[14.2 Live] How to login?

gregors · 03-08-2018, 08:05 PM

Hi there!

I want to give Slackware Linux a try. So I downloaded an image for Slackware 64 bit. The complete file name is

slackware64-live-xfce-current.iso

After booting I see the slackware login screen. But I can't login. Can you tell me what to enter to try slackware?

TIA

Gregor

mralk3 · 03-08-2018, 08:11 PM

https://docs.slackware.com/slackware..._the_iso_image

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Using the ISO image

The ISO images are hybrid, which means you can either burn them to DVD, or use 'dd' or 'cp' to copy the ISO to a USB stick. Both methods will give you a live environment which will allow you to make changes and seemingly “write them to disk”. The changes will actually be kept in a RAM disk, so a reboot will “reset” the live OS to its original default state. In other words, there is no persistence of data.

Slackware Live Edition knows two user accounts: “root” and “live”. They have passwords, and by default these are… you guessed: “root” and “live”. Also by default, the ISOs will boot into runlevel 4, i.e. you will get a graphical login. The bootloader allows you to pick a non-US language and/or keyboard layout and (on boot of an UEFI system) a custom timezone.

Slackware Live Edition deviates as little as possible from a regular Slackware boot. Once you have passed the initial Liveboot stage and brought up the actual OS, you login as user “live”. From that moment onwards, you are in a regular Slackware environment.

gregors · 03-08-2018, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mralk3

... https://docs.slackware.com ...

Thanks a lot! docs.slackware.com seems to be a very good starting point.

Gregor

mralk3 · 03-08-2018, 08:23 PM

You're very welcome! Happy Slacking!