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Yerine Ictimai
May 9, 2013, 12:12:41 PM5/9/13
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I enjoy Gentoo but want os for a weaker machine (netbook etc.) which
makes thus wholesome compilation somewhat cumbersome...
Please, address the 2 questions:
1.) Is there any problem to rely routinely upon self-compiled
monolithic kernel?
2.) Is there any problem to use GRUB bootlader instead of LILO or
Loadlin?
Specially to share the machine with other linuses...
Or maybe could you say anything about any potential inconveniences for
Gentoo user to accustom to Slackware? ;)
makes thus wholesome compilation somewhat cumbersome...
Please, address the 2 questions:
1.) Is there any problem to rely routinely upon self-compiled
monolithic kernel?
2.) Is there any problem to use GRUB bootlader instead of LILO or
Loadlin?
Specially to share the machine with other linuses...
Or maybe could you say anything about any potential inconveniences for
Gentoo user to accustom to Slackware? ;)
Jerry Peters
May 9, 2013, 4:38:53 PM5/9/13
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Yerine Ictimai <yerine....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I enjoy Gentoo but want os for a weaker machine (netbook etc.) which
> makes thus wholesome compilation somewhat cumbersome...
>
> Please, address the 2 questions:
>
> 1.) Is there any problem to rely routinely upon self-compiled
> monolithic kernel?
Nope, I routinely compile & use the latest stable kernel on a Salix
> I enjoy Gentoo but want os for a weaker machine (netbook etc.) which
> makes thus wholesome compilation somewhat cumbersome...
>
> Please, address the 2 questions:
>
> 1.) Is there any problem to rely routinely upon self-compiled
> monolithic kernel?
13.37 system. Salix is a somewhat easier to use derivative of Slack.
>
> 2.) Is there any problem to use GRUB bootlader instead of LILO or
> Loadlin?
> Specially to share the machine with other linuses...
year ago or so. I like the scripting, saves me from having to update
grub.conf everytime I install a new kernel. The boot time scripts
automatically find all of the kernels.
Jerry
Ed Wilson
May 10, 2013, 11:00:53 AM5/10/13
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Yerine Ictimai wrote:
> I enjoy Gentoo but want os for a weaker machine (netbook etc.) which
> makes thus wholesome compilation somewhat cumbersome...
>
> Please, address the 2 questions:
>
> 1.) Is there any problem to rely routinely upon self-compiled
> monolithic kernel?
It should not be a problem. One of the regulars here has a web page setup to
> I enjoy Gentoo but want os for a weaker machine (netbook etc.) which
> makes thus wholesome compilation somewhat cumbersome...
>
> Please, address the 2 questions:
>
> 1.) Is there any problem to rely routinely upon self-compiled
> monolithic kernel?
show which systems he has running which kernels
http://bugsplatter.id.au/kernel/boxen/
> 2.) Is there any problem to use GRUB bootlader instead of LILO or
> Loadlin?
> Specially to share the machine with other linuses...
>
> Or maybe could you say anything about any potential inconveniences for
> Gentoo user to accustom to Slackware? ;)
client and server machines, If you use distcc to help your Gentoo computers
compile this could be a problem.
--
Ed
Chick Tower
May 10, 2013, 3:25:09 PM5/10/13
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On 2013-05-09, Yerine Ictimai <yerine....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Or maybe could you say anything about any potential inconveniences for
> Gentoo user to accustom to Slackware? ;)
It might bother you that Slackware does not install dependencies for you
> Or maybe could you say anything about any potential inconveniences for
> Gentoo user to accustom to Slackware? ;)
automatically.
Depending on what programs you want to run, you might have to compile
them and their dependencies yourself because Slackware comes with a
(relatively) limited set of programs. There are programs to help you
with this, such as sbopkg. Programs such as slapt-get and slackpkg can
access the repositories of distros based upon Slackware to install
binaries.
--
Chick Tower
For e-mail: aols2 DOT sent DOT towerboy AT xoxy DOT net
Chick Tower
May 11, 2013, 10:53:36 PM5/11/13
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On 2013-05-10, Chick Tower <c.t...@deadspam.com> wrote:
> Depending on what programs you want to run, you might have to compile
> them and their dependencies yourself because Slackware comes with a
> (relatively) limited set of programs.
Pardon me for replying to myself, but I wasn't very clear here.
> Depending on what programs you want to run, you might have to compile
> them and their dependencies yourself because Slackware comes with a
> (relatively) limited set of programs.
Slackware does come with a lot of programs installed by default, but
that's all you get from Slackware itself. There is no official
repository with tons of other programs, such as Debian, Arch, and
(probably) Gentoo have. That's where SlackBuilds, SlackBuilds.org, and
sbopkg come in. SlackBuilds are shell scripts that automate the
compilation of programs and putting them into Slackware packages, ready
to install. SlackBuilds.org probably doesn't have the number of
programs available as does Debian, but it has everything I've ever
wanted that didn't come with Slackware. For anything that you can't
find a SlackBuild for, you can still get the source and compile it
yourself.
jo...@wexfordpress.com
May 16, 2013, 9:48:19 AM5/16/13
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On May 11, 10:53 pm, Chick Tower <c.to...@deadspam.com> wrote:
for some gnome-oriented programs the slackbuild approach can be a
challenge. Inkscape is one.
With the kind and patient help of Robby Workman of the slackbuild site
I finally got it done. But for truly exotic items like blender I keep
a kubuntu partition around. For most ordinary tasks the initial
programs installed by Slackware are sufficient.
challenge. Inkscape is one.
With the kind and patient help of Robby Workman of the slackbuild site
I finally got it done. But for truly exotic items like blender I keep
a kubuntu partition around. For most ordinary tasks the initial
programs installed by Slackware are sufficient.
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