Slackware

Slackware 11.0 production server upgrade to 12.1
Over the years, I've maintained and extended my home server, upgrading as necessary whenever a new version of Slackware is released. My server now hosts a couple of websites, my own email domain, and a number of internal facilities that I make available to my home lan. Overall, I've been able to keep the system fai... 19 Jun 2008 01:12

why no md5 files for alien packages?
I get a pop-up with: ------- /tmp/foo.md5 could not be saved because the source file could not be read. Try again later or contact server administrator. ------- I thought this was just a couple packages, but it seems to be all packages and I'm pretty sure I ran into this the last time I looked at Eric... 19 Jun 2008 14:44

stop cups starting at boot
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:59:26 +0000, heavytull wrote: find /etc/rc.d -type f | xargs grep -i cups ok i did, it seems that rc.M is loading cups! look below Dude. If you would just do what I already suggested, it should stop cups from loading. Here it is again: (As root): chmod 644 /etc/rc.d/... 22 Jun 2008 16:17

Writeup on `the Slackware way'
Hi group, I have found this to be an interesting reading: http://blog.sillica.com/2008/06/11/debian-troubling-signs-can-slackware-teach-us-anything/ Cheers, Mikhail ... 22 Jun 2008 16:17

No local console login
The missing package was: aaa_terminfo-5.6-noarch-1 On May 30, 6:13 am, "trryh...(a)gmail.com" <trryh...(a)gmail.com> wrote: In doing a server install, I have ended up with a system that does not offer login at local console, (I can ssh to, no problem). I'm thinking that I may have neglected to install somethin... 26 Jun 2008 22:51

Howto separate wireless traffic
Hi, I've configured a Slackware 12.1 box with 2 nics. Eth0 connects to the ADSL modem, Eth1 connects to a LAN and provides DHCP and filesharing with Samba. I've build a firewall script using the tool provided here: http://www.slackware.com/~alien/efg/ for allowing internet traffic. 'Works like a charm. Recent... 19 Jun 2008 01:12

dropline-installer
john connolly wrote (Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:11:38 -0500): Hi, I did an upgrade from slack 12.0 to 12.1 a few weeks ago. Just now I ran dropline-installer and I get the error message: As I get it, dropiline is not up to date now. I tried gsb (http://gnomeslackbuild.org/) and it's ver... 19 Jun 2008 01:12

MYSQL - Slackware 12.1
Hallo, Bob, Du meintest am 16.06.08: I am having a difficult time configuring the stock MYSQL package for 12.1 I would like to have the default engine = innodb I have tried adding default-storage-engine = INNODB in my.cnf - go good Why? It's the default engine, no need to declare it. I ... 19 Jun 2008 01:12

Slackware on Gateway Solo 1100 laptop (vintage 2000)
microsys wrote: As far as performance, It can play DVD media content albeit somewhat choppy, I don't much care about that as long as I can read slack 12.1 installation media.. No need for 12.1 on the box as 11.0 works just fine and I see no reason to fix what ain't broke. I had considered 12.1 and inst... 19 Jun 2008 01:12

Laptop
On 2008-06-15, invalid(a)example.com <invalid(a)example.com> wrote: Also look into Zenwalk Linux as an alternative that out-Slackwares Slackware. That's bullshit. Zenwalk is just another "fork" that takes each new Slackware release and "bases on" it. If Slackware development were to stop, each of thos... 20 Jun 2008 05:04