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Nonux consists of two main components, unmodified parts of Slackware Linux and (dropline) GNOME. For both you can
find information on the Internet in several forums, for example:
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On-line documentation & books
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Linux Slackware handbook:
GNOME documentation:
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Below you will find a small FAQ. If you have a question and can't find the answer in this FAQ or in the other resources
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Minimum requirements
To run the Live CD you need a PC (i686-processor or compatible) with a minimum of 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended).
In order to start the Live CD booting from the CD-ROM drive must be enabled (BIOS setting). If the BIOS doesn't
support booting this way and your PC has a floppy drive you can use a floppy disk to startup the Live CD. Download
the floppy disk image floppy-start.zip and generate a floppy disk by using one
of the following commands:
| » | Windows 9x/ME:
Run the program rawrite12.exe. Select as source file sbootmgr.dsk |
| » | Windows NT/2000/XP:
Run the program rawritent.exe. Select as source file sbootmgr.dsk |
| » | GNU/Linux:
Use the command "cat sbootmgr.dsk > /dev/fd0" |
When installing Nonux on your computer's hard disk drive the only extra requirement is one free hard disk partition with a
minimum size of 3.5 GB.
Multi-boot configuration with Windows
You can install Nonux alongside of Windows on your hard disk. The Nonux installer will automatically generate a boot menu which
gives you a choice of booting Nonux or Windows at startup. This setup will work for all versions of Windows except Windows Vista
as it uses a new way of booting which is at the moment incompatible with the Nonux boot manager
(LILO). Users who are using GRUB as boot manager can skip the
installation of LILO by the installer (GRUB will be detected) and choose to add the booting of Nonux to their GRUB menu. Location of the boot image
is /boot/vmlinuz and initrd image is /boot/initrd.
Users and passwords
There are two accounts defined, one for the administrator (root) and a default user account (dusr). On the Live CD the default user
has the password "nnlx". When doing an install onto the hard disk you will be asked to change the passwords for both accounts.
Wireless network/Wi-Fi connection
If your wireless card is not recognized by the Linux kernel there is a way to use your card's Windows XP drivers. This can be
done with the NdisWrapper program (already installed). To configure your card
this way:
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Open a terminal window. |
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Use the command su - to get administrator rights. |
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Put the (extracted) XP drivers in a directory, for example the directory
downloads. The network drivers will consist of multiple files including a file with the extension .inf .
It is possible to extract a compressed Windows driver exe-file using the command
cabextract xxxx.exe
(xxxx.exe is the name of your driver file)
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Change the current directory by using the command
cd /home/dusr/downloads |
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Install the driver by using the command
ndiswrapper -i xxxx.inf
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If all goes well you can start the driver with the command
modprobe ndiswrapper
Now it should be possible to connect to your wireless network. |
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The driver can automatically be started on every boot by using the command
echo "/sbin/modprobe ndiswrapper" >> /etc/rc.d/rc.modules |
Personal data backup
When using the Live CD new data and settings will not be permanently saved as a Live CD is a read-only medium.
In the user menu you can find two entries for backup en restore. These will backup and restore all your personal data en settings
(all the data in your home directory). By storing the backup on an external medium like an USB stick you can easily transfer your
working environment between different Nonux systems (for example Live CD and HD install) or restore your data and settings after
a new startup of your Live CD.
Installing software
You can use the Gslapt package manager for on-line installing/updating the original Slackware packages and extended packages from slacky.eu.
When doing installation by hand using the Slackware package tools you can also find a lot of packages at linuxpackages.net.
Of course for the experienced compiling your own software is also an option. A good repository for GNOME/GTK+ software is for example
GnomeFiles. For most compiling jobs you need the Nonux optimized Linux kernel source to be installed (not
part of the Live CD). You can download the source from ftp://nonux.nl/nonux_kernel_source and extract it in the directory /usr/src.
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