09/28/2006 @ 16:46 EST Hello all, I'm new to the world of Linux, I'm considering running a dual boot or multiboot setup on my desktop pc, I'm currently running Windows 2000 Professional. I've checked into a few distros of Linux. I've even downloaded a few different live cd versions. I'm down to deciding between Vector Linux, Ubuntu/Kubuntu. I would like some feedback/opinions from the community here regarding what users think of Vector, Ubuntu/Kubuntu. Also, would anyone be able to put into layman terms the differences between Ubuntu and Kubuntu? Is there a major difference or is it just the variation on the desktop KDE. Is Ubuntu better than Kubuntu? any comments would be greatly appreciated. sincerely, sknight75 |
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Installing packages on Vector Linux
Vector Linux is a Slackware derivative and as such has a default package format of *.tgz. If you have downloaded true slackware compatible packages, installing them is a cynch as superuser or root from the command line:
> installpkg packagename.tgz
With version 5.8 a new package format has also been added, *.tlz, as this has a more efficient compression scheme and as such, the packages are smaller. These also may be installed using the command:
> installpkg packagename.tlz
If you prefer use a GUI to install packages you've already downloaded from slackware.com, linuxpackages.net, or vectorlinux.com, you might just want to use kpackage (look under the "Start Menu"|System|Administration|Package Manager(kpackage). This will allow you to select a package on your harddisk to install. Disclaimer: I don't really use kpackage, so I don't know how it handles dependencies.
When you install packages from vectorlinux.com via Vector's Slapt-get package manager dependencies will be resolved and downloaded automatically. If you get packages from slackware.com or linuxpackages.net, you will need to download the dependencies manually. Linuxpackages.net lists all dependencies in its package descriptions so they are easy to find.
To determine if a package is installed, you can use Vector's Slapt-get, kpackage, or from the command line type:
>ls /var/log/packages/packagename*
The directory /var/log/packages lists all the packages currently installed on your system.
I hope this is helpful to you.
Cheers
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