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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

yOn Sat, 11 Dec 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > I have a slackware 4.0 'live' directory on
> > the CD
>
> Have you tried running the live filesystem?
> -------------------------
> mount /dev/hdc  /mnt
> cd /mnt/live
> chroot /mnt/live  /bin/sh
> -------------------------
> You then should be able to run anything in the
> filesystem (including the compiler).  Some
> applications (like the compiler) will need a
> writeable /tmp -- so mount a floppy (or something)
> at /tmp.
>
> I've actually compiled a kernel using BL3 (floppy
> version) and a Slackware 3.2 live filesystem on CD.
>
> > is the live directory ever online?
>
> Probably not.  Its primary purpose is to function
> as a root filesystem, which cannot be done via FTP
> or HTTP.

I will try this on another computer.  This one has no CDROM drive.  I was 
looking for an easy way to get just a few files, not a whole package, from 
online.  Do SW71 or SW81 have something similar?


 > Cheers,
> Steven
>
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