Precise Puppy 5.6.1

Here it is! Precise Puppy 5.6.1 is a bug-fix release of 5.6. I will probably also release a Service Pack PET package for those who already have 5.6 running, though it is easy to upgrade from the 5.6.1 live-CD.

The main announcement and release notes:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precise-5.6.1/release-Precise-5.6.1.htm

...which doesn't say much about exactly what bugs have been fixed since 5.6 -- for that, please scan my blog posts below.

Download from ibiblio.org:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/precise-5.6.1/

Links to faster downloads, such as from nluug.nl:
http://puppylinux.com/download/

If you are interested, Precise 5.6 was released on May 21, 2013, and here is the announcement:
http://bkhome.org/archive/blog2/201305/precise-puppy-56.html

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Comments

Precise 5.6.1 Forum feedback
Username: BarryK
Here is a Forum thread for feedback: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=706016#706016

still can't update ubuntu repos
Username: bark_bark_bark
"just like in 5.6, i can't get the ppm to update ubuntu repos. [img]http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=67716[/img]

Re update repos
Username: BarryK
"bark_bark_bark, The problem is not with the Puppy Package Manager. The picture above is showing 'wget' trying to connect to the remote site. You have some kind of network connection problem. Is your Internet connection through a proxy server? ...if it is, choose the Internet Connection Wizard from the Setup menu, then click the Proxy setup button. However, if you do have Internet working, just not wget, that is very strange indeed.

Re proxy
Username: BarryK
"Well, maybe not so strange. If you never ran Puppy's Proxy Setup app, you could have done it in SeaMonkey -- but then that would only apply to SeaMonkey.

mhwaveedit + LADSPA
Username: don570
" I tested new Precise 5.6.1 Mhwaveedit now works with LADSPA plugins http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=82266

vaio display
Username: broomdodger
"Barry This is what the both identical vaio displays look like when starting precise 5610, wary 5500 is good. Just after 'Loading kernel modules' [img]http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=67749&sid=ee601ac254f76675aa859201a37e22f9[/img] When finished loading precise [img]http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?mode=attach&id=67750&sid=ee601ac254f76675aa859201a37e22f9[/img] Bill

"Puppy system at a glance" tool
Username: GCMartin
"Barry has provided great service to the world with not just his distro efforts, but for the building of the foundations supporting the demonstration efforts he produces. This is seen in his Bones-Woof "foundation" subsystems. Once built, many of us have to scrurry to struggle to see what is actually enclosed. So I ask here in the blog the following: [b]Questinos[/b] [list][*]Is there a app/file that exist in ths distro which will list all the packages that are in the distro? [*]Further, does the app/file get updated when a package manager adds additional subsystems to the existing/running distro? [*]Lastly, does the app/file get updated/carried over/restructured when a remaster of the distro is done such that one can distinguish between what is included in the distro versus what is added via package management?[/list]

Re questions
Username: BarryK
"Yes, yes, yes. /root/.packages/woof-installed-packages /root/.packages/user-installed-packages /root/.packages/builtin_files also get updated in a remaster.

Atheros AR8161/8165
Username: cthisbear
"Qualcomm Atheros AR8161/8165 Lan driver not seen in Precise...... """"" http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=706823#706823 http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=706885#706885 In the second link I have Ubuntu advice etc

md5 problem 'nluug.nl'
Username: FeodorF
"I'm getting a md5 mismatch at: http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/quirky/precise-5.6.1/precise-5.6.1.iso The mirror in Poland matches md5: ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/sunsite.unc.edu/distributions/quirky/precise-5.6.1/precise-5.6.1.iso Could somebody verify.

'nluug.nl' works fine!
Username: FeodorF
"Sorry, my 'Vodafone' hook up messed around with me and my nerves!

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