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[News] DistroWatch Reviews Slackware

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Running Slackware "Current"

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| Last week's tips and tricks section provided information on how to "upgrade" 
| a stable Mandriva release to the latest development branch. Although running 
| development trees and upgrading them in regular intervals can be risky and 
| may even render your system unbootable or otherwise unstable, it is an 
| excellent way of participating in the development of your favourite 
| distribution and reporting bugs to upstream projects. Needless to say, some 
| Linux knowledge and experience is required, so this should only be done by 
| those users who know how to fix their bootloader if things go wrong!       
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http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090518#feature


Recent:

Slackware 12.1

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| All in all, Slackware is actually a good distro, and its customisation
| options are excellent at every stage. Its package management system, while a
| little difficult to get to grips with, is probably only as difficult as APT,
| and as soon as you get X started most of the file editing stuff does not
| matter so much. Against a distro like Ubuntu, Slackware is slower, less easy
| to use, less up to date and less well supported, but its strongest aspect it
| is customisation abilities, which would appeal if you wanted to run a server
| or know what you are doing.
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http://blog.jjtcomputing.co.uk/2009/05/13/slackware-121/


5 Minutes of Slackware 12.2

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| As expected all devices are detected. Slackware is fast and responsive. Boots
| to command line - boy does that take me back... Fortunately I haven't
| forgotten how to type "startx".
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http://benhay.blogspot.com/2009/03/5-minutes-of-slackware-122.html


Review: Slackware 12.2

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| So what is my ultimate verdict for Slackware?  On the one hand, stories of
| how hard it is to install Slackware are greatly exagerated.  They may have
| been true in the past, but nowadays, it’s pretty darned easy to install.
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http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2009/02/21/review-slackware-122/


The Slackware 12.2 interview

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| Covering a Linux distribution is hard work as there are so
| many areas to look at but hopefully I’ve given you a taste
| of what Slackware can do. The strength of Slackware lies in
| it’s reliable and stable base, it’s configurable method of
| setup, and it’s adherence to the principle of KISS ( keep
| it simple, stupid ). Patrick’s ongoing commitment to the
| distro in the face of personal difficulties shows the
| quality of people behind this oft-overlooked distro. Its
| continued use as a starting point for many other
| distro’s/LiveCDs and the fact that it’s the oldest usable
| Linux on the market shows its inherent importance in the
| grander scheme of things.
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http://www.xstore.co.za/wordpress/?p=307


Upgrading to Slackware 12.1

http://www.linux.com/feature/136601


First look at Slackware Linux 12.1

http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20080505#feature


Slackware [12.1] Release Announcement

http://www.slackware.org/announce/12.1.php
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