A way of extending the PKGTOOLS for handling Groups

LuckyCyborg · 12-04-2017, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Drakeo

actually kde5 is very light compared to kde4. If you been keeping up with Eric's builds you will find this true.
4 gigs of ram on a amd quad core and it is zippy.

Actually, my computer has a Pentium 4 2.7GHz and 1GB memory. I am afraid that KDE5 would not run really zippy on it.

Darth Vader · 12-04-2017, 08:56 AM

Yeah, only XFCE could do a decent job in your computer.

brianL · 12-04-2017, 08:58 AM

Or LXDE.

Darth Vader · 12-04-2017, 09:00 AM

Exactly!

Darth Vader · 12-04-2017, 09:12 AM

@LuckyCyborg

You can take a look, before to run Salix all the way, also to https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ve-4175614753/

There is an experiment of mine, to install the Eric's XFCE LiveSlak on hard drive. And it is pure blood Slackware. OK, according with the resident Scholars, it is not, anymore, because it is not a full bloated install.

It is very light, it works well and gives you a functional Firefox. I do not think is an issue to add back also the Thunderbird, if it does not have it already.

Also, you can test the original as a true live system, before installing, just like the Ubuntu.

Send all kudos to our Nuclear Dutch for making this XFCE LiveSlak.

LuckyCyborg · 12-04-2017, 09:19 AM

Thanks you, this is exactly what I try to find. I will give it a shoot ASAP.

Slax-Dude · 12-04-2017, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ivandi

Just enough to have a working slackpkg (and network access will be good too). So after a minimal "expert" install one can configure slackpkg with templates and blacklists and install the kind of system s/he wants. For example we can put a NO_Plasma5 blacklist in /etc/slackpkg and after a minimal install run "slackpkg install slackware64"

This is a good place to start.
I started a few years ago with a "Just Enough Slack for slackpkg" setup, then used slackpkg templates to install what was needed for the job.

A github project for the templates would be great, but something like slackbuilds where someone takes ownership of one template (or more) and is responsible for maintenance would be better.

Also, as a starting point, we could use the salix dependency lists they have for official slackware packages and turn them into slackpkg templates (after some pruning).
For non official packages we could use sbopkg queues and turn them into templates as well.

LuckyCyborg · 12-04-2017, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader

Send all kudos to our Nuclear Dutch for making this XFCE LiveSlak.

Excuse me, who's Nuclear Dutch?

Darth Vader · 12-04-2017, 09:36 AM

I talk about Eric Hameleers, the author of XFCE LiveSlak, as one of his many projects.

solarfields · 12-04-2017, 09:39 AM

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As community, they have a kind of elitist attitude, but not connected with the person education, more likely about they expecting every Slackware user to become a Linux developer, with a fine knowledge of the inner work of Slackware, as you said.

you are not part of the community, i take it? :P

Darth Vader · 12-04-2017, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by solarfields

you are not part of the community, i take it? :P

Who said I do not have myself that kind of elitist attitude?

And please do not nazi my grammar, you know already that I barely speak the English.

Richard Cranium · 12-04-2017, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth Vader

As community, they have a kind of elitist attitude, but not connected with the person education, more likely about they expecting every Slackware user to become a Linux developer, with a fine knowledge of the inner work of Slackware, as you said.

Or, that named user to go away, if he refuse or he's not capable to assimilate this knowledge.

"Do yourself" with "no information" available, as you seen even in this thread.

Random User: "I want Slackware to act just like distribution X in this way..."

Random LQ Responder: "It would be a lot easier to just use distribution X in that case."

Random User: "No! I want you to tell me how to make Slackware act like distribution X in that way!"

Random LQ Responder: "Well, that's not something that I want to spend my free time figuring out. Good luck."

LuckyCyborg · 12-04-2017, 09:48 AM

Excuse me and my ignorance, but all other distributions acts this way.

I never seen other distributions to ask you about a full install, just in case.

Darth Vader · 12-04-2017, 10:00 AM

The Vector Linux is using a really huge tarball for installation (of everything), or I do not remember right?

LuckyCyborg · 12-04-2017, 10:01 AM

I never tried Vector, is a Slackware derivative?