yeah, i even run Slackware inside Slackware using Virtual Box

it would be a waste if you install WINE only to get support for YM

Not sure I understand your reasoning. If a user only wanted to run one ms-windows dependent program, and assuming it will run under WINE, wouldn't it make more sense to use WINE rather than installing, e.g., VirtualBox, and into that XP, and into XP the program the user wants to run, then each time he wants to use it having to fire up VirtualBox, and then XP, and then the program?
Just asking.

For system requirements it also depends on the type of WM/DE you want to use. For example, Fluxbox uses far less resources than KDE. If you want to use KDE with all of the bling you should have a minimum of 1 GB RAM, a P4, and a 30-50 GB HD. You can run KDE with a slower PC, but, it will lag.
I really like XFce 4.6.2 and run it on my Pentium III boxes and on my Intel dual core boxes. Slackware 13.1 ships with Fluxbox, XFce, and KDE. Try them all out and see what you like. At run level three you can switch between different environments by issuing this command:

# xwmconfig

Correction. Slackware is a distro for beginners who are able to read and understand the available documentation. Slackware is an elegant, well thought out, logical distro. It is my distro of choice. A beginner who does his/her homework will have a successful first install.

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Thanks for your valueable guidance. I want to know about slackware sofwares.Like red hat they use rpm,fedora as yum and ubuntu debian style softares,what about slackware linux?

Slackware uses .tgz/.txz packages. Installing them is very simple:

installpkg blablabla.tgz
upgradepkg blablabla.tgz
removepkg blablabla.tgz

http://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management.html

I'm sure you already know it, but in Slackware dependencies are not satisfied automatically - you need to ensure that all the dependencies are installed before you install a package. Many people treat it as a disadvantage but it's not as bad as it sounds. Besides, it lets you learn something more about the system.

HTH

Thanks again what a nice stuff.well there is little point in my mind.when we say dependency checking what does it means ? i.e before imstallation the disk space and the software which is going to be install is compatible with it or not?
Kindly just a bit explain about it.
Thanks.

Well, to use an automotive analogy, you can install a new engine in your car, but you are not going to get it started without a starter motor, which, in most cars, is bolted on to the engine. Some programs require other, usually, smaller programs to get their 'engine' started, so to speak.
If you can't get an application to start, open a terminal and try to start the program there. Usually you will get an error message telling you what supporting program is missing. Jot that down and go out and find it and install it. Repeat that until you have all the dependencies install.

One of the things I like about Slackware is there is nothing added that I don't need. Apt in the U-boon-too-s will add hundreds of megs of "dependencies" you don't need and will, likely, never use.

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Thanks a lot.at last kindly tell me the site where i can get all previous and its latest version of iso images.
I want to become member of slackware family.

You can download the torrent files here.

http://www.slackware.com/getslack/torrents.php

Here is a site that hosts the ISOs

http://slackware.dreamhost.com/slackware/

Sidenote: You can get rid of this behavior in distros with the apt-package-manager with adding a simpleto /etc/apt/apt.conf.

Well i have visited the sies.hitest in the second link which u post hass all versions of slackware but when i click suppose slaceware 13 i can see numbers of files and directories in it.so i should download it one by one ?

Hello gardenair,

you can download the CDs 1-3 or the DVD. Or you may download the packages and only the installer (this is how I install Slackware). Look into post #4 or this http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ckware-853472/ thread.

Note that not all of the mirrors host the isoimages.

A mirrorlist here: http://www.slackware.org/getslack/

Markus

IMHO, you should download the DVD ISO and burn it to a blank DVD Disk. That way you have every thing you need on one disk. Hang on as a new version of Slackware will be available.... in days or a week or two or three.