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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. man... by intermodal · · Score: 5, Interesting

    its amazing the popularity slackware maintains despite its simplicity. Just goes to show how desireable simplicity can be for some.

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    In SOVIET RUSSIA... erm...NSA AMERICA, the Internet logs onto YOU!
  2. Waiting for Zipslack/Bigslack by phavens · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I've used Slackware for many things... But I have to say that Zipslack and Bigslack are two things I've enjoy and use the most.

    Have a old computer that doesn't have a whole lot of space? ZipSlack.

    Have no CD-Rom on a computer or just want a FAST easy ready made distro? Big slack. (just extract the zipped files over from a zip disk on the Hard Drive. Edit a text file... reboot :-) Fully functional Linux Distro.

    The problem is that usually it takes a bit after the main release before the goodies really come out.

    I use SuSE for most everything else but these ready made Distro are great.

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    Patrick Havens (Mr. 573333 to you.) Graphic Artist / Coder / Father / Journeler
  3. Speaking of cutting teeth... by pongo000 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I know a lot of people who first cut their teeth on Slack when trying Linux.

    I almost didn't become a Linux convert thanks to Slackware...I made the mistake of trying to install Slackware as my first Linux O/S back in '96. It was a nightmare straight from the bowels of O/S hell. I spent weeks trying to get my 486 running with X (this with no prior Unix knowledge). I finally gave up, and a few years later discovered SuSE and their YaST installer.

    Ironically, I now run Slackware on most of my machines...go figure. It's a slick distro, and I've learned a lot since those dark days of '96.

  4. Oh the memories ... by WeeBull · · Score: 5, Interesting
    October 1994, issue 97 of "PC Plus". Almost 80MB of Slackware 2.0.0, kernel v 1.0.9. Manna from heaven, considering I only had a 9600 baud modem at the time. (Insert fancy maths here for calculating how long 80MB would take to download at 9600bps - about, what, 20 hours?)

    Happy memories.

    *raises glass* This one for you, Patrick, thanks.