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slackware:liveslak [2018/11/04 13:48 (UTC)] – Add support for on-disk OS configuration file alienbob | slackware:liveslak [2020/06/25 20:16 (UTC)] – Some small corrections in the help for iso2usb.sh. alienbob | ||
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* Darren' | * Darren' | ||
* Willy' | * Willy' | ||
- | * Ryan's https:// | ||
* Shasta' | * Shasta' | ||
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-c|--crypt size|perc | -c|--crypt size|perc | ||
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- | or as a percentage of free space. | + | or as a percentage of free space |
- | | + | |
+ | | ||
-d|--devices | -d|--devices | ||
-f|--force | -f|--force | ||
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Use a LUKS-encrypted ' | Use a LUKS-encrypted ' | ||
of a directory (for use on FAT filesystem). | of a directory (for use on FAT filesystem). | ||
+ | | ||
+ | as for the ' | ||
-P|--persistfile | -P|--persistfile | ||
of a directory (for use on FAT filesystem). | of a directory (for use on FAT filesystem). | ||
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You might have noticed that the " | You might have noticed that the " | ||
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+ | ==== Using the Live OS to install Slackware to hard disk ==== | ||
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+ | All variants of Slackware Live Edition with the exception of the XFCE variant contain a script " | ||
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==== Updating the kernel (and more) on a USB stick ==== | ==== Updating the kernel (and more) on a USB stick ==== | ||
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# ./upslak.sh -d | # ./upslak.sh -d | ||
* Updating kernel and modules, providing two packages as input and assuming the USB stick is known as /dev/sdX: | * Updating kernel and modules, providing two packages as input and assuming the USB stick is known as /dev/sdX: | ||
- | # ./upslak.sh -o /dev/sdX -m kernel-modules-4.9.50-x86_64-1.txz -k kernel-generic-4.9.50-x86_64-1.txz | + | # ./upslak.sh -o /dev/sdX -m kernel-modules-4.19.0-x86_64-1.txz -k kernel-generic-4.19.0-x86_64-1.txz |
* Restore the previous kernel and modules after a failed update, and let the script scan your computer for the insertion of your USB stick: | * Restore the previous kernel and modules after a failed update, and let the script scan your computer for the insertion of your USB stick: | ||
# ./upslak.sh -s -r | # ./upslak.sh -s -r | ||
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* The script reads a package sequence for the Live variant and installs all packages in this sequence to subdirectories of a temporary directory tree. | * The script reads a package sequence for the Live variant and installs all packages in this sequence to subdirectories of a temporary directory tree. | ||
- | * Every Slackware package set (a, ap, d, ... , y) or package list (min, xbase, xapbase, ...) is installed into a separate ' | + | * Every Slackware package set (a, ap, d, ... , y) or package list (min, noxbase, x_base, xapbase, ...) is installed into a separate ' |
* Each of those root directories is " | * Each of those root directories is " | ||
* These module files are subsequently loop-mounted and then combined together into a single read-only directory structure using an " | * These module files are subsequently loop-mounted and then combined together into a single read-only directory structure using an " | ||
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The fourth script: | The fourth script: | ||
- | The " | + | The " |
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-a arch Machine architecture (default: x86_64). | -a arch Machine architecture (default: x86_64). | ||
Use i586 for a 32bit ISO, x86_64 for 64bit. | Use i586 for a 32bit ISO, x86_64 for 64bit. | ||
+ | -c comp Squashfs compression (default: xz). | ||
+ | Can be any of 'gzip lzma lzo xz zstd'. | ||
-d desktoptype | -d desktoptype | ||
XFCE (basic XFCE), PLASMA5 (KDE Plasma5 replaces KDE4), | XFCE (basic XFCE), PLASMA5 (KDE Plasma5 replaces KDE4), | ||
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custom configurations and new initrd.img. | custom configurations and new initrd.img. | ||
+ | -l < | ||
+ | (script-default is ' | ||
-m pkglst[, | -m pkglst[, | ||
-r series[, | -r series[, | ||
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# and " | # and " | ||
# respectively): | # respectively): | ||
- | # | + | # |
# OPTIONAL: | # OPTIONAL: | ||
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0000 = contains the Slackware /boot directory | 0000 = contains the Slackware /boot directory | ||
0010-0019 = packages installed from a Slackware tagfile (a,ap,d, ... , y series) | 0010-0019 = packages installed from a Slackware tagfile (a,ap,d, ... , y series) | ||
- | 0020-0029 = packages installed from a package list as found in the ./pkglists subdirectory of the liveslak sources (min, xbase, xapbase, xfcebase etc) | + | 0020-0029 = packages installed from a package list as found in the ./pkglists subdirectory of the liveslak sources (min, noxbase, x_base, xapbase, xfcebase etc) |
0030-0039 = a ' | 0030-0039 = a ' | ||
0099 = liveslak configuration module (contaning all the customizations that change the installed packages into a usable Live OS) </ | 0099 = liveslak configuration module (contaning all the customizations that change the installed packages into a usable Live OS) </ | ||
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====== Sources ====== | ====== Sources ====== | ||
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- | * Original source: [[http://git.alienbase.nl/ | + | * Original source: [[https://git.slackware.nl/ |
+ | * Project landing page: [[https:// | ||
<!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! --> | <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! --> | ||
* Originally written by [[wiki: | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
- | <!-- * Contrbutions | + | <!-- * Contributions |
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