PUPPY SFS MODULES ----------------- SFS files are "combo packs" of multiple applications in one file. They are recognised by the extension ".sfs" in the filename, which is an acronym for "Squash File System". The SFS files in this directory are suitable for Puppy version 2.16 or greater, except that if the filename has "_215" (for example) in it then it is only suited to Puppy version 2.15. The really great thing about these is the ease of installation and removal: INSTALLATION ------------ Background: The very first time that you boot Puppy, from live-CD, USB-Flash drive, or frugal-HD-installation, Puppy will be running without anywhere to save your personal files. At the first shutdown you are asked where you would like to create a "pup_save" file, in which all your personal files, email, browser history ...well, everything... can be saved. It's a single file, in which everything is saved, and at next bootup it is loaded and you carry on from before. /mnt/home is where the partition is mounted that has the "pup_save" file, and this is where we get onto SFS files... download any SFS from the Internet, well, one that is documented to be compatible wih your version of Puppy, to /mnt/home, reboot Puppy, and it's installed! For example, the openoffice-2.0.sfs file. After "installation" you will see entries in the menu and icons on the desktop, all ready to go. Choose, what you want, say the "Writer" application and off you go! REMOVAL ------- Warning: Don't just delete an SFS file when it is in use, as that will upset the filesystem -- in the case of MSDOS/VFAT (Windows) filesystems, the SFS file might seem to be deleted, but in fact it leaves a big hole in the partition. However, you can delete a SFS file if it is not currently being used by Puppy. There is a very simple way to remove/uninstall a SFS file. In the "Systems" menu you will find "BootManager configure bootup" -- run that and you will see a list of all the SFS files at /mnt/home and you choose which ones you want to load (the original default is to load them all). Decide that you don't want OpenOffice anymore but want KDE? (if there is a KDE SFS file). Just choose what you want, then reboot. Note, you can have up to three SFS files loading simultaneously. If you choose to remove OpenOffice, at next bootup the OpenOffice menu entries and desktop icons are gone. That's it, uninstalled. Barry Kauler April 2007 www.puppyos.com