First, it's not Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) - removable media should go in '/media'. 'media:/sda1' wereas the true mount point is '/mnt/sda1_removable'. Slax automounts USB Storage, but, weirdly, Konqueror shows path in window as That doesn't matter much for normal CD usage, butįor the disk install feature (slax-install) I would have prefered having a KDE or Gnome? I'm not sure which one I hate more. When you get to the 'boot:' prompt enter: Install Slax using Slax Installer (K Menu | System | Slax Installer).īoot Slax from CD. The trick is that the USB system must be formatted To get around this problem it's simple to boot initial Slax system from CD then complete boot from USB. Some older systems with USB can't boot directly from USB. This won't work on latest Slax 5.x release. Strongest signal and did DHCP to get an IP. System started in full 1024x768 (unlike other Knoppix-style systems that It took only a simple 'xconf' then 'startx' to get going. It is supposed to be easy to remaster (unlike Knoppix) Slax is a working example of a Linux Live system. (Perhaps seek is faster, so apps load faster). (I don't remember the difference now.) I believe that SLAX cannotĬompress quite as much stuff onto a single CD, but the CD runs faster. Merge the CD with a RAM Drive to make the system appear to beĬompression happens a differently than a Knoppix-style system. That builds a bootable CD from a working hard disk.

This is not another Knoppix based live CD.

How to install slax linux on hard drive