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slackware:liveslak [2022/10/08 11:00 (UTC)] – Add a section 'customizing the list of used packages' alienbobslackware:liveslak [2023/06/25 19:29 (UTC)] – [Internals of Slackware Live Edition] document new module numeric range for Console OS. alienbob
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-If you downloaded a liveslak ISO file and want to boot that ISO directly from its location on your computer's hard drive, you can use this Grub configuration block and add it to your ''/boot/grub/grub.cfg'':<code>+If you downloaded a liveslak ISO file and want to boot that ISO directly from its location on your computer's hard drive, you can use this Grub configuration block and add it to your ''/boot/grub/grub.cfg'' (the example code assumes you downloaded the XFCE ISO and stored it as "''/data/ISOS/slackware64-live-xfce-current.iso''"):<code>
 menuentry "LIVESLAK ISO" --class gnu-linux --class os --class icon-linux { menuentry "LIVESLAK ISO" --class gnu-linux --class os --class icon-linux {
   set iso='/data/ISOS/slackware64-live-xfce-current.iso'   set iso='/data/ISOS/slackware64-live-xfce-current.iso'
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 }</code> }</code>
  
-This example will add a 'LIVESLAK ISO' menu entry to your local computer's boot menu, through which you can start a downloaded XFCE Live ISO pre-configured for a US keyboard, Dutch language and Amsterdam timezone. +This example will add a 'LIVESLAK ISO' menu entry to your local computer's boot menu, through which you can start a downloaded XFCE Live ISO pre-configured for a US keyboard, Dutch language and Amsterdam timezone. You should of course change the "''bootparms''" string so that it matches your requirements.
  
 ==== Transfering ISO content to USB stick ==== ==== Transfering ISO content to USB stick ====
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   * The four digits of a modulename have a meaning.  Some ranges are claimed by the core OS, so please do not use them. Their prefixes are based on the package source: <code>   * The four digits of a modulename have a meaning.  Some ranges are claimed by the core OS, so please do not use them. Their prefixes are based on the package source: <code>
     0000 = contains the Slackware /boot directory     0000 = contains the Slackware /boot directory
 +    0005 = Console OS modules when explicitly enabled for a regular ISO installed otherwise from Slackware tagfiles
     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, noxbase, x_base, 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)

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