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slackware:faq [2012/09/25 05:07 (UTC)] – [How do I install/upgrade/remove software in Slackware Linux?] updated internal link mfillpotslackware:faq [2012/10/05 21:21 (UTC)] – Installation of packages takes only a few seconds? alienbob
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 Read the [[slackware:install|installation guide]]. Read the [[slackware:install|installation guide]].
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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, //etcetera//. In all those cases, you have to enter a directory path to the location where the subdirectories representing the Slackware package sets can be found (the 'a', 'ap', 'd', ..., 'y' directories). \\ If you enter the wrong directory there, then the installer will not complain about your error. It will pretend that it installs packages when in fact it is not. Look at this message closely: \\ {{ :slackware:inshd.png |}}
  
 ==== 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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