Tag Archives: slackware

Upgrading Slackware 13.37 to 14.0

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux distributions, Linux tutorials

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I have installed Slackware Linux version 13.37 and have updated it to the latest version. How did I this? First, add to /etc/slackpkg/mirrors the 14.0 repository. In performed this:  http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/slackware/slackware64-14.0/ Now to sync and update the packages: # slackpkg check-updates … Continue reading

Easy Steps to Setup LAMP in Slackware 14.0

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LAMP is a combination of free, open source software. The acronym LAMP refers to the first letters of Linux (operating system), Apache HTTP Server, MySQL (database software), and PHP, Perl or Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server.[1]

How to Upgrade to the Latest Slackware release

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Question: How  to  upgrade to  The  latest  Salckware  release?

Zenwalk GNOME 7.0 is released! | Screenshots Tour

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Zenwalk GNOME 7.0 is released!.  Based on GNOME 2.32.1. Zenwalk GNOME 7.0 is the last step before going to GNOME 3.0. Zenwalk GNOME keeps the same way as the standard Zenwalk edition, a clean and clear desktop. Hal support is … Continue reading

Zenwalk Linux 7.0 is released! Screenshots Tour

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Zenwalk 7.0 is released, This release brings several major changes at user level and system level. At user level, the Xfce desktop environment has been updated to major version 4.8.1, coming with a new VFS, Xfce 4.8 allows CIFS and … Continue reading

How to upgrade Salix from 13 to 13.1

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Question: How to upgrade SalixOS  from 13 to 13.1  version?

How to install Gnome in Slackware 13.x

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As you know, slackware use KDE  as default desktop, for people that like to use Gnome instead of KDE, there are many projects that provide binary packages for an easy installation of GNOME in slackware, one of these projects is … Continue reading

Wolvix linux – A linux distro based on Slackware with a graphic installation mode

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Wolvix is a desktop oriented GNU/Linux distribution based on Slackware. It features the Xfce desktop environment and a comprehensive selection of development, graphics, multimedia, network and office applications. Using Wolvix does not require more than basic computer skills, but installing … Continue reading

Install proftpd in Slackware

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ProFTPD is a FTP server. ProFTPD uses only one configuration file “/etc/proftpd.conf”, the config file is very similar to Apache’s config file, it can be used to configure multiple virtual FTP servers easily, and has chroot capabilities depending on the … Continue reading

Install LAMP in slackware 13

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is an open source Web development platform that uses Linux as operating system, Apache as the Web server, MySQL as the relational database management system and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language. In this … Continue reading