Slackware and Slackbuilds are a partnership that many Slackware users rely on. Slackbuilds.org is similar to the AUR that Arch Linux enjoys, but for some reason we don't hear that much about it.

Just like the AUR, Slackbuilds.org gives Slackware users access to a vast quantity of packages and in many ways it is similar in how a user manages it. Build scripts can be downloaded from the repo and used to compile source code, or we can use helper programmes such as
sbopkg and sbotools to automate the process - and even include dependency checking.

In this video I take you through how I use slackbuilds to add packages to my system.

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I started using Slackware in 2004 and it's been a constant on one or more of my laptops since then. It doesn't suit everyone, but as the distro that has been around longer than any other it deserves a look.

Slackware development does tend to be glacial, with the last stable version released in 2016, but the next release, Slackware 15, is now imminent.

So, time to install current, which will be the next stable release, and run through some post-configuration steps.

This will be the first in a series of videos looking at Slackware. Today I demonstrate how to update the system and use the Slackpkg+ plugin to configure a multilib syste. Next up I will be looking at the slackbuilds.org repo and how to install software from it.

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In the adventures of Bob's "Perfect" #Slackware install, I've been struggling to get Secure Boot working on my #Thinkpad x280.

Something seems to be preventing me from loading a custom Platform Key, while none appears loaded, and everything seems 'right' -- #SecureBoot is in Custom / Setup mode.

The unfortunate thing is ... using Secure Boot and signing kernel images and efi executables is not a common practice, and the documentation seems lacking explanations for people with my particular issue; method 1 of using `efi-updatevar` returns an error "Cannot write to PK, wrong filesystem permissions", method 2 -- updating from the #UEFI 'bios' -- is not an option on an x280, and method 3, using KeyTool.efi returns the error "Failed to update variable: (26) Security Violation".

I am wondering if there are some further setup settings that need to be adjusted to allow this operation, if perhaps my pk.auth file is incorrect in some way, if my machine was, from the factory, unable to allow custom Platform Keys, or if someone has modified it since then.

Rabbit holes are a pain in the dick, and now I'm in a position where I'm kinda 'forced' to learn a bit more about the mechanics of Secure Boot, under the hood.

Anyone got some good tips for where to start solving this puzzle?

I have been referencing:

- wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Saka…
- wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/H…

#Linux #Troubleshooting #Puzzle

I'm not a fan of Lilo, the default Slackware bootloader, so this video illustrates how grub can be installed during the installation on a UEFI system

I use the Slackware current iso but the process is essentially the same for stable - 14.2

The key thing here is to reject the options to install Lilo or ELilo and drop back to a root prompt after installation has finished but before rebooting. Then issue the following commands:

mount
chroot /mnt /bin/bash
source /etc/profile
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=grub
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

For a non-UEFI system the grub install command is:
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/sda #or whatever your drive is called

For virtual box to boot on UEFI you also need to copy grub to a new directory:

mkdir -p /boot/efi/EFI/boot # -p option creates any intermediate directories
cp /boot/efi/EFI/grub/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi

That's it. Links to useful pages below:
#Slackware
slackware.com/getslack/
#Slackbuilds
slackbuilds.org/
#Multilib how to
docs.slackware.com/slackware:m…
#Ponce Repo for Current
github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds
Slackpkg+
slakfinder.org/slackpkg+.html
#SBOtools
pink-mist.github.io/sbotools/
#SBOpkg
sbopkg.org/

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