Why do you like Slackware

raska · 08-28-2006, 04:42 PM

I'd like to add something about Slackware that rocks and I think that no one has mentioned: The community is the best.

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Originally Posted by rkelsen

Well, if this thread doesn't become one [a giant flamewar], I'll eat my hat.

mmmm.... I had a spare cap somewhere around here... I shall look for it but don't hold your breath.

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Originally Posted by liquidtenmilion

I have never, EVER been into an office that used slackware.

You should come here, I recently changed the mail server from a qmail installation on RHEL3 to one on Slackware 10.2 (for budget purposes). And we host several domains (30+), proan.com, proan.com.mx being the most notable ones for this region.
It's just a typical LAMP (Linux + Apache + Mysql + Php) installation.

Eternal_Newbie · 08-28-2006, 04:46 PM

This is purely personal, but I like Slackware because it is the _only_ distro that installs on my machine without hassles.

liquidtenmilion · 08-28-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by raska

I'd like to add something about Slackware that rocks and I think that no one has mentioned: The community is the best.

mmmm.... I had a spare cap somewhere around here... I shall look for it but don't hold your breath.

You should come here, I recently changed the mail server from a qmail installation on RHEL3 to one on Slackware 10.2 (for budget purposes). And we host several domains (30+), proan.com, proan.com.mx being the most notable ones for this region.
It's just a typical LAMP (Linux + Apache + Mysql + Php) installation.

Don't get me wrong, i've seen Linux used on many different servers, and in many different officies, but I have never seen Slackware used. Companies almost always opt for the (more expensive) official vendor support and the ability to have a person to call if something goes wrong. They always go for Novell/Red Hat, or an entirely different commercial flavor of unix.(Or windows)

It doesn't have anything to do with the quality of slackware itself, it's just that if something goes wrong, the Boss is going to want to call an expensive and needlessly certified professional, and there really are no such people for Slackware.

Also slackware doesn't have NEARLY the amount of testing and quality control as Red Hat does, and it does not come with ANY warranty, implied or expressed, what so ever. It would take quite a lot to convince a company to switch to Slackware over redhat.

truthfatal · 08-28-2006, 06:06 PM

I like Slackware because it stays out of my way.

Crito · 08-28-2006, 06:40 PM

LILO and KDE, setup lets me use ReiserFS, and no SELinux... though highly tweakable, I actually had to do surprisingly little, defaults were already pretty close to what I wanted.

hitest · 08-28-2006, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rkelsen

I will say this: People can say whatever they like about Slackware. It works for me, and that's all I care about. Simplicity is the key to everything in life.

Agreed. Slackware works for me and runs well on my units.

TSquaredF · 08-28-2006, 08:36 PM

From liquidtenmillion:

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If you keep stable, you NEVER have to worry about upgrading python or having progtrams not start, and backups are rarely needed.

Maybe, but if I kept stable, gramps may not run at all, not to mention gnucash or a couple of other programs that depend on newer packages. But I can do what I want, formulating arcane backup procedures, while leaving others as happy as I am, secure & stable.
Regards,
Bill

drkstr · 08-28-2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by liquidtenmilion

Don't get me wrong, i've seen Linux used on many different servers, and in many different officies, but I have never seen Slackware used. Companies almost always opt for the (more expensive) official vendor support and the ability to have a person to call if something goes wrong. They always go for Novell/Red Hat, or an entirely different commercial flavor of unix.(Or windows)

My friend is the sysadmin for a chain of tire/mechanic shops. He uses Slackware on every level of the network, from providing a login server for the client machines, to hosting security camera footage over a sercure http connection.

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Originally Posted by liquidtenmilion

Also slackware doesn't have NEARLY the amount of testing and quality control as Red Hat does

I disagee. The community is the best quality control you can get.

With that said, I find there are a lot more bugs reported in Redhat then Slackware.

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Originally Posted by truthfatal

I like Slackware because it stays out of my way.

I second that!

...drkstr