Is Slackware worth my time? Do any of you run it daily?
>>54780977
what's the point of asking this? to make idle chitchat?
are you afraid? do you not know how to use a VM in fucking 2 0 1 6?
stop waisting our time
>>54780977
I ran it daily a few years ago, and it was fun and easy to use. it has modern tools to make your use even more simple and enjoyable now, but the basic install is lacking them.
Right now it is one of the few working distros that don't utilize the virus systemd.
At the very least it is worth trying.
>>54781004
>on /g/
>"stop waisting our time"
>"waisting"
>>54781004
You are on an island of one, sourpuss.
As this is an image board the entire point of being here is for chit chat, idle or otherwise. Fucking grouch.
Daily Slackware user here. It's excellent.
>>54780977
14.2 when?
And yes OP. Slackware is the best.
>>54780977
Little point in using it over Gentoo or even its derivatives like Salix
>>54783575
hopefully soon. What new software is going to be added to the repo for slackware 14.2?
Package management for Slackware when?
>>54784010
Slackware has package management. You mean dependency resolution.
>>54780977
Slackware was my first distro, back in 2004.
Taught me a lot about Linux and it was a great distro to learn on. I don't have time for manual installation of packages, hunting dependency, manually compiling the kernel, etc.
Now I just use Debian.
>>54784446
How often do you install things that you actually need to do all that though? I can sometimes go a few months without installing anything new.
slackware is when arch/gentoo are too mainstream or you are old and judge everything by age and think you're being clever by living in the past. Slackware barely even has a package manager
>but it has some piece of shit hacked together in the last couple of years while everyone else had this since 2003!
and it doesn't even have any software in it anyway so you have to go back to the 90s and compile everything
>you don't need anything that isn't on the CD
This is what slackfags actually say to ignore the fact that slackware is the car equivalent of stancing something really old. It's old and worthless to begin with but you desperately feel the need to "fit in" by ruining it even more and making it even more worthless by ironically ruining it so it can't do anything, thanks to hipsters and ironyfags they say it's okay to waste entire chunks of a decade or so on an ironic project in this case ruining your computer as hard as possible with the most obscure, psuedo-hard-on-purpose timesink you can find.
>>54784678
>>54784678
>>54784848
>>54785481
>No argument.
Enjoy your timesink
>>54785547
>No argument.
Precisely.
>>54781845
I agree with OP you fucking tool.
There is chit chat but then there is questions like "How do I brush my teeth, should I brush my teeth"
>idk cunt, just fucking do it.
See the issue OP is pointing out?
>>54785547
I use gentoo, not slack, but my point is that you're just spewing bullshit.
>>54781934
It is like using debian but with more effort and less driver support.
>It is not designed to be user friend which involves adding extra time in complex operations.
I say complex since doing general administrations operations is a cunt.
Now you can say I am wrong, but because a system has a GUI or options to have a gui, that does not mean the system is good at all.
>It has no special tools that utilize command line or gui factors and invovles extra effort to say do anything other then look at incest porn.
>It is a less supported Debian without the .deb simple installing method.
>And it is not mainstream support meaning less documentation
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Why do you cunts use a bare system simply to tell us fucking retards that you use a non mainstream system.
Is it not smarter to use a system which you can do stuff faster and at and at half the effort.
Having a system with less documentation is also retarded.
>>54785709
>less driver support.
This simply proves you have literally no idea at all what you're talking about.
>>54785723
Mate it is lacking a few driver regardless of kernel version.
There own documentation explains what they did to make it stable. They removed drivers from the kernel and then compiled it int their system,
So as you have said
>This simply proves you have literally no idea at all what you're talking about.
>>54785763
>>54785845
Oh no.
Don't tell me that you came here with assumptions and no physical proof of facts.
Maybe you should download the documentation of slackware and read "How we made it stable"
Then after that you could maybe kill yourself.
>It is like speaking to someone trying to act smart.
>>54785875
>>54785931
You want proof?
>Being so retard to not see my reference to documentation of slack-ware - there is only one - and reference to "how we made it stable chapter.
Are you some kind of fat lazy fuck that you cannot do a simple google search.
Why i am I not linking it to you?
>Because you are not dying from cancer and so I do not give a fuck if you believe me or not.
>>54785999
>>54786025
>Cancer
>Viruses
>Job
I hope you get all of these sweet life gems you fucking pleb.
>>54786078
>>54786085
Wow you really are a neckbeard.
I suggest going to gym, cleaning your keyboard, and move out of your parents.
>Posting an image confirms that you're retarded.
>>54780977
why the hell would i want to run a copy of patrick's hard drive
>>54786112
>an image
>>54786125
Chicken porn?
How big is this file?
https://www.google.com.au/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=how+to+google
>>54786174
>client=ubuntu
>>54785547
hahaha le timesink meme is very good xD
How viable would Slackwave with pkgsrc be?
Honestly its a pain in the ass to set up and manage, though I like how it forces you to compile everything from source, let's you know your system. It's a chore
>>54786496
Slackpkg+ and SBopkg are your friends!
>>54784678
>>54786432
>>54786548
Pretty shitty "solutions". Why not get a modern distro with a mentality from this millennium, it's also free and respects your time. Ubuntu, fedora, mint and if you're low on power, just install LXDE.
You can also compile from source on any of these distros as well, there really isn't anything you're missing out on except for faux internet loser cred. Don't you know that if you actually install this and try to join their club, they'll only hate you more?
>>54780977
I have run Slackware on at least one of my systems from ~1996 until a few weeks ago. Almost all Slack releases have been extremely stable, though this isn't as big a selling point now as it was a decade ago, they all seem stable enough nowadays except maybe Fedora. Package management will probably be a shock to you, though it works fine and the various tools do the job, there's just a very different philosophy for how packages should be managed. Try to impose your old package management model on it and you'll have a bad time.
Slackware feels more like a BSD than it does Linux btw, that's the other thing that will feel alien about it. It's a very old fashioned feeling system, though systemd may force this to change. I learned to unix on a VAX running BSD back when it actually came on a tape from Berkeley, so Slackware and OpenBSD feel most "right" to me.
I like Slackware. It's one of my favorite distros. The only thing I don't like about Slackware is the default Systemd and Lilo boot loader.
>>54791044
>The only thing I don't like about Slackware is the default Systemd
"Well there you have it ladies and gentlemen. You see how far the termites have spread. How well they've dined."
>>54784446
Same here familia
It was gr8 for the k-62/dial up days and lilo was easier and better than grub.
Too bad now its obsolete, had the best installer ever
>>54783867
pulse-audio :^)
>>54794168
>using the smiley with a carat nose
>>54784189
So, when?
>>54786125
>webm
Is that you shitposting on 4chan?
>>54789192
What made u give it up a few weeks ago?
I liked it for how easy it was to setup and it was rocksolid. I just like more modern packages in my distro, and compiling dependencies from source is a chore. I'm on Trisquel now and I like it even with all its quirks.
>>54795052
Couldn't find anything more obscure?
>>54784678
>go back to the 90s and compile everything
Bad memories from the 90's. I can safely say that linux is better for not being like that anymore.
Even the distros that scene kids make a big deal about, i.e. arch/gentoo, are orders of magnitude easier to setup than slackware was back then.
SMGL NOT DEAD
Reminder to advanced users (and only advanced users). Try Source Mage GNU/Linux. True source-based distribution that can heal broken installs and in contrast with Gentoo
Is free from obfuscated and pre-configured code.
Uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package.
Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages.
It doesn't need obfuscated python libraries only bash.
Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates.
Can also use flags.
http://beta.sourcemage.ru/Intro
>>54795916
Like I'm gonna use a Linux distro from a fucking .ru domain give me a break nigga
>>54781055
I'll waist you with my belt kid
>>54795834
Ubuntu is even easier!
>>54795916
>hurr "advanced users"
So this was the butt diddling of olde
>can heal broken installs
modern distros don't break themselves in the first place
Nobody cares.
>>54796342
I doubt you have the upper body strength to whip a belt that long.
>>54796331
>Linux distro
newfag spotted
>>54796355
I'm a /fit/izen so fuck you
I find slackware to be like windows xp. An okay operating system without any brand new features or flashy ideas, it just works out of the box and it's pleasant to look at. Slackware can be worth it if you like the idea it tries to base itself on, it's not half bad. If I wanted a distro that aims to be stable and simple, I'd rather use debian though. Apt isn't the greatest I've used, but it gets the job done.
>>54795137
Trisquel is not obscure. It's arguably the most common FLOSS distro.
>>54796366
That's what anyone over the age of 20 calls them.
>>54796353
>ubuntu is even easier!
Windows is even easier!
>>54780977
I don't know, i use Windows 10
And ubuntu, i may move to debian tho as i'll put gnome there
>>54795048
Tired of waiting on 14.2, which I'm sure will be awesome when it eventually arrives. I'll probably go back at least temporarily when it ships, but I'm getting nervous about the project's future, PV in particular. OpenBSD despite a smaller user base manages to pop out significant releases every 6 months like clockwork, decade after decade.
Running it exclusively for 15 years. It's worth your time if you spend 15 years running it.
>>54783575
Just run -current. It's practically 14.2 at this point, what with the mirror list and copyright messages and installation email listing 14.2 instead of 14.1 now.
>>54794932
>implying automatic dependency resolution is a good thing and you're not just lazy/not hip to the Slackware Way (TM)
if you want dependency resolution go use any of the vastly inferior distros that have if
>>54787481
>modern
Once 14.2 drops, it will be the most modern Slackware yet. What you underage b&s don't understand is the value of a distro design so stable that it has been around longer than any other active distro and isn't going anywhere (until Patrick gets hit by a bus or succumbs to cancer)
>>54800565
>most modern Slackware yet
But not the most modern distro
>it's the oldest surviving distro therefore it's the best
Nope.
I've been attracted to trying it a few times, but it's absolutely fucking retarded. It's more effort for less payoff than Gentoo or any of the BSDs.
>>54800565
here it is, the exact behavior I was talking about. Just call everyone who doesn't like slackware underaged.
>It has been around longer than any other distro
it quite simply doesn't matter especially when it's a piece of shit now
>isn't going anywhere
Exactly right, just like it hasn't gone anywhere in the past decade. Exactly the same shit then, still the same shit now.
>>54800823
>but it's absolutely fucking retarded
Opinion discarded. Into the trash it goes.
>>54801353
>double meme reply
Go take your meds and have a nice sleep, Timmy.
>>54800823
So why would it survive so long if it was not designed well? Slackware is the un-OS. It is lightweight and minimal in the sense that it is unobtrusive and does not rely on cumbersome software for configuration and maintenance. Package management is done with shell scripts and plain text files. The installer is also just a nice, user-friendly menu-driven shell script. BSD-style init scripts are a good thing. Having to compile everything from source is mostly a myth unless you want to apply your own patches or custom build options, and if you do want to do that, there are simple, user-friendly, menu-driven shell scripts to help you manage your builds. Every other distro I've tried has its own weird bulky management, configuration, and installer utilities and none are as permissive, lightweight, or hacker-friendly as Slackware. It's not for everyone but it is the best system by far for its target demographic.
>inb4 blog post
>>54801597
"surviving" is quite relative when compared to anything else that has millions of users and are more like "thriving" and when the prime target of "using" slackware is to say you use it.
>"package management" is done with scripts
Yes, I'm sure it "works fine"
>bulky, lightweight
It's 2016 and a c2d laptop is $30 now
>it's the best system for its target demographic
Gotta agree with you there. Timesink.
>>54784678
This is honestly true
slackware is for people who have been using it for years and cant be bothered to swap and hipster-hipsters who want to use an even more special snowflake distribution
>>54795916
Dead distro
>>54801944
Not as much of a timesink as bitterly hating on one of the most trusted and reliable operating systems with inane memebait. What's your personal grudge anyway? Did Hamerlees molest you or something? Did Patrick steal your trap gf? Did ponce pull a stallman on your mom?
>>54802729
Yes to all of this, I'm in contact with my agent and we're having a movie documentary made about my experience.
Anyway
>>54802441
said it best, I hate that linux will always have the ability to have something more obscure. Even if ubuntu/etc takes off there will always be this dead hipster weight we're trying to drop where non-conformists are conformist in the exact same way, until there is too huge of a userbase on the one they previously thought was obscure and have to pretend to use something even more retarded and irrelevant
>>54801597
Fanaticism on the part of both Patrick and the user base
>>54780977
>2016
>no package manager
>>54802441
itt insecure douches who can't handle the fact that some people don't like the same stuff they like.
>2016
>using slackware
Speaking of dead distros looks like Alpine is headed that way. The sole maintainer was hired to Docker so he's only developing for them now, and Alpine is running a seriously outdated kernel. Basically the only thing being kept up to date is the packaging system (APK) used for DockerOS.
>>54806382
Shit, I hope not.
>>54780977
I run it on my dedicated shitposting machine that I keep at home. It just werks and is very comfy.
>>54792898
Are you implying that I don't like Systemd because of some stupid meme? Because if so then you're retarded. Systemd is garbage compared to other init systems like Systemv and Openrc. Systemd also has a large root surface and adds almost everything into the init, which is fucking stupid.
