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====devx====
~The **devx** package contains various development and build tools, including a [[C]]/[[Cplusplus C++]] compiler.  Roughly equivalent to [[Apup|Archlinux's]] base-devel.

The  newest puppy distro  Xerus 8.2   has a pet package  rather than a sfs file  to download
~~- http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/quirky6/amd64/packages/pet_packages-xerus/

====Alternative  method to install  devx  files====

The  devx  file is a sfs file  which  installs like  regular  sfs file  i.e. just  click  on file  with
your  file manager.  There is an alternative  method to install if you wish.
(for the raspberry pi  computer  this method  may be the only  method  possible) 

 Click on the devx-*.sfs file, which will mount it.
Open a terminal in the mounted directory (press back-tick character)
cd to the files and copy the contents to the root filesystem using  following  commands in  terminal:


	 cp -a -f --remove-destination * /
	 sync



==Installation==
~Download and install the devx [[SquashFS SFS]] file corresponds with the version of Puppy that is in use:
~~- http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/
~~- http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/
~~- http://distro.ibiblio.org/quirky/test/
~~- http://smokey01.com/menu/iso.html
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~Often the devx file can be downloaded from the same place as the version's [[ISO]].  If the Puppy version is a remaster it may use the same devx as the 'parent' Puppy version.

==Also on the wiki==
~[[HowtoAddSFStoFullInstall How to Add SFS to Full Installation]]
~[[CompilingIndex Compiling Index]]
~[[HowToProgramming Programming Index]]
~[[PuppySchoolProgramming]]


==Related Webpages==
~[[http://smokey01.com/menu/iso.html Table of Puppy versions and Devx sfs packages]]

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