Support a minimal install

[01micko]

@dimkr closed the issue #619 about removing CUPS but we really should support a minimal install. Even without X, but that is probably only possible practical after we boot Xorgwizard (#583).

CUPS, browser, defaultwordprocessor, defaultmediaplayer, defaultspreadsheet etc should be made optional.

Apart from wizard detection of such, the PuppyPin (usually part of rox-filer package) would need to be edited on the fly if the default set out is used.

[wdlkmpx]

I have edited and added some /usr/local/bin/default* files

This is how my defaultwordprocessor looks like:

#!/bin/sh

if which wps &>/dev/null ; then # kingsoft office
    exec wps "$@"
fi

if which abiword &>/dev/null ; then
    exec abiword "$@"
fi

yad --title="Error" --image="dialog-error" --button="OK":0 \
--text="There's no program to handle this file, install Kingsoft Office" \
--center --on-top --fixed --sticky --borders="4" && exit 1

Basically it just notifies the user there is no defaultwordprocessor

This is my 'defaultrun'

#!/bin/sh
#arch compat

[ ! "$DISPLAY" ] && exit

# generic
if which gmrun &>/dev/null ; then
    exec gmrun
fi

# lxde
if pidof lxpanel &>/dev/null ; then
    exec lxpanelctl run
fi
if pidof lxpanelx &>/dev/null ; then
    exec lxpanelxctl run
fi

# xfce
if which xfce4-appfinder &>/dev/null ; then
    exec xfce4-appfinder
fi

# kde
if which krunner &>/dev/null ; then
    exec krunner
fi

# gtkdialog - prun 
if which prun &>/dev/null ; then
    exec prun
fi

# yad 
if which yad &>/dev/null ; then
    exe=$(yad --center --title "Run" --entry --window-icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/run48.png)
    [ "$exe" ] && exec $exe
fi

# extra
if which lxterminal &>/dev/null ; then
    exec lxterminal
fi

if which xterm &>/dev/null ; then
    exec xterm 
fi

### END ###

This is a generic way to run whatever program is installed

.jwmrc [Key mask="4" key="r"]exec:defaultrun[/Key]

So when I press Win+R, it will pop up something

[gyrog]

Sorry about commenting on an "old" issue. But couldn't this be implemented with an adrv? If all the "optional" apps and all their supporting fles are in an adrv then, with an adrv you get a normal puppy, without an adrv you get a minimal puppy. There could also be alternate adrv's with different application collections.

[peabee]

It probably needs some changes to the format of DISTRO_PKGS_SPECS-* to indicate which items should go into the adrv

• changes to 3builddistro-Z to package those items as an adrv and include the adrv in the iso.....

I'm doing an embryo version of this in LxPupSc with the browser in an adrv - but manual intervention during 3builddistro-Z is needed....

On 04/06/16 12:54, gyrog wrote:

Sorry about commenting on an "old" issue. But couldn't this be implemented with an adrv? If all the "optional" apps and all their supporting fles are in an adrv then, with an adrv you get a normal puppy, without an adrv you get a minimal puppy. There could also be alternate adrv's with different application collections.

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[dimkr]

I think this one is fixed, sort of. Most broken root-skeleton applications and menu entries are deleted by 3builddistro now, there's a minimal pinboard layout, and it's easy to build a minimal Puppy by removing all applications from DISTRO_PKGS_SPECS and letting petbuild build just the core set of applications (optionally, put them in adrv).