I’ve been working on a Slackware “afterboot(8)” document inspired by the
OpenBSD afterboot manual. It covers the important things to check right after
installation (network, wifi, hostname, fstab, services, security, etc).
I’m thinking about proposing this as a real manpage for Slackware.
What do you think — should Slackware have an official afterboot(8)?
- Yes, Slackware should have afterboot(8) (36 votes)
- Maybe, needs review (6 votes)
- Not needed (0 votes)
- Good idea as a community doc only (1 vote)
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jmcunx
in reply to r1w1s1 • • •Cool.
I do not understand this text "Slackware does not ship sudo by default" #slackware does come with sudo.
But one more little thing, in slackpkg section, you may want to note kernels should be installed manually. I never used slackpkg, but IIRC, automatically installing kernels broke boot on some people's system.
Also note the confg file slackpkg uses :)
If you want, I will look at my old notes and respond here if I see anything that should be noted.
r1w1s1
in reply to jmcunx • • •Thank you for the feedback!
About sudo — you’re right, Slackware does include sudo in the base system.
What I meant is only that Slackware doesn’t rely on sudo for administrative
tasks (most users use su(1)). I’ll update the wording to avoid confusion.
Good point about slackpkg and kernels: slackpkg won’t automatically install a
new kernel unless you enable that behavior, and many users prefer to install
kernels manually to avoid breaking boot setups. I’ll add a note recommending
manual kernel installation and checking /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf.
If you find your old notes and see anything missing, I’d really appreciate it.
The idea is to keep the afterboot(8) focused, accurate, and helpful for new
users.