I Asked CHATGPT how to install Slackware 15 with persistence on a USB

jamasoo · 04-08-2024, 08:24 AM

I asked CHATGPT how to install Slackware 15 on a USB with persistence, can you give it a look and tell whether this is a good answer?

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To install Slackware 15 on a USB drive with persistence from Ubuntu Linux, you'll need to follow these steps:

Download Slackware 15 ISO:
Go to the official Slackware website and download the Slackware 15 ISO file.

Prepare the USB Drive:
Insert your USB drive into your Ubuntu machine.
Open a terminal window.

Identify the USB Drive:
Run the command lsblk or sudo fdisk -l to identify the device name of your USB drive (e.g., /dev/sdX). Be cautious with this step to avoid overwriting your system drive.

Format the USB Drive:
Use the mkfs command to format the USB drive with a filesystem that supports persistence, such as ext4. Replace /dev/sdX with the actual device name of your USB drive:

bash

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX1

Create a Persistence File:

Create a persistence file that will store your changes and data. Replace SIZE with the desired size in megabytes (MB), such as 1GB (1024MB) or 2GB (2048MB):

bash

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/persistence/file bs=1M count=SIZE
sudo mkfs.ext4 /path/to/persistence/file

Replace /path/to/persistence/file with the actual path where you want to create the persistence file.

Mount the USB Drive and Persistence File:

Create mount points and mount the USB drive and persistence file:

bash

sudo mkdir /mnt/usb
sudo mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/usb
sudo mkdir /mnt/persistence
sudo mount /path/to/persistence/file /mnt/persistence

Extract Slackware ISO:

Extract the contents of the Slackware ISO to the USB drive:

bash

sudo mount -o loop /path/to/slackware15.iso /mnt/iso
sudo cp -a /mnt/iso/* /mnt/usb/
sudo umount /mnt/iso

Configure Bootloader:

Install a bootloader (e.g., GRUB) to the USB drive to make it bootable. Adjust the paths as needed:

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sudo grub-install --force --removable --boot-directory=/mnt/usb/boot /dev/sdX

Configure Persistence:

Edit the GRUB configuration to include the persistence option. Open the file /mnt/usb/boot/grub/grub.cfg in a text editor and add persistence to the kernel command line options.

Unmount and Eject:

Unmount the USB drive and persistence file, then safely eject the USB drive:

bash

sudo umount /mnt/usb
sudo umount /mnt/persistence
sudo eject /dev/sdX

Boot from USB:
Insert the USB drive into the target system and boot from it. When booting, select the option for persistence to save your changes and data.

Keep in mind that these steps assume some familiarity with Linux command line operations and system administration. Double-check the device names (e.g., /dev/sdX) and paths to avoid data loss.

Windu · 04-08-2024, 08:35 AM

That AI answer is just rubbish. As with all these answers, they sound sane on the surface but lead you nowhere useful.
Why don't you just RTFM? Creating a Slackware Live USB stick with persistence is well-documented.

jamasoo · 04-08-2024, 09:19 AM

Ok, thanks.

Jan K. · 04-08-2024, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jamasoo

I asked CHATGPT how to install Slackware 15 on a USB with persistence, can you give it a look and tell whether this is a good answer?

I hate to ask, but why didn't you just follow the steps chatgpt gave you?

jloco · 04-08-2024, 07:43 PM

Just… just use the tools already existing to make a live usb with persistence…https://git.slackware.nl/liveslak/.

There are ready made ISOs and plenty of information out there to do this. Don’t use ChatGPT.

frankbell · 04-08-2024, 09:31 PM

As an aside, I think this thread illustrates the danger of AI.

It sounds like it knows what it is talking about even when it doesn't.

And people believe it because they will believe stuff they see on computer screens when they won't believe the same stuff if it happened right in front of their lying eyes.

Grump, grump, grump.

pan64 · 04-09-2024, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

As an aside, I think this thread illustrates the danger of AI.

It sounds like it knows what it is talking about even when it doesn't.

And people believe it because they will believe stuff they see on computer screens when they won't believe the same stuff if it happened right in front of their lying eyes.

Oh, yes, it looks like it is something useful and is based on some kind of verified knowledge, but it is actually just an enhanced bullshit generator.
But many of us (humans) generate an answer to any question in a similar way. From this point of view it is almost perfect (just not intelligent at all).

gus3 · 04-09-2024, 10:08 AM

Trust is something you earn.

jefro · 04-10-2024, 05:14 PM

I thought he asked AL the plumber.

chrisretusn · 04-11-2024, 05:47 AM

@jamasoo, that was interesting. Wow! I sure wouldn't follow that. It is good you asked first. As others have pointed out there are much simpler solutions. This is what I would do.

Create a directory to hold the following two files.

Go here and download the slackware64-live-15.0.iso to this created directory.
https://slackware.nl/slackware-live/...e64-15.0-live/

Then go here and download the iso2usb.sh script to the same directory.
https://slackware.nl/slackware-live/liveslak/

From the CLI (I use Konsole):
Change to the directory those to files were download to.
Insert the USB you want to put the ISO on and issue this command. This will create a USB with persistence. Replace the "/dev/sdc" with your device.

Code:

bash iso2usb.sh -i slackware64-15.0-live.iso -o /dev/sdc

If you later want an updated version of the ISO you can run this. The "-r" is refresh the ISO without touching user content.

Code:

bash iso2usb.sh -i slackware64-15.0-live.iso -o /dev/sdc -r

_blackhole_ · 04-11-2024, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

As an aside, I think this thread illustrates the danger of AI.

And of course it's not AI anyway... it's just a form of "AI"....... which is now one of these loose terms, which has been muddied over the last few decades.

What it definitely is not is "AGI". We're very far away from that, but unfortunately the marketing departments of these "AI" companies can deceive the majority of people and the business world simply has the "in it it to win it" philosophy, as they did with "social media" beginning in the last decade, despite "social media" yielding no tangible benefits to businesses. The same goes with "AI" - we will get to the stage where there will be huge blunders and teams of people having to check the output, the bubble may burst then and we move onto the next fad, once the world gets the full grasp of it's pros and cons and the novelty wears off (e.g. sorry but no you can't replace all of those workers, kthanxbai)...

The OP of this thread already hints at future posts on these kind of sites, where the OP posts some output and asks others to check it for them. Eventually when those responding see "ChatGPT", they will walk on by or call them out on it... then eventually those posting these will know to omit the fact that they used ChaptGPT in the first place (just as they often omit all of the dodgy blogs or youtube videos they followed, leading up to the current mess), or similar, and the circus will continue...

It will lead to the typical "we are setting up a something-or-other server on Red Hat whatever-version and running whatever it doesn't work and we need urgent assistance" threads where some guy is trying to get volunteers to do his paid job for him, but now with ChatGPT thrown into the mix - as if that wasn't bad enough already. In my honest opinion, 90% of IT is f***ed before you even start filtering out the remaining 10%. And it's in this sorry state due to corporate greed and mismanagement and rushing out poor quality solutions which are engineered to serve a business interest, rather than in building solid foundations and doing things correctly.