Slackware-current ISO(s)

Astro · 06-11-2004, 11:07 PM

I am aware of the procedure to make the single disc version of -current when it was only one disc, what changes need to be made in order to put -current on 2 ISO's? I see some out there, but it doesnt say how to make them. I know Kde and gnome are the only two things on the other disc other than the live thing..

jon1591 · 06-12-2004, 03:02 AM

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To make a bootable Slackware install CD, get into the top level Slackware directory
(The one with ChangeLog.txt in it) and issue a command like this to build the ISO image in /tmp:

mkisofs -o /tmp/slackware.iso \
-R -J -V "Slackware Install" \
-x ./bootdisks \
-x ./extra \
-x ./slackware/gnome \
-x ./pasture \
-x ./rootdisks \
-x ./source \
-x ./zipslack \
-hide-rr-moved \
-v -d -N -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 32 -boot-info-table \
-sort isolinux/iso.sort \
-b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
-c isolinux/isolinux.boot \
-A "Slackware Install CD" .

Then use 'cdrecord' to burn it. (See 'man cdrecord')

Notice that to fit the install image on one CD, you must exclude GNOME:

-x ./slackware/gnome \

or exclude KDE:

-x ./slackware/kde \
-x ./slackware/kdei \

or, leave them both off:

-x ./slackware/gnome \
-x ./slackware/kde \
-x ./slackware/kdei \

or, leave off the KDEI series (KDE translations):

-x ./slackware/kdei \

You decide. :-)

These are instructions for making a current ISO from http://zuul.slackware.biz/

Jon

Astro · 06-12-2004, 09:45 AM

Yeah, see... I said I already knew how to do that and have been doing it for years... :-P The thing is they split it to 2 cd's now and that won't work anymore. So how do I go about the 2cd version?

ponds · 06-12-2004, 09:58 AM

Just make one excluding KDE and gnome, and then make one excluding everything but KDE and gnome.

Astro · 06-12-2004, 10:05 AM

Is it going to pick that up and ask for the second CD with kde/gnome on it however? I suppose I could make the one first cd and installpkg the rest later, I don't use gnome or kde either.

ponds · 06-12-2004, 10:08 AM

jmdlcar · 06-13-2004, 09:46 AM

Will it work if I use a dvd? And what would it look like?

ponds · 06-13-2004, 11:39 AM

You can just burn everything to one DVD with the script posted above i believe.

SBing · 06-13-2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by Astro
Is it going to pick that up and ask for the second CD with kde/gnome on it however? I suppose I could make the one first cd and installpkg the rest later, I don't use gnome or kde either.

As a side point, this is how the official CDs work I believe. Ever inserted the CD 2 first by accident? It seemed to start up setup fine before I realised there were no slackware packages available apart from Gnome/KDE - quick swap of the CDs and everything was well again - never really use CD2 apart from as a tea coaster :)

Steve