New App Not Showing in Menu EDIT: Now showing, won't start...

[friedsonjm]

I added Vivaldi browser via Gslapt but it does not show up in any menu - is there a way to add it to the menu, or force a menu regeneration?
EDIT: Showed up in internet menu after a complete shut down and reboot... but won't start. ??

[djemos]

vivaldi on slackel repositories is an old edition. I uploaded a recent version which is working.
type in mate-terminal

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sudo spkg -d vivaldi-stable
sudo slapt-get -u
sudo slapt-get -i vivaldi

You will find vivaldi on menus under Applications -> Internet -> Vivaldi

I have upgraded the slackel-mate to latest packages without problems.
I have only rebuild the gui apps for kernel updating packages to automatically detect the filesystem on the running system. Since you use btrfs filesystem.

To update the system. It will take some time for packages to download and installed. There are more than 1GB in size.

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sudo slapt-get -u
sudo slapt-get --upgrade

Install the added wsdd2 package which needed for samba shares.

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sudo slapt-get -i wsdd2

To update glibc packages this can be done only from command line. The same for update the kernel also see bellow.

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sudo slapt-get -i glibc glibc-zoneinfo glibc-i18n

upgrade the kernel-firmware

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sudo slapt-get -i kernel-firmware

uninstall the other gui app install-upgrade-kernel-gtk. It is for updating the kernel for installation to internal ssd disk. System will not boot. To be sure to not run it by accident.

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sudo spkg -d install-upgrade-kernel-gtk

Install the generic-kernel. Type in mate terminal

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sudo install-upgrade-kernel-ext-usb-gtk

or run it from menus. Under System-> Administration-> install-upgrade-kernel-ext-usb-gtk

check install-generic-kernel radiobox because generic kernel is not installed. Next time a kernel-upgrade just click on execute button. update-generic-kernel is already checked.

You did not removed kernel-huge and kernel-modules to be sure that system boot's, having also the old kernel as choice.

Reboot and choose kernel generic from grub menu.
After boot on mate desktop.
Can remove the huge kernel and modules. (huge kernel and modules has been removed from slackware-current repositories.)

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sudo spkg -d kernel-huge kernel-modules

Run again

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sudo install-upgrade-kernel-ext-usb-gtk

and just click on execute
now grub.cfg recreated and have only generic kernel to boot.
Reboot and boot again.

[friedsonjm]

OK, first, I have reinstalled with EXT4 instead of BTRFS - It finally hit me that compression (BTRFS) would not help if I was using encryption, and I'm going to have to use encryption at some point for files & email, even if it ends up being Veracrypt.
Following the instructions above all went well until I rebooted, used Generic kernel, got many lines of the following before it stopped and would not boot further (I'm posting this from another PC):

atkbd serio0: Unknown key pressed (translated set2, code 0xd7 on isa006a/serio0).
atkbd serio0: Use 'Setkeycodes 057 <keycode> to make it happen.

Rebooted again with Generic, same results.
Rebooted choosing Huge, got error message on no match for kernel, then same panic message as before.

Should I reinstall using the current ISO, or wait for a new one?

thanks, jf

[djemos]

What internal disk or disks have on your computer. nvme or ssd?
Before installation be sure disk partitions slackel will be installed are clean or better create them again.
Then just do the installation using ext4 filesystem using the slackel64-mate 7.7 iso.
After installation do not upgrade the system. Just reboot the system and boot to newly installed system.
This is the first step to check if installation is ok and system boots.

[friedsonjm]

My external drive is a Sabrent SATA II to USB drive, that's what I'm installing to. (My internal drive is a Samsung SSD).
OK, I'll remove partitions, reinstall, boot and report back.

[djemos]

How you do the installation?
Steps:
1. click on gparted. Create a gpt partition table. (click on Partition->New-> gpt)
2. create a vfat32 300MB partition for UEFI (/dev/sdc1.) After creation sign it esp,boot. (right click with the mouse on it and click on Manage flags. Click on boot) You will see boot,esp on flags column..
3. create a linux swap partition (/dev/sdc2)
4. create a linux ext4 partition (/dev/sdc3)
close gparted.
5. choose /dev/sdc3 as install location:
6. Grub is already checked. Do not change it.
7. Filesystem is already set to ext4. Do not change it.
8. click on system clock and set time zone
9. click on Language and set Language
10. click on keyboard and set keyboard
11. type the user name
12. type the user password twice.
13. click on install live system.
wait until installation finish.
Then reboot
And boot again.

[friedsonjm]

OK, reinstalled, booted up fine, twice, should I try the instructions above again? To be clear... the updating instructions.

[djemos]

No. wait.
I reinstalled in vmware. I do an update now. I will reboot and then i will update the kernel. To check.

I have done the installation many times to external usb stick or ssd disk and always worked.
I have to check it since huge kernel is removed from slackware and generic kernel is default now.

So wait. Do not upgrade yet.

[friedsonjm]

OK

[djemos]

I found why system became unbootable. It was the grub package i upgraded it to 2.12 version. I revert it to old 2.06 version on repos.
Now boot with the system.

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 sudo slapt-get -u

to not update the system to install everything. Just want to test if system boots. (and then update the system)

1. update grub

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sudo slapt-get -i --reinstall grub

2. installl the gui utility to install the generic kernel

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sudo slapt-get -i install-upgrade-kernel-ext-usb-gtk

run from menus System-> administartion->"Install-Upgrade generic kernel to external SSD disk or USB stick" and check "install_generic kernel"
click on execute
Reboot

3. After booting again can remove the huge kernel and modules.

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sudo spkg -d kernel-huge kernel-modules

run again from menus System-> administartion->"Install-Upgrade generic kernel to external SSD disk or USB stick"
now just click on execute.
to update grub.cfg because huge kernel removed.
Reboot to boot with generic kernel

4. After boot upgrade the system

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sudo slapt-get --upgrade

5. install the wssd2 package needed for samba shares

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sudo slapt-get -i wsdd2

6. install glibc glibc-i18n glibc-zoneinfo kernel-firmware

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sudo slapt-get -i  glibc glibc-i18n glibc-zoneinfo kernel-firmware

Reboot