[SOLVED] slacklive from scratch (Mandatory package list file)

Alien Bob · 03-30-2017, 04:14 AM

I generated a new Cinnamon ISO last night on a virtual machine using this command:

Code:

./make_slackware_live.sh -d CINNAMON -s /mnt/auto/sox/ftp/pub/Linux/Slackware

The directory "/mnt/auto/sox/ftp/pub/Linux/Slackware/" contains the "slackware64-current" subdirectory with a full Slackware mirror, created using my mirror script.
The liveslak scripts were cloned using the command:

Code:

git clone git://bear.alienbase.nl/liveslak.git ; cd liveslak

The process went flawlessly.

ansisys · 04-21-2017, 06:42 AM

@AlienBob

So you have been able to create Cinnamon flavor of the SlackwareLive. That's a good news. Can you then provide step by step instructions, please?

willysr · 04-21-2017, 07:14 AM

I think he already gives instructions on top of your posting

ansisys · 04-21-2017, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willysr

I think he already gives instructions on top of your posting

I agree it is some sort of instruction, but not a step by step one.The reason for asking for step-by-step instruction is the fact, that I tired to create "CINNAMON" version so many times and every time there was something missing on my end

My question is just sort of result of growing frustration due to my own inability to complete such a simple task successfully

Nevertheless I'll do give it a shot once again and will report back if all finished as expected. ps. Wish me luck.

Alien Bob · 04-21-2017, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ansisys

I agree it is some sort of instruction, but not a step by step one.The reason for asking for step-by-step instruction is the fact, that I tired to create "CINNAMON" version so many times and every time there was something missing on my end

My question is just sort of result of growing frustration due to my own inability to complete such a simple task successfully

Nevertheless I'll do give it a shot once again and will report back if all finished as expected. ps. Wish me luck.

Try my instructions again from post #16, and this time do not download any Slackware package in advance. I have updated liveslak (it's now at version 1.1.7) so that it will download the Slackware packages all by itself instead of aborting with an error. That way, I can be certain that a full Slackware repository is available locally. According to the error you posted, your locally mirrored Slackware repository was most likely missing the ./isolinux directory, which happens if you only download the package directory (./slackware64)

ansisys · 05-09-2017, 08:49 AM

I'm sorry for the delay in replying to you message, but personal matters were hindering me from doing anything in regard to Slackware. It ought to be better now.

As for the task as per topic, the creation of the unfortunate Cinnamon live iso didn't go quite well. There was another "unusual" error comming up this time.

Code:

Updating the package lists...
        Downloading...
                Saving ChangeLog.txt from repository slackpkgplus ...

                Repository restricted has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository alienbob has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository ktown has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository mate has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository studioware has no ChangeLog.txt.


                        !!! F A T A L !!!
    Repository 'studioware' FAILS the CHECKSUMS.md5 download
    The repository may be invalid and will be SKIPPED.

Files /var/lib/slackpkg/ChangeLog.txt and /tmp/slackpkg.PWzalb/ChangeLog.txt differ

                List of all files
                Checksums
                Package List
                Package descriptions
        Formatting lists to slackpkg style...
                Package List: using CHECKSUMS.md5 as source
                Package descriptions


==============================================================================
  WARNING! One or more errors occurred while slackpkg was running
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
studioware: SKIPPING Invalid repository (fails to download CHECKSUMS.md5)
    ( http://slackware.uk/studioware/current/CHECKSUMS.md5 )

138608 blocks
patching file /mnt/slackwarelive/sbin/liloconfig
patching file /mnt/slackwarelive/usr/sbin/eliloconfig
Hunk #2 FAILED at 90.
1 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file /mnt/slackwarelive/usr/sbin/eliloconfig.rej
*** ./make_slackware_live.sh FAILED at line 1425 ***
--- Cleaning up the staging area...

These are the steps that I've executed:

1. git clone git://bear.alienbase.nl/liveslak.git ; cd liveslak
2. root@slackvm:~/liveslak# ./make_slackware_live.sh -d CINNAMON -O cinnamon.iso

Should I maybe first get one of your liveslaks, make it installed on hdd (virtualmaschine or not) and then execute steps 1 and 2? At the moment I'm doing it on previously installed slackware on vm. It was installed from mini.iso. I guess it shouldn't be an issue, should it?

ps. Eric, I appreciate your time spent on this. We are definitely a bit closer to the solution, I guess

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

Try my instructions again from post #16, and this time do not download any Slackware package in advance. I have updated liveslak (it's now at version 1.1.7) so that it will download the Slackware packages all by itself instead of aborting with an error. That way, I can be certain that a full Slackware repository is available locally. According to the error you posted, your locally mirrored Slackware repository was most likely missing the ./isolinux directory, which happens if you only download the package directory (./slackware64)

Alien Bob · 05-09-2017, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ansisys

I'm sorry for the delay in replying to you message, but personal matters were hindering me from doing anything in regard to Slackware. It ought to be better now.

As for the task as per topic, the creation of the unfortunate Cinnamon live iso didn't go quite well. There was another "unusual" error comming up this time.

Code:

Updating the package lists...
        Downloading...
                Saving ChangeLog.txt from repository slackpkgplus ...

                Repository restricted has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository alienbob has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository ktown has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository mate has no ChangeLog.txt.

                Repository studioware has no ChangeLog.txt.


                        !!! F A T A L !!!
    Repository 'studioware' FAILS the CHECKSUMS.md5 download
    The repository may be invalid and will be SKIPPED.

Files /var/lib/slackpkg/ChangeLog.txt and /tmp/slackpkg.PWzalb/ChangeLog.txt differ

                List of all files
                Checksums
                Package List
                Package descriptions
        Formatting lists to slackpkg style...
                Package List: using CHECKSUMS.md5 as source
                Package descriptions


==============================================================================
  WARNING! One or more errors occurred while slackpkg was running
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
studioware: SKIPPING Invalid repository (fails to download CHECKSUMS.md5)
    ( http://slackware.uk/studioware/current/CHECKSUMS.md5 )

This is the result of the fact that the Studioware team still has to get used to creating a proper repository. The repository can be commented out for now and the error will be gone.

Quote:

Code:

138608 blocks
patching file /mnt/slackwarelive/sbin/liloconfig
patching file /mnt/slackwarelive/usr/sbin/eliloconfig
Hunk #2 FAILED at 90.
1 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file /mnt/slackwarelive/usr/sbin/eliloconfig.rej
*** ./make_slackware_live.sh FAILED at line 1425 ***
--- Cleaning up the staging area...

This is the result of a modification of Slackware's eliloconfig script (to properly handle NVMe devices) which causes my patch to no longer apply.

Quote:

These are the steps that I've executed:

1. git clone git://bear.alienbase.nl/liveslak.git ; cd liveslak
2. root@slackvm:~/liveslak# ./make_slackware_live.sh -d CINNAMON -O cinnamon.iso

Should I maybe first get one of your liveslaks, make it installed on hdd (virtualmaschine or not) and then execute steps 1 and 2? At the moment I'm doing it on previously installed slackware on vm. It was installed from mini.iso. I guess it shouldn't be an issue, should it?

ps. Eric, I appreciate your time spent on this. We are definitely a bit closer to the solution, I guess

If you wait for new commits in the repository, I will have fixed the eliloconfig patch, and disabled the studioware repo. I am re-spinning a Live ISO now to see if my liveslak updates have been done correctly.

ansisys · 05-10-2017, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

This is the result of the fact that the Studioware team still has to get used to creating a proper repository. The repository can be commented out for now and the error will be gone.

This is the result of a modification of Slackware's eliloconfig script (to properly handle NVMe devices) which causes my patch to no longer apply.

If you wait for new commits in the repository, I will have fixed the eliloconfig patch, and disabled the studioware repo. I am re-spinning a Live ISO now to see if my liveslak updates have been done correctly.

I think a week or two shouldn't make to much of a difference for me. It's quite some time now since I started creating this Cinnamon thing and despite all the efforts of the living and the dead preventing me from doing so I still haven't lost hope