Salix or Slax
hey guys
ok basically im after slackware. but unfortantly the main dvd for slackware itself is 4GB in size. which is abit much for me due to a bandwith limit each month :P its not that i dont have enough bandwith. its that ive used half already haha So basically im after slackware. but i cant download the entire dvd So i was wondering if salix. or slax would be a good way to install slackware with a minimal install or something like that |
Hi,
you don't need the DVD, you can as well download CDs 1-3, the rest are the sources. If you don't even need KDE you'll only need the first 2 CDs. You can as well download the packages with wget and then create a minimal install-CD. Then while installation chose the "install-medium" "premounted directory". For a minimal install CD you'll only need the files from the "kernels" and "isolinux" directory: ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen...ackware-13.37/, description here: ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen...nux/README.TXT To download the packages Code:
mkdir slackware Markus |
its just got me more confused haha sorry. im abit new to the whole DIY distro scene. i started with archlinux now im exploring more distro's and curiousity's
Could you try and make all this a lil more simpler for me lol, like how'd setup an XFCE desktop using the 2 cd's |
Hello,
the first 2 CDs contain all packages except for the KDE-localization. So for XFCE you can completely install CD 1 and 2. BTW: Slackware isn't more complicated to install than Arch. You may consider to post to the Slackware forum of LQ: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/ it's the official forum for Slackware and you'll find much help there. Markus |
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