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Old 11-24-2010, 11:16 AM   #31
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Hi,

I use both fdisk & cfdisk. You can get the blocks assigned when setting up a fresh install. Part of my documentation for a new install. Plus for cfdisk being curses based and as a plus you get the total applied size for the partition(s).

Original block size is convenient to have on hand if you do have problems later if you need recovery. Just a habit.
 
Old 11-24-2010, 11:39 AM   #32
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Back to top (wrong link)

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Originally Posted by 2handband View Post
The new desktop setup page is up for KDE 4.5.3 on Slackware -current.

http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/ins.../desktop1.html
Both link at the bottom of the page:
"Back to Top"
and
"Back to Desktops Index"
send us to the http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/ins...p/desktop.html
Should correct the first one.
(I think just missed the "1" at the link's end)

Last edited by neymac; 11-24-2010 at 11:41 AM.
 
Old 11-24-2010, 08:37 PM   #33
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Both link at the bottom of the page:
"Back to Top"
and
"Back to Desktops Index"
send us to the http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/ins...p/desktop.html
Should correct the first one.
(I think just missed the "1" at the link's end)
Oops... fixed. Thanks!
 
Old 11-25-2010, 07:46 AM   #34
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I added a section to the KDE 4.5.3 desktop setup page; a quick orientation on some of the software that comes with a basic Slack installation. The next lesson will be on software management.

http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/ins.../desktop1.html
 
Old 11-27-2010, 10:00 AM   #35
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I just added a lengthy tutorial on Slackware package management. I'm bound to have screwed something up or left something important out; please correct me where I err.

http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/sysadmin/slackpkg.html

Thanks to all who commented on the other three tutorials. They're much better thanks to your suggestions.
 
Old 11-27-2010, 10:12 AM   #36
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I just added a lengthy tutorial on Slackware package management. I'm bound to have screwed something up or left something important out; please correct me where I err.

http://genek.net/LinuxAdventures/sysadmin/slackpkg.html

Thanks to all who commented on the other three tutorials. They're much better thanks to your suggestions.
Ermmm.... in the section about my packages, you write "His packages come in the form of pre-compiled binaries, and for that reason alone I use the Slackbuilds.org repo over his when I can... I want that build script!".

Have you ever looked inside the "build" directory of any of my packages? You'll find everything you need to build that package - SlackBuild script, slack-desc file, all sources and patches!

Eric
 
Old 11-27-2010, 10:19 AM   #37
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Ermmm.... in the section about my packages, you write "His packages come in the form of pre-compiled binaries, and for that reason alone I use the Slackbuilds.org repo over his when I can... I want that build script!".

Have you ever looked inside the "build" directory of any of my packages? You'll find everything you need to build that package - SlackBuild script, slack-desc file, all sources and patches!

Eric

Oops, sorry... will revise at once!
 
Old 11-27-2010, 10:29 AM   #38
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Okay, fixed. My deepest apologies, Eric... I simply never noticed that was there before. I've always had good luck with your stuff, particuarly your excellent KDE packages. At least you caught that within a few minutes of upload!
 
Old 11-27-2010, 12:15 PM   #39
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Just discovered and corrected a gross error in my discussion of the slackware source tree... i somehow identified the doinst.sh file as the source code! Never write under the influence...
 
Old 11-28-2010, 07:26 AM   #40
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Hi,

I would add that Slackware has always had package management: 'pkgtool' comes with the install and is used for maintenance of the install. 'pkgtool' is still in use and useful to maintain the system. How do you think the Slackware system initial install is done? Surely not from the curses menu for the initial install!

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excerpt 'man pkgtool';
pkgtool - software package maintenance tool.

SYNOPSIS
pkgtool

pkgtool [ --sets #a#b#c# ] [ --source_mounted ] [ --ignore_tagfiles ] [
--tagfile tagfile ] [ --source_dir directory ] [ --target_dir directory ] [
--source_device device ]

DESCRIPTION
pkgtool is a menu-driven package maintenance tool provided with the Slackware
Linux distribution. It allows the user to install, remove, or view software
packages through an interactive system. Pkgtool can also be used to re-run
the menu-driven scripts normally executed at the end of a Slackware installa-
tion. This is useful for doing basic reconfiguration (like changing the
mouse type).
OPTIONS
Most users will not want to use any options when running pkgtool. These are
generally used only when pkgtool is run during the initial system installa-
tion. Feel free to try them, but be careful.

--sets #A#B#C#
Install the disk sets A, B, C. Seperate the disk set names by '#' sym-
bols.

--source_mounted
When this flag is present, pkgtool will not attempt to unmount and
remount the source device with each disk.

--ignore_tagfiles
When this flag is present, pkgtool will install every package encoun-
tered no matter what the tagfiles say.

--tagfile tagfile
This flag is used to specify from the command line which tagfile
should be used for the installation.

--source_dir directory
Used when installing multiple packages from disk sets. This is the
directory in which the subdirectories for each disk are found. This
isn't used when installing from floppy.
--target_dir directory
The directory where the target root directory is located. This is '/'
when installing on the hard drive, or typically '/mnt' when installing
from an install disk.

--source_device device
The source device to install from. This is not used if you've provided
the --source_mounted flag. It's usually used when installing from
floppy, as in:
--source_device /dev/fd0u1440 or
--source_device /dev/fd1h1200.

AUTHOR
Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com>

SEE ALSO
makepkg(8), explodepkg(8), installpkg(8), removepkg(8), upgradepkg(8)
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In this tutorial I'll teach you to use Slackware's package management tools, and direct you to some places where you can get software for your Slackware machine.
'pkgtool' is a very valuable tool to be aware of and to utilize when maintaining the system, not an after thought. If you want to service or support something then present the information in a manner that will provide the user options and not opinionated.

I believe it would be useful to add this before slackpkg presentation as implication that pkgtool is a after thought. Slackpkg, sBopkg are tools that utilize and streamline the utilities of Slackware. I don't have a problem with your intentions but Slackware has always had a management tool and that is 'pkgtool'. Not 'slackpkg' or 'sbopkg' but the package tool or management is 'pkgtool'.

If your going to do it, then do it right. Don't forget makepkg, explodepkg, installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg which are tools that the user should be aware of when doing maintenance. A breif statement does no justice.You might look at 'SlackwareŽ Essentials (Slackbook) for some good examples.

If you want a slackpkg HOWTO then say so. 'slackpkg' is a good tool for the user to be aware of and to use properly then the user will be able to maintain with ease a Slackware system. But 'pkgtool' will always be the Slackware package management tool.
 
Old 11-28-2010, 07:42 AM   #41
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Nice work, man. When I recommend Slack to someone I will definitely send them links with your tutorials.

BTW, I always thought that dependency hell is something you have to deal with when you use distro with package manager that uses automatic dependency resolution. Tried a few of them and it is HELL!
 
Old 11-28-2010, 07:44 AM   #42
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@Onebuck: I'm planning a second package management tutorial to tie up loose ends. Things like explodepkg, removepkg, and so on will be covered there. The purpose of the first one was to get beginners installing software; don't forget that I'm making the assumption that the reader has zero knowledge of Linux! In my opinion that tutorial bordered on being too long as it is.

As for pkgtool, I've never found it to be all that handy; the commands are faster! Maybe my description of it was too much of a brush-off; I'll give that some thought. All the same, it IS very self-explanatory and doesn't bear a whole lot of explanation.

I may change the title; it's perhaps a bit misleading since the tutorial is not comprehensive (and is not intended to be). I'll give it some thought.

Thanks very much for taking the time to consider this and respond.
 
Old 11-28-2010, 08:14 AM   #43
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BTW, I went through yesterday and made revisions to every page in the Applications section of the site; some of them major.
 
Old 11-28-2010, 09:26 AM   #44
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I've always used cfdisk, because I haven't got round to learning how to use fdisk yet.
I've always used nano, because I haven't got round to learning how to use vi\vim\elvis yet.
I've got a lot to learn...
*grin*

FWIW, I think Nano is a darned fine editor! I set it up in the temporary toolchain portion of my LFS build and then built it again when I was done with the full build.

If I had one editor I had to rely on, I'd use Emacs, but Nano is a close second and it's a heck of a lot smaller than Emacs and is nearly as good an editor.

Regards,
 
Old 11-28-2010, 10:40 AM   #45
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Nice work, man. When I recommend Slack to someone I will definitely send them links with your tutorials.

BTW, I always thought that dependency hell is something you have to deal with when you use distro with package manager that uses automatic dependency resolution. Tried a few of them and it is HELL!
Well... I was a longtime Debian user before switching to Slack. Automatic dependency resolution works all right so long as you don't stray too far from the official repositories. It was when I started wanting to pick and choose software versions and heavily customize my system that automatic dependency resolution started to become a big problem.
 
  


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