How to Install Slackware Current Dual Boot Windows 8

Installing Slackware Current Dual Boot Windows 8 How to Install Slackware Current Dual Boot Windows 8. And the Slackware Current Installation Alongside Windows 8 will be Easy if you follow Patiently the instructions given here. Because Slackware it's a Linux Distro especially suited for Experimented Users. But this Guide is Pragmatic and Easy and Include All the Screenshots and so also adressed to the Linux Beginners. 1. Resizing Windows Partition How to Shrink the Windows 8 Installation Partition Shrinking Ntfs Windows 8 Partition Partitioning Win 8 Disk/Driver. 2. Booting PC with Slackware How to StartUp Slackware on Windows 8 PC Linux Boot on Windows 8 PC Running Linux on Win 8 PC. 3. Loading Slackware On Prompt simply Press Enter to Start up the Default Kernel 4. Selecting Installer Keyboard Map If needed Enter "1" to choose a KeyMap different from "US" and Enter 5. Root Login Then 'root' Enter 6. Partitioning Hard Drive Slackware Disk Partitioning Slackware Partitioning Guide Partitioning Disk Slackware Linux. 7. Running Installer Then Run setup Program setup 8. Installation Keymap Setup Possibly Set a Custom KeymapAgain use the Keyboard Arrows for Navigating. (The Default one is the US) Enter 9. Setting Up Swap If you create a Swap Partition like shown in my guide then start from this step: Then the Swap should be Automatically Found: Skip Swap Check: No 10. Choosing Installation Partition So Select Root Partition for Installation The Proposed Setup should be just Right: Enter 11. Formatting Root Partition Then accept the defualt Format procedure: Enter Again "ext4" is a Good Choice: Enter Finally, simply Confirm to Write Setup on Partition Table! 12. Launching Installation Accept the First, Choice 'Install from a Slackware CD or DVD' : Enter Again on SCANNING FOR CD or DVD DRIVE: Enter Next Confirm for the proposed PACKAGE SERIES SELECTION Setup again with: Enter Finally, also on SELECT PROMPTING MODE: "terse" Enter And After it's Time for a Coffee... :) 13. USB Booting Key (Optional) Opt for that only in Case of a Precious Installation... So here we just Skip it with: Enter 14. Installing LILO Bootloader Again the Default Choices should be just Good :) The Safe Choice is to again to Confirm for the standard text console with: Enter Moreover, No Kernel Parameters should be needed, so: Enter Accept Proposed also for TEXT CONSOLE: No Finally, Confirm MBR as the LILO Destination: Enter 15. Configuring GMP Simply Confirm for the GMP Setup: Enter 16. Configuring Network Again Go for the Network Configuration.: Yes We Set the HOSTNAME Canonically as "localhost": 17. Configuring Startup Services Again here if No Idea the simply Take the Default: 18. Using Custom Fonts This choice is Arbitrary: 19. Configuring UTC Hardware Time A good choice is to Set it as UTC with: YES 20. Setting Time Zone Choose a suited Timezone from the List: 21. Choosing Default Editor The Default "nvi" should be an Easy Choice: 21. Choosing Default Window Manager Choose your Favorite Display Manager Again take the Default when uncertain: 22. Setting Up Admin Password It's hightly Recommended to Set a Root Pass, so: Yes Now Make and Remenber your Admin Password choice! 23. Achieving Installation Congratulations! We have Successfully Installed Slackware Current :) Exit the Installer. 24. Rebooting Finally, Remove Media and Restart your PC! 25. Booting Slackware Now on LILO Splash Select Slackware: 26. Starting Slackware desktop First, Login as Root and Start X Window So to Login use: root And then Enter your Pass. Finally, to Start the X Server play: startx 27. Enjoying Slackware Then it's finally the Time to Enjoy Slackware GNU/Linux KDE Plasma 5 desktop Experience!