On 08/02/2014 11:04 PM, King Beowulf wrote: > On 08/02/2014 05:45 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >> I've downloaded slackware64-14.1-install-dvd.iso, and the md5sum matches >> slackware64-14.1-install-dvd.md5. >> >> I've created an empty virtual box virtual machine with 1024 MB memory >> and 8 GB virtual drive. >> >> I've pointed the virtual DVD drive to the above mentioned .iso and >> started the virtual machine. >> >> Where can I find instructions on partitioning that virtual 8 GB? The >> tutorials that I've found all tell me to partition the space for a >> primary partition and a swap partition, and assume that I know how to do >> that. Does anyone know where to find something that spells out what to >> call that virtual drive for fdisk? Also, since the purpose of the >> installation is just to get to know Slackware, what is the recommended >> swap partition size? I recall something about making it some multiple of >> the memory, but don't recall if that was 1:1 or something else. >> >> Thanks for the advice. >> > You don't need a swap partition for the VirtualBox VM. > <Snip> > Just create one partition with cfdisk once you boot the > DVD and log in.
Yeah. Other reading confirmed your recommendation. > I would recommend the following: > > 1. Use 20GB for the VM disk. A full slackware install is ~7GB+ so > you'll want some room to play. Virtualbox can be set to grow/shrink the > virtual disk as needed. I managed to hit 12 instead of 20. I'll have about 4.2 GB to play with for now. I can always reinstall if It I find I need more. This is just for experimentation, so I'm not too concerned about it. > 2. Once you get a base install that works/boots, tell Virtualbox to > create a snapshot. Then, if you screw something up, you can revert to > the working version of the VM. I'll do that. > 3. Virtualbox has a backup function > > Slackware has an "official" documentation wiki; check it out: > > http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:install > http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:beginners_guide Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
