Slackware 9.1RC 2 Out, Mandrake 9.2 Soon

Colin writes "The founder of Slackware, Patrick Volkerding, released version 9.1 RC-2 of the upcoming Slackware. Good ol' Slack comes with new versions of packages while the addition of the Swaret tool adds dependency checking on Slackware for the first time! Here is an enthusiastic preview of Slackware 9.1 with plenty of screenshots." And pacc points out that Mandrake 9.2 will soon be ready, but only for Mandrake Club members at first. "But it will soon come to a mirror near you(TM). Though by choosing to distribute it with BitTorrent, do they effectively limit the downloads for a limited release?"

Comments

No Fun.

[tarquin_fim_bim]

"adds dependency checking on Slackware for the first time!"

Well that's going to take all the fun out of it, I'll have to change distros, it just wouldn't be the same if after 2 hours of compiling it doesn't bork. Hell, I'd even pay extra for that, dependency checking is for pussies, with too little time on their hands.

And I love things spelled with an "e"

[nsample]

From the review:

Slackware is my new favorite operating system along with FreeBSD, Windows Server 2003 and Mac OS X.

Um, what is there that this guy *doesn't* like? I guess he didn't mention Commodore Basic...

DAMN YOU MANDRAKE!!!!

[Lord Kano]

For always releasing such sweet, sweet distros!

Like many of the other geeks here, my tastes are very peculiar. It takes me months to get my system customized just the way I want it. As soon as I do, Mandrake comes out with a new version of their distro with all kinds of creamy goodness that I just can't pass up.

LK

Re:And I love things spelled with an "e"

[Anonymous Coward]

That "credit" being simply her existance as a female?

Love this guy's writing...

[big_groo]

...I believe that the via82xx Alsa driver does not support advanced mixer capabilities and this is something that needs fixing in my opinion as these onboard VIA sound cards are very wildly used.

Call me dull, but I usually just plug some speakers into them. Anyone else?

Re:SlackwareUsers--;

[rampant mac]

"In college, I was the ideal Slackware user. ... I fondly remember Slackware as I remember my first girlfriend. "

That's so ironic, because when I was in college during the same timeframe and I felt the same way about Slackware!

I loved to recompile binaries and ...

Who the fuck am I kidding? I drank my ass off and chased after every skirt I could. Which is the reason you're a UN*X admin and I'm stuck "slaving" every day working a civil service job for the government. I wish I would've studied harder while I was in college.. Oh wait, damn... Nevermind. Back to my FreeCell game.

Re:Swaret Kicks!

[Anonymous Coward]

Why don't they just manage Slackware packages with apt?

Cause if they did their system would be automatically out_of_date.

Re:Why is linux still so ugly...

[Xyde]

Themes = putting lipstick on a chicken.

Wow - Notice This Screenshot?!?

[deadlinegrunt]

Here. Nothing beats an eye candy screenshot full of pr0n spam.