Fix for Samba at bootup

Alfons reported that /etc/init.d/rc.samba failed because, it seems, SNS takes longer to make a network connection than NetworkManager.

The fix is to delay running rc.samba until the network is up:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/cf56a7f5c0dd07225eca6d1ac38e360958810f65

Alfons has confirmed this works.   

Tags: easy

EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.5.3 released

Version 5.5.2 was released on September 22, and we discovered some bugs, now fixed. Please read the 5.5.2 announcement:

https://bkhome.org/news/202309/easyos-kirkstone-series-version-552-released.html

Here are the release notes for 5.5.3:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.3/release-notes.htm

...yes, ROX-Filer translation fix, SNS fix, filesystem-check fix. Also, youtube-dl now works.

The problem with ROX-Filer was that /usr/local/apps/ROX-Filer/Messages was an actual folder, whereas it should be a symlink. This problem arose in woofQ with changes to accommodate usr-merge. Another folder that is wrong in 5.5.2 is /root/.fpm, which should also be a symlink.

Note, if you update from 5.5.2 and find either of those folders is still an actual folder, find it in /mnt/wkg/.session and remove it then reboot without saving.

It seems also that the same problem has caused youtube-dl to misfunction with SSL. Test with a pristine 5.5.3 and youtube-dl now works.

Download:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.3/

Feedback is welcome in the EasyOS section of the Puppy Forum:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=99690#p99690

Have fun!   

Tags: easy

ROX-Filer text not translated fixed

We are continuing to debug Easy 5.5.2. LHESTIA reported this, and thanks to Caramel who discovered why:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=99585#p99585

Here is the github commit that fixes it, or rather I hope it does as not yet tested:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/55cb115cc370d70aeffa83082e33de5e2ae44dbc   

Tags: easy

Chromium recompiled in OE

EasyOS 5.5.2 has Chromium version 114.0.5735.198. It has now been compiled in OpenEmbedded/Yocto, a version bump to 116.0.5845.179

WoofQ github commit:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/dbcc22c4e6bc24a7109cde366f05470841add5c3

Heading toward the next release of Easy, but there are lots of issues still to tackle.   

Tags: easy

SNS and filesystem-check fixes

I haven't posted to the blog for a few days, so this is a catchup.

Discussion of Easy 5.5.2 is here:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=9617

A bug reported by Alfons and nnriyer, is that SNS is not detecting the wifi interface. I posted the reason to the above forum thread. Here is the github commit that fixes it:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/bb34a26cd4f88d2c1df2490a86dbd337ae44885b

A bug that I discovered, that has been there ever since Easy moved from v1 to v2 fscrypt, causes a panic at bootup just after having completed a filesystem-check. Fix:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/9b67c0766c9b6ac5e130bd4ac920ad3b5ee17a3c

There are more issues identified in that forum thread, will get onto those very soon.    

Tags: easy

EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.5.2 released

Took awhile to get out some bugs! Easy 5.5 changed from traditional folder hierarchy to "usr-merge"; consequently there were lots of litttle issues. Version 5.5.1 followed quickly after; however, there were still issues when updating from version 5.4.10 or earlier. With 5.5.2, updating should (touch wood) be a pleasant experience for everybody.

If you do still have a problem updating from before version 5.5, see these instructions how to roll back:

https://bkhome.org/news/202309/aborted-release-of-easyos-kirkstone-series-version-55.html

...don't expect any issues now though.

Version 5.5.2 does bring one new feature, apart from the little bug fixes; NetworkManager has been removed, in favour of the traditional Puppy network tools. See announcement:

https://bkhome.org/news/202309/the-return-of-simple-network-manager.html

...tiny, tiny, tiny compared with NetworkManager, and work great. Or rather, SNS (Simple Network Setup) does; haven't tested "Network Wizard" and "pgprs" network tools -- they are updated, the latest from Richard (rerwin in the forum), but not yet tested. SNS is the choice for 99% of users.

Here are the release notes for 5.5.2:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.2/release-notes.htm

Download the drive-image:

https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.2/

Also mirrored courtesy of NLUUG in Europe:

https://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/easyos/amd64/releases/kirkstone/2023/5.5.2/

If you are unfamiliar with how to write a drive-image file to a USB-stick, or how to do a direct install to an internal drive, read here:

https://easyos.org/install/how-to-write-easyos-to-a-flash-drive.html

And how to install to an internal drive:

https://easyos.org/install/easy-frugal-installation.html

We welcome feedback in the EasyOS section of the Puppy Forum:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=9617

If you are particularly interested in the technical details, here are the github commits up until release of 5.5.2:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commits/2dbba1b438762f33b3484bd0924d13352f6e8317

Have fun!      

Tags: easy

Xclipboard in menu but executable missing

Forum member Vverve reported this:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=98738#p98738

In Easy 5.5.1, Xclipboard has been replaced with the Parcellite clipboard manager. However, the Xclipboard menu entry has remained behind. Fixed; removed it from the menu.    

Tags: easy

Missing CA certificates in Easy 5.5.1

/etc/ssl/certs is empty, which causes failure to connect with https:// sites using some applications. Reported by tammi806 and caramel here:

https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=99170#p99170

...scroll down, I posted how to fix it.

I found the cause of the problem. The utility 'update-ca-certificates' is supposed to run in woofQ when building 'easy.sfs'; however, a code change I made prior to releasing 5.5.1, which was to fix another bug, introduced this new one. OK, now fixed.     

Tags: easy