My Workstation

Where My Work Gets Done

My workstation is currently running Slackware64 v13.1
- Applications:
  - Desktop Environment: XFCE4
  - Web Browser: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox with Flash Player (via nspluginwrapper)
- Additionally configuration:
  - Root is on an LVM logical volume
  - BtrFS filesystem for /home

Here's my build journal:

Install Slackware64 v13.1 as normal
After installation, but before rebooting generate an initrd-x86_64.gz and update lilo.conf:
- To generate initrd-x86_64.gz:
  - # chroot /mnt
  - # cat <<\__EOF__ > /etc/mkinitrd.conf
  - > SOURCE_TREE="/boot/initrd-tree"
  - > CLEAR_TREE="0"
  - > KERNEL_VERSION="$(uname -r)"
  - > OUTPUT_IMAGE="/boot/initrd-$(uname -m).gz"
  - > KEYMAP="us"
  - > MODULE_LIST="ext4:ohci-hcd:ehci-hcd:usbhid:evdev:dm_snapshot"
  - > LVM="1"
  - > WAIT="1"
  - > __EOF__
  - # mkinitrd -F -k 2.6.33.4
- Changes to lilo.conf (in the kernel section):
  - initrd = /boot/initrd-x86_64.gz
  - append = "root=/dev/Data/Slackware64_13.1_Root"
Run lilo again
- # chroot /mnt
- # mount -t proc proc /proc
- # lilo
Reboot
Install additional software:
- btrfs-progs
- google-chrome
- nspluginwrapper
- NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-256.44.run
- slapt-get
Update slapt-getrc:
- SOURCE=http://slackware.mirrors.pair.com/slackware64-13.1/:OFFICIAL
- SOURCE=http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/13.1-x86_64/:OFFICIAL
- SOURCE=http://slackware.oc9.org/slackware64-13.1/:CUSTOM
Update system:
- # slapt-get --add-keys
- # slapt-get --update
- # slapt-get --upgrade
Add more software, using slapt-get:
- aterm
- tinc
- htp (HTTP Time Protocol)
Update network configuration to add "-K" option to dhcpcd call to avoid checking for carrier
Setup BtrFS filesystem:
- Create initial filesystem:
  - # mkfs.btrfs -d raid0 /dev/sdb1
- Mount and create sub-volumes
  - # mkdir /pools/data
  - # mount -t btrfs /dev/sdb1 /pools/data
  - # btrfs subvolume create /pools/data/Home
  - # btrfs subvolume create /pools/data/Build
- Update fstab:
  - /dev/sdb1 /pools/data btrfs defaults 1 0
  - /dev/sdb1 /home btrfs subvol=Home 1 0
  - /dev/sdb1 /mnt/slackbuild btrfs subvol=Build 1 0
- Add additional storage:
  - # btrfs device add /dev/sda2 /pools/data
Update FreeType configuration (fixes font rendering on Google Chrome v6):
- # cd /etc/fonts/conf.d
- # ln -s ../conf.avail/10-no-sub-pixel.conf ../conf.avail/10-unhinted.conf .
Populate home directory from Subversion
Update to Linux kernel 2.6.35.4
Update initrd-x86_64.gz
- # mkinitrd -F -k 2.6.35.4
- # lilo
Reboot
Installed 32-bit compatibility libraries for Slackware64
Installed Wine v1.2
Installed Adobe Flash Player