YouTube video package managers

EasyOS has four package managers; PKGget, SFSget, Appi and Flapi. This video demonstrates usage of PKGget and Flapi. PKGget installs from the enormous Devuan/Debian package repository, Flapi is an installer for flatpaks.

"EasyOS Part15: Package managers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZiZ7mNKaDo

I have another channel on YouTube, where I have previously posted about the custom trike project. That has been terminated, all the parts of the trikes given away, as had to totally clean out my apartment and only take what can fit in my car. Decided not to put stuff into storage.

In that other channel, have started a new series on the "grey nomad" adventure; "Nomad" playlist. Here is the first video:

"Nomad Part1: Leaving home"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzDQXkrwerY

There is going to be some crossover, as will continue to work on EasyOS while sitting in my tent. Subscribe to the "MeanderingLight" channel to follow what happens on my nomad adventures. Though, I might get a bit philosophical, and if my introspective ramblings are not your thing, well, I will keep posting EasyOS-related videos in the "EasyOS" playlist of my "barrykauler" channel.    

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YouTube Part-14 what is a session

Part-13 showed snapshots of a session and rollback. Part-14 is a technical description of what is meant by the word "session".

"EasyOS Part 14: What is a session"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI4C3X9JQU0   

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YouTube Part-13 Version Control

This video introduces Easy Version Control:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAM_7gAJvw8

You can take snapshots and rollback to any version or snapshot. You can also roll-forward.

There is also a webpage introducing Easy Version Control:

https://easyos.org/user/easy-version-upgrade-and-downgrade.html    

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YouTube video Part-12 app finders

I created this video as a tribute to Roger Grider, 'radky' on the Old Puppy Forum. He created PupApps, PupControl and JWMdesk, for Puppy Linux, that formed the basis  of EasyApps, EasySetup and EasyJWM in EasyOS. The first two are launched via the "apps" and "setup" icons on the desktop.

"EasyOS Part12: Easy app finder"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9NwGqjAeCs

Roger has retired from contributing, but still around, and, I reckon, still using Puppy Linux! Well, he was working on a next-generation Puppy, so most likely using that.    

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Improved hardware profiling for audio

Hardware profiling is one of the unique features of EasyOS. It remembers the hardware setup when you bootup from a flash drive on different computers. Or even on the same computer if you change the audio card.

The concept is introduced the "How and why EasyOS is different" page:

https://easyos.org/about/how-and-why-easyos-is-different.html

Audio profiling was the first implemented, back when Quicky Linux was based on ALSA, not pulseaudio. Back then, I reluctantly adopted pulseaudio, as it was becoming increasingly required.

The script /etc/init.d/10alsa implements audio hardware profiling, but as have moved more towards embracing pulseaudio, the script has fallen behind. Today fixed it. Previously, it was recording /etc/pulse/default.pa for each hardware configuration, and now have added /root/.config/pulse.

What happens is copies are created for each hardware profile, for example /root/.config/pulse.0+pci+8086:7e28  

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Video encrypted folders & session saving

In response to a request in the comments section of one of the videos, I have created a video that shows what folders are encrypted. It also explains the basics of session-saving and how it can be configured.

"EasyOS Part11: Encrypted folders & session saving"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7VBvyWCq2w

Maybe might make the next one a look inside the 'initrd', which will be of interest to developers.   

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phoneCam Android webcam

I have created a simple application to use an Android phone as a webcam. Snapshot:

For more information, I have created a YouTube video:

"EasyOS Part10: Android phone webcam"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCAN3UHauQ0

Quite nice, but I will probably go back to using GUVCView and the laptop internal camera.    

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Zarfy monitor manager missing icon

Forum member Miminou reported the missing icon:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=173158#p173158

Zarfy is provided in a PET package. I rebuilt it with the missing icon.

Information about Zarfy here:

https://github.com/rbtylee/zarfy   

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