Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Easy to install and use
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Cons:
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Limited range of software
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Absolute Linux can be described as Slackware without the aggravation.
The creator, Paul Sherman, has produced a 2-CD package which contains a good selection of software for a family PC, and then added user-friendly installation and configuration programs. Extra programs can be installed from the Slackware repository using the package manager. The window manager is Icwwm.
This distro is also suitable for older computers; e.g. memory usage
Fedora running Gnome -311 MiB
Fedora running Icewm - 269 MiB
Absolute running Icewm - 151 MiB
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