Thread: Slackware

http://www.slackware.com/install/softwaresets.php

That should give you an idea of what to download, I think.

the first CD is bootable into a text installer and contains the base system

CD's 2 & 3 contain extra stuff (KDE for example)

CD's 4 - 6 are the source CD's, so you don't really need them

You can get a base slackware install using the first CD only

You may be better off with Arch Linux - it's a more modern approach to Linux
Slackware has no dependency resolution in it's package manager, for example

Fedora is just a command line, pretty useful server os.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Fedora is just a command line, pretty useful server os.

any distro can be "just a command line"
just don't start x

WooHoo!

I am surprised to see a Slackware thread here.
From the looks of your Bio, SomeGuy, you would love it.
I have been using Slackware since the 90's (I am using it now).
I sometimes fire up XP in a VM in case I need to run anything like DreamJournal or.... well that's it lately really.
One of the reasons I like Slackware is because of the package manager.
Although APT and the like are great, you just try recovering from a corrupted dependency snarl. (shudders!) I have had the least problems with Slackware than any other distro over the years - which is why I still use it. I think a jump from Ubuntu to Slackware is a great thing but only if you enjoy configuring things for yourself. Could be a learning curve If you have only used Ubuntu. It is worth pointing out that the last few releases have incorporated efforts to make it friendlier to people who are used to other distros. For instance init scripts can now be BSD or System V... *normally I get hit over the head and carried off in a sack at this point*
Anyway, whatever suits I guess.
I just had to post in a thread with the title 'Slackware'! it is Pavlovian.

Originally Posted by madeofparts

WooHoo!

I am surprised to see a Slackware thread here.
From the looks of your Bio, SomeGuy, you would love it.
I have been using Slackware since the 90's (I am using it now).
I sometimes fire up XP in a VM in case I need to run anything like DreamJournal or.... well that's it lately really.
One of the reasons I like Slackware is because of the package manager.
Although APT and the like are great, you just try recovering from a corrupted dependency snarl. (shudders!) I have had the least problems with Slackware than any other distro over the years - which is why I still use it. I think a jump from Ubuntu to Slackware is a great thing but only if you enjoy configuring things for yourself. Could be a learning curve If you have only used Ubuntu. It is worth pointing out that the last few releases have incorporated efforts to make it friendlier to people who are used to other distros. For instance init scripts can now be BSD or System V... *normally I get hit over the head and carried off in a sack at this point*
Anyway, whatever suits I guess.
I just had to post in a thread with the title 'Slackware'! it is Pavlovian.

Thanks lol. Yes, I do like configuring things myself and setting stuff up.

In fact, I got bored today. I fixed all my problems with Ubuntu, and I didn't know what to do. It's perfect! No bugs. Fixed the sound buttons, conky, desktop terminal, window opening effects, rhythmbox + Youtube not working, and I got bored.

I can't figure out how to set the four-way scroll button on my laptop touchpad to where the horizontal buttons control volume in Ubuntu. I have it set up in Windows like that, and it's habitual.

Originally Posted by Ynot

any distro can be "just a command line"
just don't start x

True, but the Fedora ISO doesn't even include X.

I think you are mistaken, Ninja. The default install of Fedora 11 does, to my knowledge, include X and Gnome.


Stick to C++.

Fedora 8 doesn't, it's what's running on a few of our servers.