Re: Trying out Slackware

["ace" <ace@talkingirc.net>]

make uninstall is your friend.....when it's available.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@holmesgrown.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: Trying out Slackware


>I first use what packages Slackware has available and if I want
> something Slack doesn't have available, then I compile from sources
> and where possible, I use something like checkinstall to help in
> building a slackware compatible package.  One thing I like about
> packages - even the ones I build is I can compile something like
> mplayer on my fast machine and then just drop in the package on my
> slower laptop and just install it.  Another advantage to packages -
> once built either by myself or from slackware distro, is it is much
> easier to remove all components.  Some tarballs are complex enough
> that it is nearly impossible to find all the pieces to be removed.
> This is especially important when you want to upgrade.
>
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 07:41:55AM -0700, Ralph W. Reid wrote:
>> Slackware does have fewer 'pre-installed' packages than some other
>> distributions, but for some of us, just about everything actually
>> needed is there.  On the rare occasion when I have decided to add
>> something to my system, I have compiled the new program from the
>> original source.  At the moment, the only program I recall installing
>> this way was mplayer.  Everything else I needed seems to have already
>> been included--I just needed to write an occasional script or small C
>> or Ada program to use what was already available on the system.  I did
>> compile some adventure games from source some time ago, but whether I
>> 'needed' to add those to the system is somewhat debatable ;) .  Your
>> requirements may differ from mine--reviewing the distributions to find
>> out which one seems to fulfill most of your needs out of the box is a
>> good idea.  Don't forget to look through the 'extras' directory in
>> your favorite Slackware distribution--you might find a package already
>> set up there to handle your requirements.
>>
>> As for making packages in Slackware, you can do this if you like so
>> that your packages can be installed, updated, or removed with the
>> standard Slackware package tools.  You will still have to get the
>> source code and compile it to create a complete package to be
>> installed with installpkg, or perhaps you could just put your newly
>> compiled program in a place like /usr/local/bin without using any of
>> the package management tools.
>>
>> HTH, and have a great day.
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 07:43:24PM -0700, Zachary Kline wrote:
>> > Hiya,
>> >     Since I don't technically have an actual computer running Linux to 
>> > speak of, in some ways I have an advantage.  I'm able to try out new 
>> > Linux distributions on the fly and as I become interested in them. 
>> > Today I tried out Slackware 11.0, and I really like it so far.  The 
>> > only thing I have to get used to is the amount that comes preinstalled 
>> > and the amount that isn't available.  There are far fewer packages in 
>> > the Slackware repositories than in, say, the Gentoo Portage system or 
>> > Debian's package databases.  But I don't know if this is a bad thing or 
>> > not.
>> >     That being said, could any of you Slackware veterans give me a tip 
>> > or two?  What is the method for installing stuff that isn't in the 
>> > Slackware package lists?  Do you compile from source, or make a 
>> > Slackware package with makepkg?
>> > Thanks,
>> > Zack.
>> > PS: I love BSD init.
>>
>> -- 
>> Ralph.  N6BNO.  Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O.
>> rreid@sunset.net  http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid
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