Category Archives: Slackware

Progress on SLAMPP 2.0

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It seems that SLAMPP 2.0 will be released by the end of this month. I am very sorry for this another delay. It is due to some changes I made during the last days regarding which packages should be included on SLAMPP. I am still considering to add new applications which will turn SLAMPP in to a full Web and Linux development distribution. As result, SLAMPP will not fit anymore on a CD (size > 700 MB). You may disagree with this, but I hope it is not going to discourage you trying out SLAMPP when it is released.

Some new highlighted applications will be included are PRADO PHP Framework, Django Python Framework, web.py, Ruby on Rails, Glade Interface Designer, Netbeans or Eclipse IDE, Open Office 3.1, Inkscape, Blender, Scribus, Git, Subversion and Mercurial.

Do you have something to say? I welcome any input of yours. Thank you.

What’s New on SLAMPP 2.0?

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Desktop screenshot of SLAMPP 2.0

I am almost there! The new SLAMPP will come soon with the following highlights:

  • Using kernel linux 2.6.28.7, patched with everything needed to work with the latest Linux Live script
  • Based on Zenwalk 6.0 and inherits almost of all its characteristics and tools
  • Getting packages from Zenwalk, native Slackware 12.2, SlackBuilds and Slacky.eu repositories
  • Packages which are not found on the above resources are compiled directly from the source
  • Equipped with full set of development libraries and interpreters to ease your package compilation process
  • Following applications are compiled on to SLAMPP: (details would be provided later on)
    • Servers: Apache 2, BIND, dnsmasq, dhcp, Samba, NFS, Pure-FTPD, Squid, MySQL, OpenLDAP, OpenSSH, SQLite, Git, Subversion, Qmailrocks packages, and many more
    • Network and IDS utilities: ntop, cacti, nagios, nessus, snort, rkhunter, chkrootkit, honeyd + honeycombo, oinkmaster, nmap, Wireshark, HTTrack, TightVNC, rdesktop, GAdmin Tools collection, and many more
    • System Administration: Webmin and Usermin
    • Programming languages: PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua
    • Editor: Bluefish, Geany, mousepad, Hex editor
    • Office: Open Office, epdfview
    • Graphics: The GIMP, Inkscape, Blender, Dia
    • Multimedia: Brasero, goobox, Exaile, Totem
    • Miscellaneous utilities: Firestarter, GParted, htop, Grsync, ndiswrapper, Wicd, Live CD Hard Disk installer, Disk Manager, Lilo installer, GNOME network tools and servers/services control panel
    • Package management: Netpkg, slapt-get/gslapt, pkgtools, slackpkg
    • Desktop Environment: XFCE 4.6

That would be all. FYI, this new release will be completely incompatible with the previous releases. Therefore, no upgrade feature will be provided. Having said that, I strongly recommend you to do a fresh install with this upcoming release if you intend to have it run permanently on your PC.

When are you going to release it ? Hopefully I will be able to announce it publicly by the end of this month or within the first week of July. Stay tuned.

Thank you.

Update:

I forgot to mention something. Starting from this release, besides the version information, I will give a release a name. The name of SLAMPP 2.0 is Kalinda. I name it after my daughter’s name. :)

Mirror Server Needed for SLAMPP

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Dear friends, if everything goes smooth as expected, I am planning to release the new version of SLAMPP at the end of this month. The new SLAMPP will be based on the latest stable release of  Zenwalk and Slackware Linux 12.2. Just like the previous releases, SLAMPP is compiled to be an instant home server solution to everyone who would like to set up their own server without any fuss. However, the size of the iso file would be a little bit bigger than before, estimated around 650 to 700 MB. Hopefully you will not complain about it. Right now I am in the phase of beta testing the protoype.

Regarding this release plan, I would like to ask your favor, guys. I urgently need (a or) some mirror servers to distribute SLAMPP. Location does not matter me, as long as you have enough space and bandwith to serve the traffic. So, if there is someone out there could help me out with this, please let me know. I will appreciate your support.

I will be back to you soon with more details about the release. Thank you so much.

Update:

I am also open and welcome for new SLAMPP logo and desktop background submission from public. I will include your creation in the release.

Interesting Linux Distro

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Just a quick note today. I found two interesting Linux distributions that might trigger your interest to try or to explore more.

  • SliTaz – a very small LiveCD distribution, which is less than 30 MB in size. It boots very fast and contains many daily applications. You can also install it on HD or run it on USB key.
  • Slack Mini Server Project – another competitor of SLAMPP. :) It’s fully loaded with many powerful and useful applications to run your own server on the fly.

Added @ 13:17:

Another nice resource for Ubuntu users, especially for the beginners, can be found here. Happy reading!

Linux Live USB

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I gathered some links that might be useful for you regarding the making of various Linux Live USB.

Furthermore, Pendrivelinux.com provides more information and tutorials for this Linux Live USB. So, it is very recommended to visit that website.

Quick SLAMPP Stats

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According to the stats system I maintain I get the following raw counts for SLAMPP download so far. Not bad for a new and relatively unheard Linux distribution. :)

SLAMPP (1.0 + 1.1) : 44029 times
SLAMPPLite (1.0 + 2.0) : 14165 times

Of course these numbers are going to be higher if you also include additional stats from other sources as anyone can distribute SLAMPP freely.

Thank you for downloading, trying and using SLAMPP.

Coming Soon, SLAMPPLite 3.0

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I just wanted to let you know that I am now in preparing to release the new version of SLAMPPLite. The upcoming SLAMPPLite will be released with version number 3.0, based on Slackware 12.0, using kernel 2.6.21.5, XAMPP1.6.4, improved hard disk/usb installer and the latest applications you can find under Slackware repository.

Furthermore I still focus on the use, the lightness, the easiness and the compactness of it. So, you will expect nothing fancy in this release. SLAMPPLite is just a generic Linux distribution that is ready for deployment.

I hope this new SLAMPPLite will be available by the end of this year. More information about this is coming soon. Thank you.

Update @ 15:06:

SLAMPP is listed on the Slack World as one of Slackware-based projects. Cool! :)

Another SLAMPP Article

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Today I accidentally found another SLAMPP article, titled ‘Live-Server SLAMPP Lite 2.0: Westentaschenserver‘ on the March 2007 edition of LinuxUser Germany, after randomly googling by typing “slampp” as the keyword. It mentions almost everything you can expect in SLAMPP Lite. Unfortunately it is written in German. So in order to read that article in a language you speak, you need another service to translate it. In this case I use Babelfish.

Thanks to Thomas Leichtenstern for writing this article. Happy reading! :)

SLAMPP: Up and Go

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First of all, I would like to apologize to all SLAMPP users, where ever you are in the world, for being lazy and so ignorant in the last few months. Due to my current job as a Measurement while Drilling/Logging while Drilling (MWD/LWD) Field Engineer which takes so much time of mine, I can not always resume my work on this project and spend some of my spare time in it. Sometimes I have to be on the field for a couple of weeks, far from civilization. Therefore I would like to ask your favor to have patience with me. This project is not going to be a dead project, just needs some time to recover from a major hardware failure of the server where I host SLAMPP. Now, with help of my best friend Harry, everything is running smoothly again. Thanks Harry for your kind assistance.

While I take care of everything to ensure the new development cycle of SLAMPP, I hope you still enjoy visiting that website and using SLAMPP. Please bear the mess you might find in your journey exploring SLAMPP on that website as it is not 100% ready yet.

See you in the next generation of SLAMPP, soon! :)

T&T 2: Instalasi Linksys WMP54G PCI Adapter di Slackware

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T&T berikut lebih kepada bagaimana mengaktifkan koneksi internet melalui perangkat wireless Linksys WMP54G 2.0 PCI Adapter. Tertarik dengan eksperimen yang sama ketika saya mencoba Ubuntu, saya berusaha membuat distro Slackware yang saya pakai sehari-hari juga dapat ber-internet-ria. Metode yang saya sajikan di bawah ini merupakan rangkuman dari thread berikut di forum SLAX. Cukup efektif dan siap pakai. :)

Yang harus dipersiapkan adalah driver untuk adapter-nya, yaitu rt2500.inf dan rt2500.sys. Kedua berkas ini dapat diperoleh di CD instalasi Linksys. Selanjutnya kopi dan letakkan kedua berkas tadi di direktori kerja anda. Kita akan menggunakan bantuan ndiswrapper.

Buka konsol dan jalankan perintah-perintah berikut:

# ndiswrapper -i rt2500.inf
# ndiswrapper -i rt2500.sys
# modprobe ndiswrapper
# iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:00:00:00:00:00 < — diganti dengan kode Access Point yang anda miliki
# iwconfig wlan0 essid SOMESSID < — diganti dengan ESSID anda
# iwconfig wlan0 key open 000a000f00 < — diganti dengan WEP-key anda
# iwconfig wlan0 channel 6 < — diganti dengan channel yang anda pakai
# ifconfig wlan0 up
# dhcpcd -d wlan0

Jika tidak menggunakan DHCP, maka perintahnya akan seperti ini:

# ndiswrapper -i rt2500.inf
# ndiswrapper -i rt2500.sys
# modprobe ndiswrapper
# iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:00:00:00:00:00 < — diganti dengan kode Access Point yang anda miliki
# iwconfig wlan0 essid SOMESSID < — diganti dengan ESSID anda
# iwconfig wlan0 key open 000a000f00 < — diganti dengan WEP-key anda
# iwconfig wlan0 channel 6 < — diganti dengan channel yang anda pakai
# ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up < — diganti dengan IP lokal yang anda pakai
# route add default gw 192.168.1.2 wlan0 < — lakukan ini jika gateway belum diset

Selanjutnya coba ping gateway, beberapa komputer di LAN dan ping ke luar LAN untuk mengecek koneksi.

Bagaimana, berhasil? Mudah-mudahan seperti itu. Tentunya perintah-perintah ini dapat diotomasi dengan menggunakan skrip yang dapat dijalankan sewaktu boot.

Selamat mencoba!