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I should be good to go. I'm just going to read the tutorials first, and if it all seems straight-forward, I'll go ahead and do an actual install- or, if it sounds "iffy", I'll try an install on a virtual machine first, to be safe (Although I haste to do that, as it will likely take a long time...and it will all be wasted time). I think I am about to embark on something great here! |
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I was talking about Slackware taking up 6.8Gb of space on your hard disk once it is installed. The XZ compressed packages are substantially smaller. I should also mention, there have been two releases since 13.37. Slackware 14.1 is closer to 8Gb installed. As a side note, this is substantially smaller than a modern Windows or MacOS install and yet includes a lot more useful stuff out of the box. ;) |
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Slackware forever, man. :) |
You can stray as much as you want from Slackware, but regardless, somehow, someway, you always come back to Slackware. It's just that good.
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So you're from the Blue Grass Country. :cool: That's cool. I've read somewhere (probably an interview) that PV used to pick the banjo himself. |
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One quick questione, guys:
When installing Slack, can I skip installing the LILO [I'll be dual booting with my existing Crunchbang], and then do as I did when I installed my last distro< which was: After the installation, boot-up my other OS, and then temporarily mount the Slack file system, and run "update-grub", so that my existing grub will recognize the Slack? Or should I just use the included LILO, assuming it will recognize my Crunchbang- or can be made to, without too much difficulty? One more! One more! My hard drive is already partitioned, with a common swap area; a Crunchbang root and home; and my AntiX OS. Do I have to first wipe the Antix, or will the Slackware installer just format and write in that partition if instructed to? (I'm watching a Slack installation video on Youtube right now...but the guy just kind of skips over the details of that part, as he is using his entire disk.) I probably won't get around to installing Slack for a few days- as I don't want to rush it; I want to wait till I have a nice block of time, where I can take my time and do it right- plus do the requisite reading in advance. So keep the tips coming! |
Um Sum... you may want to requote a few of those statements... I never said some of them. Heh.
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Slackware won't detect anything, it's up to you to add different OSes to LILO. Install their boot loader into their root/boot partition and then add it to LILO as Code:
other=/dev/sda63 BTW: Most distributions install GRUB into the reserved no man's land behind the MBR, which is an unreliable practice, I don't recommend. If you want to use GRUB, create an extra partition for it and install it there. Then uninstall GRUB from the MBR and install a standard MBR with Code:
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Thank you very much for all the helpful info!:hattip: I read a little of an installation guide last night; and watched a video. The Slack installation seems pretty straight-forward, and much like other distro's. Shouldn't be a problem once I get past the partitioning [I understand partitioning; it's just the different ways that every installer handles it which can be confusing] and any boot-loader issues- but now, thanks to you, I've got a handle on that. (And I still have a live ISO CD of Antix...so if anything goes wrong, I can always use that to get online and find solutions....) I just wish that I had the time to do the install today! Unfortunately, it's looking like either Saturday night or Monday night will be "go" time. |
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My second install ( a week later on a new machine) went even better. Nice and clean hard drive. I would recommend backing up what you need & wiping out the partitions your planning on using (except for the swap ...you can share that). It will give you a nice clean Slack experience. |
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Hey Guys!!!
I'm posting this from SLACKWARE! Got it up and running from inserting the DVD to starting the XFCE desktop in about an hour and a half (Would've been quicker, but I had some trouble with nano during configuration- was working and wouldn't let me uncomment a mirror to use! ) All the fear and trepidation was for NOTHING! The Slack installer was probably the nicest; easiest; and least-confusing of any I've used. I printed-out the post-install configuration docs- luckily- so I was able to set my mirror; establish an interweb connection; and get x started..... Still lots of work to do...like switching to a generic kernel and all...... .....but it's up and working! And so far........it looks good! Anybody here use Slack with the Icewm? (I may try Fluxbox- I used it once as an experiment...don't remember if I liked it or not, 'cause I tried a few at the time- I just remember that I abhorred Xmonad!) Wee-heee!!! I'm using Slackware [5 minutes later, computer blows-up] :D |
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