Slackware-Installation
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Installation Links
linuxpackages.net installation help
Post Installation Patches and Security
Download patches listed in Slackware Security Advisories from one of the Slackware mirrors.
The files will be in pub/slackware/slackware-version/patches/ ie. pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/
You can install these with: upgradepkg packagename.tgz
Should you happen to just download them all, this will upgrade only the packages you have installed at one time: upgradepkg *
Q) A brief note on installing the boot loader into the Master Boot Record of your hard disk in Slackware 9.1. My experience is that when doing this, Slackware doesn't configure the boot loader to include my Windows XP partition, which means I can't reboot into Windows.
n.b. - If your Windows partition is a FAT partition, then setting up dual boot is a straight-forward exercise using lilo. However, if you want to setup dual-boot on a Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP box that uses NTFS partitions then you should refer to the Slackware book cited below and read the section on 'dual-boot with Windows NT' (2000 and XP are really NT at the core).
A) From the Book of Slackware Chapter 7 Verse 1:
LILO configuration file (/etc/lilo.conf)
boot = /dev/hda vga = normal message = /boot/message
image = /vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda2
label = 1
read-only
other = /dev/hda1
label = 2
table = /dev/hda
/boot/message file
System Boot Menu
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1 - Linux
2 - Windows is rubbish
-Then make sure to run lilo to write to the MBR: /sbin/lilo
Desktop Choices
Slackware comes with a choice of desktop environments, including the "big two" - KDE and Gnome. Additionally Dropline make a Gnome environment specifically for Slackware [1] which includes pretty much anything you'll ever need for a general desktop.
Note: As of release 10.2, Gnome is no longer part of the Slackware release. The DROPLINE solution mentioned above is a very good alternative.
