Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 4th Dec 2003 04:42 UTC
My husband hooked me up on Slackware almost three months ago (he used to run Slackware in the '90s). While I use a large range of OSes on a daily basis, when I am under Linux I now prefer to use Slackware. This is my mini-article with thoughts on Slackware 9.1 after using it for three months on and off. Ten screenshots are included.
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OK, I understand what is meant by stable and "simple" as in it's default is uncontaminated. Some people really like that. Particularly people who like to customize the heck out of their machines. To a newbie though Slackware will seem like anything but simple.
What does a linux newbie do when they boot their slackware machine for the first time and they get a CLI prompt. I'll tell you what they do, they do a format and install Fedora or Mandrake.
One thing I really like about slackware is hotplug. I installed it for that reason. It didn't stay very long though.
I'm not a big fan of editing conf files and if you don't like doing it, don't bother with this distro. I have very standard hardware and this distro that autodectects or sets up my hardware the worst of all (well all that I've tried, which is not a few). If you don't mind that, Slackware can be a great system for you. I have a friend that swears by it and I've seen it run quite smoothly for him.