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slackware:liveslak [2021/11/10 10:32 (UTC)] – Update the README.txt to match liveslak-1.5.0 alienbob | slackware:liveslak [2023/06/25 19:32 (UTC)] (current) – [Boot parameters explained] Cosmetics. alienbob | ||
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Common download locations are: | Common download locations are: | ||
- | * Primary site: http:// | + | * Primary site: https:// |
- | * Darren' | + | * Darren' |
* Willy' | * Willy' | ||
- | * Shasta' | ||
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- | If you downloaded a liveslak ISO file and want to boot that ISO directly from its location on your computer' | + | If you downloaded a liveslak ISO file and want to boot that ISO directly from its location on your computer' |
menuentry " | menuentry " | ||
set iso='/ | set iso='/ | ||
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}</ | }</ | ||
- | This example will add a ' | + | This example will add a ' |
==== Transfering ISO content to USB stick ==== | ==== Transfering ISO content to USB stick ==== | ||
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equivalent to parameter " | equivalent to parameter " | ||
- | toram=core => Load Console OS modules into RAM. Console-only Slackware | + | toram=core => |
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+ | | ||
toram=os => | toram=os => | ||
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#} | #} | ||
</ | </ | ||
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+ | === Customizing the list of used packages === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Any liveslak ISO variant contains a specific set of Slackware packages, as defined in the various '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Let's breakdown the definition of such a variable to explain how to customize the package set for your own live ISO. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The list of packages in the MATE ISO for instance, is defined by the '' | ||
+ | # grep ^SEQ_MSB make_slackware_live.sh | ||
+ | SEQ_MSB=" | ||
+ | |||
+ | Three keywords can be identified in the value of a '' | ||
+ | * tagfile - this is an Slackware tagfile for a complete package series. | ||
+ | * pkglist - this is a list of packages to be installed from the Slackware distro itself or from a Slackware-compatible 3rd-party repository. | ||
+ | * local - some packages can not be found in Slackware-compatible repositories. | ||
+ | |||
+ | For the value of a '' | ||
=== Custom background images === | === Custom background images === | ||
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* The four digits of a modulename have a meaning. | * The four digits of a modulename have a meaning. | ||
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) |