help with linux installation

[Ralph W. Reid]

For the initial installation, setting up hard drive partitions with
'fdisk' or 'cfdisk', and then running 'setup' and following the menus
and instructions will get the job done.  When running setup, you might
want to mute speech while the packages are being uncompressed and
installed from the CDROM's, DVD, or hard drive directory--lots of text
is generated as ever-single-package-description is displayed as the
packages are installed.

For upgrading packages, I use 'rsync' to get the packages from the
'patches/packages' directory from a Slackware mirror site, and then
upgrade any changed packages with 'upgradepkg *z' from within that
packages directory.  Other programs in the package management package
include 'installpkg', 'removepkg', and 'pkgtool'.  Others here may use
an alternate technique for upgrading packages such as using the
package browser at http://packages.slackware.it or by monitoring the
change log.

HTH, and have a great day.


On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 08:13:39PM -0700, TheCreator wrote:
> Hello,
> Sorry this is delayed.
> Unfortunately I just got to the computer. I'll try that tomorrow.
> Also, what does slack use for a package manager?
> I'm used to apt-get or apt-cache search...
> Thanks,At 09:36 AM 12/19/06, you wrote:
> >My experience is with Slackware, so I will focus on the Slackware
> >distribution.  What command line parameter(s) did you use with fdisk
> >which could not find your hard drive?  Did you enter 'fdisk /dev/hda'?
> >After booting wiht the installation diskettes or CDROM or DVD, try
> >looking in the /proc/ide directory--do you see any drive names such as
> >'hda', 'hdb', 'hdc', or 'hdd'?  Which version of Slackware have you
> >tried, and what type of hard drive does the computer contain (ATA,
> >SATA, SCSI, something else)?  I will try to check my email for this
> >list throughout the day in case you have further questions I might be
> >able to help answer.
> >
> >HTH and have a great day.
> >
> >On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 04:49:49PM -0700, TheCreator wrote:
> > > Hello list,
> > > I've tried to install deb and slack, and I'm not having much luck.
> > > Debian informs me that it can't mount my cd drive, and I can't 
> > get any farther.
> > > Slack says that it can't open the harddrive, with cfdisk and fdisk both.
> > > I also tried using the deb floppies, from which my computer will not boot.
> > > Any ideas are really helpfull, I'm trying to get at least ssh up and
> > > running on deb before wednesday, because I've got to go stay with my
> > > mom for a while, and can't get to the computer itself unless I'm
> > > using an ssh connection.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > ~~TheCreator~~
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> >
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> Thanks,
> ~~TheCreator~~
> Check out our new and improved site:
> http://tysplace.shaned.net
> "My programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features."
> "Failure is not an option; it comes bundled with windows."
> "Dont call me crazy, because I'm totally sain, and its you all that are crazy."
> 
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