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Old 12-11-2003, 10:03 PM   #1
wayneinmpls
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Question for any of you Slackers out there who may have also tried Gentoo.
Is Slackware less tedious to install than Gentoo?
The benefit of your experience is welcome music to my ears....
 
Old 12-11-2003, 10:16 PM   #2
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Much less. With Slackware you don't compile everything from source. Even with a full install of Slackware it only takes maybe 45 minutes to complete. And while the Slackware install doesn't have all the graphical prowess of Fedora or Mandrake, it is really simple to understand how to do it. Check out the Slackware Linux Essentials book install section for more info and a guide.
 
Old 12-11-2003, 10:25 PM   #3
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Much much much less.

Not having to compile everything for days at a time, just to get 0.0005% speed increase, is a big benefit, in and of itself. Also, with Slackware, as long as you follow the directions during the install, then it will just simply and automagically work. Contrast this with Gentoo - I followed their install instructions _to the letter_, and the kernel wouldn't even be able to begin booting, while also screwing up my floppy drive in completely unwholesome ways. Definitely a very negative experience.
 
  


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