Slackware

problem with firefox, thunderbird and seamonkey
wcth wrote: I have updated the two packages firefox, thunderbird, and seamonkey, and now they are not working anymore. On every page in firefox I get the message : server not found In the preferences for network settings I have "direct connexion to the internet" But konqueror, links, opera, swiftwea... 6 May 2008 21:26

12.1: Lilo fails with encrypted root partition. "Illegal 'root' specification"
Hi. I'm installing Slackware 12.1 and I'm encrypting the entire file system (except /boot). I'm following the instructions, but when I'm editing lilo.conf and changing the linux bootable config and then try to run lilo I get (besides those warnings): Fatal: Illegal 'root' specification: /dev/mapper/cryptroot ... 7 May 2008 07:28

Seachange...
On 2008-04-24, Longfellow <not(a)this.address> wrote: But all that is negotiable. What is not is that it run Slackware 12.x. Ergo, that is the benchmark, and why I'm mentioning it here: What are you guys using for hardware? What is the most rock solid reasonably performing system (actually, components, I... 25 Apr 2008 02:10

[semi-OT] Seachange...
.... or is it a tectonic shift? The wife is now more sensitive to her computer performance than am I! So now we go hunting for new hardware. But all that is negotiable. What is not is that it run Slackware 12.x. Ergo, that is the benchmark, and why I'm mentioning it here: What are you guys using for hardware?... 24 Apr 2008 16:39

ot: starting mysql
i've done this many times and i always get the same problem... after a clean install (virtual machine in this, didn't get a virus or spyware), i do "su - mysql", "mysql_install_db" and it tells me to: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h foo password 'new-password' ... 24 Apr 2008 11:50

ATI binaries and kernel 2.6.25
Joerg wrote: Hi, people using NVIDIA binaries please look here for kernel 2.6.25: www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=280afbc3bf85cf9527cdbbe4c347a686&t=110088 Joerg And look here for an unofficial patch enabling ATI fglrx 8.476 with kernel 2.6.25: http://www.frogge.de/pepper/patch/p... 23 Apr 2008 14:07

slackware in schools
Helmut Hullen <helmut(a)hullen.de> wrote: Hallo, Joseph, [snip] I only make the server. No GUI. No client. Seems you make the clients. In germany my colleagues use mostly Edubuntu or Knoppix or SuSE/Novell for linux clients. I should take a new look at zenwalk ... My colleagues use Macs. And W... 23 Apr 2008 08:31

slackware in schools (was: "initrd" with command line parameters)
Hallo, Joseph, Du meintest am 23.04.08: [all about the CD way deleted - it's very interesting!] I understand better now what it is that you are trying to do. I too have given some thought to providing Slackware servers to people. I did not think of doing it your way. I work at an elementary school, ... 23 Apr 2008 07:30

NVIDIA binaries and kernel 2.6.25
Hi, people using NVIDIA binaries please look here for kernel 2.6.25: www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=280afbc3bf85cf9527cdbbe4c347a686&t=110088 Joerg -- For email use g m x d o t n e t ... 24 Apr 2008 06:02

64 bit slackware
Hello I know this question has been dealt with in the past, I've read a lot of threads about Slackware supporting an official 64-bit release in the future or not. Many discussions are becoming old though, we're April 2008 now, and almost all new hardware is 64-bit, and 64-bit OS'es are becoming more and more mai... 24 Apr 2008 15:51