Linked by Kevin Arvin on Thu 1st Jan 2004 21:29 UTC
The aim of this experimental Linux distribution is to provide to the student population at large an operating system that is easy to install and use and provides an alternative to the traditional commercial operating systems. CollegeLinux is a Slackware derived Linux (2.4.23) distribution on a single CD that weighs in at 600 MB.
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I think I may not be the intended audience. I run slackware 9.1 on my desktop and tried CL 2.5 on my new thinkpad. Installwas fairly straightforward. no complaints. I prefer options and it seems CL doesn't give you many. That's OK, I get the idea.
The default desktop theme/style is atrocious. Getting rid of that Matrix sh*t was priority number one.
I needed the kernel-source package to get my wifi drivers compiled Of course kernel-source wasn't included on the CD. I eventually burned the package on to a CD from another machine, but it didn't make me happy.
Once wifi was working and I got online I took a look at the slapt-get web interface. Searching for a couple of packages came up empty, but not CL's fault.
I then installed DL Gnome. A reboot later and I had a 9.1 Slackware distro with DL Gnome. I poked at slapt-get web interface again and it was broken. I assume due to a package installed via DL.
CL has potential but it just doesnt offer anything to me over slack vanilla. But I don't really need a server robot or a slapt-get GUI as I can do server setup manually and build my own slack packages when needed.
Definitely worth a shot if you want to try Slack for the first time. Just wear your shades on First boot to the desktop until you can get to the desktop properties applet