Re: [Freedos-user] Packages in FreeDOS
Hi Ivan / bla bla, Hello everyone. Yesterday I've just installed FreeDOS 1.0 on my laptop. It has installed not only the base system but dozens of packages. The clue is, once installed, I don't have any idea of what's installed in the system (compressors, compilers, utilities...). And now my question: Is there any place or any list where I can see all the packages a FreeDOS system installs? And, if possible, with a brief description. Yes. Your DOS should have a subdirectory such as C:\fdos\appinfo which contains one LSM file for each installed package. Depending on the installer, you also have C:\fdos\packages\ with lists of the files inside each package. The LSM are text files in regular layout, for example for MORESYS: Begin3 Title: MORESYS Version:22nov2003 Entered-date: 2004-02-22 Description:Lets you view output pagewise without tempfile or waiting by using ... MORE$ after loading the driver Keywords: MORE, device, pager, scrolling, wait for key Author: Eric Auer eric #at# coli.uni-sb.de Maintained-by: Eric Auer eric #at# coli.uni-sb.de Primary-site: http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~eric/stuff/soft/specials/ Alternate-site: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/ Original-size: http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/~eric/stuff/soft/specials/ Platforms: DOS (nasm) Copying-policy: GPL This is also an example that FreeDOS 1.0 is pretty outdated. Other distros such as the Rugxulo Ruffidea (1 to 4 floppies, also available as single 2.88 MB floppy image for CD-R boot) are somewhat newer. You can also download single packages in your non-DOS operating system or use FDUPDATE inside DOS if networking works on your machine... The www.freedos.org page has a big list of LSM files which also helps you to see what changed since FreeDOS 1.0 The link is called software list: http://www.freedos.org/software/?prog=moresys As you see in the updated LSM, the VERSION is still the same but the homepage and email changed ;-) So you do not need to update the MORESYS package in this example :-) Regards, Eric -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Packages in FreeDOS
Hello everyone. Yesterday I've just installed FreeDOS 1.0 on my laptop. It has installed not only the base system but dozens of packages. The clue is, once installed, I don't have any idea of what's installed in the system (compressors, compilers, utilities...). And now my question: Is there any place or any list where I can see all the packages a FreeDOS system installs? And, if possible, with a brief description. Iván. -- Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any company that requires sensitive data to be transmitted over the Web. Learn how to best implement a security strategy that keeps consumers' information secure and instills the confidence they need to proceed with transactions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Packages in FreeDOS
Hi, On 1/11/11, bla bla jesuislep...@yahoo.es wrote: Hello everyone. Yesterday I've just installed FreeDOS 1.0 on my laptop. It has installed not only the base system but dozens of packages. The clue is, once installed, I don't have any idea of what's installed in the system (compressors, compilers, utilities...). And now my question: Is there any place or any list where I can see all the packages a FreeDOS system installs? And, if possible, with a brief description. I don't know of any place (locally, off-line) that lists everything. Probably doesn't help that my installs are hand-picked, not full. Perhaps there should be a central location? E.g., DJGPP's /manifest/ subdir helps know what you already have or need to upgrade, etc. Anyways, you can check online here and read all the .LSMs for 1.0. (The main site has slightly newer .LSMs but even those need to be updated one of these days by some of us.) Do keep in mind, however, that some of these list the wrong version number(s). http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/pkgs/ -- Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
