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Debian vs Slackware
Name: new Date: November 5, 2002 at 13:39:01 Pacific OS: NIX CPU/Ram: Duron/128
Comment:
Could someone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of Debian and Slackware
Name: ray hartman Date: November 5, 2002 at 20:30:51 Pacific
Reply:
BigN:
Together, Deb & Slack have an installed base of ( 1/59000 ) serious conputer users. This means that at the joint Christmas dinner ( Chez Pauls @ Rodeo/Wilshire ) you will have no problem getting a table. MESSAGE: ... time, it's a terrible thing to waste.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jake Date: November 5, 2002 at 22:53:15 Pacific
Reply:
Slackware and Debian are both more UNIX-like, less bloated, and more stable than other distributions like Mandrake or RedHat.
I've never used Debian, but I know its main advantage is the package system, which makes it really easy to install most software. I've always had good results with Slackware, and the only reason I'm not using it now is because I like Gentoo for speed and current versions of software.
Use either Debian or Slackware if you want to learn Linux properly. It's more difficult, of course, but I think it's worth it in the end.
Summary: Debian has apt-get. RedHat/Fedora Core has apt-get & yum. Slackware has swaret. Gentoo has portege. In fact, most people thing apt-get for Debian is the best one out there so you don't need yum for De...
Summary: Nonsense Lawrence. If you want to install Linux to see what the fuss is about then use Mandrake 9.0, RedHat 8.0, or SuSE 8.1. If you want to learn Linux, then use Debian or Slackware (or Gentoo!). Be...
Summary: Ryan, AFAIK, SuSE doesn't have any install ISO for download. They offer the demo ISO to download only. IMHO, the most important distroes are Red Hat, Debian and Slackware. The rest are based (mostly) ...
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