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Slackware 14.0 Arrives

Posted by timothy on from the significant-digits dept.

First time accepted submitter SgtKeeling writes "After 5 release candidates, a new version of Slackware has been released. From the website: 'Yes, it is that time again! After well over a year of planning, development, and testing, the Slackware Linux Project is proud to announce the latest stable release of the longest running distribution of the Linux operating system, Slackware version 14.0! We are sure you'll enjoy the many improvements. We've done our best to bring the latest technology to Slackware while still maintaining the stability and security that you have come to expect. Slackware is well known for its simplicity and the fact that we try to bring software to you in the condition that the authors intended. We will be setting up BitTorrent downloads for the official ISO images. Stay tuned to http://slackware.com/ for the latest updates.'"

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  1. Sing it by kelemvor4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For slack's a jolly good distro...

    For slack's a jolly good distro...

    For slack's a jolly good diiiiistrooo...

    Which nobody can deny!

  2. Very Disappointed! by AntEater · · Score: 5, Funny

    I downloaded and installed it onto my system from DVD. The system booted up. It found my network card and configured itself via DHCP. I didn't edit xorg.conf but startx loaded up the KDE desktop using the full resolution of my monitor. Plugged in a USB stick and it opened up a file manager with it's contents loaded. I used the system for quite a while and I only had to fire up the terminal to edit /etc/inittab to change the default runlevel to 4 so KDM would load at boot time. Fully an hour into this and I only had to edit one text file?!? What is this? I wanted Slackware, not Yoobuntoo or some other watered down, hand-holding, pick-out-my-clothes-for-me distro! Where's the pain? Where's the challenge? How can I project my true alpha-geek status by casually mentioning that I run Slackware if it's going to be this easy?? If this keeps up I'm going to have to switch to one of the BSDs or Linux from scratch. With my luck, they'll probably automate that process with shell scripts or something as well.

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    Alex, I'll take keybindings not used by Emacs for $400....
    1. Re:Very Disappointed! by AntEater · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you want pain go and use Windows.

      Sorry OP im having a hard time here, what was your point again?

      The point is that using Windows is painful. Your post reminded me of this thing I read about... I think it was called Stockholdm syndrome.

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      Alex, I'll take keybindings not used by Emacs for $400....
  3. Re:Torrents are up now by fibonacci8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The trouble with torrents for Slackware is having to switch floppies so often.

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  4. Re:Torrents are up now by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shhh, don't tell Google. Their bots will block it.

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”