can I use apt in a Slackware distro?
For months I've wanted to leave the Debian distro family for the Slackware family (I am not prepared to learn Slackware, but I thought VectorLinux was great when I tried it), but one of the reasons I've dragged my feet is I like the apt package management system of Debian. It works for me. It's nice that VectorLinux at least "meets me halfway" by offering slapt-get, but I don't suppose it would be possible to actually use apt in VectorLinux or any Slackware-based distro? Would it be unfeasible even if the .deb package were translated into whatever package format Slackware uses?
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I would recommend Salix if you want to try a good Slackware-based distro. They have gslapt/slapt-get, which is similar to Debian's apt-get. I have misgivings about Vector, as do many other slackers, but Salix is top-notch, if you're not ready to dive into Slackware proper.
http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Home |
What's wrong with Vector?
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I'd say that if you want to use apt, then you should use Debian, since apt is native to that distro. I'm not a fan of bolting on things from one distro to another. If you want Slackware, then use Slackware. The SlackBuild scripts at slackbuilds.org take care of all my third-party package needs and there isn't anything in Debian that I can't do in Slackware. I use Debian too and it's fine but overall I prefer the Slackware way of doing things and I appreciate the conservative nature that Pat and the rest of the team take.
Basically, I encourage you to stick with learning Slackware. You will get a lot from it. |
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http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/sdeg/ |
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When you install Salix' slapt-get, be sure to also fetch spkg. |
I see Salix comes without a GUI. I'm not prepared to learn a new non-Debian distro without a GUI, so I'd better stick with Vector.
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Comes without a GUI? Salix has a choice of GUIs that you can use: http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Download
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I misread it...no GUI was a feature of the core-only installation.
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My recommendation is to test drive Slackware or Salix in a VM. Check out both and see if you can configure them they way you like it. Check out the links wiki: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Slackware-Links Also check out http://www.slackbook.org
With salix you can use g/slapt-get. Slackware you can use sbopkg which is a ncurses front end for Slackbuilds. One could consider it apt like. It fetches the slackbuild script and package and then builds it with the option to install after building it. It does not however resolve dependencies(EDIT: Wanted to add that all the dependencies are listed in the slackbuild you just have to build them yourself). Alienbob and Robby Workman also have prebuild packages for a lot of software on there sites(links are in the Slackware links wiki), as do many of the community members here. I think once you get over the learning curve in the beginning you will be glad you went Slack. |
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Having said that, for your consideration: http://distrowatch.com/search.php?basedon=Slackware http://all-things-linux.blogspot.com...ributions.html http://slacklinux.darkbb.com/f21-sla...-based-distros |
Can you use apt with Slackware? As you've no doubt ascertained from the discussion that has already taken place, the short answer is no.
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