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newsEasyPup 2.4.91 released
Version 2.4.91 is a Release Candidate for 2.5, or a beta if serious bug are found!
The previous release was 2.3.3, on July 15, 2020:
https://bkhome.org/news/202007/easypup-233-released.html
Here are some release notes for 2.4.91:
- Built with Debian Buster 10.6 DEBs.
- Bug fixes and improvements to BluePup
- 4.19.157 kernel
- Various infrastructure fixes.
SeaMonkey is still 2.53.3, I intend to update to 2.53.5 as soon as it
is released, and that might determine release date for EasyPup 2.5.
Forum member 'banned' reported an issue with the 'pmcputemp', the CPU
temperature monitor in the tray. I intend to look into that before 2.5.
When you boot 2.4.91, don't use a previous save-file, if there is
one. Treat it as a new pristine bootup. Don't want any old stuff messing
up testing of this version. There will be a question at bootup, if
EasyPup finds previous save-files, and you can decline to use any of
them.
Download from here:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/easypup/amd64/releases/buster/2.4.91/
...you will also find the "devx" SFS there, if you want it. There is
an icon on the desktop, "sfsget", for downloading and installing SFS
files, but I didn't put the "devx" SFS in there. For 2.5, the "devx"
will be accessible via the "sfsget" icon.
If you are unfamiliar with EasyPup, here is an introduction:
https://bkhome.org/linux/easypup-a-blend-of-classical-puppy-and-easyos.html
As I have said many times, I don't give much attention to EasyPup.
Most of my attention is given to EasyOS. However, EasyPup does seem to
be usable and those who want to stay with a "classical Puppy" have made
nice comments about it.
To me, it is kind of quaint working with optical media again. I
booted 2.4.91 from a CD-R, and copying the 'puppy.sfs' file to RAM took
about 3 minutes -- the same thing booting from my SanDisk Ultra USB
stick takes 9 seconds. However, when you save the session to a
save-file, 'puppy.sfs' is also saved to the hard drive, so subsequent
bootups are much faster.
Feedback is welcome here:
https://easyos.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=12
I also intend to start a discussion thread on the Puppy Forum:
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewforum.php?f=33
Have fun!
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