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Building digikam on slackware

Digikam doesn't come by default with slackware and has a number of dependencies. However, with the great scripts from slackbuilds.org, getting digikam up and running is pretty easy. Here are the programs that need to be built, in order, to get digikam up and running.

Mount cdrom/iso image as a loopback device

How to mount and access an iso file, like a CD of a linux distribution, without first burning a cd and then accessing the cd

How to use UTF 8 locale in Linux

Setting up UTF8 as the default locale in Slackware and Debian

Apache, MySQL and PHP

Apache, MySQL and PHP are all standard on a Slackware install. Here are the edits I've needed to get things working properly.

Scanner - Epson 1260

I have a USB Epson 1260 scanner. Here's how I got it to work. Sane (Scanner Access Now Easy) is the main back-end for scanner support.

Installation and Partitioning

Most Linux distributions have a step allowing you to partition the drive and choose one or more partitions for the install. I find it easier to use a live rescue CD.

Dell Vostro 1500

Notes on using a Dell Vostro 1500 (small business version of the Inspiron 1520) on Linux, especially Slackware.

Iptables

Some quick notes on configuring iptables firewall.

Debian package management commands

List installed packages dpkg -l Detailed information on a package, installed or not aptitude show packagename dpkg -s packagename List of files installed by a package dpkg -L packagename Install packa

Rescursively deleting directories

find /path -name "directoryname" -type d -exec rm -rf {} \;

this searches a path for a directory (named directoryname) and deleted all directories and their contents.