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 you in creating a user; see [[slackbook:users|User and Group Management|the section called “Managing Users and Groups"]] for more you in creating a user; see [[slackbook:users|User and Group Management|the section called “Managing Users and Groups"]] for more
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-===== Post Installation ===== 
  
-When you have rebooted into your new Slackware installation, the very first step you should take is to create a user. By default, the only user that exists after the install is the root user, and it's dangerous to use your computer as root, given that there are no restrictions as to what that user can do. 
  
-The quickest and easiest way to create a normal user for yourself is to log in as root with the root password that you created at the end of the intallation process, and then issue the `adduser` command. This will interactively assist you in creating a user; see the section called [[slackbook:users|Managing Users and Groups]] for more information.+====== Chapter Navigation ======
  
-Another important step is to make sure that your installation is up-to-date as new updates are being released that can include security fixes. To do that we can use the [[slackware:slackpkg|slackpkg]] tool to update the list of packages and install new updates with it.+**Previous Chapter: [[slackbook:intro_to_slackware|Introduction]]**
  
-One last thing there will be mail in the root user's mailbox filled with useful information about package managementas well as system configuration and maintenanceYou should check it with your favorite mail clientIf you have not used any of the included mail clients, alpine is a good suggestion to get started quickly and easily.+**Next Chapter: [[slackbook:booting|Booting]]** 
 +====== Sources ====== 
 +<!-- If you copy information from another sourcethen specify that source --> 
 + * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\ 
 +<!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! --> 
 + * Originally written by Alan Hicks, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Logan Johnson 
 +<!-- * Contrbutions by [[wiki:user:yyy | User Y]] -->
  
-=== Configuring Graphical Logins === +<!-- Please do not modify anything belowexcept adding new tags.--> 
-Once your system is up to date and you have created your first user, you may want to configure your system to boot into X by default, with a graphical login instead of a console login.  You can first test that X auto-detects your video correctly by issuing the `startx` command.  If X11 starts and you end up at a desktop, you're probably good to go.  Open the /etc/inittab file, as root, in your editor of choice.  Change the following line: +<!-- You must also remove the tag-word "template" belowOtherwise your page will not show up in the Table of Contents --> 
- +{{tag>slackbook install setup partitioning}}
-  # Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6) +
-  id:3:initdefault: +
-   +
-To be this: +
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-  # Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6) +
-  id:4:initdefault: +
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-This sets your default run-level to 4which is Slackware's "graphics-only" mode (with one extra tty open just in case, on vty 6) Save, and on your next reboot the system will boot into a nice graphical login. +
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-You can manually enter run-level 4 by entering, as root, `init 4`. +
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-To select or switch between available [[slackware:desktop_environment|desktop environments]] run ''xwmconfig'' as root. +
-===== References ===== +
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-  * Original source: http://slackbook.org/beta/#ch_install (authors: Alan Hicks, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Logan Johnson) +
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-===== External links ===== +
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-  * [[ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware-iso/ | Slackware ISO files]] +
-  * [[http://slackware.com/getslack/torrents.php | Slackware TORRENT files]] +
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-==== Slackware 13.37: a distribution to (re)discover (in French) ==== +
- +
-This is a series of four detailed articles about Slackware, written by Kiki Novak for the french magazine //Planète Linux// (issues 67, 68, 69 and 70, November 2011 May 2012).  +
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-**Author's note**: I do own the rights for these articles, so I've decided to link to them here. Feel free to cannibalize them as you wish, e. g. include parts of them or the articles as a whole in this wiki, change them as you feel inclined, quote them extensively, and translate bits of them or the whole seriesTo help you do this, I've included all the original files that were used in the making of these articles: original text in ODT format as well as all the screenshots in PNG format. Check out the links below the list. +
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-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware1.pdf | Slackware 13.37: a distribution to (re)discover (Part 1, PDF 2.5 MB, in French)]]  +
-    * History of Slackware +
-    * A few good reasons to choose Slackware +
-    * A few good reasons not to choose Slackware +
-    * It's not a bug, it's a feature! +
-    * How to get Slackware +
-    * Slackware-specific documentation +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware2.pdf | Slackware 13.37: a distribution to (re)discover (Part 2, PDF 3.1 MB, in French)]]  +
-    * Choose your boot parameters +
-    * Select your keyboard layout +
-    * Partition your hard disk +
-    * Format your partitions +
-    * Decide what you want to install +
-    * Configure and install the bootloader +
-    * Your mouse in console mode +
-    * Networking and services +
-    * Which font for the console? +
-    * System clock and timezone +
-    * Which graphical environment? +
-    * A password for root +
-    * Finish the installation and reboot +
-    * What now? +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware3.pdf | Slackware 13.37: a distribution to (re)discover (Part 3, PDF 2.5 MB, in French)]]  +
-    * Create an initrd and use the generic kernel +
-    * Fine-tune the LILO bootloader +
-    * Configure the network +
-    * Add one or more users +
-    * Configure the sound +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware4.pdf | Slackware 13.37: a distribution to (re)discover (Part 4, PDF 3.4 MB, in French)]]  +
-    * Traditional Slackware package management +
-    * Manage official Slackware packages using slackpkg +
-    * Help! I can't find a package I need! +
-    * Building a package using a SlackBuild script from SlackBuilds.org +
-    * Manage SlackBuilds comfortably using sbopkg +
-    * Configure the graphical server X.org +
-    * Select your graphical environment +
-    * Slackware in French  +
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-Original files (ODT manuscript, screenshots, etc.): +
- +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware1.zip | Part 1, ZIP archive 3.3 MB]] +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware2.zip | Part 2, ZIP archive 0.5 MB]] +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware3.zip | Part 3, ZIP archive 0.6 MB]] +
-  * [[http://microlinux.fr/articles/slackware4.zip | Part 4, ZIP archive 1.5 MB]]+
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