Backpack

We made a slight mistake with MySQL when creating v0.4, and will try to have it fixed for the next release. Ghorthas created this list of commands to issue as root:

$ chown -R mysql:users /var/lib/mysql
$ chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld
$ /usr/bin/mysql_install_db
$ /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start

From there, you can use the "mysql" command to create databases, import data, or anything else you need to do.

OK, we faked this question, but credit needs to be given where credit is due!

• Daga, the original creator and lead developer
• Thas (aka Grunt), who has been helping with the graphics/logos, their implementation, and with some special utilities we intend to use for the next release
• Kaotic, who is donating bandwidth so that you can directly download the .iso image
• You! Some great help and information has come from people who use the live-cd in different ways than we do.

You could take it along on a thumb drive and install it when needed, but there are easier ways. Until we put up our own documentation and help pages describing this, feel free to take a look at the tutorials on module creation over on slax.linuxlive.org. We have customized the scripts on the CD a bit, but modules made this way will still work. One of the best places to make these modules may be a booted copy of Backpack (it has all of the required utilities installed already).

At least GNU can be pronounced as "New." "Gnome" is one syllable also (yes, the 'G' is silent). Why would you want a desktop environment that requires you to enunciate each and every letter? As a separate word? "Kay Dee Eee." Yuck. OK, ok, KDE isn't that bad. There just wasn't room for it on the CD. We're working on solving that problem, but for now it is unavailable. Besides, we don't use "normal Gnome." We use Dropline GNOME which really looks great.

Not yet. This is something that we want for the next release, but don't specifically have anyone working on it yet. If you want to volunteer, contact Daga. Essentially we are looking at a C/C++ program or a Bash script to copy files after pulling the names from a set of files.

The current version will not work on systems that are not at least i686 compatible. Versions 0.2 and 0.3 should work on almost any home PC in use today. HOWEVER, if the machine is not an i686 (or compatible), there are probably other live-cds that will meet your needs better. You see, we use the Xorg modules from the Dropline Gnome project, which will not work on older i486 and i586 hardware. You can still boot to a console on these machines by typing "linux console" at the initial splash screen and pressing the <enter> key.

We will reserve that for the v1.0 release. Until then you will have to bear with us at the sight of "Beta" after the name. This is simply a reminder that it is still a fairly new live-cd. Don't get us wrong, we view Backpack as an extremely flexible and stable live-cd, but we also want your feedback on it.