[CS-FSLUG] Slackware Roadblock

[Eduardo Sanchez]

On Tuesday 26 October 2004 20:17, Jerry Van Brimmer wrote:
> 
> That's true, but it will also let you install packages *without* 
checking for 
> dependencies. There is a tool for slackware called slapt-get, I 
believe it 
> will do dependency checking. Eduardo, correct me here if I'm wrong. 
Yes, it 
> does do dependency checking, see the README at this site:
> http://software.jaos.org/#slapt-get

Yes it does, from a central server, if I remember correctly. There's 
also swaret, who has a local file.
> 
> The 2.6.x kernel comes with the 10.0 CD set. It's on CD2, in the 
testing 
> folder. I tend to trust Patrick on this one and stay with the 2.4 
kernel. It 
> does all that I need.

Ditto.
> 
> > right now I'm not 
> > feeling like tinkering with something I don't need to such as 
upgrading the
> > kernel because it works and I don't want to break it, unfortunately 
that
> > probably means that as soon as I want to burn a CD 
> 
> K3B is included on Slackware CD3, in the extra folder. I've been using 
it, it 
> works flawlessly on my system.

Ditto. You can also get a newer version on linuxpackages.net.

> 
Blessings,


Eduardo

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Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
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