• SALIX
• PACKAGE MANAGEMENT
• SALIXTOOLS
• MODULES
• WIRED/WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION MANAGER
• SALIX DEVELOPMENT
• ONLINE HELP
• SEE ALSO
• AUTHOR
• COPYRIGHT

SALIX

This manual page allows you to read the minimum vital to use your Salix Operating System.

PACKAGE MANAGEMENT

You have to be root to run these commands (su -)

slapt-get --update

Retrieves package data from MIRROR location.

slapt-get --upgrade

Upgrade installed packages if newer versions are available.

slapt-get -i Package(s)

Install package(s) from the mirrors.

slapt-get --remove Package(s)

Remove specified package(s)

slapt-get --list

List all packages, installed and available.

slapt-get --search [expression]

Search available packages. Applies POSIX and extended regular expression to the names, versions, locations, and descriptions of packages.

slapt-src --update

Retrieve SlackBuild data from SlackBuild source repositories.

slapt-src --search [expression]

Search available SlackBuilds.

slapt-src -i SlackBuild(s)

Build and install specified SlackBuilds.

spkg -i /path/to/Package

Installs single or multiple *.txz (or .tgz, .tlz, .tbz) binary packages, designed for use with Salix or the Slackware Linux distribution, that are stored locally, onto your system. The original Slackware installpkg command can also be used.

spkg -u /path/to/Package

Upgrades a package from an older version to a newer one, using locally stored package(s). The original Slackware upgradepkg command can also be used.

spkg -d package-name(s)

Removes the specified package(s) from the system. The original Slackware removepkg command can also be used.

SALIXTOOLS

clocksetup

A tool that helps set the system's date, time, timezone, hardware clock and Network Time Protocol synchronization.

dotnew

Dotnew is a utility to help with the management of .new system configuration files .dotnew uses dialog menus (or GTK if it is installed and if you are running under X11) to present the user with a menu for each new configuration file present in his system.

keyboardsetup

A tool that helps set the keyboard map to be used for the linux terminal. It can also be used to set IBus or SCIM to be enabled or disabled.

localesetup

A tool that sets the system's locale.

servicesetup

All available services in /etc/rc.d (cups, gdm, sshd, ...) can be listed, stopped, started with this Dialog interface (or GTK if it is installed and if you are running under X11).

usersetup

Users and Groups management can be done with this Dialog interface (or GTK if it is installed and if you are running under X11).

MODULES

Modules are pieces of code that can be loaded and unloaded into the kernel upon demand. They extend the functionality of the kernel without the need to reboot the system.

lsmod

List all loaded modules.

modprobe -v module

Load module.

rmmod -v module

Unload module.

echo "module_name" >> /etc/modprobe.d/file.conf

Force the automatic loading of a module. You can give the name you want to file.conf (ie. atboot.conf)

echo "blacklist module" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Prevent loading of a module.

WIRED/WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION MANAGER

Wired and wireless network connection can be managed with one tool, Wicd. Wicd uses built-in linux wireless-tools, such as ifconfig and iwconfig to get and configure network info. Note that wicd and wireless must be activated in the startup services in order to make wireless networks visible on Wicd.

You need a client to connect to it.

wicd-gtk --no-tray

This command start the GTK Wicd client without system tray icon.

wicd-curses

This command start the ncurses Wicd client. X11 is not needed.

SALIX DEVELOPMENT

OpenSource

All Salix projects (tools, guide, liveCD, ...) are on a public subversion repository hosted on SourceForge: http://salix.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/salix/

Bugs/Wishes/...

Please use our BugTracker: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/salix/report

ONLINE HELP

IRC

Join the #salix channel on irc.freenode.net network.

Jabber / XMPP

Join the salix chatroom on the chat.meticul.eu network.

Support Forum

http://www.salixos.org/forum

Mailing-List : salix-main AT lists.sourceforge.net

Registration and archives : https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/salix-main

SEE ALSO

clocksetup(8), ifconfig(8), iwconfig(8), keyboardsetup(8), localesetup(8), modprobe(8), modprobe.conf(5), pkgtool(8), slapt-get(8), spkg(8), slapt-src(8), wicd(8)

AUTHOR

Frederic Galusik <fredg~at~salixos~dot~org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Salix OS.

This document is written under the WTFPL free licence - Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License. ( http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/ )