[SOLVED] Slackware versus Zenwalk

kikinovak · 02-22-2016, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by travis82

Honestly the narcissism which flows in slackware community is a big drawback for newbies and non-specialist to put their opinions and share their understandings. Don't get me wrong, Slackware community is full of open mind, knowledgeable gurus who always willing to help others. I'm talking about those immature computer geeks who think by sitting in front of systems and writing few scripts they have sent another Apolo to moon.

Of coarse, I will be remain as a Slackware user and I will read all of your valuable posts but, I'd better to be quiet and absorb the knowledge. I strongly advice other non-specialist to do the same.

My advice as a long-time user of this forum: just use the valuable information that is given to you, and ignore the occasional bad vibes. LinuxQuestions.org is an extremely valuable resource.

Cheers,

Niki

H1p8r10n · 02-22-2016, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by travis82

Honestly the narcissism which flows in slackware community is a big drawback for newbies and non-specialist to put their opinions and share their understandings. Don't get me wrong, Slackware community is full of open mind, knowledgeable gurus who always willing to help others. I'm talking about those immature computer geeks who think by sitting in front of systems and writing few scripts they have sent another Apolo to moon.

OK, I understand. What you describe is common to many forums, and not only forums about Linux.

If you invest yourself too much personally in a forum, you expose yourself to be emotionally hurt or disappointed ... keeping some reasonable distance may help

I hope you'll stay around...

JP

bassmadrigal · 02-22-2016, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by travis82

Of coarse, I will be remain as a Slackware user and I will read all of your valuable posts but, I'd better be quiet and absorb the knowledge. I strongly advice other non-specialist to do the same.

While I still don't consider myself a guru, by participating in this forum, I have found my knowledge on Slackware and Linux to increase exponentially. Just learn to have a thick skin and ignore the controversial stuff

offgridguy · 02-23-2016, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by travis82

Well, I use Slackware as a hobby. Many of tools which I need for my work (remote sensing, GIS, ecological and statistical analysis tool, etc) don't have good counterparts in Linux ecosystem. Using Linux and specially Slackware is a big opportunity for me to learn new things about computer and improve my skills (if I have any). But, in two past years I found out that Slackware forum is not a good place for such a user.

Honestly the narcissism which flows in slackware community is a big drawback for newbies and non-specialist to put their opinions and share their understandings. Don't get me wrong, Slackware community is full of open mind, knowledgeable gurus who always willing to help others. I'm talking about those immature computer geeks who think by sitting in front of systems and writing few scripts they have sent another Apolo to moon.

Of coarse, I will be remain as a Slackware user and I will read all of your valuable posts but, I'd better be quiet and absorb the knowledge. I strongly advice other non-specialist to do the same.

I'm glad your still here.

Livestradamus · 02-24-2016, 07:45 AM

I don't post much at all but I am on the forums a lot and have wrongly asked a question where I should research myself. Almost everything has been asked and answered before or is already documented.

I think a lot of people misjudge the Slackware community.

Copy & paste commands you will not always find and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Slackware is for somewhat advanced Linux users and those that want to learn the actual Linux (Unix-like).

In my opinion, advanced users should already be able to learn & solve by doing their your own research (searching forums/google and reading man pages).
And those new and seeking knowledge are guided properly, and likely without sugar coated reply.

But you got to remember, the guys are here helping, offering their time and code to those that ask and not getting anything in most cases. How can they be considered bad?

They're helping Slackware, they're heroes.

offgridguy · 03-27-2016, 08:30 PM

An update here. I have been using Zenwalk and I like it but I still like Slackware better.
I have been trying Salix with fluxbox and I am actually liking it better than Zenwalk.

H1p8r10n · 03-28-2016, 01:45 AM

Thanks

very useful !!

Since Zenwalk ***IS*** Slackware at system level, and considering that Zenwalk mostly provide a pre-configured desktop, and that Slackware doesn't : it could only be that you prefer a "not configured" desktop rather than the Zenwalk XFCE desktop

so just tell me what's wrong with the Zenwalk desktop ?

offgridguy · 03-28-2016, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by H1p8r10n

Thanks

very useful !!

Since Zenwalk ***IS*** Slackware at system level, and considering that Zenwalk mostly provide a pre-configured desktop, and that Slackware doesn't : it could only be that you prefer a "not configured" desktop rather than the Zenwalk XFCE desktop

so just tell me what's wrong with the Zenwalk desktop ?

I really don't think there is anything 'wrong' with the Zenwalk desktop, I have used xfce on other distro's as well, but it's just not my preference. Linux being Linux means there are quite a few options
available for DE. But this becomes a whole new topic,(desktop, window management preference). I don't want to trash any distro based on DE, (I don't use ubuntu because I don't care for unity, yet I use
Lubuntu because I like lfce.) Everyone has their own preference, me included but that doesn't make me
right and someone else wrong. I do like the uncluttered simplicity of fluxbox though.

Edit; I suppose, like many people, I probably form my opinions of an OS based on the DE as much as on the software/apps contained therein. How much of a chore is it to put fluxbox on Zenwalk?