Problems with slackware..

[tha_0ne]

I'm kinda a linux newbie, I've used Mandrake and Red Hat a little before, successfully. Now I've installed Slackware 8 on my server, (1.2GB HD) and it seems like I didn't install all i needed. :(
There's a LOT of missing commands/programs, like pico, iptables, ipchains (now i don't know if iptables or ipchains is standard.. but damn pico is)... Then, I tried to install linuxconf from a Red Hat CD, didn't get any successful there either...It was at least 10 dependencies that were missing...I'm thinking about reinstalling, will that be easiest? Need quick answers! Help will be appreciated. :)

[paulb]

If I were you I would get to know RedHat a little more. Thats like driving once in a cesna and then piloting a 747 with 4 air hours.

[paulb]

BTW the 747 is full with passengers.

[ombra]

Actually pico is not standard. Pico is really the mail composer for pine. I don't believe pine is set to install by default. I use slack myself and I remember having to use the menu style install and selecting it.

I just took pine off and started learning vi.

As for ipchains and iptables, it all depends which kernel you are using.
ipchains -> 2.2
iptables -> 2.4

Neither are set to install be default either.

The slack install is very different from red hat and mandrake. You have to tell slack what you want which is why I love it.

[tha_0ne]

Hmm ok..I'm running with kernel 2.4.5...BTW, how should I fix this then? Is it really smart to install Red Hat 7.1 on a pentium 90 with 24MB ram?
I'm only going to use the CLI though...
Please help! I need Linuxconf, pico and iptables...

[ombra]

Well, I am still a newbie myself but hopefully this will help.

Slack has a sweet tool called pkgtool that will install the packages you want. I does not however check for dependancies so you will have to do some searching for those. I always go to rpmfind.net to see what dependancies are needed and the go to freshmeat.net to get them.

If you have the slack cd then you should be all set though.

I have never tried Linuxconf on slack and to be honest, I have no desire to. I didn't like it on Red Hat and I am sure I wouldn't like it on slack. Sorry but I can't help you with that one.

Pico is pretty easy. Just pop in the slack cd mount it and cd to slakware/n1. Type installpkg pine.tgz and your done. Pico should be available to you then. I would strongly recommend learning vi. I used to use pico exclusivley until my /usr partition got screwed up. Pico was of no use to me then. I had no choice but to use vi. Now I use it for everything.

I think iptables is located in the n1 directory also. Same rules apply(installpkg iptables.tgz). You may have some dependancy problems but just go to rpmfind.net and see what is needed and install the packages off the slack cd.

I have never used iptables, I have a hardware router/firewall. This site has an excellent NHF on iptables that would be useful to you.

You can also check out linuxmafia.org for some good info. It is dedicated to slackware and I use it alot. Great stuff in there.


Hope this helps

[ 16 October 2001: Message edited by: ombra ]

[berb]

Chances are that the kernel modules for ipchains/iptables are available, just not loaded.

you need these 2 (min) for iptables
insmod iptable_filter
insmod ip_tables

for ipchains you need:
insmod ipchains

After that you have 2 choices, put the linus you need into rc.local or recompile to have then in the kernel -- up to you.

edit-spelin

[ 16 October 2001: Message edited by: berb ]

[tha_0ne]

Don't worry... I was stupid and installed Red Hat. I'll guess it's good enough..?