Re:Slackware 13.0 is released
by cesare on Sunday August 30, 2009 @09:13AM
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Slackware is still my favorite distro (even though I also use Ubuntu a lot nowadays).
It's the best choice IMO for learning Linux, for power users and for developers.
I still prefer to compile most of the software I need by myself, to get the latest releases and to compile with the options I want. And there's nothing I can't get running on Slackware. This is mostly because Slackware uses unpatched/non customized versions of each software, compiled with default settings.
I also love that fact that it doesn't even have its own visual branding. KDE is just KDE (with the default theme and its own wallpapers) and everything else comes as if you would have got the source and compiled yourself.
It's the best choice IMO for learning Linux, for power users and for developers.
I still prefer to compile most of the software I need by myself, to get the latest releases and to compile with the options I want. And there's nothing I can't get running on Slackware. This is mostly because Slackware uses unpatched/non customized versions of each software, compiled with default settings.
I also love that fact that it doesn't even have its own visual branding. KDE is just KDE (with the default theme and its own wallpapers) and everything else comes as if you would have got the source and compiled yourself.
\\//, live long and prosper, Slackware.