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Slackware 14.2 Released, Still Systemd-Free (slackware.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the take-a-licking-and-keep-on-ticking dept.

sombragris writes: Slackware, the oldest GNU/Linux distribution still in active maintenance, was released just minutes ago. Slackware is noted for being the most Unix-like of all Linux distributions. While sporting kernel 4.4.14 and GCC 5.3, other goodies include Perl 5.22.2, Python 2.7.11, Ruby 2.2.5, Subversion 1.9.4, git-2.9.0, mercurial-3.8.2, KDE 4.14.21 (KDE 4.14.3 with kdelibs-4.14.21) Xfce 4.12.1... and no systemd!

According to the ChangeLog: "The long development cycle (the Linux community has lately been living in "interesting times," as they say) is finally behind us, and we're proud to announce the release of Slackware 14.2. The new release brings many updates and modern tools, has switched from udev to eudev (no systemd), and adds well over a hundred new packages to the system. Thanks to the team, the upstream developers, the dedicated Slackware community, and everyone else who pitched in to help make this release a reality." Grab the ISOs at a mirror near you. Enjoy! The torrents page can be found here.

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  1. systemd rocks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    All of you systemd haters are missing out on a fantastic piece of software. One of the things that I like the most about systemd is the wait timers. Nothing says good software design like a good uninterruptible wait timer.

    1. Re:systemd rocks! by somenickname · · Score: 4, Funny

      Definitely. Whenever I find deadlocks and race conditions in my code, I just sprinkle the code with sleep(1). PROBLEM SOLVED!

  2. Can I get my Yggdrasil please? by Snotnose · · Score: 4, Funny

    Back in the day we switched to Yggdrasil because Slackware was slacking off on releases, and we needed new features.
    / this is my lawn
    // enjoy it if you want
    /// please pick up any trash you make
    //// lawn mower is right here, if you're in the mood

  3. Re:There's a very cool live version also by flyingfsck · · Score: 3, Funny

    Real Slackware admins only boot a machine once, so the boot speed hardly matters.

    --
    Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
  4. Re:Systemd-free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    EUdev? Is there something for the UK too?