Five Quick Tips

Here are five brief answers to random questions that are asked often when someone is new to Source Mage GNU Linux.

Question: Does Source Mage use Gnome or KDE?
Answer: Source Mage doesn't use either one by default. It gives you the choice to use whatever you like. When the installation is finished, you are left with a base system. You will need to install and configure Xorg yourself. Then you can install a desktop system or window manager of your choice.

Question: How do I install a program?
Answer: To install a program use the cast command. For example: cast programname
There are several options to the cast command. You can find these options in the cast man page. Cast takes care of dependicies automatically. You can read more about cast here.

Question: How do I uninstall a program?
Answer: To uninstall use the command dispel. There is a man page available for this command too. Read more information here.

Question: How do I compile my kernel?
Answer: As the root user, use this command: cast -r linux
More information is available here. If you do not want a custom kernel, there is a pre-compiled kernel available when installing Source Mage.

Question: How do I update software on my computer?
Answer: Use this command: sorcery system-update