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Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:38:11 GMT

Sahko: /* Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, which is a minimal image very handy for FTP or other kinds of network installations.

In the same directory one can also find usbimg2disk.sh, a script that will dump the usbboot.img image to a flash drive, useful in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document describes yet another way of creating an image capable of booting from USB, containing all of the packages neeeded for an installation, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or

b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk

Make it hybrid:

isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user.

The following command will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive so prior backups are highly advisable:

dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX

PS1. dd expects the name of a device, not a partition, so you should use eg. /dev/sdb instead of /dev/sdb1.

PS2. the USB drive should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:36:50 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, which is a minimal image very handy for FTP or other kinds of network installations.

In the same directory one can also find usbimg2disk.sh, a script that will dump the usbboot.img image to a flash drive, useful in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document describes yet another way of creating an image capable of booting from USB, containing all of the packages neeeded for an installation, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or

b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk

Make it hybrid:

isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user.

The following command will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive so prior backups are highly advisable:

dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX

PS1. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

PS2. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:50:45 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, which is a minimal image very handy for FTP or other kinds of network installations.

In the same directory one can also find usbimg2disk.sh, a script that will dump the usbboot.img image to a flash drive, useful in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document describes yet another way of creating an image capable of booting from USB, containing all of the packages neeeded for an installation, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or

b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk

Make it hybrid:

isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user.

The below command will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive so prior backups are highly advisable:

dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX

PS1. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

PS2. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:33:52 GMT

Sahko: /* Using isohybrid */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document describes yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image.

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX

PS0. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

PS1. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:33:09 GMT

Sahko: /* Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document describes yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image.

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX

PS0. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

PS1. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:46:03 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document describes yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image.

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS0. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

PS1. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:44:50 GMT

Sahko: /* Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will describe yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image.

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS0. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

PS1. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:44:21 GMT

Sahko: /* Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will describe yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image.

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS0. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.
PS1. the USB should NOT be mounted during dd invocation.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:41:55 GMT

Sahko: /* Prerequisites */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will describe yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit the ISO image.

Syslinux >= 3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:41:16 GMT

Sahko: /* Prerequisites */

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will describe yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

A USB flash drive that can fit ISO image.

Syslinux >=3.72

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:44:02 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image does not work for you out of the box.

Additionally, AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either

[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will describe yet another way of doing this, using [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree.

That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to use a local copy of the tree you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script], AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script] or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

All that is left to do now is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

This can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should be using eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the machine using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:27:33 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the Slackware current development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should use eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:26:46 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should use eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:50:39 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even one the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO image using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should use eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:49:00 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even one the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO images using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive:

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should use eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:47:51 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even one the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO images using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive.

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should use eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:46:56 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even one the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO images using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive.

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should should eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

== Epilogue ==

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:45:26 GMT

Sahko:

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even one the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO images using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive.

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should should eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

Boot the computer using the USB drive. Experience should be no different than using the official installation media.

Install Slackware Using A USB Flash Drive

Sahko — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:42:42 GMT

Sahko: Created page with 'Category:Tutorials Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy. Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official insta…'

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Installing Slackware using a USB flash drive is very easy.

Slackware includes a usbboot.img in the usb-and-pxe-installers directory of the official installation media, along with AlienBOB's usbimg2disk.sh in case the above image doesnt work for you out of the box.

Additionally AlienBOB has written two articles in his blog on how to install Slackware using a USB flash drive from either [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/welcome-windows-user/ Microsoft Windows] or [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/installing-slackware-using-usb-thumb-drive/ Linux].

This document will demonstrate yet another way of doing this, which from my experience is easier and often more convenient than all of the above. This document will describe how to create a Hybrid Slackware ISO with [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Doc/isolinux#HYBRID_CD-ROM.2FHARD_DISK_MODE Isohybrid].

== Prerequisites ==

Syslinux >=3.72 is required

Additionally you should either have:

a) official Slackware installation media, preferably the DVD ISO one, available on any Slackware mirror.

or b) a local copy of the Slackware tree. That may be the tree of a stable release, or even one the tree of the -current Slackware development cycle.

If you choose to go with b) you should be able to create your own ISO images using a script such as:

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README.TXT DVD script]

Pat's [http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware/isolinux/README_SPLIT.TXT split to 3 CDs script]

AlienBOB's [http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tools/mirror-slackware-current.sh mirror-slackware-current script]

or even a custom one of your own.

== Using isohybrid ==

At this point you should have a Slackware ISO lying on your hard disk.

Make it hybrid:

<code> isohybrid slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso </code>

== Copy the ISO to the USB flash drive ==

Now all that is left to do is copy the ISO to the USB flash drive.

That can be done using the [http://linux.die.net/man/1/dd dd] command as the root user, that will overwrite all the files currently present on the USB drive.

<code> dd if=slackware-13.1-install-dvd.iso of=/dev/sdX </code>

PS. dd expects the name of the device, not the partition, so you should should eg. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1.

Slack-desc

Sahko — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:02:15 GMT

Sahko:

=Overview=
A proper slack-desc file should be written as follows:

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
# leave one space after the ':'.

|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
appname: Summary of application name and function (one line only)
appname: <this line is generally left blank>
appname: Description of application - this description should be fairly
appname: in-depth; in other words, make it clear what the package does (and
appname: maybe include relevant links and/or instructions if there's room),
appname: but don't get too verbose.
appname: This file can have a maximum of eleven (11) lines of text preceded by
appname: the "appname: " designation.
appname:
appname: It's a good idea to include a link to the application's homepage too.
appname:

The "appname" string must *exactly* match the application name portion of the
Slackware package (for example, a package titled "gaim-1.5-i486-1.tgz" must have
a slack-desc file with the <appname> string of "gaim: " rather than "Gaim: " or
"GAIM: " or something else.

The "handy ruler" is meant to stop you at 79 characters, because the standard
console is 80x25 and if you go beyond this the words will wrap.

The space after the : is needed only when there is text after the :
In the above example lines 2,9 & 11 should not have a space after the :

=See Also=
man makepkg
man pkgtool

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Slack-desc

Sahko — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:59:54 GMT

Sahko:

=Overview=
A proper slack-desc file should be written as follows:

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
# leave one space after the ':'.

|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
appname: Summary of application name and function (one line only)
appname: <this line is generally left blank>
appname: Description of application - this description should be fairly
appname: in-depth; in other words, make it clear what the package does (and
appname: maybe include relevant links and/or instructions if there's room),
appname: but don't get too verbose.
appname: This file can have a maximum of eleven (11) lines of text preceded by
appname: the "appname: " designation.
appname:
appname: It's a good idea to include a link to the application's homepage too.
appname:

The "appname" string must *exactly* match the application name portion of the
Slackware package (for example, a package titled "gaim-1.5-i486-1.tgz" must have
a slack-desc file with the <appname> string of "gaim: " rather than "Gaim: " or
"GAIM: " or something else.

The "handy ruler" is meant to stop you at 79 characters, because the standard
console is 80x25 and if you go beyond this the words will wrap.

The space after the : is needed only when there is text after the :

=See Also=
man makepkg
man pkgtool

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Slack-desc

Sahko — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:56:29 GMT

Sahko: Undo revision 249 by Sahko (Talk)

=Overview=
A proper slack-desc file should be written as follows:

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to
# leave one space after the ':'.

|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
appname: Summary of application name and function (one line only)
appname: <this line is generally left blank>
appname: Description of application - this description should be fairly
appname: in-depth; in other words, make it clear what the package does (and
appname: maybe include relevant links and/or instructions if there's room),
appname: but don't get too verbose.
appname: This file can have a maximum of eleven (11) lines of text preceded by
appname: the "appname: " designation.
appname:
appname: It's a good idea to include a link to the application's homepage too.
appname:

The "appname" string must *exactly* match the application name portion of the
Slackware package (for example, a package titled "gaim-1.5-i486-1.tgz" must have
a slack-desc file with the <appname> string of "gaim: " rather than "Gaim: " or
"GAIM: " or something else.

The "handy ruler" is meant to stop you at 79 characters, because the standard
console is 80x25 and if you go beyond this the words will wrap.

=See Also=
man makepkg
man pkgtool

[[Category:Tutorials]]

Slack-desc

Sahko — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:50:00 GMT

Sahko: remove comment about space after :

=Overview=
A proper slack-desc file should be written as follows:

# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on
# the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make
# exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.

|-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
appname: Summary of application name and function (one line only)
appname: <this line is generally left blank>
appname: Description of application - this description should be fairly
appname: in-depth; in other words, make it clear what the package does (and
appname: maybe include relevant links and/or instructions if there's room),
appname: but don't get too verbose.
appname: This file can have a maximum of eleven (11) lines of text preceded by
appname: the "appname: " designation.
appname:
appname: It's a good idea to include a link to the application's homepage too.
appname:

The "appname" string must *exactly* match the application name portion of the
Slackware package (for example, a package titled "gaim-1.5-i486-1.tgz" must have
a slack-desc file with the <appname> string of "gaim: " rather than "Gaim: " or
"GAIM: " or something else.

The "handy ruler" is meant to stop you at 79 characters, because the standard
console is 80x25 and if you go beyond this the words will wrap.

=See Also=
man makepkg
man pkgtool

[[Category:Tutorials]]