As of right now this is very short, I am trying to compile atleast a short FAQ from general question asked on the Peanut Message Board. If you have any questions that you would like to try and answer or find you an answer to be posted here email me. Until then here is the How-To's for Peanut and Linux in general.
Peanut HowTo · Peanut Install · Linux Documentation Project pages
I got an error saying "failed to open //var/lib/rpm/packages/rpm".
Is there a peanut linux chat room?
Peanut-Linux is loaded with KDE & X-Windows, Kernel 2.2.12
I got an error saying "failed to open //var/lib/rpm/packages/rpm".
To start rpm, you have to do a one-time initialization, that is.
1. mkdir /var/lib/rpm
2. rpm --initdb
READ: /usr/docs/guides first of all if you're using the DOS loop Peanut version, it has important instructiions that need to be done before 'make dep clean
bzImage', make sure you read it.
You can get the Kernel source from here:
ftp://ftp.linuxberg.com/pub/kernel.org/linux/kernel/
To unzip the bzipped version kernel-2.2.12*.tar.bz2, type:
tar xIvf kernel-2.2.12*.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src
If you get the gzipped version type:
tar xzvf kernel-2.2.12*.tar.gz /usr/src
Alternatively, you can use 'mc' Midnight Commander to unzip to /usr/src/linux [F2] in 'mc' menu.
You'll also need just the GCC*.tar.bz2 pkg from the link below to compile the
Kernel source.
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{Note, from peanut:
Ah, don't like my dragon eh :( hee hee}
Until a script for former ext2 users is written you will have to manually install, it's
simple to do.
Okay just make directory called /peanut and place the peanut.bz2 & peanut.zip in the /peanut directory and unzip peanut.zip.
Now backup the Apps/Games etc.. you wanna keep from you're previous distribution to a sub directory say /peanut/old. If you have a few ext2 Partitions already than you'll probably want to save you're /etc/lilo.conf file, if you just have /dev/hda1 and no other Partitions than
dont worry about saving lilo.conf.
Now you make the peanut boot disk, you need a 1.44 floppy - for the install.
# cd /peanut
note: some floppy drives use fd0H1722 -so if fd0u dont work try fd0H.
# fdformat /dev/fd0u1722
# cat floppy.img | gzip -dc > /dev/fd0u1722
Now reboot with peanut floppy & login as root and mount the Partition that has /peanut directory e.g
# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
# cd /mnt
Now use Midnight Commander to delete you're old distribution e.g
# mc (delete everthing but the /peanut directory{F8] - [F10] to exit)
Now that you have an almost empty ext2 Partition except the /peanut directory is left, now you have to move peanut.bz2 to / root directory & rename the peanut.bz2 to peanut.tar.bz2 [F6]. Now highlight the peanut.tar.bz2 file and and hit [F2] and 'unzip in current directory' or pick 'unzip choose where to unzip to' " Answer. /mnt "
Now you can move the lilo.conf file back if you want and 'CTRL+ALT+DEL' Again, boot the peanut floppy but this time dont hit [Enter] type this:
boot: linux root=/dev/hda1 ro
Now it will bootup Peanut on the hardrive ext2 Partition, now type:
# lilo
Reboot without the floppy this time and it's all setup. I'll have a script sometime pretty soon as i'm just about finished with all the other install scripts.
Peanut only ships with VGA, SVGA Servers. Now if you need a different Video Driver, you can get them all here:
ftp://ftp.linuxberg.com/pub/XFree86/3.3.4/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc/
Install whichever one you need like this:
# tar xzvf XF86_Filename.tgz -C /usr/X11R6
I also have the most common servers on the homepage that can be installed as a Peanut-Linux bz2 package:
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/peanut/extras/packages/XF86-Video_Card_Drivers/
Check the card list for which server matched you're Video Cards:
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/peanut/info/cardlist.html
Is there a peanut linux chat room?
Yes it is at:
#Peanut-Linux
irc.dal.net
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