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Slackware 7.2 [Not] Released
Pete Blackley writes: "The best Linux distro out there has just released a new version; check out the README. And it comes with kernel... 2.2.18! Some things never change, and I am glad it works that way. Don't forget to check the autoslack package in the unsupported dir: it means the imminent death of all the "Slack lacks apt-get" arguments. PS: If you browse the ftp.slackware.com/pub tree, you'll see that Slack currently runs on vanilla x86, SGI VisualWorkstations and SunSparcs; I'm just waiting for the PowerPC port! PPS: All the crap about Slackware's death really is an exaggeration." That's what I like: a distro that isn't afraid to say that its death is an exaggeration. Update: 01/13 01:47 PM by michael : Slackware says - rudely - that 7.2 isn't released yet. This situation - confusion about what is released and what is not - is one that most software developers avoid by utilizing new-fangled conventions such as "beta".
I'm still waiting for an FTP install! I love slack, but I don't have the time to download and burn an ISO...and I'd rather not buy any CDs.
Why not try out the NFS install? It's simple and really really easy.
I use it for all my machines without CD-ROM drives. It's really quick too.
To tell the truth, I have found Slack to be the easiest Linux distro I've ever used. It doesn't do a lot of crap behind your back, it installs stuff where you tell it, and it has the cleanest /etc/rc.d. It also doesn't make you deal with the POS RPM, and all the stupid circular dependencies that come with it. While KDE on RedHat is a mess of a dozen RPMs, the same thing on Slackware is kde2.tgz.
A deep unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something...
Sorry Michael, if slackware made you guys look bad or called into question the "throughness" of your research, but you screwed up. Again.
They have to deal with the fallout of people writing and complaining to them that they can't find 7.2, or that 7.2 is broken because of YOUR incompetance. Maybe an appology is in order, instead of more name calling. Rude indeed.
(note: I'm both a Slackware and a Slashdot fan, but clearly the blame for all of this lies with you guys this time. Show some manners and integrity.)
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GET_A_CLUE_SLASHDOT.TXT.
While you are at it, checkout the topic at #slackware on irc.openprojects.net.
Go not unto/. for advice, for you will be told both yea and nay (but have nothing to do with the question)
Well if you would take the time to verify a story submission, they wouldn't have to tell you what a dumbass you are. They didn't use the word BETA because it has not been released as a beta yet.
Go not unto/. for advice, for you will be told both yea and nay (but have nothing to do with the question)
I too am a Slackware afficionado, but I wouldn't call Slackware the "best" without qualifying it. Nor would I call RedHat or Debian or ... the unqualified best.
/etc/rc.d rather than the mess'o'symlinks SysV-style. That makes administration much easier to learn without depending on a tool like `linuxconf`.
I certainly wouldn't call Slackware the best distro for newbies accustomed to MS-Windows and uninterested in learning the guts of Unix. That would be RedHat (or maybe Corel).
But Slackware has some unique features that probably make it the best distro for someone coming from BSD (or SunOS) or who wants to learn the guts of Unix.
Slackware runs a little behind the times in terms of program updates, but that also means that it has the fewest security holes (URL forgotten).
AFAIK, it is the only distro with a BSD-style
Slackware was my first and still my current distro of choice. I've tried others, they just don't compare.
Anyway, if you head on over to ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware you will see there is no slackware-7.2 directory yet and no announcement on www.slackware.com. All they did was update the README file in the slackware-current directory in _preparation_ of releasing the next version.