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Ten reasons for giving <endeca_term>Slackware</endeca_term> Linux a go

Ten reasons for giving Slackware Linux a go

...most end users who are willing to use a distribution such as Slackware are going to create clean code that is much better than that... Read more

24 July, 2011 by Jack Wallen

Slackware 13.37 Released

...the release of Ubuntu 11.04, there was a new release of Slackware as well. Arguably the oldest of them all, Slackware is still chugging... Read more

4 May, 2011

Slackware Linux 13.1

Anyone with a significant interest in Linux distributions knows about Slackware Linux, so I'm not going to spend a lot of time... Read more

24 June, 2010

Zenwalk Linux 7.0

As Slackware Linux is approaching a new release (they posted RCpi over the weekend... Read more

28 March, 2011
Exotic Linux distros: A walk on the wild side

Exotic Linux distros: A walk on the wild side

...8. SlamppSlampp is a slackware-based Live distribution that is excellent for system server needs. With this... Read more

19 March, 2011 by Jack Wallen

Gimme A Light Linux from Vector (7.0)

With the newly announced Vector Linux 7.0 Light you not only get to a lightweight Linux distribution, you get to choose... Read more

23 March, 2012

Vector Linux 7.0 GOLD Released

...is what I consider to be one of the nicest of the Slackware-based "easy-to-use" Linux distributions. The Release Announcement gives a brief... Read more

30 November, 2011

Ubuntu 11.04 - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I've just been reading the comments to my previous post, concerning Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. It appears that... Read more

30 April, 2011

April 1st - Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Beta1

...The first was at Distrowatch, where they announced the "new" release of Slackware Linux 1.0, available immediately on 24 floppy disks... I had to... Read more

1 April, 2011
Top 12 howlers Linux novices must avoid

Top 12 howlers Linux novices must avoid

...the wrong distribution. Imagine being a new user and selecting Gentoo or Slackware or Fedora. Those are all good distributions, but they would send a... Read more

23 July, 2010 by Jack Wallen

Zenwalk Linux 6.4

...4 distribution series. Note that last word, "series". Zenwalk is based on Slackware, and shortly after the Slackware 13.1 release came out, the Zenwalk... Read more

25 June, 2010

Rescuing Linux when it won't start

...is number discovered with the scanbus command above. If you're using Slackware, use these steps to make a boot CD: mkrescue –iso Note: Slackware... Read more

1 August, 2007 by Jack Wallen

Slackware ditches GNOME service

Linux distribution Slackware has dropped the GNOME desktop environment from its version of the open... Read more

29 March, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Antique Discovery - Slackware 3.0 and Debian 0.93

When I installed Slackware 13.0 on my MMS system a few weeks ago, it set... Read more

21 September, 2009

New Slackware Linux Release Available

The Slackware Linux Project has released their version 12.2 distribution. Every time I... Read more

16 December, 2008

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Moley

@pjc158 Unfortunately our government signed away any such possibility in a entirely unequal treaty with the USA, purportedly in response to...

13 minutes ago by Moley on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
J.A. Watson

@Thomas - Thanks for the tip, based on what you said I went back and downloaded the KDE spin, and installed that one another netbook (NF310). You...

17 minutes ago by J.A. Watson on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

1 hour ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

3 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

4 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

6 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

7 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

10 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

18 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

21 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

22 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

22 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

23 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint