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Slackware is a linux distrobution. It's intended for 'intermediate' or higher level users (Similiar to ARCH). It's also one of the oldest distrobutions still kept today.. for more information on itsee wikipedia...
How do you people manage to tie your shoes in the morning let alone operate a computer? :P
In all seriousness if you're looking at Linux, you will need to develop some half decent research skills.
Was that really neccessary? Not everyone has been here as long as you have, and people with with a first time interest in linux are going to ask their questions here instead of looking it up first(hence the fact so many people have to put reminders to research in their sigs, etc.). Etiquette takes time to learn, he doesn't have very many posts, surely you can see that...
It's intended for 'intermediate' or higher level users (Similiar to ARCH).
Not true. Slackware is a great learning tool for some one just starting out in Linux, as long as that person has the motivation. You'll learn more in one month running Slack vs. a year of one of the other distributions.
Not true. Slackware is a great learning tool for some one just starting out in Linux, as long as that person has the motivation. You'll learn more in one month running Slack vs. a year of one of the other distributions.
now if only I could get a good download of slack lol.. I need to buy the disks it appears
I've tried quite a few distributions over the last year (Fedora, Mandrake, Slack) and find myself coming back to slack every time. It's not the easiest and you do wonder what to do next when you've logged in but those who know slack are helpful, knowledgeable and above all patient. There's also plenty of documentation out there to help you through.
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