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Slackware 10.1 Released
wikinerd writes "Slackware 10.1 was released and it contains the Linux kernel 2.4.29/2.6.10, X.org X11R6.8.1, KDE 3.3.2, Mozilla 1.7.5, Xfce 4.2.0 and several other updated software, as you can see in the official changelog. You can download it right now via BitTorrent."
KDE looks bad.
Gnome looks good.
That would be enough.
KDE feels like win.
Gnome doesn't.
KDE - I don't know its shortcuts.
Gnome - I do.
KDE - is not GNU.
Gnome - is GNU (well, maybe for most people that's bad, but for me it's great)
Maybe the original poster has some other reasons, but I find these enough to use Gnome.
I had used Slackware for several years, since version 3.4. Then I started using GNU/Linux Debian and... GOSH! It is so much easier and practical, mainly when you have to install or update new software.
Slackware really teaches you a lot, since you have to do everything "by hand" (at least it used to be that way). But when you just want to get the system working in order to get your needs done, simplicity is the best way. You don't want to lose several hours configuring and editing files, you just want to use the system. That's why I've chosen Debian, it is easier to mantain and quick to "install and use".
I don't know how would I manage a college lab with 40 slackware boxes. With debian, apt and dselect does all the job for me.
As I said there's a long time since I've used slackware for the last time (it was slackware 7.1 IIRC). I know there are some package managers working around, but how good are they? Are they really reliable or the best way still is the "grab the tarball, untar and compile it" from scratch?
I used it for 6+ years
but let's face it: Debian's apt-get is the way to go.
And no, Slapt-get is not a good replacement