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If you want to understand how a distribution works, I can't think many better distributions. I have a lot of fond memories of slackware. I eventually switched t
by tarkin2 5y ago
If you want to understand how a distribution works, I can't think many better distributions. I have a lot of fond memories of slackware. I eventually switched to debian when, I think, I had troubles getting vmware to work. I'm happy with debian but I definitely feel I've swapped understanding and control for convenience. Linux is a lot less fun now but since I now want to spent my time elsewhere that's a decent tradeoff for me.
- pwg 5y agoThere's a meme re Slackware and "learning how things work" that is quoted here: https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/the-beginner-s-guide-to-slackware-linux-609245 https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/th... Quote: Give a man Ubuntu, and he'll learn Ubuntu. Give a man SUSE, and he'll learn SUSE. But give a man Slackware, and he'll learn Linux. Well, so the old internet maxim goes, but while it's normally used with a touch of humour, there's a great deal of truth in it too.