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slackware:liveslak [2020/12/06 19:49 (UTC)] – Update Wiki to the liveslak documentation for the 1.3.8 release. alienbob | slackware:liveslak [2021/09/10 19:38 (UTC)] – Explain /liveslak/slackware_os.cfg alienbob | ||
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- a complete 64bit Slackware-current Live Edition (in a 4.0 GB ISO); | - a complete 64bit Slackware-current Live Edition (in a 4.0 GB ISO); | ||
- a slimmed-down XFCE ISO (700 MB) with XDM as the graphical login manager. | - a slimmed-down XFCE ISO (700 MB) with XDM as the graphical login manager. | ||
- | - a ISO image (4.3 GB) of Slackware64-current containing Plasma 5 instead of KDE 4. | + | - a ISO image (4.3 GB) of Slackware64-current containing |
- | - a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) based on a custom Slackware package set plus Plasma5, containing a rich software collection for musicians, producers and live performance artists. | + | - A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) based on a custom Slackware package set plus a basic Plasma5, containing a rich software collection for musicians, producers and live performance artists. |
- a Mate variant (3.2 GB) where KDE 4 has been replaced by Mate (a Gnome 2 fork); | - a Mate variant (3.2 GB) where KDE 4 has been replaced by Mate (a Gnome 2 fork); | ||
- a Cinnamon flavour (a fork of the Gnome 3 Shell replacing Slackware' | - a Cinnamon flavour (a fork of the Gnome 3 Shell replacing Slackware' | ||
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Common download locations are: | Common download locations are: | ||
- | * Primary site: http://slackware.nl/ | + | * Primary site: http://download.liveslak.org/ (%%rsync://liveslak.org/liveslak/%%) |
* Darren' | * Darren' | ||
* Willy' | * Willy' | ||
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Syslinux shows a graphical boot menu with a nice Slackware-themed background and several options: | Syslinux shows a graphical boot menu with a nice Slackware-themed background and several options: | ||
- | * Start (SLACKWARE | PLASMA5 | + | * Start (SLACKWARE | KTOWN | XFCE | MATE | DAW) Live (depending on which of the ISOs you boot) |
* Non-US Keyboard selection | * Non-US Keyboard selection | ||
* Non-US Language selection | * Non-US Language selection | ||
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On UEFI computers, Grub2 handles the boot and it will show a menu similar (and similarly themed) to the Syslinux menu: | On UEFI computers, Grub2 handles the boot and it will show a menu similar (and similarly themed) to the Syslinux menu: | ||
- | * Start (SLACKWARE | PLASMA5 | + | * Start (SLACKWARE | KTOWN | XFCE | MATE | DAW) Live (depending on which of the ISOs you boot) |
* Non-US Keyboard selection | * Non-US Keyboard selection | ||
* Non-US Language selection | * Non-US Language selection | ||
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Prevent writes to disk since we are supposed to run from RAM; | Prevent writes to disk since we are supposed to run from RAM; | ||
equivalent to parameter " | equivalent to parameter " | ||
+ | |||
+ | toram=core => Load Console OS modules into RAM. Console-only Slackware | ||
+ | loads fast, contains ' | ||
+ | overwrite it with a Persistent Live OS. | ||
toram=os => | toram=os => | ||
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The " | The " | ||
* The Slackware network installation is identical to that of the official Slackware installation medium. | * The Slackware network installation is identical to that of the official Slackware installation medium. | ||
- | * If you chose to install the Live OS, then after you select the target partition(s), | + | * If you chose to install the Live OS, then after you select the target partition(s), |
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-c comp Squashfs compression (default: xz). | -c comp Squashfs compression (default: xz). | ||
Can be any of 'gzip lzma lzo xz zstd'. | Can be any of 'gzip lzma lzo xz zstd'. | ||
- | -d desktoptype | + | -d desktoptype |
- | XFCE (basic XFCE), | + | |
- | | + | stripped), KTOWN (ktown Plasma5 |
- | | + | (Gnome2 fork replaces |
+ | replaces | ||
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where the ISO won't boot otherwise (default: 4). | where the ISO won't boot otherwise (default: 4). | ||
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custom configurations and new initrd.img. | custom configurations and new initrd.img. | ||
-l < | -l < | ||
- | (script-default is 'us'). | + | (script-default is 'en'). |
-m pkglst[, | -m pkglst[, | ||
-r series[, | -r series[, | ||
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-z version | -z version | ||
+ | | ||
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-H < | -H < | ||
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You can create your own custom Live OS by changing its characteristics in the configuration file "'' | You can create your own custom Live OS by changing its characteristics in the configuration file "'' | ||
Among the things you can change are: | Among the things you can change are: | ||
- | * The name of the Desktop variant (the script itself knows "// | + | * The name of the Desktop variant (the script itself knows "// |
* The list(s) of packages used for your custom distribution, | * The list(s) of packages used for your custom distribution, | ||
* The full name of the user (by default that is "// | * The full name of the user (by default that is "// | ||
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=== Custom background images === | === Custom background images === | ||
- | The Plasma5 based Live variants allow customization of the background image used for the login greeter, the desktop wallpaper and the lock screen. The image you want to use for this purpose, must have a 16:9 aspect ratio and its dimensions should at least be 1920x1080 pixels. You must store the custom image inside the liveslak source tree: in the subdirectory '' | + | The Plasma5 based Live variants allow customization of the background image used for the login greeter, the desktop wallpaper and the lock screen. The image you want to use for this purpose, must have a 16:9 aspect ratio and its dimensions should at least be 1920x1080 pixels. You must store the custom image inside the liveslak source tree: in the subdirectory '' |
The " | The " | ||
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* The filesystem of the Live media is made available to the user of the Live OS as "/ | * The filesystem of the Live media is made available to the user of the Live OS as "/ | ||
* With the root filesystem assembled, the Live OS is configured before it actually boots: | * With the root filesystem assembled, the Live OS is configured before it actually boots: | ||
+ | * if a OS-specific configuration file (by default ''/ | ||
* if you specified " | * if you specified " | ||
* if you specified a custom keyboard layout for the console (and optionally another for X) by using the " | * if you specified a custom keyboard layout for the console (and optionally another for X) by using the " | ||
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* The init script will end by telling the kernel to swith to our new root filesystem (the overlay) and start the Slackware init program (PID 1, / | * The init script will end by telling the kernel to swith to our new root filesystem (the overlay) and start the Slackware init program (PID 1, / | ||
* From this moment onward, you are booting a ' | * From this moment onward, you are booting a ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | === OS configuration file for persistent media === | ||
+ | |||
+ | If present, the liveslak init will load a OS config file from a persistent Live medium such as a USB stick. | ||
+ | * BLACKLIST, KEYMAP, LIVE_HOSTNAME, | ||
+ | Values for the variables defined in this configuration file override the values already set via liveslak' | ||
+ | |||
+ | When booting your persistent //Slackware Live Edition//, the optional boot-time parameter " | ||
+ | * " | ||
+ | * " | ||
+ | |||
+ | The OS configuration file is not present by default. You either create it at boot-time using "'' | ||
+ | KEYMAP=nl | ||
+ | LIVE_HOSTNAME=zelazny | ||
+ | LOCALE=nl_NL.utf8 | ||
+ | TWEAKS=tpb, | ||
+ | TZ=Europe/ | ||
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Slackware Live Edition is created by the ' | Slackware Live Edition is created by the ' | ||
- | * Git repository: %%git://slackware.nl/ | + | * Git repository: %%git://git.liveslak.org/ |
- | * Git repository (browsable): | + | * Git repository (browsable): |
* Download mirror: http:// | * Download mirror: http:// | ||
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* Original source: [[https:// | * Original source: [[https:// | ||
* Project landing page: [[https:// | * Project landing page: [[https:// | ||
+ | * ISO downloads: [[https:// | ||
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* Originally written by [[wiki: | * Originally written by [[wiki: |