Slackware 11.0 is released [LWN.net]

Slackware 11.0 is released

Posted Oct 4, 2006 14:16 UTC (Wed) by tjc (subscriber, #137)
Parent article: Slackware 11.0 is released

Does anyone have a link to the page that explains how to do a Slack hard drive install? I've seen it in the past, but now I can't find it...

IIRC I should just be able to boot the installer, mount the partition that contains the packages, and tell the installer where to look for them. I used to install Red Hat like this back in The Good Old Days.

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Slackware 11.0 is released

Posted Oct 4, 2006 19:59 UTC (Wed) by Alan_Hicks (subscriber, #20469) [Link]

It's real easy. Just flip to a second VT and mount the partition where your install files are located. Then when setup asks you for the source media, select something like "pre-mounted partition" and give it a path.

Slackware 11.0 is released

Posted Oct 5, 2006 15:21 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

Thanks!

What pacages do I need for a base install, besides everything in a/? Specifically, do I need anything from l/?

Slackware 11.0 is released

Posted Oct 5, 2006 18:29 UTC (Thu) by Alan_Hicks (subscriber, #20469) [Link]

I suggest reading the book. :^) http://www.slackbook.org

The a series is all that is needed for a base install. From that, you can install any other packages you need.

Slackware 11.0 is released

Posted Oct 5, 2006 21:09 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

Thanks for the link! But the book doesn't really answer my question, which is why I asked. :-)

I realize that I should be asking these questions on the slackware forum, which is my next step. There's at least one page out there that explains all this, but I can't find it. Either it's gone, or it's google rank is way down.

Slackware 11.0 is released

Posted Oct 5, 2006 22:03 UTC (Thu) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link]

I would suggest some of the packages in the N series as well, depending on your needs, especially things like tcpip, dhcpcd or dhcp, iptables, nfs-utils, openssl, openssh, rp-pppoe, etc. Things in the L series would probably help too.

Which packages to install

Posted Oct 5, 2006 21:08 UTC (Thu) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648) [Link]

Or, if you are like me and want to run Slackware like it were a "pretend" Gentoo distribution, you could install the a packages and d packages (and nothing else), then build all the other desired packages from the source directory, with your own optimizations in the SlackBuild scripts. ;-)

P.S. You might have to install the l packages as well. Be advised that a source install may be an all-day affair.

Which packages to install

Posted Oct 5, 2006 22:05 UTC (Thu) by allesfresser (subscriber, #216) [Link]

Geez, and I thought *I* was hardcore. :-)