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Need opinions about slackware. Those who like it - what do you like about it? Those who don't like it - what do you not like about it? Thanks in advance!
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I like it but I still use RedHat because I still did nt manage to get my sound card to work till than I ll use RedHat
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I'm a RedHat user, and I have never used Slackware before. I have actually heard good things about Slackware, but all of these reviews have come from hard-core UNIX users. Slackware is not RPM (RedHat package Maneger) based, like other distros (including RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, and others). A lot of experts do not recomend it for the newbie because of this.
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Hi,
it's a pretty good distro in that it gives u a lot of control (as with any other linux). U will probably have to do a lot of the config ure'self. u could say that its a "fat free" system with no unnecessary bells and whistles.
So unless u're a unix afficionado and want to get to the innards of the system, dont go for it. RH or MAndrake are a better choice.
Debian's just plain beautiful :-)) thats my personal favourite.
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If you want a secure and stable distro, go with slackware. Its not really for the beginner, but you gotta learn somewhere. The only other distro I would recommend would be debian, everything else is unstable and unsecure.
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To MANU: Try expressing your opinion in a more respectful manner, and justify it. And maybe don't treat it like a fact, treat it like your opinion. People might give it more credit.
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"It's crape it sucks the worst thing I ever tried it s as bad as windows millenium ."That basically says "I'm stupid and I don't know anything about Linux, I don't like Slackware, and my English really sucks."
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Slackware is very stable and if used properly, secure. It's very UNIX-like, which tends to make it bad for newbies.
If you want to learn Linux or UNIX properly, Slackware is great. If you don't care about learning, but just want to get it set up and working quickly, use RedHat or Mandrake.
I like Slackware the most now, but when I get back to school and have broadband again, I might start using Gentoo.
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Some time I was using RH 6.2, then Mandrake, then FreeBSD 4.4. Then I thought to try out Slackware and Debian. I still am using Slackware. Ofcourse, I don't feel like using this distro is too much difficult (due to experience with FreeBSD :)). What I like, that there is no RPM's (they really suck), actually I prefer compiling packages from source. I also liked that there are no bunch of unnecessary packages in Slack install CD, rather than Mandrake or RH has. Most part of those packages you'll probably will never use.
So, stick with RH or Mandrake if you don't want to get in what linux really is. But if you really want to learn what the unix like system is, install freeBSD 4.6 :)
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Slackware8.0 is my first linux distro and I
wouldn't change at this point for anything. I
am a newbie under a yr experience and
slackware8.0 was the only distro I tried to
install that installed with pre-compiled
kernel. Slackware support is plentiful in
forums, irc, chatroom, and books. Slackware
has never crashed and I am growing with it.
I am learning which is one reason I choice
Slackware b/c it offered the greatest
learning potential and is know for stability.
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I've been using slackware for quite some time
now. One thing, they never changed their
setup program. It has been the same for so
many years. It isn't that difficult to setup,
but there are some things that might confuse
a new user. Slack install doesn't attempt to
confure X or your sound card.
No hardware detection tool is present in
slack (like kudzu in redhat) you have to do
everything manually.
It is possible to re-run the setup program to
reconfigure ur system or to install software.
slakware is as stable as any other linux
distro (every1 just dumps the latest version
of the packages exept debian)
In other words, slackware is a nice basic
system to install on your machine, without
the bells and whistles, without configuration
programs, and without too much of
pre-installed eyecandy.
If you ask me, there isn't anything that
special about slak, anyone can put together a
basic linux system from scratch, identical to
slackware.I think redhat is much better. There is no
kiddo stuff in it(like mandrake) and it is
very powerful and still easy to use. It
configures everything itself(mostly) and you
can run menu based tools (like sndconfig) to
configure your hardware. in my opinion,
redhat is the best.
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"This was the first LINUX distribution and is supposed to be the most current (software is always the latest). It's a pain to install and manage, although school kids who don't know any better love it."
according to Rute's Linux guide:
http://rute.sourceforge.net
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