List of All contents of Disc's 1-2-3 Slackkware 12.2 and their definitions?

linus72 · 03-15-2009, 08:32 AM

Good morning folks!
I am trying to find a list of all packages that come on the first 3 CD's of Slackware 12.2.
I want to know the definition of each, that is-a full "layman's" definition of each package and what it does/purpose, 'cause HD space is limited on my laptop and most packages I won't need.
I only need a system that can handle writing aps and full dev aps-no sever stuff, image stuff, etc.
Does anyone know where I can find this list??
Thanks1

Randux · 03-15-2009, 08:34 AM

look in packages.txt in the top-level directory

linus72 · 03-15-2009, 08:43 AM

Yes-of course your right and I knew that-just don't want to accidently NOT install something and mess it up.
Like what about all the fonts, etc in "x" folder-what's really needed?

Randux · 03-15-2009, 08:51 AM

I don't know. I personally like fonts for all occasions, so I always install every single one I can get.

You need an X server if you want to run X-windows. I don't remember all the other choices.

The best way to learn how to do a small Slackware install is to install only what you think you need (you will be wrong the first couple of times) and go from there.

I have never done a full install of Slackware or any other distro that I can remember, but I also don't use kde or gnome.

samac · 03-15-2009, 09:20 AM

It is amazing how little Slackware needs to boot, but even though you can remove loads of packages, Slackware tends to work better with a full install.

Here is a link to a really minimal bootable system Minimal Slackware

samac

linus72 · 03-15-2009, 10:12 AM

Mmmmmmm...That's a very interesting setup for "X" that you got there Samac-that's why I was asking about all the "fonts", etc.
I am going to try that exact install now and see what I get.
Now, is there a way through the terminal to see how much free space is on the HD?

gnashley · 03-15-2009, 10:46 AM

'df -h device-name'

linus72 · 03-15-2009, 11:31 AM

Thank you-that's cool!
Here is the output-

Code:

bz@bz-desktop:~$ df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda3              41G   28G   11G  73% /
tmpfs                 442M     0  442M   0% /lib/init/rw
varrun                442M  216K  441M   1% /var/run
varlock               442M     0  442M   0% /var/lock
udev                  442M  2.8M  439M   1% /dev
tmpfs                 442M  488K  441M   1% /dev/shm
lrm                   442M  2.0M  440M   1% /lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/volatile

I then tried df -h /dev/sda -is that what you mean "device-name"??

Code:

bz@bz-desktop:~$ df -h /dev/sda
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev                  442M  2.8M  439M   1% /dev

no idea what that is...?
What options can I use to see the whole HD?
Thanks

samac · 03-15-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Mmmmmmm...That's a very interesting setup for "X" that you got there Samac-that's why I was asking about all the "fonts", etc.
I am going to try that exact install now and see what I get.

Please remember that with that X install you will be able to do next to nothing. It is meant as a basic install to be built upon, not a working desktop, more a sort of "proof of concept" than anything else. I use a full install then remove koffice and most of kde.

samac

gnashley · 03-15-2009, 02:17 PM

device-name in this case means the partition. As you've seen, running df without arguments will show the info for all mounted partitions. The -h is for human-readable output.