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Latest revision as of 18:40, 21 December 2025
- Download the kernel and initrd image, which Slackware uses for the installation:
- https://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware64-current/kernels/generic.s/bzImage
- https://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware64-current/isolinux/initrd.img
- Install a Linux distribution that uses grub as boot loader on the remote server
- Put
bzImageandinitrd.imgto /boot/rescue/ directory on the remote server - Overwrite the content of the file
/boot/grub/grub.cfgwith the following, mutatis mutandis:
set default=0
set timeout=5
search --set=root --no-floppy --label ROOT
menuentry "Rescue (Installation Media)" {
linux /boot/rescue/bzImage load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 rw \
printk.time=0 SLACK_KERNEL=generic.s instrootpw=your_root_password \
kbd=us nic=auto:eth0:static:198.51.100.85:26:198.51.100.65
initrd /boot/rescue/initrd.img
}
where the network configuration is [ip-address]:[netmask]:[gateway].
- Reboot
$ ssh root@198.51.100.85source /etc/profile