couple of things...

paranoid_penguin · 07-05-2016, 09:34 AM

hi there, id like to give a spin on KDE-slackware ...

what init system is used (14.2 ) ?

download .iso KDE or KDE-live

how to install generic kernel from the begining

thanks

maciuszek · 07-05-2016, 10:09 AM

Since you're strictly mentioning kde slackware please note that if you plan on tailoring your system more than on just a de level; a partial install is not recommended, and if you're new to linux goodluck.. I doubt anyone will help you debug any issues if you choose to do this.

Slackwares init: http://www.slackware.com/config/init.php

By KDE-live I take it you mean (the answer is explained in the quote aswell):

Quote:

Want to give Slackware 14.2 a test drive without modifying your disk drive? Then check out Slackware Live Edition! This is a complete Slackware installation that can run from a CD, DVD, or USB stick. Thanks to Eric Hameleers for the great work on this! Here's where to find it: http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/sla...lackware-live/

(http://www.slackware.com/)

You can find the full iso in: http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-iso/ ( this is what you should use )

The generic kernel comes installed, if you want to boot with it, post install: drop in a chroot of the installed environment, create an initrd (read /boot/README.initrd), adjust your bootloader to point to the generic kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-generic-*-smp and the initrd you created (reinstall the bootloader if needed)

Some good places for more info and/or extra stuff:
http://slackbook.org/
http://docs.slackware.com/
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/

Have fun on your journey.

bassmadrigal · 07-05-2016, 11:06 AM

And to answer your question about the init system, Slackware uses a BSD-style init with support for SysV init scripts.

cwizardone · 07-05-2016, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paranoid_penguin

hi there, id like to give a spin on KDE-slackware ...

what init system is used (14.2 ) ?

download .iso KDE or KDE-live

how to install generic kernel from the begining

thanks

As previously mentioned, you should do the full, complete installation.

http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-iso/

You can pick your desktop manager/environment during or after the installation.

The full and complete installation uses the "huge" kernel as the default and you can continue to use it, but if you want to install the "generic" kernel, step by step instructions are provided in the "README.initrd" file that can be found on the installation media, or here,

http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/sla.../README.initrd

For more information this is an excellent source,

http://docs.slackware.com/start

paranoid_penguin · 07-05-2016, 08:26 PM

I'm starting with my left foot but never mind that...

first, 10 hours to download slakware-current from a site in europe (nl)

second, CAN'T put the dvd.iso on USB ...

third, i go this error on VB:

Code:

Failed to open the disk image file /root/slackware-current-install-dvd.iso.

Could not get the storage format of the medium '/root/slackware-current-install-dvd.iso' (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED).

Result Code: VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80BB0005)
Component: MediumWrap
Interface: IMedium {4afe423b-43e0-e9d0-82e8-ceb307940dda}
Callee: IVirtualBox {0169423f-46b4-cde9-91af-1e9d5b6cd945}
Callee RC: VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80BB0001)

I am disappointed!

Richard Cranium · 07-05-2016, 08:36 PM

14.2 was released, so you should download that instead.

There are torrents available, if you are so inclined.

paranoid_penguin · 07-05-2016, 08:41 PM

are you telling me I was totally wrong ?

Code:

# wget -c http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/slackware/slackware-current-iso/slackware-current-install-dvd.iso

btw: I want -current version , if you can guide me ...

edited:

Code:

# dd if=slackware-current-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdb

bassmadrigal · 07-05-2016, 08:43 PM

1. We can't help what your connection speed is...
2. Why not? What happened when you tried put the iso on the USB drive? In case you didn't know, you can't just put the iso file on the USB drive like a normal file. You need to "burn" it (for a lack of a better word. On Windows, you can use a program like rufus, or on Linux, you can use dd (dd if=/location/to/slackware-current-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M -- make sure you replace /dev/sdb with whatever device your USB drive is... this command will erase whatever is on that device). Tell us how you're trying to put the file on there and if you have errors, provide them to us.
3. Did you verify the MD5 of the iso file?

Also, I hate to point this out, but that slackware-current dvd iso may not be the same as 14.2. Eric (alien bob) has a script that will automatically create a new -current iso whenever there are updates in the changelog. Your disc may be older than the 14.2 release, or it could be newer. Also, that does not support any sort of live environment. It is only an installer. If you want a live version, you would need slackware-live.

bassmadrigal · 07-05-2016, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paranoid_penguin

btw: I want -current version , if you can guide me ...

-current is a moving target with Slackware. It is the testing branch and is not recommended for normal users because it can break on occasion. Using the stable release, 14.2 (which was released less than a week ago), is a much better idea for testing a distro.

frankbell · 07-05-2016, 08:45 PM

I am sorry you have encountered so many difficulties.

Did you check the md5sum on the *.iso?

What mechanism did you use to attempt to put the *.iso on a USB stick? I've found that unetbootin works quite nicely.

This is my curiosity speaking. Why did it take so long to download the *.iso? It's less than 3GB in size.

frankbell · 07-05-2016, 08:48 PM

Building on what bassmadrigal said, the best way to install --Current is to install the latest stable release (14.2 in this case), install any updates, then edit /etc/slackpkg/mirrors to point to a mirror for --Current, and run the update routine again.

paranoid_penguin · 07-05-2016, 08:54 PM

Code:

7-Zip [64] 15.14 : Copyright (c) 1999-2015 Igor Pavlov : 2015-12-31
p7zip Version 15.14.1 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,2 CPUs Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU B820 @ 1.70GHz (206A7),ASM)

Scanning the drive for archives:
1 file, 5475311490 bytes (5222 MiB)

Listing archive: /root/slackware-current-install-dvd.iso

--
Path = /root/slackware-current-install-dvd.iso
Type = Iso
ERRORS:
Unexpected end of archive
Physical Size = 8796092989440
Created = 2016-07-05 02:15:32
Modified = 2016-07-05 02:15:32

----------
Path = ANNOUNCE.14_2
Folder = -
Size = 10064
Packed Size = 10064
Modified = 2016-06-30 12:39:05

Path = CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 12785
Packed Size = 12785
Modified = 2016-06-24 16:58:31

Path = CHECKSUMS.md5
Folder = -
Size = 830554
Packed Size = 830554
Modified = 2016-07-04 23:07:41

Path = CHECKSUMS.md5.asc
Folder = -
Size = 181
Packed Size = 181
Modified = 2016-07-04 23:07:41

Path = COPYING
Folder = -
Size = 17976
Packed Size = 17976
Modified = 1994-06-09 20:28:08

Path = COPYING3
Folder = -
Size = 35147
Packed Size = 35147
Modified = 2007-06-29 22:21:00

Path = COPYRIGHT.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 19573
Packed Size = 19573
Modified = 2016-06-23 14:08:55

Path = CRYPTO_NOTICE.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 616
Packed Size = 616
Modified = 2006-10-01 22:37:30

Path = ChangeLog.txt
Folder = -
Size = 1349
Packed Size = 1349
Modified = 2016-07-04 22:52:46

Path = FAQ.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 33523
Packed Size = 33523
Modified = 2008-12-08 12:12:45

Path = FILELIST.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 1094707
Packed Size = 1094707
Modified = 2016-07-04 23:06:18

Path = GPG-KEY
Folder = -
Size = 1572
Packed Size = 1572
Modified = 2012-08-29 12:27:33

Path = PACKAGES.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 702454
Packed Size = 702454
Modified = 2016-07-04 23:05:58

Path = README.TXT
Folder = -
Size = 8665
Packed Size = 8665
Modified = 2016-06-28 15:33:12

Path = README.initrd

that is what I get when i click on slackware dvd.iso icon from file manager ...

Richard Cranium · 07-05-2016, 08:58 PM

I don't believe that Alien Bob updates his iso images in an atomic operation. ESPECIALLY for -current.

bassmadrigal · 07-05-2016, 09:23 PM

It says right in the output that there's an unexpected end of file. It is highly likely that the MD5 would not match.

Quote:

ERRORS:
Unexpected end of archive

If you have an unstable connection, it might be better to use a torrent, as that will handle corrupted packets and just redownload them.

paranoid_penguin · 07-05-2016, 09:30 PM

thanks a lot folks

right now unetbootin is copying the dvd.iso to usb,lets see what happens on reboot ...

edit:

it does not work unetbootin (won't boot)

another 'bootloader' ?