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Wario. 01-26-2019 02:24 PM

Slackbook in 2019
 
Hello, I am wondering about the current "slackbook" status.

It is unreachable on the website (ftp://ftp.slackbook.org/slackbook/slackbook-2.0.pdf), and the Slackware store produces just a blank page on my browser (http://store.slackware.com/). Furthermore, the updated version is in beta since 2012 (http://www.slackbook.org/beta/) and not downloadable in pdf.

I managed to obtain a copy of the stable one (slackbook-2.0.pdf), being included in the Slackware 14.2 DVD, but I'd like to ask if, in your opinion, nowadays could still be a solid learning resource (the book is 14 years old...).

I've just reinstalled Slackware and I'm looking forward to learning more :) Thanks for the help.

Alien Bob 01-26-2019 02:48 PM

Wario, the Store has been shut down because its owners were ripping off Patrick.
The URL to the Slack Book PDF is indeed down, I notified the server admins to have a look.

You can download an EPUB version of the Slack Book here in the meantime: https://docs.slackware.com/epub:slackbook
In general, information on that Slack Docs Wiki is more relevant than the old Slack Book which has not been updated in years.

Wario. 01-26-2019 03:26 PM

Dear AlienBob, thank you so much for your help :)
I downloaded the epub version and started exploring the Slackware Wiki, seems a perfect learning resource.

I was not aware of the store sad news, my hope is that we could soon come back again to have that service as a way to actively support the Slackware project.

My best regards, Wario.

l0f4r0 01-28-2019 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wario. (Post 5953865)
I was not aware of the store sad news, my hope is that we could soon come back again to have that service as a way to actively support the Slackware project.

Everything you need to know is here: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...re-4175634729/

Wario. 01-28-2019 02:58 PM

Thank you so much for the link, it seems I missed an extremely important issue.
I am so sad for the whole situation, surely not expecting something so big...


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