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- Kral, on 08/19/2008, -2/+25"a Slackware-based distribution"
"advertises itself as "the new wave of Linux.""
Does not compute. - Heywoodj, on 08/19/2008, -2/+21With the custom option you can build yourself a stealthy porn dedicated O.S that boots from a usb stick complete with TOR.
New wave indeed.
Just say'en - rgawenda, on 08/20/2008, -0/+7Maybe it's you who should go elsewhere. No, even better, create your very own fascistnet, and keep inside, ruling what others can or can't say there.
- 007brendan, on 08/20/2008, -1/+6"By contrast, its limitations -- too little attention to such aspects as the installer, packaging, and security -- seem all too modern." Since when was a crappy installer considered "modern"? Slackware might be a lot of things, but new wave definitely isn't one of them.
- snek, on 08/20/2008, -1/+4It's an interresting little distro, although I'm not much of a Slack fan.. Currently I am experimenting with Ubuntulite http://ubuntulite.tuxfamily.org/
It's basically Ubuntu using LXDE as wm, and so far I'm pretty impressed. It works quite well on my ancient p3 500Mhz laptop with 192MB ram. I'm close to installing it on my homeserver actually.. But I'll wait till it's out of beta/RC. - iofthestorm, on 08/20/2008, -0/+2Indeed. I liked Slackware for its speed and no-nonsense installer (really!), but installing software manually gets to be a pain really fast. Package management is really nice, especially with huge repos like the Ubuntu ones. I guess you can always use slapt and upgrade to slackware-current, but the packages were still not that new back when I used it. Admittedly, I don't use Linux on a daily basis and haven't touched Slackware since 11, but those are just my observations. But really, the nice thing about Linux is the choice you get. Slackware is great for servers and such, you can't go wrong with rock-solid stability and speed. (X/K)Ubuntu is better for desktop use.
- webcrumb, on 08/20/2008, -1/+3You killed it...
"The site is currently not available due to technical problems."
In the mean time, you might try PUD, which is pretty much the same - Ubuntu with LXDE. http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pud - inactive, on 08/20/2008, -0/+2With the hundreds of programs/libraries on a given Linux box, it is quite often that a new version of "something" on the box will be released. As one security/stability-minded user, I can tell you I go through this quite a bit (it's not much of a headache anymore, though, since I've started using Xubuntu and their package management stuff).
- inksmithy, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1But surely there is a point where you stop installing the software and just start using the damn computer.
I don't use this distro, but your argument is a little flawed, unless you are a hardcore software replacer who likes using new and different software all the time.
Personally, the reason I use the *buntu based distros is because I want to use the damn thing rather than spend my life configuring it - but by same token, it is very easy for me to lose an afternoon by havng a bit of fun and coming up with weird configs. I use the *buntu distros because I need to stop myself being so distracted.
When all the applications you need are installed and the computer is right for long term use, I imagine this (as well as the other slack based distroes) would be brilliant and stable distros for common use. Only if they are set up by someone who knows what they are doing though.
I remember the one time I tried to set up Gentoo, I ticked flags I thought I knew about and eventually messed up so badly I had to go back to grub and rescue the machine. I've never seen an install so comprehensively killed as that one.
But I can see the point as well as the appeal of it. - snek, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Yeah I saw that as well.. Strange that the site is down, I actually just downloaded the mini-iso here at work and installed it in VMWare hehe.. Maybe it can't handle the traffic :)
Edit: The link is still working for me right at this moment.
The one thing I don't like about PUD is the web interfaces.. I really don't like those, unless maybe I had a touchscreen. For the rest I prefer small interfaces. But I'll give it a chance, never hurts to run it in a vm ;) - PeachCobbler, on 08/24/2008, -0/+1You spin me right round.....
- HonoredMule, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Perhaps the term "post-modern" might make make clear to you what the author was implying...that the distribution is so new it's unfinished and lacks polish.
- inksmithy, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Xubuntu uses XFCE as its WM - hence the X in the name.Ubuntulite uses LXDE.
I personally think they should have called it Lubuntu, but it probably means "Your mother is a bestial rampant lesbian" or something
Also, it isn't a big step from Lubuntu to Luserbuntu and I really quite like the *buntu distros. - Culyt, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Right now I'm on Xubuntu on my laptop (although changed to Fluxbox).
I used to use Slackware for a while and liked it but its hard to maintain since you basically have to track security issues yourself and get code/patches since theres no real central repository. If you run Slack and don't do this you risk getting hacked.
I moved to Gentoo which was better since there was a central repo that was fairly uptodate (close to live and in some cases direct svn), but then there where problems keeping it maintained, basically there where problems with portage dependencies that needed to be unmasked every world update and things tended to get crashtastic after a few of them. There is also the problem of needing to rebuild the whole system when a new gcc is out (although you can get away with skipping it you might run into issues).
Ubuntu on the other hand is fairly stable, I do find some minor stability issues popup by the time its next release although I suspect a lot of them are config options in /home that are outdated. Its fairly uptodate (within 6months) and security issues get new version. (there are also the backports and testing grounds repos that I haven't really played with yet that might keep things more uptodate). - Heywoodj, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2Linux and porn are mutually exclusive? I must have missed the memo.
Or maybe your vagina is full of sand? - oakgrove2004, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2You should try incognito. Live CD based on Gentoo that comes complete with tor, truecrypt, plenty of codecs, anonymous instant messaging, email, the works. Runs great on my laptop. Porn heaven.
- inactive, on 08/20/2008, -1/+2+digg for Slackware.
- HumanRecalled, on 08/21/2008, -1/+1@Heywoodj
no, no your mistaken .... that's "sand" in the "Vaseline" - it's the only way your mother likes to take it ass to mouth ! - Heywoodj, on 08/20/2008, -1/+1Thanks oak. Gonna take it for a spin. Looks like good stuff.
- morrowc, on 08/20/2008, -2/+1how does this compare to gentoo?
- proverbs17, on 08/20/2008, -1/+0What's the difference between Ubuntulite and Xubuntu? I run Xubuntu on somewhat old hardware (PIII 800Mhz Compaq Laptop), and it runs great. Would I do better with Ubuntulite?
- HumanRecalled, on 08/20/2008, -4/+1oh yes thats it !
cause when i think of Linux i think of PORN and Vica a versa !
idiot ! - inactive, on 08/20/2008, -6/+1well like the article said, there's no real need for a distro to be ultra performance, unless you are trying to install on a really piece of ***** machine.
- RandaII, on 08/20/2008, -11/+2go spread you ubuntu crap somewhere else thank you.
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