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Old 10-26-2004, 08:15 PM   #1
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If you could add only 1 package


Sorry if you get this a lot, but I'm interested to know. If you guys could add only one package into Slackware, what would it be?

I think mine would have to be OpenOffice, as I really don't think KOffice compares to it. I especailly dislike KWord, it feels to much like a page layout program; good when you need it, but when you don't (95% of the time) it is to slow and bulky.
 
Old 10-26-2004, 08:30 PM   #2
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Mine has to be MPlayer. It plays any file format you throw at it!
 
Old 10-26-2004, 08:36 PM   #3
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If I choose the non Slackware package I used most my choice would be Mozilla Firefox. But OpenOffice is a good choice too. Azureus is a good one too. But all 3 programs are easy to install on Slackware without compiling. I think KVIrc (a very decent QT based IRC client) would be my choice.
 
Old 10-26-2004, 08:52 PM   #4
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MPlayer would be my first choice too, followed by Open Office and Wine.

Choose one? Ha!
 
Old 10-27-2004, 02:03 AM   #5
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Good one

Didn't think about firefox. 5 webbrowsers and it was the first program I installed

Why can't everything have an X-installer like that?

*sigh*
 
Old 10-27-2004, 02:13 AM   #6
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Grub it pwnz!
 
Old 10-27-2004, 03:05 AM   #7
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Checkinstall
 
Old 10-27-2004, 03:49 AM   #8
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I'll back xushi. It seems to me that if you can install and operate Slackware you should be able to install other apps, even from source. Checkinstall enables you to do this and tie them into the Slackware package management, which makes for an excellent and versatile setup. You then have Slackware as a solid bedrock on which you can build your customised OS with checkinstall.

As an aside, I have put my /usr/local stuff in the /home partition (/home/Programs)with a link from /usr/local, so when I upgrade the OS all the extra stuff which goes in here is preserved along with my /home folder. It can also be transported bodily to another computer if necessary.

PS I have a feeling after all this that checkinstall is in the Slackware Extra directory.
 
Old 10-27-2004, 03:56 AM   #9
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M$ Office 2003 NOT!
Maybe Norton Anti Virus HAHAHAHA!!!!!

I choose VLC
www.videolan.org
A lot of the libraries needed is not in Slackware. A pain to compile it. Never succeeded. Then again, I am not very good at it.
 
Old 10-27-2004, 11:59 AM   #10
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hi there,

nice question. i would keep between mplayer and/or openoffice.
i think it is nice also to say which one you would remove.
if i may suggest 1 package to be removed i say kde.
a lot of space for "nothing".
no flame war intended.

regards

slackie1000
 
Old 10-27-2004, 04:45 PM   #11
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Quote:
Quoth JohnKFT:
I have a feeling after all this that checkinstall is in the Slackware Extra directory.
It is.

I'll add my vote for MPlayer, if only because I need it for the Mozilla plugin. There doesn't seem to be a decent Xine-based embedded plugin, so I need Mplayer for that.
 
  


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