I have a Dell E1505, which I installed slackware 11 w/ huge26.s with out any problems.

I'm new to linux my problem is how do I install software from the /extra dir from disk?

i'm new to CLi so please be detail.

thanks,

Just use installpkg.

installpkg package-blabla.tgz

Also check Slackware manual.

http://www.slackbook.org/html/index.html

As you've installed huge26.s kernel you need to install the kernel modules for kernel 2.6.17.13.

Here's how to do it:

- Insert Slackware CD 2.
- Open konsole (if you use KDE)
- su (to switch to root user)
- enter your root password
- mount /mnt/cdrom (to have access to your CDROM)
- cd /mnt/cdrom/extra/linux-2.6.17.13/
- installpkg kernel-modules-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz
- umount /mnt/cdrom (to be able to remove your CDROM)
- exit (exit console as root user)

If you want to install other packages from extra, just cd to the application directory and type in: installpkg *.tgz

When you're done do the umount operation and exit

And as ricardson suggests, spend some time to read documentation. As a newbie it can be hard and tedious but that's the way to learn and you won't regret it. It's rewarding to know that stuff.