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My Thoughts on Slackware 12.0
Mar 5, 2008, 10 :45 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (3104 reads)

(Other stories by Daryle Bayless)

"I had always avoided Slackware because of its reputation for being very difficult to install and configure. I am not a computer professional, so possess the knowledge of a typical user. I just want things to work.

"I decided after a little bit of research to take the plunge. It is more effort intensive to install Slack than it is many of the distributions that are designed specifically for Windows refugees, but there is a great deal of help on the web in the form of Tutorials and wikis. It took the better part of a day to set up my system the way I want it to be set up, but after it was done my computer did EVERYTHING that I expect of a computer..."

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STABILITY!It really is not that difficul ...   The best thing about Slackware...   
CD Baric
Mar 5, 2008, 17:49:15
 
Yup, distros are born, distros are dead, ...   Ahh Slackware!   
Juan Carlos Garcia Ramirez
Mar 5, 2008, 17:54:09
 
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