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Slackware 9 Unleashed to World

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bob-dobbs-and-patrick-v dept.

kiltedtaco writes "Slackware Linux 9.0 is out! Based on gcc 3.2, and equipped with kernel 2.4.20 (ptrace-patched), XFree86 4.3, GNOME 2.2 and KDE 3.1. You can read the full announcement, or just go grab a copy for yourself at either the Slackware Store or these lovely mirrors." I know a lot of people who first cut their teeth on Slack when trying Linux. It's cool to see that it's still around.

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  1. darn by k0nsept · · Score: 3, Funny

    darn i just downloaded the beta yesterday!

    1. Re:darn by Mr.+Sketch · · Score: 5, Funny

      No you didn't because it was actually released on Wednesday (technically late Tuesday), so if you downloaded anything Wednesday from -current it would have been 9.0final. I knew about it, but didn't want to post it to Slashdot until I got it all downloaded :).

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  2. fp by volkerdi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, do I get fp? :-)

  3. Pee trace patched? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I tried to patch my pee trace, but the adhesive kept pulling on my pubes and it hurt like a son of a bitch.

  4. Re:man... by TeknoHog · · Score: 5, Funny

    its amazing the popularity Mr. Bush maintains despite his simplicity. ;-)

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  5. Re:man... by Gambit+Thirty-Two · · Score: 4, Funny

    Real linux users don't use packages.

    We roll our own!

  6. Damn you... by pcbob · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...Buzz Lightyear, i just started downloading and was wondering why it slowed down to a crawl. Can't
    you keep your mouth shut for at least few days? :)

  7. Re:man... by cadillactux · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whats this I hear? Linux users? Packages? The larger the boxen? Overcompensating?

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  8. Heh by SILIZIUMM · · Score: 1, Funny

    I began downloading the ISO about an hour ago. It was downloading at a wonderful rate of 365kb/s and I left to eat. Now I come back and see a little 90kb/s. I said to myself "Huh?" and fired up Mozilla on /. to find out this story...

  9. "unleashed" by Infonaut · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why not "untethered, and allowed to float free into the stratosphere," or "set free, to gambol and frolic in the fields with all the other happy, furry distros?"

    I remember back when software was soft and cuddly, with short little legs; we didn't need leashes for it. And we *liked* it that way!

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  10. Re:Enlightenment? by Stradenko · · Score: 2, Funny

    Enlightenment comes from within...

  11. Re:W007 by MoOsEb0y · · Score: 2, Funny

    that's a damn big hard drive for a PS/2. Not to mention a weird interface for a 60 GB drive. Where'd you get it? :)

  12. Saints preserve us by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The last name doesn't sound very Irish, but Saint Patrick to be sure. And you just missed your very own day, tis a shame to be sure.

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  13. Re:Enlightenment? by schon · · Score: 2, Funny

    E 17 will be a complete desktop environment, not just a window manager

    Yeah, and with any luck, it might just be finished by the time Duke Nukem Forever is released, too :o)

  14. Re:GO FUCK YOURSELF, LIBERAL SCUM! by Bremen24601 · · Score: 4, Funny

    We would, but apparently the right passed a law against this kindof thing...

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  15. Re:goodness by ogewo · · Score: 2, Funny

    can't find a setup.exe....i'm out.