_clark, I wanted a small distro to put inside a 128 MB CFCard & using this memory device to take with me to boot & use a Compaq-HP laptop that has no HDD. All the puppies that I've come by are larger than Core Plus, with possibly just one esception: Wary Tiny.
Since I learned of the existence of Tiny Core first (several months) I decided to give this one a try in front of all the rest. Also, since some work has already been done I feel that continue to try should be more logical than to start something completely new from the beginning.
I'm replying right now from the VAIO in home but if coreplus would be running ok I might be outside, somewhere else, reading or writing through the HP, instead...
tinypoodle:
I really try to be as clear as possible, and not sure how that does not come through...
When trying to use tce-load or using "apps" do so as default user tc and stick to the default shell as shipped in base.
That does not mean that there are not other tasks which may require using root, e.g. network configuration; or very specific scripts or apps which might explicitely require bash.
Search in scripting forum for a script which allows to download extensions (including dependencies) from a different system.
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