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Newer page:	version 9	Last edited on Friday, June 25, 2004 1:46:08 am	by AristotlePagaltzis	Revert
Older page:	version 8	Last edited on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:09:10 am	by AristotlePagaltzis	Revert

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-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.

+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 [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] .

-The distribution comes on ~~a single CD~~ chock full of goodies.

+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.

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+ 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 .