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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I always come back to Slackware. It was my first Linux distribution, back when I had to download what seemed like an infinite number of 1.44 floppies over a slip account on a VAX one by one. While it hasn't changed much in a lot of basic ways, the underlying software has always reflected the state of the art in Linux. Hotplug, 2.6 readiness, clear and simple configuration files, and an architecture that doesn't punish the type of person that likes to go outside the distribution and compile packages.
I love the text-based installer. It has barely changed over the years; it was never broken. Newbies may be initially afraid of it, but as someone who was new to Linux when I tried a much earlier, and less polished version, I can heartily recommend it as your first foray into Linux if you don't mind a little adventure.
The downside is that there could be more packages, and the packages from LinuxPackages.net are some times a bit funky, but paired with something like GNU Stow, or just making your own .tgz packages, it isn't such a drawback.