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View Poll Results: Do you use pre-packaged binaries from 3rd party repositories in your Slackware?
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Yes, and I'd like to see more of them!
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7 |
16.28% |
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Yes, but only for huge stuff like KDE.
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7 |
16.28% |
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Yes, but only when a SlackBuild script is included.
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4 |
9.30% |
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Yes, but only on servers.
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0 |
0% |
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Yes, but only on desktops.
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2 |
4.65% |
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Yes, on both servers and desktops.
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4 |
9.30% |
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Yes, but I'd really like to see the stuff in repos better QA'd.
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8 |
18.60% |
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Yes, and I really enjoy the comfort of tools like slapt-get and swaret.
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3 |
6.98% |
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Yes, but I only use "official" tools for installing, like slackpkg.
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5 |
11.63% |
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No, they just don't have the stuff I need.
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0 |
0% |
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No, because the quality of packages is often inacceptable.
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10 |
23.26% |
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No, but I use 3rd party SlackBuild scripts to compile from source.
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10 |
23.26% |
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No, I enjoy to compile every 3rd party program I need myself.
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9 |
20.93% |
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No, I never use 3rd party software.
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3 |
6.98% |
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