hi
I went today install slackware64 current. I downloaded usbboot.img from https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackw...xe-installers/.
I chose instalation from FTP/HTTP server and i get message from wget "wget: note: TLS certificate validation not implemented"
It is only my problem ?

thanks Dano

The mirror.slackware.com "mirror" is actually a "smart mirror". It doesn't host anything itself and actually automatically directs requests to different servers that are nearby. If it links to a non-https server, that could lead to the error you're seeing. Try getting it from a mirror using its direct link. I usually use SBo's mirror.

https://mirror.slackbuilds.org/slack...are64-current/

i actually experience this annoying wget error message for all (smart?) slackware mirrors that i tried tonight for this newest v15.0 installation :
i am using Slackware's bread&butter installer :
there must be a way to silence this in one of the installation script...?

You experience this because you use in a wrong way this netinstall feature.

From what I know, it's not supposed to point the installer to a Slackware repository hosted into Internet, BUT to a local one, hosted in your local network. In other words, it's a feature for admins who needs mass installs over Intranet.

For example, for someone who needs to install Slackware in 1000 computers on a company or school, setting up a local HTTP mirror (in a local webserver) could be used by the installer.

Long story short: there is no "true" netinstall for you, even on Slackware 15.0

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Try a different mirror
See https://mirrors.slackware.com/mirrorlist/
for a list of available mirrors

i.e. find a mirror close to you, see if that helps.

The Slackware installer has no support for using a Slackware repository hosted into Internet, in a remote HTTPS site.

And please remember that we talk also about wget from BusyBox. This one is used by installer.

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Sorry, posting before first coffee is a bad idea
Off to get some coffee NOW!

Yes: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6255863

Given that /etc/slackpkg/mirrors has 6 sites that advertise https and 56 sites that advertise http, and the http sites work, then
is overcome by choosing a suitable mirror.

This issue is why http://slackware.uk/ doesn't force HTTP connections over to HTTPS like a lot of sites regularly do.

Use an HTTP URL with slackware.uk and all will work fine

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works smoothly, thank you, tadgy ! i am using now http://slackware.uk/ and it works just fine, even transatlantic !

i was actually planning to use Alien's mini_install.iso but it's currently only good for current and not yet officially for 15.0 (though it may work just the same way, i recognize that).

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