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This article shows how to boot the Slackware installation environment from a hard drive instead of the usual installation media. | This article shows how to boot the Slackware installation environment from a hard drive instead of the usual installation media. | ||
- | The Slackware installation environment is a small live Linux system with busybox, partitioning and another | + | The Slackware installation environment is a small live Linux system with busybox, partitioning and some other useful utilities, and the '' |
In order to boot the Slackware installation environment without creating install media you need an image of this boot environment, | In order to boot the Slackware installation environment without creating install media you need an image of this boot environment, | ||
===== Image of the Environment ===== | ===== Image of the Environment ===== | ||
- | All software you can use after booting Slackware installation media resides in an [[wp> | + | All software |
===== Linux Kernel ===== | ===== Linux Kernel ===== | ||
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Then continue as usual. | Then continue as usual. | ||
- | Slackware setup automatically finds an ISO image if it is named as '' | + | Slackware setup (starting with version 13.0) automatically finds an ISO image if it is named as '' |
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You can also mount your image manually. | You can also mount your image manually. | ||
* Before starting '' | * Before starting '' |