slaxGIS-080402BIntroduction
slaxGIS is a collection of GIS software packages meant to be added to the slax 6 live USB distribution
slaxGIS includes the following software:
- GRASS 6.3.0 RC6 ==> home page
- MapServer 5.0.2 ==> home page
- Chameleon 2.6.0 RC1 ==> home page
- uDig 1.1 RC14 ==> home page
- OpenJUMP PIROL 1.2.B ==> home page
- PostgreSQL 8.3.1 ==> home page
- PostGIS 1.3.2 ==> home page
Besides these software packages, all the packages they need are included too (such as libraries, Proj, Gdal/OGR...)
Full list of packages
slaxGIS includes the following software:
- GRASS 6.3.0 RC6 ==> home page
- MapServer 5.0.2 ==> home page
- Chameleon 2.6.0 RC1 ==> home page
- uDig 1.1 RC14 ==> home page
- OpenJUMP PIROL 1.2.B ==> home page
- PostgreSQL 8.3.1 ==> home page
- PostGIS 1.3.2 ==> home page
Besides these software packages, all the packages they need are included too (such as libraries, Proj, Gdal/OGR...)
Full list of packages
Requirements
USB FlashDisk: 1 GB minimum
More at: http://www.slax.org/
More at: http://www.slax.org/
Installation procedure
Download slax for USB
Download the package slaxGIS-080402B.tar
In the following order:
1. Unpack slax-6.0.x.tar to the root of your USB flash drive
2. Unpack slaxGIS-080402B.tar to the root of your USB flash drive
As a result you should get a directory tree as the one depicted in the image.
Now you have to make your USB flash drive bootable, hence, from the /boot directory on it, execute:
- bootinst.sh if you're working in Linux
- bootinst.bat if you're working in Windows
It could be necessary to modify the BIOS on your machine in order to make it seek the operating system on the USB drive on boot (depending on the BIOS, you will have to choose USB-HDD, USB-ZIP, etc).
Reboot your machine with the USB flash drive connected.
Download the package slaxGIS-080402B.tar
In the following order:
1. Unpack slax-6.0.x.tar to the root of your USB flash drive
2. Unpack slaxGIS-080402B.tar to the root of your USB flash drive
As a result you should get a directory tree as the one depicted in the image.
Now you have to make your USB flash drive bootable, hence, from the /boot directory on it, execute:
- bootinst.sh if you're working in Linux
- bootinst.bat if you're working in Windows
It could be necessary to modify the BIOS on your machine in order to make it seek the operating system on the USB drive on boot (depending on the BIOS, you will have to choose USB-HDD, USB-ZIP, etc).
Reboot your machine with the USB flash drive connected.
Notes
->if you downloaded the previous release, slaxGIS-080402, you can download only the updated GRASS module (211-grass-6.3.0RC6.lzm) and replace the previous module with the new one in the /slax/modules directory in your USB key.
-> Normally Slax saves all changes to the /slax/changes/ directory on the USB key and restores them next time. Use option "Always Fresh" to start fresh system, no changes are neither read nor written anywhere.
-> If the autoconfigured graphics settings ('Graphics mode' in the boot menu) lead only to a blank screen, try with the 'Graphics VESA mode' menu entry.
References
Made by
Marco Negretti
Eugenio Realini
Politecnico di Milano, Polo Regionale di Como
Laboratorio di Geomatica
Eugenio Realini
Politecnico di Milano, Polo Regionale di Como
Laboratorio di Geomatica
Current Release
Laboratorio di Geomatica - via Valleggio, 11 - 22100 Como