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This is the weekly posting of the questions in the
alt.os.linux.slackware FAQ-O-Matic. The full FAQ is
available at http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/cgi-bin/fom
for your convenience.

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Should I use Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/5.html

What do***entation comes with my Slackware installation?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/25.html

I still need help! What other docs exist on the internet?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/45.html

Posting guidelines for alt.os.linux.slackware
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/46.html

Are there other places to discuss Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/75.html

Slack Versions
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/65.html

Installing Slack
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/6.html

Administration for Slackers
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/7.html

User Contributed Questions
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/29.html

User-contributed Quick Tutorials
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/61.html

Meta-FAQ
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/8.html

Retired FAQs
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/44.html

alt.os.linux.slackware FAQ
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/1.html

When is the next version of Slackware going to be released?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/58.html

How do I install Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/66.html

How can I install Slackware via FTP?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/47.html

Where can I get a Slackware ISO image?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/10.html

Is there a package manager for Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/11.html

Can I use RPMs with Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/12.html

Where can I find packages built specifically for Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/13.html

Which package contains <insert filename here>?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/14.html

How much swap space should I use?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/54.html

Mirrors for downloading Slackware
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/51.html

How should I partition my hard disk?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/57.html

How do I find out what updates are available?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/15.html

What's the difference between Slackware startup scripts and System V startup scripts?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/37.html

Why doesn't my <insert hardware here> work in Slackware? It worked in <insert distribution name here>!
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/20.html

Why do I get a weird saying (or fortune) whenever I log in?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/16.html

How come I get "--MARK--" appearing in my syslogs every few minutes? How can I turn that off?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/17.html

How come I can play sound as root, but not as a normal user?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/21.html

How can I start up my computer with an X login, rather than a console login?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/39.html


Is there any updating tool in Slackware like Debian's apt-get or RH's up2date?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/87.html

How do I uninstall software?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/86.html

Doesn't Slackware support PAM? Everyone else does!
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/94.html

How can I authenticate a Slackware client against an LDAP server without PAM?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/95.html

How do I contribute to this section? (READ ME FIRST!)
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/40.html

Since Slackware 8.0, gcc can't find the gnome libraries.
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/36.html

My scrollmouse won't work in X
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/38.html

How do I get vmware to work on Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/42.html

Should I use Slackware (addendum)?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/49.html

What happened to the forums at the Slackware website?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/50.html

Why won't my Slackware 8.1 CD boot?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/62.html

Where is "setup" in Slackware 8.1?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/63.html

SSL Jabber doesn't work
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/68.html

So what makes Slackware different from all the other distros?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/72.html

THE BOZO MINI-HOWTO VERSION 0.2
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/74.html

Where can I download the book that's on the Slackware website?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/78.html

I did a full install of the Slackware 9.0 ISO and I'm missing the kernel sources/KDEi packages...
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/79.html

Where/How do I submit info about a bug in Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/80.html

Why can I only write to my FAT32/NTFS drive as root?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/82.html

Are there any guides on compiling a new kernel?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/83.html

How do I get my USB mouse working in Slackware?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/84.html

What do I do when someone gives me a 'Message-ID:' ? http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/88.html
I have a question about <slackware derivative>...
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/90.html

I get a huge font in the console/a blank screen on boot since I've installed a new kernel
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/92.html

How do I stop $DRIVER_OLD from loading at boot time? I want to use $DRIVER_NEW.
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/93.html

After recompiling the kernel, the sound doesn't work! (Slackware 9.1)
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/96.html

I Upgraded Mozilla-1.4 and now Galeon Epiphany don't work!
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/108.html

How do I change to GNOME/KDE/other window manager? http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/111.html
What is <looks.like.a.really.long@email.address.> and why are people telling me to google it?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/112.html

$ANYTHING this Web forum ... ?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/113.html

Slackware is installed. Now what?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/67.html

This FAQ ****s. How can I suggest changes?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/24.html

Where can I find the FAQ on the internet?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/26.html

May I mirror the FAQ?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/27.html

I sent you email. How come you [were rude to me | didn't answer my question] ?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/89.html

Tips for moderators
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/105.html

What happened to the old FAQ?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/23.html

I compiled OpenSSH, and installed it okay, so why can't I log in?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/18.html

How do I upgrade from a previous version?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/9.html

Why do I get all these messages "Unresolved symbol" and/or "can't locate module" when I boot my system?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/19.html

Why are there so many stories about allocating swap space?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/53.html

Why doesn't my my mouse work in X?
http://wombat.san-francisco.ca.us/faqomatic/cache/22.html