EasyPup
EasyPup is a "classical Puppy", with scripts from Puppy
Linux circa 2012/2013, the Racy and Wary 5.5 era, blended
with packages and infrastructure (sans container support)
from EasyOS.
More specifically, the Puppy-component of EasyPup is
these files:
https://bkhome.org/news/202002/international-translation-of-easypup.html
Everything else is from EasyOS. The version-numbering of
EasyPup releases tracks easyOS, and almost all of the new
features, fixes and improvements in the latest release of
EasyOS will also apply to EasyPup.
2.2.10 release notes
This is lifted straight from the EasyOS 2.2.10 release
notes:
Main improvements are refinements to hardware profiling
and special handling of Intel GPUs, plus new apps. Also,
the DEBs are bumped to Debian 10.3. Release notes:
- Handle special Intel GPUs 1
- New ffplay-gtk media player 1
- New screen brightness and tint control tray applet 1
- Firmware for Intel network card 1
- Bumped to 5.4.18 kernel 1
- Debian DEBs now version 10.3
- fix for bluetoothd aborting 1
2
3
Item 7 introduces "dbus" dependency in pup_event service
management, ensuring that the bluetooth daemon will start
after the dbus daemon has started.
EasyPup-only release notes (since version 2.2.6):
- SFSget now works in EasyPup 1
- Help pages fixed for EasyPup 1
2.2.11 release notes
Lifted from the EasyOS 2.2.11 release notes:
- HelpSurfer crash workaround 1
- German and French translations updated 1
2
- SeaMonkey upgraded to version 2.53.1-beta1 1
- New Skype SFS 1
- EasyDD now handles ISO files (writing to USB-sticks) 1
2
- Linux kernel 5.4.20 (with RTC drivers builtin, see
point-3)
The previous version of SeaMonkey, 2.49.5, would sometimes
crash X. Version 2.53.1-beta1 is so far looking more stable.
EasyPup-only release notes:
- EasyPup translation in initrd 1
- For developers: files that transform EasyOS to EasyPup
1
2.2.12 release notes
These are some of the EasyOS 2.2.12 release notes that
also apply to EasyPup:
- SeaMonkey version 2.53.1 final 1
- French and German translation upgrades 1
2
- Snap2 package removed (hopefully temporarily) 1
2
- HelpSurfer (local HTML viewer) crash fixed 1
- fftag replaces pmetatagger 1
EasyPup-only release notes:
- Fix reboot to commandline 1
The Linux kernel is still 5.4.20. The latest release is
5.4.23, however, instability was experienced on Barry's HP
desktop PC.
2.2.14 release notes
These are some of the EasyOS 2.2.14 release notes that
also apply to EasyPup:
- Blueman version 2.1.2 1
- Snap2 backup manager returns 1
2
3
- Linux kernel 5.4.27 1
- gtkdialog with vte support 1
- New pdvdrip DVD ripper 1
- New fftag metadata editor 1
- New PackIt and Uextract 1
- Various updates, improvements and fixes 1
2 3
There are no EasyPup-only release notes.
EasyPup has the "Puppy Universal Installer" (see Setup
menu), which can be used to install to an internal drive
-- you are offered "full" or "frugal" install, and usually
you would choose frugal. The installer then shows how to
modify the GRUB1 and GRUB4DOS boot manager menu to add the
new installation to the boot choices.
However, if you have a modern PC with UEFI-BIOS, you will
install either GRUB2 or reFind boot manager. In the case
of reFind, there is a blog post to set it up with a frugal
installation of EasyPup:
https://bkhome.org/news/202003/booting-easypup-frugal-installation-with-refind.html
2.2.16 release notes
The kernel has remained at 5.4.27. Lots of little changes
this time, and one new PET. These are the same as EasyOS:
- New download-only button in PPM 1
- New getNVIDIA PET 1
- mtPaint updated to version 3.49.25 1
- PackIt PET right-click menu fixed 1
- Various improvements and fixes 1
2
3
EasyPup-only release notes:
- Booting in RAM-only, partition was mounted 1
2.3 release notes
The kernel is 5.4.40, SeaMonkey is 2.53.2, and lots of
other packages updated. Some utilities/infrastructure
improvements and fixes. These are the same as EasyOS:
- Built with Debian Buster 10.4 DEB packages
- Kernel version 5.4.40
- Gpptp VPN network connection tool fixed 1
- Improvements and fixes for EasyDD 1
- Overhaul of ethernet connection logic 1
- SeaMonkey version 2.53.2, with ChatZilla, profile
workaround 1
2
3
- ffplay-gtk media player improved 1
- mtPaint version 3.49.27 and bug fixes 1
- MoManager updated 1
- Rxvt-unicode instability fixed 1
- Extra b43 firmware 1
EasyPup-only release notes:
- Language translation separated from EasyOS 1
2.3.1 release notes
Released soon after 2.3, with some bug fixes.
- Fix run EasyOS in container via menu 1
- Enhancements for EasyDD script 1
- New NetSurf PET, fixed missing icons 1
- Xsane startup fix 1
- mtPaint screen snapshot fix 1
- SFS menu entry modified 1
- Problem with psynclient, changed to flsynclient
EasyPup-only release notes:
- SFS menu entry modified for EasyPup compatibility 1
2.3.3 release notes
There was no 2.3.2. EasyPup has known issues. It is not
getting the same attention as EasyOS. These are all
imported from EasyOS, versions 2.3.2 and 2.3.3:
- genisoimage script redirect to mkisofs 1
- Alternative Skype SFS 1
- Updated Chromium SFS 1
- Strategies to reduce writes to drives 1
2
3
- New iotop application (see System menu)
- TRIM support for USB Flash drives 1
- Pmcputemp temperature tray applet improved 1
- EasyDD improved to run on all Linux distributions 1
2
- Youtube-dl GUI update fixed 1
- More system and infrastructure improvements 1
2
3
- PupRadio, fftag, ffplay-gtk version bumps 1
2
3
- Linux kernel 5.4.51 1
2
- SeaMonkey 2.53.3 1
- File encryption GUI app changed from bcrypt to
ccrypt 1
- Support for Zstd mime and tarballs/packages 1
2
- Android phone data transfer fixed 1
- More infrastructure and utilities fixes 1
2
3
4
It is hoped to work on some of the outstanding
EasyPup-specific issues soon. Testers welcome, especially
if you fix something! Please report to the new EasyPup
sub-forum:
https://easyos.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=12
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