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Slackware 12.2 Released

pilsner.urquell submitted a quote from the announcement saying "Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.2! Since we've moved to supporting the 2.6 kernel series exclusively (and fine-tuned the system to get the most out of it), we feel that Slackware 12.2 has many improvements over our last release (Slackware 12.1) and is a must-have upgrade for any Slackware user."

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  1. Great work! by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure both of you still using Slackware will be very pleased! ;)

    1. Re:Great work! by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm sure both of you still using Slackware will be very pleased! ;)

      There's somebody else? ;)

    2. Re:Great work! by TheSovereign · · Score: 5, Funny

      i still use Slackware and i still find it superior to any Distro out their.

    3. Re:Great work! by adamjaskie · · Score: 5, Funny

      We can make it if we try, building castles in the sky; just the two of us, you and I.

      --
      /usr/games/fortune
    4. Re:Great work! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Which raises the question, out their what?

    5. Re:Great work! by cab15625 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, you will strike fear and awe into the hearts of all those redhat (linux equiv of gingers in southpark?) and ubuntu users. Telling people you use Slackware even makes gentoo users gasp in amazement. By using Slack, everyone around you will know that your kung-fu is the best kung-fu.

    6. Re:Great work! by H0p313ss · · Score: 3, Funny

      By using Slack, everyone around you will know that your kung-fu is the best kung-fu.

      Using Srack gives not the kung-fu. Disciprine... come from within.

      This one has grasped the Tao of Linux, pray that we do not grow to fear him in time.

      --
      XML is a known as a key material required to create SMD: Software of Mass Destruction
    7. Re:Great work! by Arthur+Dent · · Score: 4, Funny

      At least, he didn't accidentally the whole one.

    8. Re:Great work! by mazarin5 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Accidentally what?

      --
      Fnord.
    9. Re:Great work! by Shikaku · · Score: 4, Funny

      The whole one.

  2. Wow. Still chugging... by Slartibartfast · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's nice to know that some things just don't change. Niagara Falls keeps falling, the New England Atlantic is always just a bit too cold to really enjoy swimming in, and my first Linux distro keeps on going.

    Kudos, Patrick! Long may you release! (And, since I just found out about 20 seconds ago that he's a month younger than me, I look forward to seeing Slack releases into my nursing home years. "Why, when I was your age, youngster, we used xf86cfg to set up X; none of this X.org junk! You kids have it so easy!")

  3. Don't forget me! by Gazzonyx · · Score: 4, Funny

    You make me feel like a third wheel!

    --

    If I mod you up, it doesn't necessarily mean I agree with what you've said, sorry.

  4. Re:What's still missing by schon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pat doesn't like PAM, which is why it isn't in Slackware.

    And it's also why I'm still using Slackware. :)

  5. Re:The Only Reason This Distro Exists by tsalmark · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not that there is anything wrong with that. I find OSX makes a far better SSH client than Windows.

  6. Re:Ha! by Bandman · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Ubuntu ate my computer" is a great phrase. I've got to figure out how to work it into daily conversation ;-)

  7. Re:Wow. Still chugging... by baldass_newbie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make a typo entering your monitor's scan rate? Too bad. Try again from the beginning, or edit the file with vi.

    After procuring a new monitor, natch.

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    The opposite of progress is congress
  8. Re:The Only Reason This Distro Exists by FictionPimp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not everyone from a windows background...just everyone left after all of us smart guys moved on.

  9. Re:Will it still run on '386 machines by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Use a strong root password, DUH.

    The Bears and Elk up in canada cant hold down shift, so using any punctuation in the password will protect the computers from the majority of the animals.

    --
    Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
  10. Re:Wow. Still chugging... by Bandman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thank god there was a floppy option. Can you imagine downloading a 640MB CD image at 14.4?

  11. The reason Pat doesn't like PAM by Viol8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    She left him and took the child processes with her.

  12. Re:Ha! by kwabbles · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Ubuntu ate my computer" is a great phrase. I've got to figure out how to work it into daily conversation ;-)

    Well, I successfully found a way to work "circus midgets ate my balls" into most of my daily conversations - so the Ubuntu line shouldn't be too difficult.

    --
    Just disrupt the deflector shield with a tachyon burst.
  13. Re:Ha! by H0p313ss · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Ubuntu ate my computer" is a great phrase. I've got to figure out how to work it into daily conversation ;-)

    How about "Edubuntu ate my homework." ?

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    XML is a known as a key material required to create SMD: Software of Mass Destruction
  14. Re:Will it still run on '386 machines by mrdoogee · · Score: 2, Funny

    BEAR@WILDERNESS:-$ EatSalmon
    permission denied. Are you Root?

    BEAR@WILDERNESS:-$ sudo EatSalmon
    password for BEAR:*******

    Generating Salmon..... [83%]

  15. Re:Will it still run on '386 machines by Bandman · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Because if I wear it anywhere else, it chafes" ;-)