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Slackware 12.1 Released
SlackFan writes "Slackware 12.1 has been released, with kernel 2.6.24-5. 'Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find better support for RAID, LVM, and cryptsetup; a network capable (FTP and HTTP, not only NFS) installer; and two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.2, a fast, lightweight, and visually appealing desktop environment, and KDE 3.5.9, the latest 3.x version of the full-featured K Desktop Environment.'"
The official Slackware site is at slackware.COM, not slackware.ORG. (and it's already dead as of comment #3).
... are listed on this page:
http://www.slackware.org/getslack/torrents.php
If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
Patrick (the maintainer) is a SubGenius.
Hail Eris, full of mischief...
E pluribus sanguinem
Yes, there is a difference. Patrick controls one of them, and has no control over the other. Just because it's a mirror right now does not mean that it will be a mirror in ten minutes.
Really, any distribution boils down to package selection, package management, and release engineering. As per your example, Ubuntu uses Debian unstable for packages and apt for management, but only supports a small subset of unstable, and releases every six months. Yeah, just about every GNOME and KDE distro looks the same (well, scratch that for KDE, considering how much Mandriva, SuSE, and Kubuntu patch it all to hell and think they're actually *improving* it). Slackware's more of a throwback to the days when a Linux distro was just an easy way to get a system up and running, as opposed to an all-inclusive software library.
Jesus is coming -- look busy!
WTF? 12.1 ships with FVWM 2.4.20. Along with blackbox, fluxbox (my personal fave), windowmaker, and twm, the REAL man's window manager.
Jesus is coming -- look busy!
And that's why I use it.
Incidentally, "taunting" is not the same word as "touting."
REM Old programmers don't die. They just GOSUB without RETURN.
Most distros do not install the librdf by default. Functions that require ir controls are run by this library or variants of it. So the hauppauge cards will work with x11 graphics but will not have full function. I would suggest that you try the myth tv setup distros, they are multimedia oriented and have remote control libraries installed by default. I have had ir devices working in Slackware for years but then again I prefer compiling things from source and in this respect Slackware is the best disto for this hands down. During the install you can specify that you want to create a development workstation and Slackware will install the environment flawlessly. Distros like Ubuntu are not developer friendly because they are sudo based and you will have a hell of a time compiling anything from source unless you get all the right development libs after install and setup a genuine superuser so that you can compile C programs.
What's purple and commutes? An Abelian grape.
Making a distro is quite an involved software integration exercise.
It's not just about selecting a bunch of packages. It's about selecting the right versions of the source, configuring, compiling, testing, debugging, patching, testing, packaging, installing, testing, testing and more testing.
A lot of bugs in core utilities get found in this way, and obviously they have to be fixed. Whether that's the disto maintainer, the developers or random community members depends on the individual circumstances.
Bugs pertaining to architecture (big- vs. little-endiam, 32- vs. 64-bit etc.) get found. Bugs in shiny new cutting-edge versions of applications, obscure kernel bugs caused by very particular combinations of configuration parameters, you name it.
As the complexity of GNU/Linux and unix systems increases, it's an ever-increasingly difficult job. That's why large, diverse communities of testers and developers are important.
As for Slackware, it's simple, conservative, very high quality and very useful/usable.
It's a shape Pat hasn't done an official AMD64 version. I've moved to SLAMD64 for my newest machine now. I should really make a donation to Fred.
Stick Men
No, you don't need a floppy. The ISOs are bootable.
In addition to keeping with the spirit of Linux distributions circa 1995, Slack seems to keep actual documentation from that era as well. The system requirements you list, plus:
Q11: Is it possible to install this operating system without a floppy drive?
The only answer involves using LOADLIN to jump into a linux kernel from DOS. Wow! I appreciate the simplicity of Slack, but their main FAQ could include at least reference bootable CDs - it has been 14 years.
simply put, Slackware is a distro for people who have plenty of time to invest in something that they really like/care about and dont have a constant need to whine about the smallest thing that "breaks". but I guess that's a novell concept for you spoonfed motherfuckers.
I find the constant bashing of Slackware for being hard to use and arcane quite ironic (situational irony). simple is not hard and arcane. simple is efficient.
(disclaimer: I am no longer a Slackware user, but I still can appreciate something of real quality)
fuck em if they can't take a joke
Stop Computers/Cars Analogies on S
I still do quite a bit of work building routers, mail gateways and file servers, and while I've tried everything from Mandriva to Ubuntu server edition to FreeBSD, I keep going back to Slackware. I'll admit that, after fifteen years of playing with the distro, I just feel more at home, but still, I feel more like I'm configuring the system I want, rather than working around the system someone else decided I should have.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.