ArchLinux packages manager for Porteus

[bour59]

@neko thanks for your quick answer.
seems a little bit complicated for me but I will try to execute this week-end
Merci beaucoup.
added on 2024-05-19
ok for your method to replace and
thanks for APorteus-XFCE_fr-v24.05.17-x86_64.iso that boots normally.
Have a good day !

[Hippo]

@neko

Since several years i use your APorteus in german, cause for me its the best german "LEGO-Linux".

Unfortunately Mozilla has changed the compression format for the firefox and thats why the 'GetAddons'
can't update the browser. They changed to .xz-format, so the mkfirefox-script downloads the file correct,
but cannot decompress it and results in error. Is it possible to fix it - and how?? Please help!

Greetings from germany
Hippo

[ncmprhnsbl]

Is it possible to fix it - and how??

it's been a while since neko has posted, i hope all is well with him.
looking at /usr/local/share/mkfirefox/bin (in 002-z-xorg.xzm):
line 93:

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packagecompression=`file /tmp/mkfirefox/* | cut -d ' ' -f 2`

yields: XZ (for a .tar.xz file)
which makes the subsequent line 102 fail: (because XZ is not a command, but xz is what is needed)

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$packagecompression -dc /tmp/mkfirefox/index.html* | tar -x

a quick fix might be, to line 102, change to:

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${packagecompression,,} -dc /tmp/mkfirefox/index.html* | tar -x

which just converts XZ to xz ..
hopefully. i haven't tested it

[Hippo]

@ncmprhnsbl

YES - it seems to be the solution for this problem: I'm just testing it in a virtual machine(qemu) and
the script is already behind the errorpoint and creates now a sqashfs-container.

I wrote the aid request @neko cause it was/is his project and in the past he helped me as quickly as
you.

And his nickname is easier to remember.

Greetings from germany
Hippo

[Hippo]

BTW - How can i myself debug an script in case of error: How can i prevent closing terminal window
(to read the error messages) and is there a possibility in setting breakpoints(like 'pause' in 'Windows')

[M. Eerie]

How can i myself debug an script

You put "set -x" wherever you want to start debug and "set +x" where you want to end.

Also

setting breakpoints

To set a break point, you can insert a read statement, or if you prefer, you can insert "echo $your_variable; exit" to show the value your_variable takes at a determinate point in the script and then halting any more executions.