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- PROMPT MODE HELP
-
- Software packages are about to be transfered onto your
- hard drive. If this is your first time installing Linux,
- you should probably use PROMPT mode.
-
- This will follow a defaults file on the first disk of
- each series you install that will ensure that required
- packages are installed automatically. You will be
- prompted for the installation of other packages. These
- defaults are user definable -- you may set any package
- to be added or skipped automatically by editing your
- choices into a file called TAGFILE that will be found
- on the first disk of each series. There will also be a
- copy of the original tagfile called TAGFILE.ORG
- available in case you want to restore the default
- settings. The tagfile contains all the instructions
- needed to completely automate your installation.
-
- NOTE: Software may be added to your system after the
- initial installation. Just type 'setup' to add software
- to your system. Another script, PKGTOOL, may be used to
- add software packages from the current directory, or to
- cleanly remove packages that you want uninstalled.
-
- If you don't use PROMPT mode, the install program will
- just go ahead and install everything from the disk sets
- you have selected. It's possible that the resulting
- system will be less than optimal. If you want to
- automate the install process, it is recommended that
- you edit the tagfiles and use PROMPT mode rather than
- just installing all the packages blindly, especially
- since a few overlap. (such as the X11 and non-X11
- versions of GNU Emacs)
-
- If you use tagfiles, you might want to use a custom
- tagfile that you have created yourself instead of the
- default ones that come with Slackware (the ones named
- 'tagfile'). For instance, I use custom tagfiles called
- 'tagfile.pat' that you might see on your disks. :^) You
- make a custom tagfile by copying the 'tagfile' on the
- first disk of a series to a file named 'tagfile.???'
- where .??? is a custom extension of your choosing. (I use
- '.pat') Once you've done this, you can edit the defaults
- any way you like. (but be careful about changing stuff
- that was installed by default)
-
- You may also create custom tagfiles automatically from
- the MAKE TAGS menu option.
-
- To use a custom tagfile, just choose Custom on the
- prompt mode menu, and enter your custom extension. Any
- tagfiles with this extension will then be used for the
- duration of the installation. If at any point a tagfile
- with that extension cannot be found, the default tagfile
- will be used instead.
-
- You may also provide a path to where your custom
- tagfiles are located. In this case, you do not use a
- custom extension - all your tagfiles will be named
- 'tagfile'. You'll provide a directory path such as
- /my/tagfile/path. In this directory will be
- subdirectories for each disk you wish to provide a
- tagfile for. You do not have to provide a
- subdirectory and tagfile for each disk you plan to
- install - if a tagfile is not found at your custom
- tagfile location then the default one in the
- package directory will be used.
-
- -- End of prompt mode help text
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