====== Using Slackware-current ======

This is actually NOT recommended for beginners. But, sometimes, the need to use the latest software is unavoidable and this COULD be a solution. Plus, this will add a LOT of COOL-points 8-) 8-) 8-)

//**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.//

===== Installing =====

**[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
        * append ''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
  * get additional packages (''getslackpack'')
    * luckily, alienBob's repo 'supports' current
    * create custom getslackpack config ''.getslackpack''
    * (alien) openjdk libreoffice libreoffice-dict-en"
  * 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)

===== Updating =====

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