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-====== Slackware Installation ======
-My Slackware installation notes. Some old notes have been [[linux:slack_archive|archived]].
-Do note that Slackware also has a great [[https://docs.slackware.com/|documentation site]].
-===== Getting Slackware =====
-The official way to do this is, of course, to get it from [[https://www.slackware.com/getslack/|slackware.com]].
-Personally, I have [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/getslack|getslack]], a bash script based on (more accurately, a trimmed-down version of) the excellent (he termed it //infamous//) [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh|mirror-slackware-current.sh]] by [[https://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php|Alien Bob]]. When going down this path, the next step would be to prepare the installation media.
-++++ Slackware Installer ISO Image |
-==== Slackware Installer ISO Image ====
-I no longer need an ISO image (refer to USB installer below). But, I have [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/slack2iso|slack2iso]] script (also based on Alien Bob's script) can help in creating one using the tree downloaded by ''getslack''.
-++++
-++++ Slackware USB Installer |
-==== Slackware USB Installer ====
-[[https://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php|Alien Bob]] has provided a [[https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/|script]] to make/setup/configure a USB-based Slackware installation media. I wanted to do something simpler using the existing files in the Slackware tree that I mirrored using ''getslack'' (mentioned above). So, here is how I got that working.
-  - Create a FAT32 partition
-    * use ''fdisk'' and make sure it is bootable (bootable flag enabled)
-    * use ''mkdosfs'' (e.g. ''mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sdb1'')
-  - Use syslinux to provide bootloader
-    * create a ''/linux/boot/syslinux'' folder on the USB
-    * type <code>syslinux -d /linux/boot/syslinux /dev/sdb1</code> **Note**: On newer syslinux, use ''-i'' to indicate new installation
-    * a file ''ldlinux.sys'' should appear in ''/linux/boot/syslinux''
-  - Copy boot facilities from Slackware tree to the media
-    * copy a kernel from slackware tree to ''/linux/boot'' (I used ''huge.s'')
-    * copy ''initrd.img'' and ''message.txt'' to ''/linux/boot''
-    * copy ''isolinux.cfg'' to ''/linux/boot/syslinux'' as ''syslinux.cfg''
-    * edit ''syslinux.cfg'' accordingly (initrd, kernel params, etc.)
-  - Copy slackware<64> in the Slackware tree (I used a shorter folder name like slack on the USB)
-And... we're done! Now we have a simple Slackware USB Installer and install it on every computer we can get our hands on! 8-)
-**Note**: When running lilo, the installer will detect the USB FAT32 partition as a Windows partition and create an entry for it in ''/etc/lilo.conf''. What I did was just chroot into ''/mnt'', edit ''/etc/lilo.conf'' accordingly and re-run ''lilo''. **OR** you can just do this AFTER you've logged into the system - just don't select that Windows partition at lilo boot menu.
-++++
-++++ Note: GPT Disks and EFI |
-==== Note: GPT Disks and EFI ====
-Things moving to (U)EFI and GPT... slowly leaving legacy BIOS and MBR.
-Instead of MBR, we use GPT partitioning scheme:
-  * supports bigger disk
-  * supports EFI booting (easier to maintain actually :p)
-Partition codes are 2-bytes instead (only 1-byte on MBR's partition table). Among the common ones:
-  * EF00 (EFI System Partition): this is what EFI boot look for
-    * format FAT32 <code>mkdosfs -F 32 -n MY1EFI /dev/sdxx</code>
-  * 0700 (MS Basic Data): Windows Partition
-    * format NTFS <code>mkntfs -f -L MY1WIN /dev/sdxx</code>
-  * 8300 (Linux filesystem): Linux Partition
-    * format EXT4 <code>mkfs.ext4 -L MY1LIN /dev/sdxx</code>
-Once boot using EFI, ''efibootmgr'' tool can be used (available on Slackware 14.2)
-  * to create an entry labelled ''Slackware'' with loader file named ''\efi\slackware\elilo.efi'' located on first partition of first disk (''/dev/sda1'') <code>efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -L "Slackware" -l "\efi\slackware\elilo.efi"</code>
-  * to delete an entry xxxx (bootnum) <code>efibootmgr -b xxxx -B</code>
-  * to re-order boot sequence <code>efibootmgr -o xxxx,yyyy,zzzz</code>
-++++
-===== Using Slackware-current =====
-//**Note:** I have removed a section on DE-less installation since my current slackware installations ARE, in fact, DE-less.//
-//**Note:** I have also removed a section on hijacking other Linux system - this, here, turned out to be VERY similar to what needed to be done.//
-**[LastUpdated20210620]**
-I need to use GTK3 version that is newer that the one on 14.2, so I tried the development version (**slackware64-current**). I have done the same once (pre-11), so I am aware that there can be some issues when doing this. I am happy to say that I AM writing this on a slackware64-current (15.0 beta?) installation on my laptop.
-So, this is a little note to my future self (or anybody that may be find this useful //**DISCLAIMER: Use this at your own risk!**//). I am doing this while still using Devuan and I want to keep that for backup, in case things go wrong. (On a side note, the reason I use Devuan was because of the GTK3 version.) So, I have an extra partition that I have reformatted and prepared to download the stuffs I need.
-  * download official packages (''getslack'')
-    * create download path: ''<mount-path>/home/share/slackware''
-    * create custom getslack config ''.getslack''
-    * set ''VERS=current''
-    * exclude kde & xfce
-  * setup EFI boot
-    * ''bzImage'' in kernels/huge.s (rename to ''vmlinuz'')
-    * ''initrd.img'' in isolinux/ (this has the slackware setup)
-  * boot and run installation as usual
-    * DO NOT format partition (packages are there!)
-    * pick packages from mounted path
-    * manually set kernel to boot (i use huge - generic needs initramfs)
-  * boot newly installed slackware
-    * remove ''gnuchess'' and ''xaos'' packages
-    * make sure vim does not create backups (edit ''/usr/share/vim/vimrc'')
-    * allow ''dmesg'' for user
-        * edit ''/etc/rc.d/rc.local'' <- ''echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/dmesg_restrict''
-    * just for personal reference, some useful info on using nmcli <code bash>
-nmcli r[adio] wifi
-nmcli r[adio] wifi on
-nmcli d[evice] wifi list
-nmcli d[evice] wifi connect <ssid> password <pass> ifname <wlan0>
-nmcli c[onnection] show
-nmcli c[onnection] down <ssid>
-nmcli c[onnection] up <ssid></code>
-    * customize ''/etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults'' (standard default paths)
-    * create user
-  * **things to note!**
-    * elogind conflicts with my acpi scripts (lid, to be exact)
-      * edit ''/etc/elogind/logind.conf''
-      * insert HandleLidSwitch=ignore
-    * pm-utils not available
-      * use loginctl instead (e.g. ''loginctl suspend'' instead of ''pm-suspend'')
-      * on the plus side, does not need root
-    * to lock xsession when suspending, create sleep-hook (script)
-      * e.g. edit /lib64/elogind/system-sleep/xlock <file bash xlock>
-#!/bin/bash
-case "$1" in
-        pre)
-                upid=$(pgrep dbus-launch)
-                user=$(ps -o user --no-headers $upid)
-                export XAUTHORITY=/home/$user/.Xauthority
-                export DISPLAY=":0.0"
-                su $user -c 'xlock -mode matrix' &
-                sleep 1
-                ;;
-esac</file>
-      * make it executable (''chmod a+x'')
-  * get additional packages (''getslackpack'')
-    * luckily, alienBob's repo 'supports' current
-    * create custom getslackpack config ''.getslackpack''
-    * (alien) openjdk libreoffice libreoffice-dict-en"
-    * //note: ffmpeg already on current!//
-  * get additional packages (''getslackbuild'')
-    * run as ''VERS=14.2 getslackbuild fetch <pkg>''
-    * pkgs: ''dmenu geany rox-filer slackware-xdm-theme''
-    * pkgs: ''slock st wmname pmount unrar''
-    * pkgs: ''nss-mdns avahi libdaemon''
-    * //note: rox-filer cannot be compiled, needed patching ([[https://bugs.gentoo.org/710330|this]])//
-    * i have gathered all the scripts from slackbuilds.org that i use and keep them [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1slackbuilds|here]]
-  * i want to use [[https://dwm.suckless.org|dwm]]
-    * using my own custom [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1slackbuild/src/branch/master/dwm.SlackBuild|build script]] (which has personalized patches)
-    * my dwm xinitrc will run loginctl hibernate when battery<30% (-> what i need on my current laptop)
-To maintain:
-//**note:** my ''libmy1slack'' library will detect current when ''/etc/slackware-version'' has '+' suffix. this sign will disappear when -current is near to a stable release.//
-  * run [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/slack-update|slack-update]] as usual
-    * when ''-current'' going stable, use ''SLACKVERS=current slack-update''
-  * run [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/slack-current|slack-current]] instead of ''slackpatch''
-    * when ''-current'' going stable, use ''-f'' switch
-    * to see removed packages, use [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/slackview|slackview]] (i.e. ''SLACKVERS=current slackview find --alien'')
-  * update those installed using getslackbuild if needed
-===== Lean Installation =====
-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.
-**LastUpdated20230322**
-  * official packages (''getslack'')
-    * without kde & xfce (checkout my ''getslack'' config file below)
-    * removepkg: ''gnuchess, xaos, xsnow''
-    * removepkg: ''joe, nano, vim-gvim, slackpkg''
-  * setup/config
-    * make sure vim does not create backups (edit ''/usr/share/vim/vimrc'')
-      * or, run ''vimstart'' (from my1shell repo)
-    * dmesg no longer allowed for user
-      * edit ''/etc/rc.d/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'')
-    * (alien) openjdk libreoffice libreoffice-dict-en"
-  * additional packages (''getslackbuild'')
-    * ''dmenu slock st wmname''
-    * ''slackware-xdm-theme''
-    * ''geany rox-filer pmount unrar''
-    * ''nss-mdns avahi libdaemon''
-    * scripts from slackbuilds.org all gathered [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1slackbuilds|here]]
-  * 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)
-To maintain:
-  * run [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/slack-update|slack-update]]
-    * this actually runs 3 scripts  (''getslack'',''getslackpack'',''getslackbuild'')
-  * run [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/slackpath|slackpatch]] (if required)
-  * run [[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/getslackbuild|getslackbuild build -x -i]] (if required)
-++++ Configuration file for getslack |
-<file bash dot-getslack>
-# repo selection
-RSYNCURLROOT="slackware.mirrors.tds.net::slackware/"
-#RSYNCURLROOT="mirrors.kernel.org::slackware/"
-#RSYNCURLROOT="rsync.osuosl.org::slackware/"
-#RSYNCURLROOT="bear.alienbase.nl::mirrors/slackware/"
-# allow VERS to be overridden at command line
-VERS=${VERS:="current"}
-# include info for extra packages
-INCLUDES="$INCLUDES --include=extra/ --include=extra/PACKAGES.TXT"
-# exclude non-essentials
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=extra/*"
-# exclude non-standard
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=pasture/ --exclude=testing/"
-# exclude extra installers
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=usb-and-pxe-installers/"
-# exclude source
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=source/"
-# exclude unwanted packages
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=slackware*/e/ --exclude=slackware*/f/"
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=slackware*/kdei/ --exclude=slackware*/y/"
-# exclude kde
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=slackware*/kde/"
-# exclude xfce
-EXCLUDES="$EXCLUDES --exclude=slackware*/xfce/"
-</file>
-++++
-++++ Configuration file for getslackpack |
-<file bash dot-getslackpack>
-# always execute
-OPT_CHECK="NO"
-# always sweep old packages
-OPT_SWEEP="YES"
-# allow VERS to be overridden at command line
-VERS=${VERS:="current"}
-# bare necessities
-THIS_CONF="--alien openjdk"
-# office suite
-THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien libreoffice libreoffice-dict-en"
-# running java applet?
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien icedtea-web rhino"
-# java build tool?
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien apache-ant"
-# chromium stuff
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien chromium"
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF chromium-pepperflash-plugin"
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF chromium-widevine-plugin"
-# miscellaneous
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien p7zip xdialog"
-# torrent-stuff
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien qbittorrent libtorrent-rasterbar"
-# my video-tool need this
-THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien ffmpeg"
-# requirements for simple screen recorder?
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --alien ffmpeg jack opus"
-# nice pdf reader
-THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --rwork evince"
-# dvd/cd burning on xfce
-#THIS_CONF="$THIS_CONF --rwork xfburn libburn libisofs"
-</file>
-++++
-++++ Configuration file for slackpatch |
-<file bash dot-slackpatch>
-# check these extra package paths as well?
-#PKG_EXTPATH="${SLACKRELPATH}-multilib"
-# ignoring these standard packages => multilib!
-#PKG_IGNORED="glibc glibc-i18n glibc-profile glibc-solibs"
-#PKG_IGNORED="$PKG_IGNORED gcc gcc-g++ gcc-gfortran"
-#PKG_IGNORED="$PKG_IGNORED gcc-gnat gcc-go gcc-java gcc-objc"
-</file>
-++++
-Listing for ''my1live-root''...
-++++ Core list for Slackware-15.0 (Current) |
-<file text 00core.list>
-#core_system
-a!aaa_base
-a!aaa_glibc-solibs
-a!aaa_libraries
-a!aaa_terminfo
-a!bash
-a!bin
-a!coreutils
-a!devs
-a!e2fsprogs
-a!elvis
-a!etc
-a!eudev
-a!grep
-a!kernel-modules
-a!kmod
-a!libgudev
-a!procps-ng
-a!sed
-a!shadow
-a!sysklogd
-a!sysvinit
-a!sysvinit-scripts
-a!tar
-a!util-linux
-a!xz
-</file>
-++++
-===== chroot Installation =====
-**20110621** I want to have a 32-bit system running in chroot environment on my Slackware64. I've used such system on Debian using schroot...
-**20110906** I managed to do this as published [[https://my1azman.blogspot.com/2011/11/installing-slack32-on-slack64-chroot.html|here]]...
-**20120518** Minor change to the fstab entry for dev, which needs an rbind option so that the pty inside can be valid! Discussed [[https://my1azman.blogspot.com/2012/05/su-in-chroot-linux-stuff.html|here]].
-**20120524** This is now part of my slackstuff collection (now known as [[https://github.com/azman/my1shell|my1shell]])... in form of a script called slackroot.
-**20121031** The path to the chroot installation MUST ALL BE owned by root - or else, users will get a ''Write failed: Broken pipe'' error.
-//**TODO** A how-to on creating 32-bit chroot on 64-bit Slackware using ''slackroot'' script.//
-<file text slack_chroot32.txt>
-- on my pure slack64 (maintained using getslack/getslackpack)
-$ ARCH=i686 getslack
-- create root filesystem using 32-bit packages
-# slackroot /opt/chroot32 --arch x86 --desk -x
-- copy user/group info from 64-bit system to chroot32
-  = will maintain its own login info!
-# preproot --init /opt/chroot32
-- mount bind 'system' paths
-# preproot /opt/chroot32
-- ssh into system to use 32-bit chroot
-# ssh user@127.0.0.1
-- unmount bind 'system' paths
-# preproot --done /opt/chroot32
-</file>
-===== Extra Notes =====
-Some things to note...
-**20210620** Slackware's CPU frequency scaling works (checkout ''/etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq'') - just to remind myself, no need to look into this!
-==== Admin-stuff for non-root user ====
-To allow non-root users basic admin (poweroff,reboot,etc.), insert the following to ''/etc/sudoers'' (obviously, through ''sudo''). **Note**: Actually, only to users in group ''power''.
-<code>
-%power ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/poweroff
-%power ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/reboot
-%power ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/pm-suspend
-%power ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/pm-hibernate
-%power ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/pm-powersave
-</code>
-//**Note:** The pm-* binaries (pm-utils) are no longer available on Slackware 15.0//
-==== Multicast DNS @ Zeroconf ====
-  * install nss-mdns (requires avahi (requires libdaemon))
-  * save nss config
-    * ''mv /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf-orig''
-  * use provided nss config
-    * ''cp /etc/nsswitch.conf-mdns /etc/nsswitch.conf''
-  * run daemon at startup <code>
-script="/etc/rc.d/rc.avahidaemon"
-[ -x "$script" ] && $script start
-script="/etc/rc.d/rc.avahidnsconfd"
-[ -x "$script" ] && $script start
-</code>
-===== Multilib Setup =====
-Main references are [[https://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=slackware:multilib|here]] and [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/|here]].
-  - Basically, need to have C library and compiler capable of multilib. I use ''getslackpack'' to download required packages from [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/|Eric's multilib site]]. Install as instructed.
-  - I already have a 32-bit Slackware tree downloaded using ''getslack'' which I use for my 32-bit chroot installation. I use ''massconvert32.sh'' script on this tree. The ''massconvert32.sh'' script can be used to update as well (built packages are not rebuilt). Install as instructed.
-  - My ''slackpatch'' script has been updated to handle 'blacklisted' 64-bit versions and 'upgraded' compat32 packages
-**Update20180903**
-Read [[https://www.slackware.com/~alien/multilib/|here]].  I now have a more specific script to get multilib stuff (previously part of getslackpack script),
-  * use [[https://github.com/azman/my1shell/blob/master/getslack-multilib|getslack-multilib]] to download alien_bob's multilib stuff
-    * compat32-tools glibc(&friends) gcc(&friends)
-    * compat32 library packages
-  * upgrade pure-64 glibc/gcc packages counterparts
-    * upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new *.t?z
-  * install compat32-tools
-    * some useful helper scripts
-  * install 32-bit layer support libraries
-    * upgradepkg --install-new slackware64-compat32/*-compat32/*.t?z
-    * obviously, can be used to upgrade as well
-===== Upgrading 14.1 to 14.2 =====
-++++ A bash shell script I used to upgrade from 14.1 to 14.2 |
-<file bash upgrade_14-1_to_14-2.sh>
-#!/bin/bash
-# - upgrade 14.1 to 14.2
-SLACKVERS="14.2"
-# setup path to slackware tree
-SLACKROOT=${SLACKROOT:="$(pwd)"}
-[ -z "$SLACKARCH" ] && [ -n "$ARCH" ] && SLACKARCH=$ARCH
-SLACKARCH=${SLACKARCH:="$(uname -m)"}
-SLACKSUFX=${SLACKSUFX:=""}
-[ "$SLACKARCH" == "x86_64" ] && SLACKSUFX="64"
-SLACKFULL=${SLACKFULL:="slackware${SLACKSUFX}"}
-[ -z "$SLACKVERS" ] && [ -n "$RELEASE" ] && SLACKVERS=$RELEASE
-SLACKVERS=${SLACKVERS:="current"}
-SLACKRELS=${SLACKFULL}-${SLACKVERS}
-SLACKPATH=${SLACKROOT}/${SLACKRELS}
-# step 1
-upgradepkg ${SLACKPATH}/${SLACKFULL}/a/glibc-solibs-*.txz
-# step 2
-upgradepkg ${SLACKPATH}/${SLACKFULL}/a/pkgtools-*.txz
-upgradepkg ${SLACKPATH}/${SLACKFULL}/a/tar-*.txz
-upgradepkg ${SLACKPATH}/${SLACKFULL}/a/xz-*.txz
-upgradepkg ${SLACKPATH}/${SLACKFULL}/a/findutils-*.txz
-# step 3
-for dir in a ap d k l n t tcl x xap xfce ; do
-	do_path=${SLACKPATH}/${SLACKFULL}/$dir
-	[ ! -d $do_path ] && continue
-	( cd $do_path ; upgradepkg --install-new *.t?z )
-done
-# step 4
-removepkg ConsoleKit apmd bluez-hcidump cxxlibs foomatic-filters \
-  gnome-icon-theme imlib kdeadmin kdenetwork kdesdk kdetoys kwallet \
-  lesstif libelf libjpeg libxfcegui4 networkmanagement obex-data-server \
-  obexfs open-cobol oxygen-gtk3 phonon-mplayer phonon-xine pil portmap \
-  procps qca-cyrus-sasl qca-gnupg qca-ossl udev xchat xf86-input-aiptek \
-  xf86-video-modesetting xfce4-mixer xfce4-volumed xfwm4-themes
-# step 5
-# - run chknew
-# step 7
-# - check boot config
-</file>
-++++
-===== Building Custom Kernel =====
-  * run shell script ([[https://codeberg.org/azman/my1shell/src/branch/master/getlinux|getlinux]])
-  * select version, download source
-  * extract at ''/usr/src/'' (e.g. linux-4.4.199)
-  * copy a config from ''/boot'' <code># cp /boot/config-generic? > .config</code>
-  * use that config <code># make oldconfig</code>
-  * configure build <code># make menuconfig</code>
-  * build the kernel <code># make -j4 bzImage</code>
-  * build/install modules <code># make -j4 modules && make modules_install</code>
-    * ''modules_install'' requires root, obviously!
-  * copy (as root) kernel <code>
-cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-generic-4.14.12
-cp System.map /boot/System.map-generic-4.14.12
-cp .config /boot/config-generic-4.14.12</code>
-  * generate initrd if using generic<code>mkinitrd -c -k 4.14.12 -f ext4 -r /dev/sda3 -m ext4 -u -o /boot/initrd.gz</code>
-    * a useful initrd generator script IS available
-    * run ''/usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh''
-    * then run the generated/recommended command
-    * checkout the ''-P'' option if required
-===== Listing Packages =====
-Run ls -l output on /var/log/packages <code># ls -l /var/log/packages</code>
-Get package full name ONLY <code># ls -l /var/log/packages | sed 's|^.* \(.*\)$|\1|g'</code>
-Get package name ONLY<code> # ls -l /var/log/packages | sed -e 's|^.* \(.*\)$|\1|g' -e 's|^\(.*\)-[^-]*-[^-]*-[^-]*$|\1|g'</code>
-Find package files for installed packages <code>
-for pkg in `ls /var/log/packages/` ; do
-	pkg_file=`find /home/share/slackware/slackware64-14.2/ -name "${pkg}.txz"` ;
-	[ -f "$pkg_file" ] && continue ;
-	echo "Cannot find file for $pkg" ;
-done
-</code>
-Find installation log for standard packages <code bash>
-for pkg in `find /home/share/slackware/slackware64-14.2/slackware64 -name "*.txz" | sort` ; do
-	base=`basename $pkg` ;
-	name=${base%.*} ;
-	test="/var/log/packages/$name" ;
-	[ -f "$test" ] && continue ;
-	echo "Cannot find file for $test" ;
-done
-</code>
-To list currently installed packages (to be used in my1live)
-  * get all installed packages <code bash># slackview file --name pkgs.txt --installed --insert</code>
-  * sort based on software sets <code># slackview file --name pkgs.txt --sort</code>
-  * remove those already selected for my1live <code>slackview file --name pkgs.txt --dups curr.list</code>
-  * rename pkgs.txt to my1live list (e.g. XXmore.list)
-====== Slackware/Linux Desktop ======
-Little tips for better Slackware/Linux desktop experience.
-===== Mplayer (gmplayer) runs without video window =====
-Double-clicking in file manager (Thunar) shows no video (audio is ok, so program is running). Running mplayer from command line is fine. Turns out gui version is gmplayer - running from console shows this error message <code>Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_va_gl.so</code>
-So, just edit ''~/.mplayer/gui.conf'', find the line for ''vo_driver'' and set it to ''gl''. Show be ok after that... at least in my case it is.
-===== Login issue =====
-When using xdm, login fails sometimes with error message ''... Unable to establish ICE listener...''
-  * edit ''/etc/rc.d/rc.local'' <- ''rm -rf /tmp/.ICE-unix/*''
-===== Mplayer and Xscreensaver =====
-//Note: **NOT** tested... just found this :-P//
-Although the mplayer setting to disable xscreensaver has been selected, xscreensaver still runs!
-Possible Solution: Edit ''~/.mplayer/config''
-<code>heartbeat-cmd="xscreensaver-command -deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1"</code>
-===== Audio issue when using ALSA =====
-The solution is [[https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardware:sound_problems_on_slackware|here]]
-    * in short, ALSA using the HDMI output as default
-    * use alsamixer, [F6] select the card (the one that is NOT HDMI) and make sure output is not muted
-    * use aplay -l to identify the card/slot# and device#
-    * use ''aplay -D plughw:<card/slot#>,<device#> <WAV file>'' to test
-    * edit ''/etc/asound.conf'' or ''~/.asoundrc'' to fix this (sample below) <file text asound.conf>pcm.!default {
-        type hw
-        card <card/slot#>
-   }
-   ctl.!default {
-        type hw
-        card <card/slot#>
-   }</file>
-===== Low volume when using ALSA =====
-As seen [[https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/adding-an-alsa-software-pre-amp-to-fix-low-sound-levels/|here]]...
-Check ''/etc/asound.conf''
-<code >
-  pcm.!default {
-      type plug
-      slave.pcm "softvol"
-  }
-  pcm.softvol {
-      type softvol
-      slave {
-          pcm "dmix"
-      }
-      control {
-          name "Pre-Amp"
-          card 0
-      }
-      min_dB -5.0
-      max_dB 20.0
-      resolution 6
-  }
-</code>
-Sometimes need ''type'' in ''pcm.!default'' to be ''hw''
-====== Slackware Application ======
-Setting up application(s) on Slackware... but, most are applicable to all distributions.
-===== 'Hidden' Application =====
-There are a couple (a few?)of applications that I thought  have great features but relatively unknown (I only knew about them after looking for specific solution). Here they are:
-  * xfig - nice app to create figures for use with latex
-  * xpaint - can do screen capture (''xpaint -snapshot'')
-===== Apache Setup =====
-Editing /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
-  * change document root to a folder my main user have full access
-    * also create a link to it from my user account
-  * allow php to be indexed => add to directory index in dir_module
-  * enable php (towards the end of the file) => include mod_php.conf
-  * enable mod_rewrite (API server?) => LoadModule ... mod_rewrite.so
-  * optional: set serveradmin email and servername
-  * optional: to only serve locally, set listen localhost:80 ???
-Setting up SSL: (for HTTPS!)
-  * modify /etc/httpd/httpd.conf:
-    * enable loadmodule mod_ssl.so
-    * enable loadmodule mod_socache_shmcb.so
-    * include httpd-ssl.conf
-  * generate private key:
-    * <code>openssl genrsa -out privkey.pem 2048</code>
-    * rsa private key with 2048-bit long modulus written to file
-  * generate cert:
-    * <code>openssl req -new -x509 -key privkey.pem -out cacert.pem -days 1095</code>
-  * edit /etc/httpd/httpd-ssl.conf
-    * acordingly...
-===== mariadb/mysql Setup =====
-  * run <code>mysql_install_db</code>
-  * make sure permision given to user //mysql// <code>chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql</code>
-  * start daemon <code>sh /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start</code>
-  * run <code>/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation</code>
-  * create specific database for specific app <code>create database app_db;</code>
-  * create specific user for specific app and grant all access <code>grant all privileges on app_db.* to 'user_app'@'localhost' identified by 'pass_app';</code>
-  * just formality, run <code>flush privileges;</code>
-  * to additionally create specific user for specific app <code>create user 'user_app'@'localhost' identified by 'pass_app';</code>
-  * recover root password: <code>
-# /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld stop
-# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
-# mysql -u root
-$ mysql -uroot -p
-mysql> use mysql;
-mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD('<newpass>') where User='root';
-mysql> flush privileges;
-mysql> exit
-</code>
-  * reset auto_increment primary key: <code>alter table my1vehicle AUTO_INCREMENT=1;</code>
-  * remove foreign key from table (start with checking for key name) <code>
-select table_name,auto_increment from information_schema.tables;
-alter table my1data_use drop foreign key my1data_use_ibfk_2;
-</code>
-  * backup db <code>mysqldump -p -u user userdb > userapp-`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`.sql</code>
-===== TeXLive Install/Setup =====
-The default tetex is usable, but it is no longer maintained and some new packages are not available.
-{{page>linux:app_texlive&noheader}}
-===== rsync server =====
-  * create ''/etc/rsyncd.conf'' <file text rsync.conf>
-max connections = 2
-log file = /var/log/rsync.log
-timeout = 300
-[share]
-comment = Shared Stuff
-path = /home/share
-read only = yes
-list = yes
-hosts allow = 192.168.3.0/24
-uid = nobody
-gid = nobody
-#auth users = pub
-#secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
-</file>
-    * modify subnet mask address for host allow accordingly
-  * in ''/etc/inetd.conf''
-    * insert this line<code>rsync	stream	tcp	nowait	root	/usr/bin/rsync	rsync --daemon</code>
-  * in ''/etc/services''
-    * insert this line<code>rsync	873/tcp</code>
-  * maybe create ''/etc/rsyncd.secrets''<file text rsyncd.secrets>
-pub:pub
-</file>
-  * start rsync daemon<code>/usr/bin/rsync --daemon --config=/etc/rsyncd.conf</code>
-===== Steam on Slack64 (in chroot32) =====
-on an x86_64 machine,
-  * install libtxc_dxtn package from slackbuilds.org (64-bit)
-  * use 'slackroot' to create 32-bit chroot environment (chroot32)
-    * target for desktop
-  * ssh into localhost to enter chroot32 as normal user
-    * remember to run 'preproot' (as root) prior to that
-    * ... and 'preproot --release' when done
-  * install packages
-    * install alien_bob's steamclient package
-    * install libtxc_dxtn package from slackbuilds.org (32-bit)
-  * run 'linux32' to create an official 32-bit environment
-  * run 'steam -tcp'
-====== Slackware Miscellaneous ======
-Some personal notes...
-===== Libreoffice =====
-  * alien_bob's libreoffice cannot run
-    * got ''unspecified application error''
-  * found a fix in lq forum
-    * look for graphic driver used <code bash>$ lspci -vv | sed -n '/VGA compatible/,/^$/ p'</code>
-    * in my case i915
-    * have a <code>export MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i915</code>