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Introduction:
SlackBuilds is a powerful tool used in the Slackware Linux distribution for building and installing software packages from source code. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of using SlackBuilds to compile and install software on your Slackware system. Let's get started!
1. Understanding SlackBuilds:
SlackBuilds are shell scripts that automate the process of compiling and packaging...
I think people are afraid that they can't (trivially) get the 'apps' they want (like the 50k in Deb/Ubu), with Slackware.
I'd like a 1-line pkg install howto, like
alias i='sudo apt install'
(and the basic pkg cmds to do like dpkg -?, to search/query an installed/repo pkg/file)
I want the minimal gui (xcfe?) and seamonkey
and only the programs which I know!
I want to config the *very minimal* kernel to use in VB
(and then config...
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