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--- linux:slack_1release [2025/01/12 07:57] – created azman
+++ linux:slack_1release [2025/03/21 15:28] (current) – azman
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 ====== MY Slackware Install ======
-This is what I do for a ''lean'' (not necessarily minimal, but trimmed to my liking) installation. Will continuously update this based on my latest experience.
+Installation notes (i.e. packages, configs).
-**LastUpdated20230322**
+**LastUpdated20250112**
+===== Basic Install =====
+Using Slackware installer.
   * official packages (''getslack'')
-    * without kde & xfce (checkout my ''getslack'' config file below)
+    * checkout my ''getslack'' [[https://azman.unimap.edu.my/dokuwiki/doku.php?do=export_code&id=linux:slack_1repo&codeblock=0|config file]]
-    * removepkg: ''gnuchess, xaos, xsnow''
+    * without kde (AND xfce if going DE-less)
-    * removepkg: ''joe, nano, vim-gvim, slackpkg''
+    * ''removepkg gnuchess xaos xsnow''
+    * ''removepkg joe nano vim-gvim slackpkg''
   * setup/config
+    * sample elilo.conf <file shell elilo.conf>
+prompt
+#chooser=simple
+timeout=50
+default=Slack
+image=vmlinuz-huge
+        label=SlackHuge
+        read-only
+        append="root=/dev/sda2 resume=/dev/sda4 vga=normal"
+image=vmlinuz
+        label=Slack
+        initrd=initrd.gz
+        read-only
+        append="root=/dev/sda2 resume=/dev/sda4 vga=normal"
+</file>
     * make sure vim does not create backups (edit ''/usr/share/vim/vimrc'')
       * or, run ''vimstart'' (from my1shell repo)
     * dmesg no longer allowed for user
-      * append ''etc/rc.d/rc.local'' <- ''echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/dmesg_restrict''
+      * append ''rc.local'' <- ''echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/dmesg_restrict''
       * or, run ''setup_slack'' (from my1shell repo)
-    * setup acpi from my personal script
   * additional packages (''getslackpack'')
+    * checkout my ''getslackpack'' [[https://azman.unimap.edu.my/dokuwiki/doku.php?do=export_code&id=linux:slack_1repo&codeblock=1|config file]] and [[https://azman.unimap.edu.my/dokuwiki/doku.php?do=export_code&id=linux:slack_1repo&codeblock=2|repository list]]
     * (alien) openjdk libreoffice libreoffice-dict-en"
   * additional packages (''getslackbuild'')
-    * ''dmenu slock st wmname''
     * ''slackware-xdm-theme''
-    * ''geany rox-filer pmount unrar''
+    * ''geany unrar''
     * ''nss-mdns avahi libdaemon''
-    * scripts from slackbuilds.org all gathered [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1slackbuilds|here]]
+    * actually, scripts from slackbuilds.org ([[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1slackbuilds|commonly used]])
+===== DE-less config =====
+This is what I do for a ''lean'' (not necessarily minimal, but trimmed to my liking) installation.
+  * setup acpi from my personal script
+  * additional packages (''getslackbuild'')
+    * ''dmenu slock st wmname''
+    * ''rox-filer pmount''
   * custom [[https://dwm.suckless.org|dwm]] build
     * using my own [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1slackbuild/src/branch/master/dwm.SlackBuild|build script]] (which has personalized patches)
+===== Updating =====
 To maintain: