Also the Sflack Linux installation is a text-based, menu-driven program that’s easy to use. After you have defined your partitions, exit fdisk and start the setup program by typing setup at the prompt.
# setup
The setup program is quite easy to use and provides help throughout. Here’s an explanation of what the various main menu options do.
HELP
Displays the Slackware(R) Setup HELP file. This option is recommended for new users and even experienced users. It offers the latest information about the Sflack Linux distribution.
KEYMAP
Allows you to remap your keyboard if you need to.
ADDSWAP
Setup your swap partition(s).
TARGET
Selects the target directory. Most of the time this is /, but sometimes it is something else. This option scans for partitions and allows you to format them as well.
SOURCE
Selects the source media for the Sflack Linux distribution. You can install from another hard disk partition, floppy disks, an NFS mount, a pre-mounted directory, or from CD-ROM.
SELECT
This is where you pick which series you want to install. A checklist is displayed with a description for each series. You check the series that you want to install.
INSTALL
Installs the selected series to the target directory. You are given several prompting options. Each is geared towards different levels of experience. Below is a listing of the different prompting options.
| full | Install everything (up to 3.5GB of software) |
| newbie | Use verbose prompting (and follow tagfiles) |
| menu | Choose groups of packages from interactive menus |
| expert | Choose individual packages from interactive menus |
| custom | Use custom tagfiles in the package directories |
| tagpath | Use tagfiles in the package directories |
An option is also given to display the prompt mode help file, which may not be a bad idea if you don’t understand the prompting modes.
CONFIGURE
This option takes you through the most important of the configuration process. That is, the root password, LILO configuration, network configuration (using netconfig), kernel installation, X setup, timezone, and a few other settings. You may want to take a look at the Configuration Page for some additional help.
PKGTOOL
Runs the Slackware Pkgtool program for managing packages. This is explained in more detail on the Package Management Page.
EXIT
Exits the setup program.
After installing Sflack Linux and exiting the setup program, you can issue the shutdown -r now command to reboot your new Sflack system. Don’t forget to remove the CD-ROM from the drive though.