Format partition and install slackware:
## set up filesystems
cd /mnt
mkdir mac new
mount -t hfsplus /dev/sda2 mac
mke2fs -b 4096 -j /dev/sda3
mount -t ext3 /dev/sda3 new
## install pkgtools
mkdir /install
cd /install
tar zxf /mnt/mac/slackware/a/tar-1.15.1-i486-2.tgz
tar zxf /mnt/mac/slackware/a/pkgtools-11.0.0-i486-4.tgz
export PATH=$PATH:/install/sbin:/install/bin
## install package sets (note: i excluded e and y)
cd /mnt/mac/slackware
for dir in a ap d f k l n x xap; do cd $dir; installpkg -root /mnt/new *.tgz; cd ..; done
## intial configuration required for boot
cd /mnt/new
echo "/dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults 1 1" > etc/fstab
cp -r /boot/* boot/ ## initial kernel from live cd
cp -r /lib/modules/2.6.16 lib/modules/
echo "boot = /dev/sda3" > etc/lilo.conf
echo "vga = normal" >> etc/lilo.conf
echo "image = /boot/vmlinuz" >> etc/lilo.conf
echo " root = /dev/sda3" >> etc/lilo.conf
echo " label = linux" >> etc/lilo.conf
echo " read-only" >> etc/lilo.conf
sbin/lilo -r /mnt/new
cd ..
umount new
umount mac
## use fdisk to make sure no partitions are marked bootable
## (required for windows installation)
fdisk /dev/sda
reboot
Feel free to head on to my Linux configuration page for instructions on how to configure the linux system.