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| Newer page: | version 10 | Last edited on Monday, June 28, 2004 10:22:24 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-The
oldest [
LinuxDistribution|LinuxDistributions]
still around and based on the idea
that the SysAdmin knows what they're doing and doesn't need handholding from configuration tools
. It aims to be as close to Unix as possible and complies
with the published Linux standards like the FileSystemStandard
. Stability is another high priority. The PackageManagement format is as simple as it gets - plain old [TarBall]s of the files to install, plus an installation script. The bottom line is a distro that requires
some legwork at installation time
, but is just about unbreakable and practically never fails installing at least
to the point where you have a workable system in your hands
+Slackware is the
oldest LinuxDistribution still around. The philosophy it follows is
that the SysAdmin knows what they're doing and doesn't need handholding. It aims to be as close to [
Unix]
as possible while complying
with the published Linux standards. That may result in
some legwork when setting up a system
, but the installation
is just about unbreakable. Anyone with rudimentary [Linux] knowledge should be able
to install [Slackware] without any trouble.
-http://www
.slackware
.com
+The [Package] format is as simple as it gets - plain old [TarBall]s of the files to install, plus an installation script
. [Slackware] itself offers only rudimentary [PackageManagementTool]s that mainly aid upgrading or uninstalling. However, a variety of third party [PackageManagementTool]s that include dependency resolution now exist, several of which are endorsed by [Slackware]
.
-SlackwareHelp
+Installation of software not included in the current or latest version of the distribution usually means compiling from source, though a third party package repository exists at [Linuxpackages.net | http://linuxpackages.net]. You definitely want to have a look at [checkinstall | http://freshmeat.net/projects/checkinstall/], a thiry party utility which monitors __make install__ (or any other installation process) and assembles the copied files into a package, making later removal sane and simple.
+
+The current version of the distribution is 10.. It comes on two CDs chock full of goodies. The second contains mainly [KDE] and [GNOME], all the rest is on the first disc.
+
+See also
+* [The Slackware Linux Project|http://www.slackware.com]
+* [Slackware Linux Essentials - The Official Guide To Slackware Linux|http://www.slackware.com/book/]
+* [Linuxpackages.net | http://linuxpackages.net] third party package repository
+* [Whats so good about Slackware? | http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/18393] -- !LinuxQuestions thread with advocacy from users
+
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+Part of CategoryDistribution
