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How to install minimal Slackware...
Hi there folks!
I want and need to install Slackware 64 but do not wanna download 1gb or 4gb,just lookin4 for a base then later install more packages... tia! |
Hi and welcome to LQ.
This is a fairly frequent question. First, bear in mind that Slackware is designed as a whole and doesn't provide automatic dependencies resolution, so if you do a minimal install sooner or later some software won't work until you install its dependencies, and you'll have to figure out yourself what packages are needed. This is why we recommend that newcomers make a full installation. If you still want a minimal install, to give you a sound advice on what you should install first, we need to know how you want to use your system: what you are going to do with it, if you need a windows manager or a desktop and which one, etc. There is no official Slackware installer without the packages, but you can use an unofficial Slint installation ISO image that weighs at most 44M, see http://slint.fr/en/installer.html, that you can write on a DVD or on an USB stick. After booting the installation media, when asked choose as source of packages an ftp or http server. You'll be able to choose the packages you want either as series or cherry picking as in the genuine Slackware installer (but that can take a lot of time :-). |
Homie...thx a lotttttt !!!
downloadin right now.. will see what happens...later... hasta la vista baby! |
As a bonus, you will be able to use Spanish (Latin America) during installation, just press F3 after you see the greeting screen. Diantre who did most of the translation lives in Costa Rica :D
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Howdy folks...
what bout setup WIFI on install(slint)? tia! |
From the shell you can use iwconfig to set essid and key, ifconfig wlan0 up, dhcpcd wlan0, and WiFi should work.
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So, using wifi during installation is not possible (but if you install in a virtual machine as then the installer will benefit of the wireless connection of the host system as if it were a wired one). I could have a look at how add such a feature in Slint installer in the future but don't hold your breath, especially considering that we have to stay close to the genuine Slackware installer as we wish that some day it will replace it. |
and...what bout to install Salix or Slackel then use Slackware repos?!
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same of this: http://slint.fr/en/installer.html ... |
Yeah, the problem is that a network install still pulls down everything, even if it does not install it all. Or at least it appeared to, last time I checked.
I would be happy ti be proved wrong. |
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Slackware-mini-ISO is handy when you want to do a quick install via local media or NFS. You can load packages as you wish. |
Well, there are differences between the content of Slint installer's iso and mini-iso provided by alienBOB (who by the way suggested me to provide Slint installers in the form of mini-isos, thanks Eric :), but not that big.
Main differences are that the installers included in Slint ISO images are polyglot, and that these images install localized scripts and man pages in addition to the en_US genuine ones and are hybrid (allow to boot off CD/DVD and USB sticks as well), but this put aside the content and features are pretty similar. (And you can make Eric's mini-iso images hybrid with the isohybrid command as well). So you can use indifferently a slint ISO image or a slackware-mini-install-iso for the same Slackware edition. The results and features should be identical for folks using US English during the installation. |
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~$ wget http://mirrors.pair.com/slackware-14.0/slackware/ap/slackpkg-2.82.0-noarch-8.tgz btw: could download Slack but my USB pen is just only 2 gb let me see if I have some dvd RW o whatever... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ EDIT: thx 4 nada! http://www.slackpkg.org/ |
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I recently attempted a minimal install but found a lot of interdependent things. For example something in Apache/php is dependent upon libraries that are in the X package set. I ended up getting the install to work by installing a few packages from X but it seemed to have performance issues. Did a clean full install and everything worked fine.
I remember a few versions ago I could do installs without X |
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Before you do a minimal install reconsider why you are doing it. You are not going to gain any speed or performance benefit. If you really have a valid reason you can do a small install relatively easily and quickly without having to resort to converting Salix. Here is a short guide I just wrote, since this question seems to come up so often: https://gist.github.com/ruario/7c2742d6d1dd2f89575c P.S. For my main desktop and laptop installs I go for a full install. I do have a stripped back install of around 1.5Gb on a VPS I rent and 2Gb install on an old eeePC 4G Surf. However I personally would not suggest spending a great deal of effort converting distros or tracking down every last dependency. If you just want to lose a few Gbs, it need only take a few minutes of effort if you just remove a few of the biggest packages that you know you will not use. |
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1) wanna install Slackware 2) I do not have a usb pendrive with more than 2 gb(actually is HP 2gb) and DO NOT want to spend a cent on some dvd! 3) feel Slack soft obsolete 4) what can I do? |
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Anyway, use a command like the following to fetch just the a/, ap/, d/, l/, n/ and x/ series (892Mb). This is a good base from which you can build up the install to include what you require. Code:
lftp -c 'open http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/; mirror -x "(^slackware/e/|^slackware/f/|^slackware/k/|^slackware/kde/|^slackware/kdei/|^slackware/t/|^slackware/tcl/|^slackware/xap/|^slackware/xfce/|^slackware/y/|^extra/|^patches/|^testing/|^source/|mirrorlist$)" slackware-14.1'EDIT: I'll leave it for you to work out how to tweak the lftp command to grab the 64-Bit version if that is your preference. |
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lftp -c 'open http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/; mirror -x "(^slackware64/e/|^slackware64/f/|^slackware64/k/|^slackware64/kde/|^slackware64/kdei/|^slackware64/t/|^slackware64/tcl/|^slackware64/xap/|^slackware64/xfce/|^slackware64/y/|^extra/|^patches/|^testing/|^source/|mirrorlist$)" slackware64-14.1' |
Well, use either a mini-iso or a slint installer and use ftp/http as source. I just tried with http://slint.fr/testing/slint-14.1.iso, and that worked. I confirm that only the series/packages you select will be downloaded.
Just keep a note of some good mirrors and if one fail, try another one, no big deal. |
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If someone wants to make a test tagfiles set that only selects one package and then attempts a network install it would be interesting to see what was downloaded. |
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But I didn't try to use custom tagfiles. Oh and I thus (knowingly) installed a 32-bit package on my already installed Slackware64-14.1. Maybe a check that a package we add to the system, if not noarch, should be of the same arch as the already installed ones wouldn't be completely useless (and possibly for the same Slackware version). Probably not many users use the installation media to add packages to an installed system this way, but that's one of the features of the installer. The same check could be done in slackpkg. It's not uncommon that folks uncomment a wrong mirror in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors, thus mixing architectures... PS The installer uses wget to download the packages. If you have a fast link to the Internet an ftp/http installation can go reasonably fast. Maybe not recommended to install the 1247 packages but for a minimal installation that can come handy. |
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http://www.internetslang.com/B_2FW-m...definition.asp >> (thus between quotation marks) << how to pu it on USB? dd of ... how bout slackware-current? some link?? tia! |
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Given the nature of your questions thus far and the fact that you seemingly have not installed Slackware before, you are not yet ready for this, so don't do it. P.S. Since I am no longer sure that you are serious and aren't in fact simply trolling me, I am not planning to assist you further in this thread. If you are genuine, good luck. |
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just a note, isn't the "A" package series considered a Base Linux System?
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PS Diantre, who did most of the translation to Spanish (America Latina) lives in Costa Rica ;) |
okeydoke...
got in my hand the 64 slint installer... do I need format(gparted from arch) first, the 3rd partition(btw BTRFS) b4 install? how to mount it? to start the packages download?? is there some tuto or so? r u willin to help me installin Slack? ain't goin to buy a dvd btw:p |
Yes, if you want to use btrfs for / you will have to make an ext4 partition for /boot before installing, as you know lilo can't cope with a btrfs file system for /boot.
But you shouldn't need to use gparted for that (though that's another possibility). For /boot, 20 M should suffice unless you want to add a custom kernel later and 30 M should be more than enough in that case. To partition the hard disk, just launch the installer, and as soon as logged in as root (but before running setup), type either cfdisk or fdisk as you prefer. I'm assuming that you are installing on a machine with a BIOS firmware, not UEFI (in the latter case you should use gdisk or cgdisk instead and make an /EFI partition in addition). Let's take an example. I assume that you'll have created a / partition called /dev/sda1, a /boot partition called /dev/sda2 (both of type Linux, code 82), a swap partition (Linux swap, code 83) and maybe others of type Linux. When you are done, type setup. First, choose SWAP to set up yous swap partition, then use the TARGET entry menu to format the other partitions. Choose to format them with file system btrfs for / (dev/sda1 in the example), then ext4 for /boot (/dev/sda2 in the example), others if you want (though useless in my humble opinion). While formatting them the installer will automatically mount the / and /boot partitions to allow you to install the packages in the INSTALL step, so you don't have to do that yourself. Then in SOURCE choose the source of packages you want.This just can't be the Slint media as it doesn't contain the Slackware packages (yet). At this step you can safely remove that Slint media if need be to replace it by another media, as the installer will have been already loaded in RAM (in fact that's done as soon as the installer has booted). Then you'll have a chance to INSTALL all what you want and only what you want. If you need an advice for the choices of packages to install, just ask. Oh, and of course I'm willing to help you installing Slackware ;) Good luck, let us know how that goes. |
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gor0, You can help yourself by looking at: http://docs.slackware.com/start I have re-read this thread and you have been posting in the same manner since 06-03-14, 15:18. Several members have given useful information to help you get your shifting position in many posts. You are now downloading Slackware64 3 months later. You have changed topics throughout this thread. I suggest that you read the following Quote:
Point2: Please stay on topic when posting to the thread. If you have another question then that topic should be posted in a new thread. Point3: You should follow valid suggested information. LQ is not a bulletin board nor chant room. When responding you should be constructive, on-topic and respectful when replying within a thread. Be it yours or not. Point4: We communicate using good composition, not netspeak, abbreviate text nor SMS text. So that LQ members uniformly can understand what you are communicating. Final Point: You should re-read LQ Rules since you are failing to follow the rules throughout this and other threads you have posted a reply too. Hope this helps. :hattip: |
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