Mounting an ISO image
Posted: 2014-05-01 Filed under: misc, system | Tags: cd, image, iso, mount Leave a commentNow, that’s a piece of trivia!
Sometimes I want to see what’s on an ISO image, so easiest will be to just mount it to a folder. I have been doing this occasionally since I started using Linux and I still do not remember the exact options. Read the rest of this entry »
Installing from a USB
Posted: 2014-04-26 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: boot, dd, lubuntu, netinstall, slackware, usb, usbboot Leave a commentI had never installed an operating system from a USB stick. However, I had to deal with a netbook (dual core Atom CPU and 1 GB of RAM) that had no CD-ROM. It was not for my own use, so I ended up installing Lubuntu, but I tried Slackware first just to see how it runs. Read the rest of this entry »
Slackonly: packages built from SBo
Posted: 2014-04-12 Filed under: misc, slackbuilds, system | Tags: package, slackbuilds, slackonly, slackware 3 CommentsI read about a new project at SlackWorld, with a domain called Slackonly. It provides a repository of packages (for the x86_64 architecture at the moment) built by the scripts at SlackBuilds.org. The repository contains MD5 sums and GPG signatures for all of its packages. In addition, to resolve dependencies problems, the REQUIRES information from the *.info files will be provided in a separate file. Read the rest of this entry »
Recovering installed packages
Posted: 2014-04-05 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: package, recover, slackbuilds 2 CommentsI came across an interesting discussion at LQ, about extracting a package from its installation and recovering the installable package. Useful if you want to uninstall something, but are not sure if you may need it in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
Building on multiple cores
Posted: 2014-03-16 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: compiling, make, RAM, slackbuilds, speed up 2 CommentsSometimes, I want to build a package as fast as possible. I have done this, when I had to make a new SlackBuild for something large and I just want to see if all requirements are met. Read the rest of this entry »
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