Comments on: Slackware: Another Great One http://experiencelinux.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/slackware-another-great-one/ Some Experiences in the Linux World Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: masterjs http://experiencelinux.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/slackware-another-great-one/#comment-6 masterjs Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:49:54 +0000 http://experiencelinux.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-6 Finally! A Slackware user that can give an honest opinion on the subject! This should help anyone that is looking for a nice distribution and is considering Slackware. Thanks linuxcrayon. Finally! A Slackware user that can give an honest opinion on the subject! This should help anyone that is looking for a nice distribution and is considering Slackware. Thanks linuxcrayon.

]]> By: linuxcrayon http://experiencelinux.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/slackware-another-great-one/#comment-5 linuxcrayon Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:22:10 +0000 http://experiencelinux.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-5 After wanting to get around to it for weeks and weeks, I've finally made the switch--I'm currently running Slackware. It's incredibly simple. I was missing something and didn't know what package it was in. Searching for it in the list of files for the packages (in PACKAGE.TXT) didn't help. So I installed slackpkg (in extra/), used the command `slackpkg search file`, and BAM! It told me exactly which package the file was located in. That was my only problem and it was EASILY solved. Slackware is power. Oh, and it is INCREDIBLY fast. Beyond words fast. I'm not sure if this is just because it's Slackware, or because of the way I installed it, or because of the filesystem (XFS), or all three, but it is DEFINITELY the fastest distro I have EVER had the pleasure of using...in KDE or XFCE. All I can do is encourage everyone to make the switch...even to newbies. Despite its intimidating nature, it is undeniably simple and easy. After wanting to get around to it for weeks and weeks, I’ve finally made the switch–I’m currently running Slackware. It’s incredibly simple. I was missing something and didn’t know what package it was in. Searching for it in the list of files for the packages (in PACKAGE.TXT) didn’t help. So I installed slackpkg (in extra/), used the command `slackpkg search file`, and BAM! It told me exactly which package the file was located in. That was my only problem and it was EASILY solved.

Slackware is power.

Oh, and it is INCREDIBLY fast. Beyond words fast. I’m not sure if this is just because it’s Slackware, or because of the way I installed it, or because of the filesystem (XFS), or all three, but it is DEFINITELY the fastest distro I have EVER had the pleasure of using…in KDE or XFCE. All I can do is encourage everyone to make the switch…even to newbies. Despite its intimidating nature, it is undeniably simple and easy.

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