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Slackware: There's something totally sane about it

Posted by Steven_Rosenber on · 2 comments
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While it's not as easy as apt-get update, apt-get upgrade in Debian/Ubuntu (or the Update Manager), there's something very sane about maintaining a Slackware box. For one thing, you know way more about what goes into it. One thing with Slackware -- it pays to read. Read the documentation, keep up with blogs and Web sites that write about Slack.

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phsolide ·
In these latter days of debian-based knock-offs (Knoppix, Ubuntu, etc) Slackware just doesn't get enough credit. Lets see some more Slackware articles!
helios ·
I just posted a tidbit on Nimblex, but if you haven't heard of it, you gotta check out this distro...it isn't "all that" for what it is. it's "all that" for what it isn't. It is sweeeeeet. I've forgotten for days at a time I was running a live cd...

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