Slackware 14: Installation Guide

Given the little information we can count on when we make the decision to enter the Slackware world, I have decided to write a series of articles that explain at least the basic notions to work properly on this wonderful distribution.

As some may know, the first installment was about the post named, Slackware 14: Taking Down the Monster, where I briefly share my experiences and impressions of Slack.

Below is a detailed installation guide, which aims to support the easy process of carrying Slackware to our team.

To obtain Slackware go to your Official site, this guide is based on the DVD version.

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When we start up our computer we will find the first screen, obviously the welcome one, where it also requests parameters for the kernel configuration if we wish, for the purpose of this guide we will limit ourselves to pressing "Enter" without adding any extra data.

If you want to specify the keyboard distribution to use during the installation process type "1" to access the configuration menu

We chose the option "Qwerty / es.map"

We test the keyboard if we want to

To abandon we press "Enter" after "1" y «Enter» again

We log in as "Root"

CREATING PARTITIONS

Must create the partitions of the disk where we will carry out the installation, for the purposes of this guide we will only create two, the root partition (/) and swap partition.

First we check the disks installed in our system by typing "Fdisk -l"

We will get a result like this

Once our disk is located, we start the partitioning process by typing "Cfdisk / dev / sda", thus accessing the interface cfdisk

First we will create the swap partition, for this we select the option [new]

Then we select the option [Primary]

We choose the size what we want for our swap, in my case "512"

Now we must decide the swap position in the partition tree, in my case I will select the option [beginning]

We select the type of partition using the option [Kind]

We indicate that it will be a type partition "Linux swap", for this we press "Enter"

We type "82"

Time to create the root partition (/).

Select the option [new]

We will create a primary partition so we select the option [Primary]

We allocate the rest of the disk space, so we just press "Enter"

We mark the new partition as Boot selecting the option [bootable], we will notice that the section "Flags" will be marked as "Boot"

We save the changes made to our partition table by selecting the option [write]

It asks us if we are sure, we type "And it is"

Our partitioning work has concluded, therefore we select the option [quit] to exit the screen cfdisk and return to our console where we will continue with the installation process.

CONFIGURING THE INSTALLATION

To access the configuration screen, type Setup

A list of options to configure will be displayed where the actual installation process will take place

The first thing we will do around here is activate swap partition previously created, we select the option "ADDSWAP"

As we have already created it, it will automatically detect it,  <OK> to continue

Ask if we want to check our partition for damage, as it is not necessary in the case we select <No>

A screen will be displayed confirming that the operation was successful and that the partition was added to the fstab, <OK> to continue

"TARGET"

Now it's the turn of select the partition root (/) which is the other partition that we create using cfdiskWe chose <Select>

select "Format" to assign a filesystem to the partition root (/)

In my case I will select "Ext4"

The formatting process will start

Once finished, it will show us a confirmation screen indicating that the partition was added to the fstab, <OK> to continue

"SOURCE" 

It asks us where we will get the packages to install, for the purpose of this guide we will choose the option "Install from a Slackware CD or DVD"

He asks us if we want automatically search for installation media (CD / DVD) or if we want specify it manually, in our case we select "car"

The scanning process is done

"SELECT" 

Now we must select the packages that will be installed, it is necessary to select the option "KDEI International language support for KDE"For this we position ourselves on it and press the space bar, this will provide support for our language in KDE.

"INSTALL" 

Now we are asked to let's choose between seven possible installation methods, you can explore the options but for the purposes of this guide we will choose the option "Full"

Esto will start the installation process of the packages that we have previously selected. This is the point where they will prepare a good coffee ...

Once the installation process is complete, it will ask us if we want to create a bootable USB, for the purposes of this guide we will not do it, therefore we select the option "Skip"

"CONFIGURE"

We define how we want to carry out the LILO installation, in our case we will use the option "simple"

We choose the screen resolution where it will be presented LILO FABRICIf we do not know what it is or it is not in the list, we choose the option "Standard"

We add parameters for the kernel, in my case I will not use, <OK> to continue

Ask if we want include support UTF-8 in our console, we select <Yes>

We choose where we want to place LILO FABRIC, for this case we select the option "MBR"

We select the driver that we want to use for our mouse, in most cases "Imps2" is the option that will work

It asks us if we want to use our mouse for console actions such as copy and paste, to confirm we select  <Yes>

It asks if we want to carry out the network configuration, we select <Yes>

We add the name for our Host

Request the domain name, we type "." to skip

We choose the way we will get our IP, in most cases it will be for "DHCP"

In some cases providers use names for their DHCP services, although in most cases this does not happen. <OK> to continue

The confirmation screen about the network configuration that we have provided appears, if everything is correct we select <Yes>

We select the services that will be executed when starting our equipment if it is the case, <OK> to continue

It asks if we want to configure the sources for the console, in our case we select <No>

We configure the clock, to do it properly we select "NOT"

We choose our time zone, in my case "America / Mexico_City"

We choose the desktop environment What do we want to use in my case? KDE, therefore we select "Xinitrc.kde"

It warns us that the user ROOT does not have a password and asks us if we want to add one, we select <Yes>

We add the password, press «Enter» to continue

We finished with the installation process and we are shown a confirmation screen, <OK> to continue

We return to the screen where I start the configuration process, we select "EXIT" to get out of setup

We restart our team by typing "Reboot"

Once restarted we will find the screen of LILO FABRIC

When we finish loading we will arrive at the command line where we will type "Startx" to access the graphical environment

Ready !!! We already have our Slackware installed and working.

This is the Slackware installation processAs you can see, it is quite simple and great knowledge is not necessary to carry it out.