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This is a semi-random collection of posts on nearly all things Slackware and Linux-related -- at least as I see it.

A slacker builds Linux From Scratch!

Posted 10-12-2010 at 10:29 AM by Lufbery (The Slacker's Blog)

Once again I'm writing about another "distribution" purely from a Slackware user's perspective. But this is a little different. I put distribution in quotes because Linux from Scratch (LFS) is a distribution in the same way that corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and an egg is corn bread -- you have to make it yourself following a recipe. Everything is built from source.

I successfully built an LFS system, and surprisingly learned a lot about Slackware at the...

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A few quick reviews: Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and OpenSUSE

Posted 09-21-2010 at 02:06 PM by Lufbery (The Slacker's Blog)

I've been working with QEMU-KVM for the past couple of months. I've found that it is exceptionally useful to have virtual machines -- sandboxes -- where I can experiment with stuff without affecting my configuration or installation. In other words, if I really mess up, only the virtual machine gets hurt.

My primary purpose right now for QEMU-KVM is building Linux From Scratch using Slackware 13.1 as the host in the virtual machine. I created a 60 GB blank disk image, installed Slackware...

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A few small configuration files. . .

Posted 07-26-2010 at 11:49 AM by Lufbery (The Slacker's Blog)
Updated 08-16-2010 at 08:18 AM by Lufbery

My desktop computer doesn't need a lot of configuration, but my old IBM A22m Thinkpad does. Over the years I've found a few links to good information on setting up the laptop to do exactly what I want.

The first thing I need to do after installing a new version of Slackware is get my wireless card working. Here's how I do it:

First I download and install the Madwifi driver (from Alien Bob's site) to drive my D-Link wireless card with an Atheros chipset.
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Playing with VMs . . . and liking it!

Posted 07-21-2010 at 04:00 PM by Lufbery (The Slacker's Blog)
Updated 07-21-2010 at 11:56 PM by Lufbery

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, but I say that deadlines are the impetus for experimentation.

I was working on an article about src2pkg and focusing on creating packages in different formats (DEB and RPM, primarily). Naturally I needed to test whether or not the packages would work in other distributions. The last thing I wanted to do was mess with my actual partitions (except to clean up prior to an upgrade), so I decided to try QEMU.

I posted...

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Cleaning up the cruft...

Posted 06-09-2010 at 02:25 PM by Lufbery (The Slacker's Blog)

From the Wikipedia entry:

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Cruft (occasionally kruft) is computing jargon for "code, data, or software of poor quality". The term may also refer to debris that accumulates on computer equipment. It has been generalized to mean any accumulation of obsolete, redundant, irrelevant, or unnecessary information, especially code. An alternative usage is becoming more generalized to refer to any unneeded or unwanted computer hardware or obsolete equipment.

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