OSNews > Thread > "RE[3]: can't wait" by HagerR15

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 20th Aug 2006 14:33 UTC, submitted by Tommy Borgen

Patrick Volkerding, Slackware's benevolent dictator for life, has 'released' Slackware Linux 11.0 Release Candidate 2. From the changelog: "This is mostly frozen now unless bugs (or irresistible upgrades) come up, so I'll call this update Slackware 11.0 release candidate 2."

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RE[3]: can't wait

by HagerR15 on Mon 21st Aug 2006 13:44 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: can't wait"

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2005-07-25

Well, you can't exactly call Slackware unstable when you use a third party Gnome vendor that is specifically not endorsed by Patrick because Dropline replaces key libraries.

GWare and Freerock are the recommended gnome sources for Slackware as they retain the base libraries installed, therefore not compromising stability.

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RE[4]: can't wait

by bytecoder on Mon 21st Aug 2006 13:49 in reply to "RE[3]: can't wait"

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2005-11-27

Well I suppose I can't in that regard, but I've had trouble with vanilla slackware as well. Specifically, I've had trouble installing several times, the last time it couldn't install a bootloader for some reason. I had t o install ubuntu since I couldn't boot into my slackware system, but then I realized I could just use the grub it installed.

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