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Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system. It's currently based around the 2.6 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.7 (libc6). http://slackware.com

From the Slackware website

What is Slackware Linux?

The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.

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Setting IPv4 as preferred protocol over IPv6

I'm using both IPv6 and IPv4 in a LAN network containing Slackware 13.0 boxes. How can I set IPv4 as preferred protocol on the workstations in this network? I want to use IPv6 either explicitly or when there are only AAAA records available. For…
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I had a power outage. Now MySQL's lock file won't go away. What do you suggest?

I do freelance IT consulting for various clients, both in Toronto, Canada, and worldwide. A client recently experienced a power failure. Now they've been having various problems with a Slackware 12.0.0 machine which also acts as a DNS server. One…
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/var/lib/nginx/client_body/0000000011 failed (13: Permission denied) with node.js

I'm using node.js with Nginx as web server running on Slackware 14.1. I created a page that uploads a file. In my development machine (Debian like) it works fine, but in production (Slackware server) I get this error in…
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Symlink - Permission Denied

I'm facing an interesting problem with plenty of Permission Denied outputs when using SymLinks Linux: Slackware 13.1 Directory with Symlink: root@Tower:/var/lib# ls -lah drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 0 2012-12-02 20:09 ./ drwxr-xr-x 15 root …
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crontab fails to set variable before job

My crontab looks like: root@slack13x64:~# crontab -l -u dnd # some variables SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/home/dnd/bin MAILTO=root # Actual jobs 40 20 * * * /home/dnd/cron_jobs/some_job.sh 55 23 * * Fri…
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How do I change the bg color of chmod 777 directories in tcsh?

On my MacBook Pro, I have iTerm and use the (black background) Pastel color set. World writable directories show up with a yellow background behind grey text. This I can live with, since the grey is dark enough to still be visible when surrounded by…
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64bit or 32bit Linux system?

I have a server that has 4GB of RAM. On it, I have installation of 32bit Slackware Linux 12.1. Of course, it is not using all of 4GB of RAM. I'd soon like to increase the RAM to 8GB, and am looking for a way for the system to use it. The system is…
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Linux udev persistent net rule

I have a Linux system (Slackware Linux 13.0) with two network interfaces. Let's call them NIC0 and NIC1 My goal is to make NIC0 to appear as eth0 in the system. I know this can be achieved via udev rules that map network aliases to MAC addresses of…
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Java's 'tnameserv' takes 3+ minutes to be "Ready", why?

I'm trying to help a dev of an app I'd like to use trouble shoot a problem utilizing Corba Server on Linux. I narrowed down the problem to tnameserv taking over 3 minutes to become ready after invocation. What exactly is tnameserv trying to do in…
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Set generic iptables rules?

This may be a really dumb question but how can you open a port on multiple interfaces without defining the interfaces? For example how do I open port 22 on all interfaces? On my machine I have some interfaces that are dynamic and may or may not be…
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Remote viewing on a Linux server?

I have a Slackware Linux server that doesn't have a monitor. It doesn't run any GUIs. Is there a way to remotely access the screen? I always use SSH, but there are times where the SSH services fails and I can't do anything (nor even tell what the…
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Slackware: Chef or puppet?

Do chef or puppet have any slackware support? Are any slackware admins using either of these? What has your experience with them been and which one would you recommend to someone who is maintaining about a dozen slackware machines?
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How to make client C and B receive DHCP from client A?

Using VMWare Workstation 7.1, Client A is my Linux server with Slackware 13.1, I have set it up as bridge so i can access it from my external network, Client B will be a Windows XP and C will be a Vista Home. What setup do i need to do on the…
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Slackware scripts started at boot time need env vars from /etc/profile.d/* to be set

Hey, I have this problem, that scripts started at boot time from rc.local don't have environment variables (defined at /etc/profile.d/*) set at the time of their startup. What should I do ? "su - lisak -c…
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Samba 3.3 or later on Slackware 12 - how do I make this happen?

I'm trying to upgrade the Samba server on a Slackware 12 box to serve as PDC for Windows 7 32bit machines (it now has a 3.0.3 and does the job for Win XP machines, but 7 refuses to join the domain - I'm posting this after having tried a few dozen…
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