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About SlackEX 13.37 Gnome3 LiveDVD »
Slackware is the first widely-used Linux system, which is still developing. Slackware has existed since 1993. In comparison with for example Ubuntu and Linux Mint, many people believe that Slackware is "difficult". Any novice can quickly learn to use Ubuntu they say. My remaster of Slackware 13.37, which I call SlackEX 13.37 Gnome3 LiveDVD, is however just as easy to use as Ubuntu and/or Linux Mint. Some tend to complain that the Program Management in Slackware is awkward. That was perhaps earlier the case, but not anymore. Now we have the Application Managers Slackpkg, Sbopkg and Gslapt - a GTK version of slapt-get. They are a piece of cake to use! Slackpkg and Gslapt are preinstalled in SlackEX 13.37. Users of Synaptic will feel at ease with Gslapt.
SlackEX 13.37 also has elements of Slax. Kernel 3.0.4-exton and Gnome 3.0 is used. I have installed Gnome myself. KDE is otherwise the default Window Manager in Slackware 13.37. The system can easily be installed to hard disk (during a live session) using a setup program/script, which I call Slack-Installer. Best is to install SlackEX on a USB stick. Any changes you make to the system can be saved directly on the stick. If you choose to install SlackEX to hard disk from your USB stick all your changes are transferred to hard disk. Se below how to do that.
New features in version 111023 of SlackEX (compared with the previous version from 110518)
I have replaced kernel 2.6.38.2-exton with kernel 3.0.4-exton with support for "everything". Kernel 3.0.4 is the latest available kernel on kernel.org. Moreover, I have installed Nvidia's own graphics driver 285.05.09 and upgraded VirtualBox to version 4.1.4. Almost all other component software is also upgraded to the latest version by now (2011-10-23 - LIST).
Note that SlackEX advantageously shall be installed on a USB stick of at least 2 GB. The system is running really fast then and you won't hear the sound from CD/CD-ROM drive. Note also that, among other things, SlackEX 13.37 Gnome3 can be seen as an alternative to Mandriva Flash (which costs 50 Euro).
Read more (if you understand Swedish)...
Passwords
The password for root (superuser) and linux (normal user) is: root/linux.
Configuring X
X is auto-configured during the boot from disc (DVD) or USB stick. You can login to Gnome 3.0 (or Xfce or Fluxbox) from GDM's page. There you can also change locale to Swedish or...
Gnome 3.0 in "fallback mode"
If your hardware is not good enough you will get a message saying (while logging in to the Gnome 3 Desktop): "Gnome 3 failed to start properly. It started in fallback mode. Your graphics hardware is not capable of delivering the full GNOME 3 experience". You can still use all programs etc. You probably need Nvidia's proprietary driver to run Gnome 3.0 properly - see below.
How to use Nvidia's proprietary driver (which I have installed)
In order to use Nvidia's proprietary driver you must run the command nvidia-xconfig an then restart X. The easiest way to do that is to press Ctrl Alt F1 (at the same time). You then end up in console mode. Log in as root. Then run the command init 3 followed by startx. If, instead of Gnome 3.0, you want to run the Xfce window manager (version 4.6.2), you must first run the command xwmconfig and select Xfce. I.e. run the command xwmconfig before running the command startx.
Running in computer's RAM
The system can run from your computer's RAM. RAM of at least 3 GB is required for such an execution. Start alternative 2.
Install SlackEX to hard drive
Please follow my INSTALL instructions. The instruction is for Exton-Slack, but also works for SlackEX. Or this INSTRUCTION if you want to use Grub (Legacy) as boot loader.
Install SlackEX to USB stick - method 2
SlackEX can be installed to the USB stick in two ways. This method saves all your changes to the system directly on the stick in the folder slackchanges. To create such a pendrive, please read and follow my instructions for installation. (The instruction is designed for Exton-Slack, but also works for SlackEX). If you are installing on a pendrive of at least 4 GB, you can install lots of new programs. If you later decide to install SlackEX from pendrive to hard disk all your changes will be saved to hard disk too.
Default language
The default language (locale) is set to English. However, you can easily change the default language to Swedish in GDM's login page. (Among many other languages). Such a change can be done before logging in to Gnome (or Xfce or Fluxbox). Most programs and menus will then be in your chosen language.
Sudo
Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Mint and many other so-called beginner distributions (and in other Linux systems) use sudo to do something that requires root (superuser) privileges. There really is no need for a root password. "Examples of Command": sudo mkdir /usr/MyFiles or sudo nautilus. You can also directly become root with sudo su. Read HERE about how sudo works. I have installed the Sudo program in SlackEX 13.37. This means, among other things, that Linux users used to Ubuntu can identify with SlackEX.
The ISO file is of 1480 MB.
See a Screenshot of the Desktop HERE. Read more HERE (in Swedish).
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SlackEX 13.37 Gnome3 ISO (slackex-gnome3-1480mb-111023.iso) from The Swedish Linux Society server
SlackEX 13.37 Gnome3 LiveDVD can also be downloaded from SourceForge.net - Fast, secure and free downloads from the largest Open Source applications and software directory
md5sum-fil for SlackEX 13.37 Gnome3
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Slackware 13.37 is at least as "good" as Ubuntu 11.10/Linux Mint 11 and/or OpenSUSE 11.4. I think. Tell me what you think of Slackware 13.37 in combination with Gnome 3.0.
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