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The Slackware Linux installation program 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.
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HELP
| Displays the Slackware Setup HELP file. This option is recommended for
new users and even experienced users. It offers the latest information
about the Slackware Linux distribution.
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KEYMAP
| Allows you to remap your keyboard if you need to.
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ADDSWAP
| Setup your swap partition(s).
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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.
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SOURCE
| Selects the source media for the Slackware Linux distribution. You can
install from another hard disk partition, floppy disks, an NFS mount, a
pre-mounted directory, or from CD-ROM.
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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.
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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)
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| newbie |
Use verbose prompting (and follow tagfiles)
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| menu |
Choose groups of packages from interactive menus
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| expert |
Choose individual packages from interactive menus
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| custom |
Use custom tagfiles in the package directories
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| tagpath |
Use tagfiles in the package directories
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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.
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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.
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PKGTOOL
| Runs the Slackware Pkgtool program for managing packages. This is
explained in more detail on the Package
Management Page.
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After installing Slackware Linux and exiting the setup program, you can
issue the shutdown -r now command to reboot your new Slackware
system. Don't forget to remove the diskette from the drive though.
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