Install disc didn't install pkgtools and the like. grrrr.

[pbear20k]

Hello, all! First post - need help (duh)

I have used Slackware for a while now - and decided to try out Salix on my ooold laptop. This is a Toshiba Satellite 2800-s202, with 190K of memory and PIII processor. Plenty of disk space.

I have (successfully?) installed Salix 13.0.2 and have booted up to the desktop. For some odd reason, the installer didn't install the pkgtools packages and consequently, I can not use the command line (or graphical for that matter) to download and install packages. All files are "truncated" and "pkgtools returned an error" at all attempts. I can see GSlapt-get downloading but no joy.

Is there a way to use the install CD to reinstall those needed packages, manually? I only have access to a broadband connection for another day and would like to get things humming before then. Thanks for the help!

[thenktor]

What's the output of "installpkg" and "spkg"?
Did you check the md5sum of your downloaded ISO?

[gapan]

How do you know pkgtools wasn't installed? Were there any errors during installation? If there were, you either have a bad download, a bad burn, or even a faulty CD drive that reads discs with errors.

[pbear20k]

How do you know pkgtools wasn't installed? Were there any errors during installation? If there were, you either have a bad download, a bad burn, or even a faulty CD drive that reads discs with errors.

I don't "know," but suspect. Yes - there were errors. I did check the download - good. Checked the burn - same. Possible about the drive - it is old, after all. I used a known-good burner for my install discs (Salix and Slackware 13, along with Puppy) and aside from the Salix versions, I had no problems. I have a side question - would installing from USB be a possible better solution, and bypass this drive? I seem to recall that there are ways.

Originally, entering "pkgtools" at CLI brought back a "file not found." I

What's the output of "installpkg" and "spkg"?
Did you check the md5sum of your downloaded ISO?

Did check md5sum - matched. Output of both: "Package file does not exist" and "package upgrade failed!" This is both with and without FQDN typed out. Also, slapt-get responds, "No such package."

Local files, both downloaded from package manager and from flash drives, respond "Truncated file."

Could it be a simple "I forgot to select a mirror entry?"

[gapan]

I don't "know," but suspect. Yes - there were errors.

What packages did you get the errors with?

I have a side question - would installing from USB be a possible better solution, and bypass this drive? I seem to recall that there are ways.

If you have a faulty CD drive, of course it would be better.

Originally, entering "pkgtools" at CLI brought back a "file not found."

That's because there is no pkgtools command anyway.

Output of both: "Package file does not exist" and "package upgrade failed!" This is both with and without FQDN typed out. Also, slapt-get responds, "No such package."

What commands are you running exactly? It seems that you don't know how to use these tools.

Local files, both downloaded from package manager and from flash drives, respond "Truncated file."

What files are these? Where did you get them from?

Could it be a simple "I forgot to select a mirror entry?"

No.

[pbear20k]

I don't "know," but suspect. Yes - there were errors.

What packages did you get the errors with?

I am highly embarrassed to admit that I didn't write down those filenames. Ooops.

I have a side question - would installing from USB be a possible better solution, and bypass this drive? I seem to recall that there are ways.

If you have a faulty CD drive, of course it would be better.

Ok, will try that. I have had success with Smart Boot Manager on older computers like these, and will try that.

Originally, entering "pkgtools" at CLI brought back a "file not found."

That's because there is no pkgtools command anyway.

Which would make sense.

Output of both: "Package file does not exist" and "package upgrade failed!" This is both with and without FQDN typed out. Also, slapt-get responds, "No such package."

What commands are you running exactly? It seems that you don't know how to use these tools.

Or, I could be rusty. I admit to unfamiliarity with slapt-get.

Local files, both downloaded from package manager and from flash drives, respond "Truncated file."

What files are these? Where did you get them from?

What files would be the packages from the mirrors on the salixos.org website. I didn't check MD5's on all that I grabbed, but I got exact matches on the ones that I did check. Spkg would not touch those either.

Could it be a simple "I forgot to select a mirror entry?"

No.

Okay.

[thenktor]

Did check md5sum - matched. Output of both: "Package file does not exist" and "package upgrade failed!"

This means the commands are run, which means you have the pkgtools.

[fredg]

pbear20k a écrit:Originally, entering "pkgtools" at CLI brought back a "file not found."
That's because there is no pkgtools command anyway.

Yes, it's not pkgtools but the Slackware Pkgtool (Ncurses UI) is in the root $PATH and the command is

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