I don't understand how to install software

Psionman · 11-27-2011, 09:53 AM

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The Puppy Package Manager can be set to install any Ubuntu Lucid package.
→ Configure package manager : Then tick the 3 Ubuntu entries :
Ubuntu-main, Ubuntu universe, Ubuntu multiverse.
Next : Hit the "Update now" button ...... hit <Enter> when asked ......
.......... wait "3 hours" for the data base entries to be downloaded,
and for "Processing <Packages-**> to a standard format."

Thanks, Done all that and I still don't see tex in the package manager

TobiSGD · 11-27-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by rob.rice

puppy linux is based on slackware
so the command to install a package is "installpkg"
but you need to be root to install packages
the command to run the package manager is "pkgtool"

as a note to every body else who posted in this thread
u-bum-2 is not the only distro around

There are several Puppy versions out there with different distros as base. Lucid Puppy is (as the name says) based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Wary is compiled from scratch and Slacko is based on Slackware. Since the OP stated that he uses Lucid in the first post< trying the apt-get approach was more reasonable than the pkgtool approach, I would think.

citi · 11-28-2011, 07:10 AM

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u-bum-2 is not the only distro around

This is true rob. Ubuntu is, however, the best Linux distro for people new to Linux so I'll pardon the disrespect, this time.

citi · 11-28-2011, 07:20 AM

Let him know AMD, big cats don't run from dogs , they eat them.

Psionman · 11-28-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Psionman

Thanks, Done all that and I still don't see tex in the package manager

Hi guys -I am using Puppy whatever its provenance and I still can't get texlive loaded. Can anyone help?

Amdx2_x64 · 11-28-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Psionman

Hi guys -I am using Puppy whatever its provenance and I still can't get texlive loaded. Can anyone help?

I believe you said you are using Lucid Puppy, correct? I put in my live disc and searched for tex with the puppy package manager. I found several entries for texlive in there. Focus on learning how to use that package manager and that will help you a lot.

You could also see if this works. I am not sure, just did a quick scroogle search and found this,

Open a terminal and type (Or copy and paste):

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sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-recommended texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-latex-extra

If that doesn't work then focus on learning/getting use to the Puppy Package Manager. I did find those packages on my Lucid Puppy disc, so they are in there.