5.0-rc8a AiO: screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz apparently did not install properly

[TechNgBayan]

Hi all,

 

I received the following error trying to install Screen to preclear my drives:

 

screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz installation:

Verifying package screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz.

gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
Installing package screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
WARNING:  Package has not been created with 'makepkg'
Package screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz installed.

Verifying package utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz.

gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
Installing package utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
WARNING:  Package has not been created with 'makepkg'
Package utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz installed.

screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz apparently did not install properly, /usr/bin/screen does not exist.

 

Below that is another message:

 

Package URL:	http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/ap/screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz
Package File:	screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz
md5 Checksum:	3324c7186eb578f6be711f3a96249598 [b](NOT matched - download may be corrupted or download URL no longer 

valid.)[/b]

Addl. Pkg. URL-1:	http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/a/utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
Addl. Pkg. File-1:	utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
Addl. md5 Checksum:	892d762eaecf474d8a2a47b5dc8670d1 [b](NOT matched - download may be corrupted, or download URL no 

longer valid.)[/b]

Memory Usage:	Light (10K to 500K)
Dependencies:	none

 

 

I was able to complete preclearing my 1TB and 1.5TB drives not using screen but I believe my 2GB's drive preclearing stopped when I closed the telnet session from my other PC.

 

I've read somewhere that using screen allows preclearing to complete even when telnet session was disconnected.

 

Thanks heaps!

[dwoods99]

Since there was no reply and I could not find another way to install 'screen' under version 5,

I'll add what I did to get it working for anyone searching these forums.

 

/usr/bin/screen does not exist.

 

 

 
cd /boot/config
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/ap/screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/a/utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz

installpkg utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
installpkg screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz

screen

 

It works!

 

Now I can pre-clear a disk in comfort.

 

P.S. If anyone knows of plugin plg for screen under v5, please share it here.

 

[lainie]

Tybio created a newznab_extras plugin that contains screen. It contains other additional programs, not "just" screen. Here is the link to his github: https://github.com/Tybio/mux/blob/master/newznab_extras.plg.

 

Looks like this is the part where he installs screen:

install_screen() {
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/a/ aaa_terminfo-5.7-noarch-1.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/slackware/a/ utempter-1.1.5-i486-1.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/ap/ screen-4.0.3-i486-1.txz
}

 

I have not used this plugin yet (may in the future, but I already have most of the programs installed separately), so not sure if there are options to choose which programs you want or if you have to take them all. Wanted to share the link since it might help you.

[dwoods99]

That does help. And the relevant parts are

 

newznab_extras.plg start|install_mediainfo|install_htop|install_screen|install_searchd

 

and the options will grab these packages...

 

install_mediainfo() {
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/a/ glibc-solibs-2.11.1-i486-3.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/d/ gcc-4.4.4-i486-1.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/l/ zlib-1.2.3-i486-2.txz
add_pkg http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/libraries/libzen/0.4.17/ libzen-0.4.17-i486-1sl.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/a/ cxxlibs-6.0.13-i486-2.txz
add_pkg http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/libraries/libmediainfo/0.7.39/ libmediainfo-0.7.39-i486-1sl.txz
add_pkg http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/multimedia/mediainfo/0.7.39/ mediainfo-0.7.39-i486-1sl.txz
}

install_htop() {
add_pkg http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware-13.1/hardware/htop/0.8.3/ htop-0.8.3-i486-3sl.txz
}

install_screen() {
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/a/ aaa_terminfo-5.7-noarch-1.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/slackware/a/ utempter-1.1.5-i486-1.txz
add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/ap/ screen-4.0.3-i486-1.txz
}

install_tmux() {
add_pkg http://mux.net/~tybio/plugins/ tmux-1.6.tgz
ln -s /lib/libncurses.so.5.7 /lib/libtinfo.so.5
}

install_searchd() {
add_pkg http://slackware.org.uk/slacky/slackware-13.1/database/postgresql/8.4.4/ postgresql-8.4.4-i486-1sl.txz
add_pkg http://mux.net/~tybio/plugins/ sphinxsearch_2.0.6_i386.tgz
}

install_bwmng() {
add_pkg http://slackware.org.uk/slacky/slackware-13.0/utilities/bwm-ng/0.6/ bwm-ng-0.6-i486-3bj.txz
}

[lainie]

I remember seeing someone post that the spaces in the links caused it to not work, but removing them worked. I thought it was fixed, but looks like they are still there.

 

for example:

add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/a/ glibc-solibs-2.11.1-i486-3.txz

should be

add_pkg http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/slackware/a/glibc-solibs-2.11.1-i486-3.txz

 

Glad it helped.

[axeman]

Since there was no reply and I could not find another way to install 'screen' under version 5,

I'll add what I did to get it working for anyone searching these forums.

 

/usr/bin/screen does not exist.

 

 

 
cd /boot/config
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/ap/screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/a/utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz

installpkg utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
installpkg screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz

screen

 

It works!

 

Now I can pre-clear a disk in comfort.

 

P.S. If anyone knows of plugin plg for screen under v5, please share it here.

 

is there a way to make it come back after boot? unless i did something wrong, i have to i have to run the installpkg command everytime i reboot..

[dgaschk]

Since there was no reply and I could not find another way to install 'screen' under version 5,

I'll add what I did to get it working for anyone searching these forums.

 

/usr/bin/screen does not exist.

 

 

 
cd /boot/config
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/ap/screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/a/utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz

installpkg utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
installpkg screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz

screen

 

It works!

 

Now I can pre-clear a disk in comfort.

 

P.S. If anyone knows of plugin plg for screen under v5, please share it here.

 

is there a way to make it come back after boot? unless i did something wrong, i have to i have to run the installpkg command everytime i reboot..

 

Put the commands in the go file.

[axeman]

Since there was no reply and I could not find another way to install 'screen' under version 5,

I'll add what I did to get it working for anyone searching these forums.

 

/usr/bin/screen does not exist.

 

 

 
cd /boot/config
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/ap/screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz
wget http://slackware.oregonstate.edu/slackware-12.2/slackware/a/utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz

installpkg utempter-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
installpkg screen-4.0.3-i486-1.tgz

screen

 

It works!

 

Now I can pre-clear a disk in comfort.

 

P.S. If anyone knows of plugin plg for screen under v5, please share it here.

 

is there a way to make it come back after boot? unless i did something wrong, i have to i have to run the installpkg command everytime i reboot..

 

Put the commands in the go file.

 

can i edit that from the flash share? or should i use somethig on the console?