Article source slackware security announcements new ntp packages are available for slackware 8. Description new ruby packages are available for slackware 14. Solved x wont start no screens found laptop issues. I have had minimal problems with slackware on my current build however once i updated the other day then i rebooted today i lost the ability to run x. The evidence so far indicates that your virtual environment is running the install dvd, and not the installed slackware system. Interesting here are the failed to initialize the nvidia kernel module. Slackware values simplicity highly, sometimes at a cost of ease of use. Without extensive debugging, the best bet in my opinion is to scrap the. Which package do i need to be able to use startx and. I saw theres a file useradd in etcdefault, but i dont know, if this file should be editing. Generally speaking, it makes complex system management tasks easier, while making some basic tasks a bit more difficult. This command will be executed silently meaning you will not get emailed if no new patches are found. From there, check if you can use the command startx if you get the following error.