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So what is this exactly?
This is Arch Linux with Puppy small efficient programs added. Designed for the legendary ARM motherboard - 'Raspberry Pi'
How do I get Puppi Arch?
You don't. Not yet. You make it! You customise it!
Your Puppy, your choices! It is the Arch way + Puppy Power.
Later we will have a ready made real Puppi Arch
How do I get Puppi Arch?
You don't. Not yet. You make it! You customise it!
Your Puppy, your choices! It is the Arch way + Puppy Power.
Later we will have a ready made real Puppi Arch
Get me started!
OK - you got it!
Step 1 download and install the Arch image file for Raspberry Pi on a SD card
With Puppy
In Puppy Slacko and most modern Puppys
click on the downloaded Arch zip.
It will extract/expand
Move to the directory of the unzipped image
from a console right clicking and select new terminal type:
The part archlinuxarm-29-04-2012.img is the 'image'. With a later image
replace with the updated .img file
Other methods using other distros and Windows
click on the downloaded Arch zip.
It will extract/expand
Move to the directory of the unzipped image
from a console right clicking and select new terminal type:
# dd bs=1M if=archlinuxarm-29-04-2012.img of=/dev/sdc
The part archlinuxarm-29-04-2012.img is the 'image'. With a later image
replace with the updated .img file
Other methods using other distros and Windows
Step 2 run 'Arch'
boot up
login root
password root
login root
password root
You are now at the Arch command line
Step 3 Update 'Arch'
Arch is a rolling release - constantly updated .
Update command can take a while - took about 20 minutes on broadband
pacman -S pacman
pacman -Syu
Update command can take a while - took about 20 minutes on broadband
pacman -S pacman
pacman -Syu
Step 4 install JWM Window Manager
This will give you the 'Puppy standard' Joes Window Manager . . .
pacman -S xf86-video-fbdev jwm
pacman -S xf86-video-fbdev jwm
Step 5 start JWM Window Manager
warning The process to install xinit is awaiting documentation
xinit /usr/bin/jwm
Puppification of Arch Linux for Raspberry Pi - JWM, Rox, Geany and mtpaint for Puppi using Arch binaries
Step 6 add Puppy style programs
Open the terminal
pacman -S rox geany mtpaint netsurf
pacman -S rox geany mtpaint netsurf
Step 7 add better fonts
optional but recommended
open terminal
pacman -S ttf-dejavu
open terminal
pacman -S ttf-dejavu
Step 8 run programs
Open the terminal and type
rox or geany etc
rox or geany etc
Step 9 Create an image file of my changes for other Puppi Users?
Step 10 Add programs compiled for Raspberry Pi ARM v6
Step 11 Add/Create custom Bacon Programs
Bacon BASIC to C Converter programs
Put SYNC after DISPLAY
like so
Code:
DISPLAY
SYNC
on programs using HUG
Put SYNC after DISPLAY
like so
Code:
DISPLAY
SYNC
on programs using HUG
Step 12 Add Multimedia capability
sound test
pacman -S alsa-utils alsa-oss alsa-plugins
gpasswd -a root audio
speaker-test -c 2
gpasswd -a root audio
speaker-test -c 2
sudo modprobe snd_bcm2835 at prompt after login / before "startx" for sound
pacman -S deadbeef
pacman -S deadbeef
Useful tips/commands
- tar xvzf something.tar.gz decompresses files eg. gtkdialog for ARM
- If you want root access "sudo passwd root" at prompt after login / before "startx".
Where do I read more info?
Forum thread
All about Puppi for Raspberry Pi ARM motherboard
Arch Linux Arm website
Debian base pre alpha of Puppi
All about Puppi for Raspberry Pi ARM motherboard
Arch Linux Arm website
Debian base pre alpha of Puppi
Categories
CategoryTutorialCategoryARM
