Hello all,
I am from India, I am new to Linux

I was a windows user turned simple sw developer (for hobby).

I did some C and Haskell programming, but on windows. I used gcc (MinGW) and GHC but on windows.

Few days back I started to think about moving to Linux. One of my friends, who was a Linux enthusiast, suggested me of Slackware, if I really want to move away from windows and get to know the real power of Linux. (It is so sad, but he expired a few days back.)

Later I spent some time learning about how to install Slackware and after some attempts now I have Slackware 12 installed. It is up and running. I have played a littlebit around. I have fluxbox WM (his suggestion) for the X-window. Right now I am typing from Firefox running under fluxbox, it is so strange yet thrilling an experience. I still try to do some drag-and-drop or some cut-paste using mouse
and then it dawns on me that I am using Slackware now

Now the trouble I am facing is
I want to install Eterm a terminal emulator (http://www.eterm.org/).
It seems it is not developed for Slackware. (There is no .tgz package for Eterm available)

What I want to know now is
1. Are there any packages specially built for Slackware? (Many distributions give you installable packages specially meant for them, for example, RPMs for RedHat, deb for Debian etc)

2. If I don't find a .tgz package required by Slackware (installpkg requires .tgz file), but I found, say, a .tar.gz package then how can I install that software on Slackware?


I would like to thank all the FSF developers and experts for the grand work they have done. You people are great, simply great; in my view you are modern incarnations of the ancient Indian sages, who were famous for working for society's good without any/much material expectations in return.


Thanks.

- kk.dk21

Welcome to LQ Just grab the tarball and install by following the instructions in INSTALL and README (which should both be found within the tarball). The great thing about Slackware is that you don't have to use binaries as your sole method of installing anything. Alternatively, check out slackbuilds.org as they may have the file there.

There's a slackware 12 package here:

http://slackfind.net/en/packages/sea...&distversion=3

Mind you, Eterm has a lot of dependencies! Alternatively, you might have a look at urxvt

Cheers, Leon.

Hi.Eterm is available from Slackbuilds.org.An easy way to do this would be to install sbopkg which searches slackbuilds.org for what you want.http://www.sbopkg.org/ .Just type eterm into the search box.I would suggest reading the README file as it will tell you what dependencies there are.There are two for eterm that should be installed first (I dont remember what they are)but if you follow these instructions you will see for yourself.Oh ..to run sbopkg open a terminal and become root and then type sbopkg to get it up and running.Before you perform a search you should sync which will give you all the latest available packages.

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Slackware and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Thank you all.

It seems, the first few days on Slackware are quite a bit tough for a window user like me. But I am ready to learn. I will need your guidance and may be I will ask some "lame" questions; I request you to bear with me for some time.

Yesterday I could resolve one dependency. And currently I am after another one.
It seems a lot of things go on when I run the ./configure

Which tools/commands should I learn before I can understand how the Slackware ./configure works?

Actually what I want to learn is how these tools (./configure) work in the first place? I want to do, at least few of the things, manually, what these tools do so fast.

Thanks.
-kk.dk21

As already suggested above, I agree that Slackbuilds.org is the way to go (see Eterm). Have a look at the build script (Eterm.Slackbuild) which gives you a good idea what is being done in order to build a Slackware package.

When compiling 'manually', use the ./configure scripts as they are. It checks dependencies and sets up the correct paths and permissions. And enables you to set certain parameters. './configure --help' will show you all the options. You could also have a look at the Makefile if you want to get an understanding what goes on during the 'make' step.

I'm sure the gurus can add valuable info, but this will get you started.

Have fun!

Cheers, Leon.

Hi,

Welcome to LQ & Slackware!

Yes, you can use the packages as suggested. SlackBuilds is a good source for packages. You can get 'Slackware official packages search engine!', 'FireFox Pluggin'. The pluggin link is at the bottom of page'.


Just a few more links to aid you;

Slackware® Essentials
Slackware® Basics
Linux Documentation Project
Rute Tutorial & Exposition
Linux Command Guide
Utimate Linux Newbie Guide
LinuxSelfHelp
Getting Started with Linux
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
Virtualiation- Top 10

The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

hi

to get Eterm you can compile the software with the slackbuildskript from slackbuilds.org.
a precompiled package for your version of slackware is also available on slacky.eu. there are also the dependencies mentioned and available.
imlib2 and libast

campher

Thank you all again for the help.

I am trying through the links suggested by onebuck.
It is quite exciting to learn the things. The first lesson learnt: ``there is no magic, although what you see is nothing less than magic; so it is going to take some time to understand the things"

Thanks.

-kk.dk21

Regarding eterm, Slackware comes by default with 4 terminal emulators.
Xterm, rxvt, terminal & konsole.
I dont know of the reasons you specifically want eterm. For a person coming from windows i cant think of one, but i bet that 1 of these 4 can cover your needs, at least until you get much more comfortable with Slackware.
I suggest you follow this at first for all applications if possible, at least for the time being.

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