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Re: [PLUG] Re: Distro suggestion?
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Rob Carlson wrote:
Slackware.
You don't have the X-GUI for install (it's straight ncurses), but it
allows you the most flexiblity to tailor your system the way _you_
want. Because the slackware packages are just tarballs with scripts,
you don't have to worry about an RPM database when you decide to
compile something on your own.
I went through 6 distros in about 4 months 3 years ago. I finally
loaded a Slackware snapshot and there I've stayed. Slack is good
for what it doesn't do-- i.e. assume what settings you need, and what
programs and services you need running by default. And if you want to
run it as a server, it's rock solid and simple (unless you want PAM,
and that's doable). It's also the most BSD-like of the linuxes (no
SysV stuff, i.e. run levels unless you put them there).
So, Slackware is simple, stable and stays out of your way. That's
why I recommend it most highly.
Rob Carlson
So how does Slackware handle dependencies? What is the equivalent of apt
or rpm? Can you upgrade, or do you need to do a full reinstall?
EKMacAdie
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