I`m going to be a slacker :D

linman321 · 03-14-2011, 08:06 AM

Hi all slackware users!. I have come to the decisions that Slackware will be my new and only us .. but I have some questions.

How to connect two wifi? I'll have a clean Xfce setup.

How to get to lilo to boot faster?

I guess what I wonder now and start with ..

w1k0 · 03-14-2011, 08:18 AM

To boot LILO faster remove comment mark in /etc/lilo.conf before compact option and then run lilo command.

hitest · 03-14-2011, 08:23 AM

Congratulations on your decision to move to Slackware.

I've had good luck using wicd in /extra to connect to wifi.

w1k0 · 03-14-2011, 08:30 AM

It seems linman321 asked rather the question “How to connect two wifi?” instead of “How to connect to wifi?”.

hitest · 03-14-2011, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by w1k0

It seems linman321 asked rather the question “How to connect two wifi?” instead of “How to connect to wifi?”.

Damn....you're right. My bad. So linman321 you want to connect two wireless routers, APs?

cruesch · 03-14-2011, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Hi all slackware users!. I have come to the decisions that Slackware will be my new and only us .. but I have some questions.

Welcome. :-)

Quote:

How to connect two wifi? I'll have a clean Xfce setup.

You could install `wicd' by using `slackpkg install wicd'. You have to select a mirror first in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors

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How to get to lilo to boot faster?

Add the word `compact' in /etc/lilo.conf and install the new lilo by usining `lilo -C /etc/lilo.conf'

dive · 03-14-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by cruesch

Add the word `compact' in /etc/lilo.conf and install the new lilo by usining `lilo -C /etc/lilo.conf'

That should be -c (lowercase)

And it's not needed if you use the 'compact' option in lilo.conf

Robert.Thompson · 03-14-2011, 10:58 AM

Hello:

You will find really great help at: http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/sysadmin/index.html

In particular, the Slackware part of 'Adventures in System Admin' and 'Adventures with Applications'

For wireless, Wicd is the way to go.

cruesch · 03-14-2011, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dive

That should be -c (lowercase)

And it's not needed if you use the 'compact' option in lilo.conf

I checked this in the man-page:

Code:

       -C config-file
              lilo Specify an alternate pathname for the  configuration  file.
              This option overrides the use of the default configuration file,
              /etc/lilo.conf.

Another tweak is to change the timeout option in /etc/lilo.conf to a value like `timeout = 50'.

linman321 · 03-14-2011, 12:45 PM

Thanks

im writing from Slackware, so i can say that im a slacker to :P

dive · 03-14-2011, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruesch

I checked this in the man-page:

Code:

       -C config-file
              lilo Specify an alternate pathname for the  configuration  file.
              This option overrides the use of the default configuration file,
              /etc/lilo.conf.

Yes, and your point is? -c means compact, -C means use a different config file to /etc/lilo.conf. Your original point seemed to me like you meant to use campact not a different config.

hitest · 03-14-2011, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linman321

Thanks

im writing from Slackware, so i can say that im a slacker to :P

Congratulations!

I am happy for you!

linman321 · 03-15-2011, 11:42 AM

How to install stuff? is it slackpkg install package?

How to get an loginmanager?

dive · 03-15-2011, 11:47 AM

You can install/upgrade from the official repo using slackpkg.
You can build packages using slackbuild scripts from www.slackbuilds.org and then use the regular package tools installpkg/upgradepkg/removepkg.
You can use sbopkg www.sbopkg.org to automate slackbuild scripts.

Read 'man slackpkg' and 'man sbopkg' for more info, but yes it is usually

slackpkg install <package>
slackpkg upgrade <package>

For a login manager you should have kdm installed by default. If (once X is working properly) you use the 'init 4' command it will start kdm. 'init 4' changes the 'runlevel'. To make it permanent you need to edit /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to 4 like this:

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:4:initdefault:

linman321 · 03-15-2011, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dive

You can install/upgrade from the official repo using slackpkg.
You can build packages using slackbuild scripts from www.slackbuilds.org and then use the regular package tools installpkg/upgradepkg/removepkg.
You can use sbopkg www.sbopkg.org to automate slackbuild scripts.

Read 'man slackpkg' and 'man sbopkg' for more info, but yes it is usually

slackpkg install <package>
slackpkg upgrade <package>

For a login manager you should have kdm installed by default. If (once X is working properly) you use the 'init 4' command it will start kdm. 'init 4' changes the 'runlevel'. To make it permanent you need to edit /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to 4 like this:

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:4:initdefault:

No matter what I try to install in get: No packages match the pattern for installation. i have tryed slackpkg update but no change

I do not have kde installed so I need another loginmanager. slim shuld be fine.