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==== What is this talk about stable and current versions? ==== | ==== What is this talk about stable and current versions? ==== | ||
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+ | ==== During network installation I only see the " | ||
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+ | You are attempting an installation of Slackware from a HTTP or FTP server. After entering the server' | ||
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+ | You will experience this scenario when you are using a **32-bit** bootable installer image to install a **64-bit** Slackware from a webserver, or //vice versa// ((the other way round)): you attempt an installation of **32-bit** Slackware using a **64-bit** installation image. | ||
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+ | Solution: use the same architecture for the installer image and for the architecture of the Slackware release that you want to install from a webserver. | ||
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+ | ==== The package installation took 3 seconds and now what? ==== | ||
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+ | Installing more than 1000 packages should take between 10 and 45 minutes, depending on the computer you are installing them on. If the installer claims it is finished after only a few seconds, that means it did in fact not install anything at all. So what happened here? \\ This kind of issue occurs when you are not installing from the DVD or CD you booted from, but selected one of the alternative installation methods: a pre-mounted directory, or a loop-mounted ISO, // | ||
==== How do I upgrade an existing Slackware Linux installation without re-installing? | ==== How do I upgrade an existing Slackware Linux installation without re-installing? | ||
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==== How do I install/ | ==== How do I install/ | ||
- | Slackware Linux comes with its own package management tools, namely '' | + | Slackware Linux comes with its own package management tools, namely '' |
==== Why doesn' | ==== Why doesn' | ||