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====""Squashfs""====
~**""SquashFS""** is a compressed __read-only__ 'file system within a file' and has the file extension ##.sfs##. Puppy can load programs stored in this format.

==Using SFS software packages with Puppy Frugally Installed==
Package installation:
- place the SFS file at ///mnt/home//, then
- either (A) follow the instructions at (requires re-booting): //Menu > System > ""BootManager""//
- or (B) follow the instructions at (does not require re-booting): //Menu > Setup > [[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=490716#490716 SFS-Load]]//
- or (C) [[http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewDetailed=02202 another option is sfsget]]
- accessed through either the //Menu// or the command-line interface (and not by clicking on the SFS package file)

If you are using a Full Installation see [[HowtoAddSFStoFullInstall How to Add SFS to Full Installation]].

==More Information==
~[[http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/ SquashFS homepage]]
~Explanation of the Squash file system: [[http://tree.celinuxforum.org/CelfPubWiki/ELCEurope2008Presentations?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=squashfs-elce.pdf PDF]]

==Compatiblity==
[[http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4508/compatibilitysfs.png Compatibility chart for Puppy4]]

==Lists of SFS software packages==
[[http://www.lhpup.org/sfs/ Lighthouse SFS]]
[[PuppySites Puppy Sites - repositories]]

==Also See==
[[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/software about Software in Puppy]]
[[SFSLoad SFS_Load can load SFS files on the fly]]
[[HowtoMakeSFSPackage How to make SFS from Package]]
[[HowtoAddSFStoFullInstall How to Add SFS to Full Installation]]
[[SquashFSPuppy1]]
[[GnewPet]] - extracts pets and sfs from current installation
[[PetMaker]] - simple tools for making pets and sfs
[[Pets]] - pet format packages