Questions tagged [slackware]
Slackware is a Linux-based operating system which aims for design stability and simplicity.
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Stuck at GRUB prompt after fresh Slackware install: Disk Not Found, need kernel loading help
I have just completed a new install of the latest slackware which went surprisingly well. Everything completed no errors.
I was prompted to reboot. But have now a problem I have no idea how to solve.
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Can't install vmware workstation 17.5 in slackware current
I can't install vmware workstation profesional 17.5 in my Slackware current, this is the error:
root@r2d2:/home/fito/Downloads# sh VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.0-22583795.x86_64.bundle
Extracting ...
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Problem When Compiling with Slackbuild Script
I have done a full install of slackware 15.0. Previously, I had no problem compiling & installing software using sboui or directly from the Slackbuild script. Lately I have been getting errors. ...
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nis client unixware stuck on id user
I have configured a NIS server
on Slackware 15
the client is Unixware 7
The client can see the server
ypwhich -m passwd
slackware1.mydomain
Maps are ok
ypcat passwd.byname
milandra:***:1002:1002::/...
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Can't bind client to local IP, another IP is used silently
Due to a firewall on a server, I need to make all connections to it from a host (Slackware64 linux 14.2, kernel 5.4) using allowed source IP, 10.2.23.1 in this case.
IP addresses on host:
$ ip a
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brasero: "name.ext" is not suitable for audio or video media
I try to create an Audio CD using brasero 3.12.3-x86_64-1salix15 on a Slackware 15.0 based system.
slapt-get added the following packages to meet all dependencies:
The following NEW packages will be ...
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Who or what start polkitd in Slackware?
On Linux "who" start daemons?
Suse, RockyLinux, Debian use systemd
Devuan use scripts in /etc/rc*.d/* which are symlinks from /etc/init.d
Slackware: use scripts in /etc/rc.d/rc.* (for ...
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How do I get desktop environment to work (Slackware 14.2)? xauth: file /root/serverauth.1112 does not exist
I am newbie to Linux. I have a problem with X server. I just installed Slackware as a second system with windows 11 and I can't start the desktop environment.
Laptop Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IRH Gaming
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Manual removal of Nvidia driver fails due to init and busybox
I'm using PorteuX (Slackware based) and in the shutdown/reboot process I want to unmount everything, which works fine unless I boot with Nvidia drivers. In this case, just before reboot -f step if I ...
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How to create a custom slackware "live" dvd?
I usually use a slackware-15 setup DVD as "livecd". Is more fast than other real live cd and contain a ssh daemon.
When I use it as livecd I did those steps
step1: give an easy root password
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Is it possible to unlock the grub boot with a usb key?
I have successfully setup a Slackware with boot encrypted partition
Grub ask me for luks password and decrypt the boot, then my ROOT partition encrypted read from a usb key a file and decrypt the ROOT ...
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Install Pure Data (PurrData) on Slackware 14.2
Hello i m using Slackware with a raspberry pi model 1 B+
I want to install purr data and i have to compile it
There is a bunch of dependencies and first libasound-dev is needed
Someone can help me to ...
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86Box on Linux Slackware, how to enable networking with pcap?
I have successfully run an old UNix SVR4 guest on Slackware 15.0 host.
This is the config for unix "vm"
[General]
vid_renderer = qt_opengl3
confirm_save = 0
confirm_reset = 0
language = ...
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Script hangs on slackware 15.0
I wrote the following simple script to automatically run aide and email the result.
nice -n 12 aide -C
mailx -s "AIDE Report: ${HOST}" ${ADMIN}@${SMTP} < /var/log/aide.log
exit
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Loop over users problem
I am struggling with a loop over users id, i want to list all the users in /etc/passwd whose id are greater than 999, it doesn't recognize my if .. fi sentence and it is important to say that I am ...
