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I haven't run Slackware for maybe 20 years, but I remember running 7.2 at uni and recall really _enjoying_ building everything and having that level of control.
by boomskats 3y ago
I haven't run Slackware for maybe 20 years, but I remember running 7.2 at uni and recall really _enjoying_ building everything and having that level of control. It taught me so much about how Linux works. Conversely, I remember finding my initial experiences with dpkg and rpm quite frustrating in comparison.
- ilyt 3y agodpkg had a bit weird experience, because the "easy" way of building (binary)package is literally "just put files that need to be deployed in one directory, and some metadata in the other and run a command to package it", i.e. extremely easy and entirely independent on how you build it. But the "proper" way includes million scripts and checks that make sure your .dpkg is "distribution grade" and it can be quite complex