About PuppEX Forky64/Trixie64/Dev64/Noble64/Slack64 Linux :: Build 260128, 260125, 251222, 251014, 251008, 250913, 250829 respectively 251110

NEWS 260128/260125 about PuppEX Forky64 – Build 260128/260125 – with Openbox/JWM respectively LXQt 2.3
My new DebianDog/Puppy Linux derivatives (two versions) are built using the Forky Build Script. They are compatible with Debian Forky – upcoming Debian 14. They are for UEFI computers and non-UEFI computers. Build 260128/260125 uses Openbox/JWM respectively LXQt 2.3 as Desktop Environment (DE). “Compatible with Debian 14” means that you can use the apt commands (apt update, apt upgrade, apt install MyUsefulPackage etc.) and Synaptic for installing thousands of new Debian packages in PuppEX Forky64. PuppEX Forky64 can easily be installed manually (frugal install) to hard drive if you have at least one Linux system installed. You must also use Grub as boot loader. Read about how to do that at https://puppex.exton.se

SPECIAL NOTE
PuppEX Forky64 JWM/LXQt is not a “normal” Puppy Linux remaster, since it is based on DebianDog, which is a very small Debian live distribution shaped to look and act like Puppy Linux. Debian structure and behavior are untouched. See: https://github.com/DebianDog

HOW TO make a FRUGAL installation – Instruction…

SAVE without a FRUGAL installation
When you run version 260128 of PuppEX Forky64 from a USB stick you’ll be asked to create a SAVE folder when you shut down the system. Such folder can be created on an ext4 partition. No need for a Grub installation then.

NOTE ABOUT SOUND: In PuppEX Forky64 Build 260128/260125 with JWM/LXQt you will NOT have sound when logged in as root.

Study all installed packages in Build 260128 respectively Build 260125…

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PuppEX Forky64 Openbox/JWM/LXQt BUILD 260128/260125
Normally you run all Puppy Linux versions as root. I.e. you will automatically be logged in as root to the desktop. Not as regards Build 260128/260125 though. When the boot process is ready you will end up at LightDM‘s Login Manager page. Log in as the ordinary user puppy with password puppex. You will then enter the LXQt Desktop. You can also log in to Openbox/JWM/LXQt as root with password root. While logged in as the ordinary user puppy you can of course use Sudo to become root. Example command: sudo pcmanfm-qt.

Differences
Build 260128 works in the same way as Build 260125. The only difference is that Build 260128 uses Openbox alternatively JWM as DE (instead of LXQt). It also has Google Chrome installed. JWM is the traditional Puppy Linux DE. JWM (Joe’s Window Manager) is a light-weight window manager for the X11 Window System. JWM is written in C and uses only Xlib at a minimum. Openbox is default in Build 260128 though. With PCManFM and LXPanel. Very similar to the LXDE DE.

REMASTER PuppEX Forky64
Please note that you can build your own Puppy Forky64 version using PuppEX Forky64 JWM/LXQt as a “template”. Do it like this:
1) Make a frugal install of PuppEX Forky64
2) Change everything to your liking
3) Start the remasterscript (Quick Remaster Gui).
Watch this screenshot.
(It is for PuppEX Trixie64, but the app/script works in the same way in PuppEX Forky64).

ALTERNATIVE: You can build your own DebianDog/Forky64 System following the instructions here…

SCREENSHOTS
1. The Desktop for root in Build 260128
2. The Desktop for puppy in Build 260128
3. Showing a Frugal installation re. Build 260128
4. LightDM Login Site in Build 260128
5. Using JWM DE in Build 260128
6. The Desktop for root in Build 260125
7. The Desktop for puppy in Build 260125
8. Showing a frugal installation in VirtualBox re. Build 260125
9. LightDM Login Site in Build 260125

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NEWS 251222 ABOUT PuppEX Trixie64 – BUILD 251222 – with KDE Plasma 5:162
Some people think that using Wayland in a Linux System is very important. I have therefore built a PuppEX System which has Wayland installed. I call it PuppEX Trixie64 KDE Wayland 251222. My new Puppy Linux derivative is built using the Trixie Build Script (mklive-trixie). The new System is compatible with Debian Trixie – Debian 13. It is for UEFI computers and non-UEFI computers. Build 251222 uses KDE Plasma 5:162 as Desktop environment (DE). “Compatible with Debian 13” means that you can use the Apt command (apt update, apt upgrade, apt install MyUsefulPackage etc.) and Synaptic for installing thousands of new Debian packages in PuppEX Trixie64. Study all pre-installed packages in PuppEx Trixie64 KDE.

Install to hard drive
PuppEX Trixie64 can easily be installed manually (frugal install) to hard drive if you have at least one Linux system installed. You must also use Grub as boot loader.

READ ABOUT Wayland…

How to make a frugal installation – Instruction…

NOTE ABOUT SOUND
In PuppEX Trixie64 Build 251222 with KDE/Wayland you will not have sound when logged in as root. PulseAudio can’t run as root.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PuppEX Trixie64 KDE BUILD 251222
Normally you run all Puppy Linux versions as root. I.e. you will automatically be logged in as root to the desktop. Not as regards Build 251222 though. When the boot process is ready you will end up at SDDM‘s Login Manager page. Log in as the ordinary user puppy with password puppex. You will then enter the KDE Plasma Desktop. You can also log in to KDE as root (Other) with password root. While logged in as the ordinary user puppy you can of course use Sudo to become root. Example command: sudo pcmanfm.

REMASTER PuppEX Trixie64
Please note that you can build your own Puppy Trixie64 version using PuppEX Trixie64 as a “template”. Do it like this:
1) Make a frugal install of PuppEX Trixie64 – Instruction
2) Change everything to your liking
3) Start the remasterscript (QuickRemaster 1.7.1).
Watch this screenshot…

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NEWS ABOUT PuppEX Slack64 15.0 251110
This Puppy derivative is built by me using Puppy Linux Woof-CE Builder. It is compatible with Slackware 15.0 and uses kernel 6.17.7-aufs-exton. This Puppy system works very well on UEFI and non-UEFI computers. You can build your own Puppy Linux Slackware 15 compatible system using PuppEX as “groundwork”. Just start the remaster tool (Remaster Puppy) and follow the instructions given by the remaster script. Study all installed packages in this PuppEX build.

NVIDIA
I’ve installed NVIDIA’s proprietary driver 58.82.09. That’s because I could not get X to work on one of my computers with a new NVIDIA card RTX 4060 in any other way. The driver will be used if you have a relatively new NVIDIA card. If the card isn’t automatically recognized after boot you shall run the command xorgwizard. When choosing card you shall go for Auto. After that restart X and you will hopefully enter the Desktop as root.

When booting you may see one error message regarding an unclean shutdown. Just ignore it and the boot will continue!

For a frugal installation of PuppEX Slack64 add the following boot lines to your existing Grub configuration (/boot/grub/grub.cfg):

menuentry ‘PuppEX Slack64 exton build (FRUGAL – sdb2 – SAMSUNG) 251110’ –class gnu-linux –class gnu –class os $menuentry_id_option ‘osprober-gnulinux-simple-6e5f8fe8-edd1-4cf7-86b9-bfb2ec23d803’ {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search –no-floppy –fs-uuid –set=root  6e5f8fe8-edd1-4cf7-86b9-bfb2ec23d803
else
search –no-floppy –fs-uuid –set=root 6e5f8fe8-edd1-4cf7-86b9-bfb2ec23d803
fi
linux /PUPPEX-SLACK64/vmlinuz pmedia=atahd psubdir=PUPPEX-SLACK64
initrd /PUPPEX-SLACK64/initrd.gz
}

How to make a frugal installation – Instruction…

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
All development tools (devx) are included in this PuppEX Slack64 Build. For installing new versions of (for example) NVIDIA drivers you will need the kernel source. It can be downloaded from SourceForge.net – linux-6.17.7-aufs-exton.zip

SCREENSHOTS
1. First screen after boot
2. Showing the live Boot screen
3. Showing a WiFi connection
4. Configure a wired Internet connection
5. Running the remasterscript remasterpup2

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NEWS ABOUT PuppEX Dev64 with the ROX Desktop Environment – Build 251014
This Puppy derivative is made by me. It is built from Devuan Linux 5.0 (Daedalus) packages and packages built from woof-CE Recipes. I’ve also compiled a brand new kernel – 6.17.1-puppex. This is possibly one of the best PuppEX versions I’ve ever made. Everything just works! I could run the system very well on all of my six different computers. Among them on a really old computer Acer Aspire 5102WLMi from 2006. Study all installed packages in this PuppEX build. NOTE: Debian 12 bookworm (and thus Devuan 5.0) will be supported until June 30th, 2028. Note also that you can use the Apt command (apt update, apt upgrade, apt install MyUsefulPackage etc.) and Synaptic for installing thousands of new Devuan/Debian packages in PuppEX Dev64.

About Devuan
Devuan GNU+Linux is a fork of Debian without systemd that allows users to reclaim control over their system by avoiding unnecessary entanglements and ensuring Init Freedom.

NVIDIA
I’ve installed NVIDIA’s proprietary driver 58.82.09. That’s because I could not get X to work on one of my computers with a new NVIDIA card RTX 4060 in any other way. The driver will be used if you have a relatively new NVIDIA card. If the card isn’t automatically recognized after boot you shall run the command xorgwizard. When choosing card you shall go for Auto. After that restart X and you will hopefully enter the Desktop as root.

INSTALL PuppEX Dev64 to hard drive
That is best done in the same way (frugal) as regards PuppEX Jammy64 – see below.

How to make a frugal installation – Instruction…

IMPORTANT NOTE: The normal remasterpup2 script (which is included in all Puppy Linux versions) doesn’t work in PuppEX Dev64. The remasterpup2 script works very well in PuppEX Trixie64 though. It works very well in PuppEX Slack64 15.0 too.
NOTE1: PuppEX Dev64 uses the original Devuan 5.0 repositories.

NOTE2: The best way to run PuppEX Dev64 (or any Puppy Linux system) is still to run it from a USB stick and save the system changes on the stick. You will be asked about that when you reboot or shutdown your computer.

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
If you need development tools you shall download and load puppex_devx-devuan.sfs. Put puppex_devx-devuan.sfs in the folder where you have “installed” PuppEX and then click on it to load it. Test it by running the command which git.

SCREENSHOTS
1. The ROX DE showing the use of an NVIDIA card
2. Showing a how to configure a WiFi connection
3. The Desktop 251014 while running VLC
4. Showing the Desktop while running YouTube
5. Showing a nice Linux wallpaper
6. Showing how to configure sound

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NEWS ABOUT PuppEX Noble64 “original” with the ROX Desktop Environment – Build 251008
This Puppy derivative is made by me. It is built from Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) packages and packages built from woof-CE Recipes. I’ve also compiled a brand new kernel – 6.16.9-exton. This is possibly one of the best PuppEX versions I’ve ever made. Everything just works! I could run the system very well on all of my six different computers. Among them on a really old computer Acer Aspire 5102WLMi from 2006. Study all installed packages in this PuppEX build. NOTE: Ubuntu 24.04 will be supported until April, 2029. Note also that you can use the Apt command (apt update, apt upgrade, apt install MyUsefulPackage etc.) and Synaptic for installing thousands of new Ubuntu packages in PuppEX Noble64.

I’ve installed NVIDIA’s proprietary driver 58.82.09. That’s because I could not get X to work on one of my computers with a new NVIDIA card RTX 4060 in any other way. The driver will be used if you have a relatively new NVIDIA card. If the card isn’t automatically recognized after boot you shall run the command xorgwizard. When choosing card you shall go for Auto. After that restart X and you will hopefully enter the Desktop as root.

INSTALL PuppEX Noble64 “original” to hard drive
That is best done in the same way (frugal) as regards PuppEX Jammy64 – see below.

How to make a frugal installation – Instruction…

IMPORTANT NOTE: The normal remasterpup2 script (which is included in all Puppy Linux versions) doesn’t work in PuppEX Noble64. The remasterpup2 script works very well in PuppEX Trixie64 though. It works very well in PuppEX Slack64 15.0 too.
NOTE1: PuppEX Noble64 uses the original Ubuntu 24.04 repositories. Ubuntu 24.04 will be supported until April 2029…

NOTE2: The best way to run PuppEX Noble64 (or any Puppy Linux system) is still to run it from a USB stick and save the system changes on the stick. You will be asked about that when you reboot or shutdown your computer.

SCREENSHOTS
1. The ROX DE showing the use of an NVIDIA card
2. Showing a how to configure sound
3. The Desktop 251008 while running apt
4. Showing the Desktop while running PuppEX on my old laptop from 2006

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NEWS 250913 ABOUT PuppEX Trixie64 – BUILD 250913 – with Cinnamon DE
My new Puppy Linux derivative is built using the Trixie Build Script (mklive-trixie). It is compatible with Debian Trixie – Debian 13. It is for UEFI computers and non-UEFI computers. Build 250913 uses Cinnamon as Desktop environment (DE). “Compatible with Debian 13” means that you can use the Apt command (apt update, apt upgrade, apt install MyUsefulPackage etc.) and Synaptic for installing thousands of new Debian packages in PuppEX Trixie64. PuppEX Trixie64 can easily be installed manually (frugal install) to hard drive if you have at least one Linux system installed. You must also use Grub as boot loader.

How to make a frugal installation – Instruction…

NOTE ABOUT SOUND
In PuppEX Trixie64 Build 250913 with Cinnamon you will NOT have sound when logged in as root.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PuppEX Trixie64 Cinnamon BUILD 250913
Normally you run all Puppy Linux versions as root. I.e. you will automatically be logged in as root to the desktop. Not as regards Build 250913 though. When the boot process is ready you will end up at LightDM‘s Login Manager page. Log in as the ordinary user puppy with password puppex. You will then enter the  Cinnamon Desktop. You can also log in to Cinnamon as root with password root. While logged in as the ordinary user puppy you can of course use Sudo to become root. Example command: sudo pcmanfm.

REMASTER PuppEX Trixie64
Please note that you can build your own Puppy Trixie64 version using PuppEX Trixie64 Cinnamon as a “template”. Do it like this:
1) Make a frugal install of PuppEX Trixie64 – Instruction
2) Change everything to your liking
3) Start the remasterscript (QuickRemaster 1.7.1).
Watch this screenshot…

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NEWS 250829 ABOUT PuppEX Trixie64 – BUILD 250829 – with LXQt 2.1
My new Puppy Linux derivative is built using the Trixie Build Script (mklive-trixie). It is compatible with Debian Trixie – Debian 13. It is for UEFI computers and non-UEFI computers. Build 250829 uses LXQt 2.1 as Desktop environment (DE). “Compatible with Debian 13” means that you can use the Apt command (apt update, apt upgrade, apt install MyUsefulPackage etc.) and Synaptic for installing thousands of new Debian packages in PuppEX Trixie64. PuppEX Trixie64 can easily be installed manually (frugal install) to hard drive if you have at least one Linux system installed. You must also use Grub as boot loader.

How to make a frugal installation – Instruction…

NOTE ABOUT SOUND
In PuppEX Trixie64 Build 250829 with LXQt you will have sound also when logged in as root. That is essential since you normally run all Puppy/PuppEX versions as root.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PuppEX Trixie64 LXQt BUILD 250829
Normally you run all Puppy Linux versions as root. I.e. you will automatically be logged in as root to the desktop. Not as regards Build 250829 though. When the boot process is ready you will end up at LightDM‘s Login Manager page. Log in as the ordinary user puppy with password puppex. You will then enter the LXQt Desktop. You can also log in to LXQt as root with password root. While logged in as the ordinary user puppy you can of course use Sudo to become root. Example command: sudo pcmanfm-qt.

REMASTER PuppEX Trixie64
Please note that you can build your own Puppy Trixie64 version using PuppEX Trixie64 as a “template”. Do it like this:
1) Make a frugal install of PuppEX Trixie64 – Instruction
2) Change everything to your liking
3) Start the remasterscript (QuickRemaster 1.7.1).
Watch this screenshot…

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The root (superadmin) password
Normally you have no need for root’s password in a Puppy Linux/PuppEX system (since you are always logged in automatically as root). But if you for some unknown reason should need it it is woofwoof in PuppEX Noble64 and PuppEX Slack64. In PuppEX Forky64, Dev64 and Trixie64 the password is root.

NOTES about Google Chrome
Google Chrome can be installed in PuppEX Slack64 without problems. You can use this pet.

INSTALLED PACKAGES in all Builds

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Forky64 ChromeDog Build 260128

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Forky64 Build 260125

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Trixie64 KDE with Wayland – 251222

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Dev64 ROX – 251014

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Trixie64 Cinnamon – 250913

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Trixie64 LXQt – 250829

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Noble64 ROX – 251008

Study ALL installed packages in PuppEX Slack64 – 251110

SCREENSHOTS

Screenshot of PuppEX Trixie64 KDE/Wayland puppy Desktop 251222

Screenshot of PuppEX Noble 64 Rox Desktop – 251008

Screenshot of PuppEX Trixie64 root LXQt Desktop – 250829

Screenshot of PuppEX Slack64 Desktop – 251002

DOWNLOAD

PuppEX Forky64/Dev64/Noble64/Trixie64/Slack64 (all versions) can be downloaded from Sourceforge.net – Fast, secure and free downloads from the largest Open Source applications and software directory.

NOTE: PuppEX Trixie64 Build 250829 (LXQt) and PuppEX Slack64 Build 251002 can also be downloaded from the Swedish Linux Society’s server…

md5sum for PuppEX Forky64 Build 260128

md5sum for PuppEX Forky64 Build 260125

md5sum for PuppEX Dev64 Build 251014

md5sum for PuppEX Trixie64 Cinnamon Build 250913

md5sum for PuppEX Trixie64 Build 251222 KDE

md5sum for PuppEX Trixie64 Build 250829 LXQt

md5sum for PuppEX Noble64 ROX Build 251008

md5sum for PuppEX Slack64 Build 251110