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ReaperX7 06-21-2016 11:06 AM
I think when you see eventually how Slackware works, you actually create your own repository that you sometimes release back to the public that enhance packages from the distribution, but aren't necessarily required for functionality.

However, in general anything from SBo, stays from SBo, as really by then there's no need for rehashing.

montagdude 06-21-2016 11:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by vesperto (Post 5564197)
Old thread, i know.

I noticed while installing Slackware that, indeed, i spent half the time compiling stuff i wanted. So, recent Slackware-user question: if you build most of your stuff from source, why prefer Slackware over Gentoo (not trying to cause a flamewar)?
First off, I don't build most of my stuff from source. I have somewhere around 50 packages, most of which are compiled from source, that are not from the base Slackware installation (mostly from SBo). Did you really build 1000+ third-party packages from source? Second: stability. I believe Gentoo uses essentially a rolling-release model, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

dugan 06-21-2016 11:23 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by vesperto (Post 5564197)
I noticed while installing Slackware that, indeed, i spent half the time compiling stuff i wanted. So, recent Slackware-user question: if you build most of your stuff from source, why prefer Slackware over Gentoo (not trying to cause a flamewar)?
For the much more stable, well-tested stock install.

Also, the amount of compiling you do on Slackware is a lot less than on Gentoo. Especially since Alien Bob (http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/) provides prebuilt binary packages for things like Chromium, FFMPEG, LibreOffice, VLC, Wine and WebKitGTK. You use slackpkg+ to install updates to his packages.

kikinovak 06-21-2016 12:20 PM
Where's the option "I'm running my own third party repository"? :D

kikinovak 06-21-2016 12:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by montagdude (Post 5564222)
Did you really build 1000+ third-party packages from source?
Package repos generally grow faster than one would guess.

Code:
[kikinovak@alphamule:~] $ find Public/ -name '*.t?z' | wc -l
1293
Cheers,

Niki

montagdude 06-21-2016 12:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by kikinovak (Post 5564262)
Package repos generally grow faster than one would guess.

Code:
[kikinovak@alphamule:~] $ find Public/ -name '*.t?z' | wc -l
1293
Cheers,

Niki
Oh, no doubt one can do that, but I think for the purposes of a Slackware vs. Gentoo discussion we wouldn't assume that most users would. In Gentoo, everything is compiled from source. In Slackware, almost all of what a typical user would need is already available in the form of pre-built packages.

Alien Bob 06-21-2016 01:55 PM
Create your own fscking thread if you want to ask something.

drgibbon 06-22-2016 01:44 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien Bob (Post 5564315)
Create your own fscking thread if you want to ask something.
Indeed, there's no need to dig up a 10 year old thread just to ask, "why Slackware and not Gentoo"? :doh:


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