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Originally Posted by henca
I would say that Slackware current is not the right version for you and you are are not the right user for Slackware current.
With Slackware current there will be glitches and the idea is that the users of Slackware current shall track these glitches down and suggest improvements to make the next version of Slackware better. The idea is not that users of Slackware current shall ask for help for how to find workarounds for those glitches.
By saying so I do not want to sound like some kind of elite guy cracking down on a noob, I can easily admit that I am not a Slackware current user myself. If you for whatever reason don't think you are a beta or alpha tester Slackware current is not for you.
"Solving" your problems by blacklisting packages that break on your system will sooner or later give you a system where packages will not work together.
By switching to a stable version of Slackware you will get less trouble.
regards Henrik
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Henrik - once again your response is valid, honest, and understood. Given your input on this matter I'm am marking this as unsolved.
I will say that overall my experience with -current has been quite enjoyable. My problems have been very few and far in between even though it is considered beta. It's remarkable when you think about it. If I continue to have issues I will, for sure, take your advice and move to 15.0 but in the meantime I'm still quite happy with what I have chosen.
I also can't help but notice one thing that is very important to remember. When I have a problem I do a lot of searching on the internet for a resolution. In those searches I can't help but to notice that people running Red Hat have issues with Red Hat that, many times, are not resolved. People running Arch have problems that aren't resolved. People running Mint have issues that aren't resolved. Should those people change distributions because they had a problem?
Do a search yourself for "xinit: giving up" as an example and see for yourself. Many, many, many of those posts never get any kind of resolution. In fact I never saw a cause noted for this at other sites let alone a resolution. It wasn't until the posts from Petri that I got an answer that worked. At least I have a forum to visit that has always given me an answer to my issue that gets me back up and running.
So, even though your opinion makes great sense, for now, I'm staying put.
Thanks for your help and input BTW.