slackware linux, is it as hard ?
i spotted a box of slackware linux on a software store the other day. i’m interested in linux, and have tried several distro like linux debian, suse, mandrake. i’ve read in many forums that slackware linux is hard to use. is it really that hard? i mean i don’t have a problem with debian, have successfully connect a windows share thru samba with it and modified it’s kernel modules by looking at help files and man pages, so slackware shouldn’t be THAT hard, should it? anyways, i’m just using linux as a hobby of mine. i like tinkering with linux.
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Slackware is not hard to use, it only get that stigma because there is no pretty or cute GUI install.
If you were able to read how to install debian, debian is no harder to use than slackware. I actually wouldn’t say either of them are hard to use, just take more reading.
If you want, just download slackware first to try it out instead of buying it. If you like it, then buy it or just donate money to them. They can always use money to help support them with all their free work for a great and free OS.
I guess for some people it would be since it’s dos based command prompt another thing I’ve heard that you have to setup your Bios and turn off the auto start hardrive setup harddrive and format the drive In a linux format still I can’n seem to figure it out maybe a computer book could help
barns and noble might have what your looking for or amazon.com
Try this review, looks pretty good:
http://www.ilug-cal.org/slackrev/slackware10-review.html
I would give it a go nothing to loose everything to gain.