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Slackware
Slackware is not for you. (Or maybe it is.)
A quick history
Why Slackware, then?
Slackware Pros and Cons
Planning
Literacy required
Hardware compatibility
Thinking through storage and filesystems
Upgrade? Think twice!
Select an installation method
CD-ROM
Party!
FTP
NFS
Floppy
Hard disk
Boot disks: always a good thing
Prepare to be questioned (there will be a quiz...)
Contingency plan: food for thought
Slackware setup worksheet
keyboard
swap configuration
prepare main linux partition
prepare additional linux partitions
dos and os/2 partition setup
source media selection
install from a hard drive partition
install from a pre-mounted directory
install from floppy disks
install via nfs
install from the slackware cd-rom
series selection
software installation
extra configuration
boot disk creation
modem setup
mouse setup
network configuration
Making Slackware happen
Build some boot disks
Boot into action
The Slackware
setup
program
Is that all?
Troubleshooting difficult deliveries
Slackware installation FAQs
Web Support For Slackware
Usenet Groups For Slackware
Mailing lists for Slackware
You get what you pay for (commercial support)
Basking in the afterglow
Consider reinstalling
Configure everything
Secure the system
Get off the LAN at once
Give
root
a password
Give yourself an account
Deny
root
logins
Monitor Slackware patches and security alerts
Security HOWTO
Back up
Appendix Stuff
Slackware Boot Kernel Image Descriptions (for IDE)
Slackware Boot Kernel Image Descriptions (for SCSI)
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