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With me, it was mutual: I grabbed Slackware, and Slackware grabbed me. :)
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1. Slackware does not come with software that could infringe copyright/patent. Other common examples are recent Oracle java, Broadcom wireless networking firmware and drivers, Apple audio codecs and until recently font handling (sub-pixel rendering, bytecode interpreter). A user can enable all of these by installing appropriate packages and/or recompiling software with appropriate switches. 2. Slackware is a base system that allows the user to add the applications that they want and need. VLC has no place on my Slackware server at work but Alien Bob's VLC package works very well for me on my home system. |
On the other hand, if you're a bit lazy (which is perfectly legit), you'd probably be better off with Slackware derivative Salix. Just launch their Multimedia installer, watch some 60+ packages install automagically, and be armed to your teeth for multimedia content.
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And thank you Sir. |
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But I have tried for weeks to get slack stable running on my new hardware without success. These past 48 hours running -current have been bliss! But I heed your warning and hold myself ready to do some work again if it breaks and I learned A LOT by the experience of fighting with, then renouncing stable, in favour of -current. Cheers |
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I'm getting it now. The heavy hint of acrimony in my tone was uncalled for but largely result of extenuation brought on by weeks of unwonted frustration and denial of king-baby's wishes (king-baby being me) Thanks for the voice of moderation, information and balance, as is your customary style. |
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Well put; i totally agree with this sentiment; but i think it is well paired with the following input from BrianL. I refer to his comment about slack's power of attraction (I'd call it mesmeric!) cheers d'un australien qui se passionne pour le francais |
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Stable version as opposed to -current on new hardware
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lebec@DarkDuck:/sbin$ lspci -vnn Code:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller [8086:0150] (rev 09) |
I installed Kaffeine in KDE from slackbuilds.org the other day and did not need to do anything else to watch DVDs.
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@textillis: there's a fat chance you can run Slackware stable if you build in Initrd before the initial reboot. I have a similar problem with two machines with an Intel chipset. I have some documentation on the subject.
http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/L...ktop-HOWTO.txt http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/L...rnel-HOWTO.txt http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/L...LILO-HOWTO.txt If you use Firefox, you might set the encoding explicitly to Unicode (UTF8) to display these pages correctly. cheers, Niki |
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I just did the install, followed by the usual post-install stuff. Then I upgraded to kernel 3.7.1, hoping to get better support for my graphics, on advice from senior members here. Then, when that didn't work, I went for -current, and all my problems seemed to have been solved! a+ |
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