I recently installed Slackware on my computer and I recently was able to get the wireless configured.

I then downloaded slackpkg and installed slackpkg.

Afterwards I ran slackpkg install-new
and slackpkg update. Afterwards , it did the updates. Afterwards I restarted my computer. When I went to startx as root, there was an error saying screen not found also a .serverauth file was missing ... What happened ? This is the second time after slackpkg update. Is there a reason for this error ? I am wondering how to get x started.

Can you do this again as root:

slackpkg update gpg
slackpkg update
slackpkg install-new
slackpkg upgrade-all

Then reboot.

Check if you can run startx as your regular user.

hi SenseSpheres,

excuse me in advance if I ask some questions: it's just to have a clearer situation and help you better.
which version have you installed? 14.1? 32bit or 64bit?
slackpkg is already included in a slackware full installation: by that you mean you have done a partial installation? what have you installed and what haven't you installed?
do you mean by that that you switched to a different version of slackware? maybe from stable to current (they are different versions)?
try copy/pasting the error, post a photo or something that shows us the exact complete error you got...

also, some details on your hardware could help: post the output of
and /var/log/Xorg.0.log: you can also use http://pastebin.com for that.

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I am testing to see what the results are. I ran slackpkg update gpg, then slackpkg install-new, then slackpkg update, and last slackpkg upgrade-all. For the second I got 'No changes in ChangeLog.txt between your update and now'. Then the 3rd 'Looking for NEW packages to install. Please wait ...DONE' 'No packages match the pattern for install. Try:'
'/usr/sbin/slackpkg upgrade|reinstall'


When 'slackpkg upgrade-all'

It says
'You have a broken /var/log/packages - with two versions of the same package. The list of packages duplicated in your machine are shown below, but don't worry about this list - when you select your action, slackpkg will show a better list:

slackpkg-2.82.0-noarch-12
slackpkg-2.82.0-noarch-16

You can (B)lacklist,(R)emove, or (I)ignore these packages
I got slackpkg

The order of operations using slackpkg is important. From the manpage I believe another response to your topic already mention the same. Please try again.

you have two slackpkgs in stalled. open a terminal as root and type pkgtool and uninstall one. Remember slackpkg is already installed with slackware you just edit the /etc/slackpkg/mirror then do a slackpkg update slackpkg upgrade-all

When you stall, you should push the stick to lower your nose, and increase throttle...

Err.. whatever..

As was mentioned... also remember to run these in the order listed.

what has happened so far:

At the cafe where I had wireless access, I was what to run slackpkg update , etcetera. It was updating various packages for a few hours, though it wasn't finished and I eventually had to s
quit in the middle. Currently, I am at a library, trying to start at the beginning again from the command line. I can't seem to access the wireless network here, though should be , its a public network. What do I do so I can get update started again?

It was

Can't you "just" mirror a repository once from one place, and then you'll have plenty of time (and speed) to solve your problem locally ?

Do you suggest I return to previous location ? I'm trying to work at the library today for various reasons.

Hahaha . I just suggest that you do a mirror, "anywhere" you can have a connection. I dunno where you should do it, if it was in a "cafe" well go to the cafe, it it's the library try there (you can ask at the library for an access maybe or can't you ?).

I 'm trying a different mirror, the problem is that I had been interrupted while I was slackpkg upgrade-all, and it seems to be having difficulty connecting. Currently it is 'Looking for packages to upgrade. Please wait...' . when I slackpkg upgrade-all earlier, it saw that some were upgraded, though later said something like 'unable to resolve host' .... Currently it is still in a process ...

If your using wireless and startx isn't working then you will most likely have to connect to a wireless network using the command line before slackpkg will work. here is two links that tell how to connect to a wireless network from the command line.
http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/14/con...-command-line/
http://xmodulo.com/manage-wifi-conne...mand-line.html

I was talking about doing a LOCAL mirror (first resync the repo somewhere on your harddrive). This is cool even when you have a fast and constant connection, with a sporadic and unstable connection, it's even more essential.

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