ok thanks for replies , just downloaded xfce 13.37 so will install that over the installed live version; this is best option since i have quick internet away from salix pc and slow internet where salix pc is. one other question . I've had a look at slackbuilds.org and understand installing these pac...

Re: packages I just installed salixos from the live cd, just got internet connection & fancied seeing what extra packages I could get. I've looked at the faq and understand that I can't use packages from linuxpackages.net, nor use slackpkg. Gslapt came up ok and I have installed slapt-src, but c...

cheers for suggestions problem solved, I remembered that i brought back from Africa with me a Tenda router see ..http://www.tenda.cn/ the router has 4 ethernet ports, and can be connected to a network either by ethernet cable, or by putting in a usb modm in its usb slot. Just got it working so now c...

Ok thanks for help, well good job I backed up er hem, cause it didn't go to plan; never mind I now have /dev/sda1 swap /dev/sda2 salixos root /dev/ sda3 salixos home /dev/sda4 is extended partition /dev/sda5 is a logical partition zenwalk Zenwalk only asked for two partitions the swap which it found...

ok don't know if this post should go here , if not please move it. i'm going to play with salixos for the server but not install just the core, I will install full salixos onto a machine which has one hard drive with only Zenwalk on it.i don't want to remove Zenwalk as it is currently used for testi...

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thanks

apche-tomcat i use for testing jsp's so probably use that ; can anybody suggest simple mail server , computers
mainly on an intranet basis.

What do you think about using Salixos for a basic server set up. By this I mean I propose to use the server in schools Ghana. Now I could use Zentyal but I don't want to mainly because I want a nice lean system that is based on something thing that isn't too cutting edge, & isn't alienating itse...

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much appreciate reply, I have previously used Mepis,ubuntu,antix, Zenwalk & tried slackware .

Slackware users world wide on linkedin suggested salixos as an intro into slackware. tried the live edition so far
will give full install a go, and see how it goes

many thanks

hi where is the newbie section for raving luddites like me , I hope your not going to say salix like slackware is for experts only i haven't installed salix linux yet I put a post to slackware users world wide on linkedin.com recently about Zenwalk & it being 99 percent compatible with Slackware...