Just asking the people who are using slackware right now, wondering what im about to get my self into as i know slackware is a very hard linux to get a hang of. I know this and this is why i am going to use slackware.

Anyway i'm just asking that the problems you have faced and how you fixed it? What should the first thing i do when i get slackware installed as well? Also give me some advice please much appreciated.

>wondering what im about to get my self into as i know slackware is a very hard linux to get a hang of

What is the definition of 'hard'? First you should tell us your experience level with Linux. I started my adventure with Linux back in the early 90s. Back in this time, Slackware was imho easy as hell in this context. Maybe a curses-interface is 'hard' nowadays, but that's just a different point of view. If you're accustomed to Windows or maybe Ubuntu, then it will be 'hard' or better, it will be a different experience. But it's not confusing, you just have to learn something new. Even Ubuntu is to some degree 'hard' if you don't have any experience with computers at all.

Fortunately I haven't had any real problems with Slackware - until this morning when I got rid of XP Pro and decided to dual boot with Ubuntu. I'll have to do some reading.

Hard in as all i have used is wondows. But this will change as im now interested in computers and how they work.

It's not all that harder to install and run than any other distro. Read the Slackbook, and all the other documentation that comes with the distro, ignore all the rumours about it being difficult - and you should be OK.
You could try dual booting 'til you get used to Slackware.

This is the key. If you want to learn, you will do fine. This said, I would start with something more user-friendly and then move on to things like Slackware. Even though anyone with the right attitude can jump right in, it helps to have some basic knowledge as to how Linux systems in general are set up.

Yeah i will be dual booting it. Just need to read up on it some more.

I applaud your choice of Slackware, it is my favourite version of Linux:-)
Agreed. Preparation is the key. As mentioned read the manual (slackbook) which is available at the slackware site. Also read the help files located on the Slackware installation media. Check-out the sticky posts in this forum ( I recommend onebuck's post for newcomers).
Slackware assumes that you have a basic understanding of how a linux file system is organized, you will be required to enter text commands to set-up your system. You will also need to be able to use a text editor.

Slackware isn't really that hard per se like most will claim. It's just the lack of GUI tools to use and configure your services, settings, etc. If you know how to read a config file, use a command line editor or even GUI text editor, along with reading man pages for such config files, it's actually rather easy, just as easy as any other distribution.

We live in a point and click computer world. Most that point and click to change settings don't realize that those familiar with config files by hand editing can actually be just as fast or faster.

Just try it!

If you don't try you will not enjoy

Although I do not use Slack at this moment, I have used it in the past as my main distro for a couple of years. Actually, I was not aware of this 'fact'. How do you know this, if you have not tried it?

I totally agree, if you want to learn, then you will have no problems with Slackware. If you want it to do everything for you and not worry about the details or how it works, then it's not for you. But from your statement, I think you won't be disappointed

As for problems you might have, well first try to read/skim through either the Slackbook or Slackware LQ Suggestions Links! Wiki both links in my sig. You can also see Shilo's guide, it's on the wiki or a sticky here on the forum.

Typically you won't have any problems, but if you do search this forum and you'll find the answer, if not, ask or search google.

The installer is self-explanatory for the most part, remember to use cfdisk of fdisk like it tells you before you start the installer. Then after the installer finishes I always run 'adduser' and 'xorgsetup' as root, then logout and log back in as the user I made, and from then on, you're pretty much set, type 'startx' to start xserver.

Besides reading slackbook, read the "help" files that comes with the distribution. I mean, the README.TXT file, CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT, RELEASE_NOTES, etc. (they are located at the root directory of the first CD or the DVD).

And, when you install Slackware, a mail is sent to the root user, I remember reading it when 2.4 kernel was distributed which explained as example, how to configure your burner by appending a parameter to LILO. I haven't read it in a while, but may worth looking at

Have fun!

This would take too much time. First month with new system was incredibly productive - I've learned a really big part of my Linux knowledge.

Login as root and read your email. Run "mail" command or "pine" and read letter you have in your mailbox.

I wouldn't. User-friendly distributions do not motivate learning process.

>User-friendly distributions do not motivate learning process.

Of course, sometime they will break *g*