2.1.4.1 Slackware disk sets

Unfortunately, Slackware does not maintain a complete list of diskspace requirements for each disk set. You need at least 7 megabytes to install just the ``A'' series of disks; a very rough estimate of the required diskspace would be 2 or 2.5 megabytes per disk.

The following disk sets are available:

A

The base system. Enough to get up and running and have elvis and comm programs available. Based around the 1.0.9 Linux kernel, and the new filesystem standard (FSSTND).

These disks are known to fit on 1.2M disks, although the rest of Slackware won't. If you have only a 1.2M floppy, you can still install the base system, download other disks you want and install them from your hard drive.

AP

Various applications and add ons, such as the manual pages, groff, ispell (GNU and international versions), term, joe, jove, ghostscript, sc, bc, and the quota patches.

D

Program development. GCC/G++/Objective C 2.5.8, make (GNU and BSD), byacc and GNU bison, flex, the 4.5.26 C libraries, gdb, kernel source for 1.0.9, SVGAlib, ncurses, clisp, f2c, p2c, m4, perl, rcs.

E

GNU Emacs 19.25.

F

A collection of FAQs and other documentation.

I

Info pages for GNU software. Documentation for various programs readable by info or Emacs.

N

Networking. TCP/IP, UUCP, mailx, dip, deliver, elm, pine, smail, cnews, nn, tin, trn.

OOP

Object Oriented Programming. GNU Smalltalk 1.1.1, and the Smalltalk Interface to X (STIX).

Q

Alpha kernel source and images (currently contains Linux 1.1.18).

TCL

Tcl, Tk, TclX, blt, itcl.

Y

Games. The BSD games collection, and Tetris for terminals.

X

The base XFree86 2.1.1 system, with libXpm, fvwm 1.20, and xlock added.

XAP

X applications: X11 ghostscript, libgr13, seyon, workman, xfilemanager, xv 3.01, GNU chess and xboard, xfm 1.2, ghostview, and various X games.

XD

X11 program development. X11 libraries, server linkkit, PEX support.

XV

Xview 3.2 release 5. XView libraries, and the Open Look virtual and non-virtual window managers.

IV

Interviews libraries, include files, and the doc and idraw apps.

OI

ParcPlace's Object Builder 2.0 and Object Interface Library 4.0, generously made available for Linux developers according to the terms in the "copying" notice found in these directories. Note that these only work with libc-4.4.4, but a new version may be released once gcc 2.5.9 is available.

T

The and text formatting systems.

You must get the ``A'' disk set; the rest are optional. We suggest installing the A, AP, and D sets, as well as the X set if you plan to run the X Window System.