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Old 01-19-2011, 05:34 AM   #16
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Ok, I got Slackware now and Wifi is working.
My browser is old version, to install new version, do I need to uninstall old version first?
Let's say to uninstall Firefox, how to do it?
 
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Old 01-19-2011, 05:43 AM   #17
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I did not see any software package manager in slackware.
Where is it?
 
Old 01-19-2011, 05:46 AM   #18
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Take a look at
http://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management.html
I would suggest to read the book.


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Old 01-19-2011, 05:47 AM   #19
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Ok, I got Slackware now and Wifi is working.
My browser is old version, to install new version, do I need to uninstall old version first?
Let's say to uninstall Firefox, how to do it?
Code:
removepkg firefox
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Old 01-19-2011, 06:23 AM   #20
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I did not see any software package manager in slackware.
Where is it?
http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/sysadmin/slackpkg.html
 
Old 01-19-2011, 06:36 AM   #21
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firefox can be updated as in Windows, i had done that.
I use "installpkg" to install software for other browser.
 
Old 01-19-2011, 06:45 AM   #22
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This website contains many slackware packages.
http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/
And this one also:
http://pkgs.org/#slackware-13.1
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Old 01-19-2011, 07:44 AM   #23
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maybe i had gone too far,
how to build gnome in Slackware?
 
Old 01-19-2011, 07:54 AM   #24
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Gnome SlackBuild
 
Old 01-19-2011, 07:55 AM   #25
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Which files to download? (1) or (2)
The *.bz2 or the *.gz ?

1) Source Downloads (32bit):
AdbeRdr9.4.1-1_i486linux_enu.tar.bz2 (49ee63fda0d94e684e125cd685447db9)

2) Download SlackBuild:
adobe-reader.tar.gz
 
Old 01-19-2011, 07:55 AM   #26
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maybe i had gone too far,
how to build gnome in Slackware?
Instead of asking thousands of questions, it'd be nice if you used www.google.com for a change.
LQ is a place where you ask questions, but most members use it only as the last resort when google didn't answer their questions.
 
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Old 01-19-2011, 08:07 AM   #27
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Which files to download? (1) or (2)
The *.bz2 or the *.gz ?

1) Source Downloads (32bit):
AdbeRdr9.4.1-1_i486linux_enu.tar.bz2 (49ee63fda0d94e684e125cd685447db9)

2) Download SlackBuild:
adobe-reader.tar.gz
Both. Read the HOWTO.
 
Old 01-19-2011, 08:40 AM   #28
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I prefer *.txz file, easier to install,
 
Old 01-19-2011, 08:45 AM   #29
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As If There Was Ever a Doubt...
Greetz
Is this thread not a perfect example of how convenience operating systems, including the Linux distros like the *Buntus that want to be free (for now) Windows, make their users weak? This is not meant as a flame, Mr Tiger, it is just a simple fact that if you use a crutch long enough at some point you can't move without it. The brain is a "muscle" that requires exercise too or it gets "flabby".
 
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Old 01-19-2011, 08:52 AM   #30
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I prefer *.txz file, easier to install,
You like wasting peoples' time, too. Don't you?
 
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