Differences between version 8 and predecessor to the previous major change of Slackware.
Other diffs: Previous Revision, Previous Author, or view the Annotated Edit History
| Newer page: | version 8 | Last edited on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:09:10 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Monday, October 7, 2002 4:56:05 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-A rasonably simple LinuxDistribution based on
the idea
that the sysadmin
knows what they're doing so they're welcome to go
and do it. Until recently didn
't bother
with package management, you had
a compiler and you knew how
to use
it, so why bother?
+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.
+
+The [Package] format is as simple as
it gets - plain old [TarBall]s of the files to install
, plus an installation script. The [PackageManagementTool]s are only rudimentary and mainly aid upgrading or uninstalling, while installation usually means compiling from source. You definitely want to have a look at [checkinstall|http://freshmeat.net/projects/checkinstall/], a thiry party utility which monitors __make install__ and writes a package from the new files, making later removal sane and simple.
+
+The distribution comes on a single CD chock full of goodies.
+
+See also
+* [The Slackware Linux Project|http://www.slackware.com]
+* [Slackware Linux Essentials - The Official Guide To Slackware Linux|http://www.slackware.com/book/]
+
+----
+Part of CategoryDistribution
