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| Thread ID: 57795 | 2005-05-13 01:55:00 | Slackware 10.1 opinions please? | personthingy (1670) | Press F1 |
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| 354577 | 2005-05-13 01:55:00 | Before i replace FC3, which is a perfectly good OS except for the fact it refuses to co-operate with my flaptops sound gear, i thought i'd see if anyone has any words of warning regarding these 2 disks i just burnt of Slackware 10.1 Otherwise, FC3 is in its final hours, (unless there is a comeback of course) :D Why FC3 must go (forums.pcworld.co.nz) This is one challenge was lost |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 354578 | 2005-05-13 02:04:00 | There's a saying that goes: "You learn Fedora, you learn Fedora. You learn Debian, you learn Debian. You learn SuSE, you learn SuSE. You learn Slackware, you learn all of them." Or something vaguely like that. That should also alert you to the fact that Slackware is a very manual, hands-on distro. If you have trouble configuring Fedora sound, Slackware sound may kill you. Also, it is an extremely conservative distro (2.4.x kernel by default), so it may not have the kernel drivers for you sound card anyway - you will need to add this manually. Having said that, Slackware is the best OS out there, except for FreeBSD and NetBSD. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 354579 | 2005-05-13 02:12:00 | If you have trouble configuring Fedora sound, Slackware sound may kill you..FC3 has a known bug which makes it not work with some hardware other distros laugh at, see above link in initial post i added as an afterthought. As you see Chill had a good poke through the machine. His skills are far greater than mine, but my eletegroup flaptop and FC3 together were just plain wrong. :badpc: |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 354580 | 2005-05-13 02:12:00 | Don't know too much about Slackware except it's considered a expert type OS. If your having hardware issues, I would recommend a Knoppix type distro. That would include Mepis (best hardware detection I have found & which I'm using at the mo) or Ubuntu (which *cough* won't boot on my PC). You may want to look at one of the multi-media distro's (distrowatch.com) as well, look down the lists on the right. edit: This looks kindo of interesting, just released alpha Symphony Mezzo desktop (www.symphonyos.com) & Mezzo alpha 3 here (www.symphonyos.com) |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 354581 | 2005-05-13 02:40:00 | If your having hardware issues, I would recommend a Knoppix type distro. That would include Mepis (best hardware detection I have found & which I'm using at the mo) or Ubuntu (which *cough* won't boot on my PC). Knoppix works perfectly on my machine, but i'd like an installed OS.. funny that. So is Mepis downloadable locally? :D |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 354582 | 2005-05-13 02:50:00 | Yes it is, I have a disk :D The mirrors and Mepis ( . mepis . org/node/1462" target="_blank">www . mepis . org) itself are over seas . There is a Deb repository or two in NZ though . There is also an updated simply Mepis just out, improved sound detection/auto config and drivers should spin your wheels . If there are some NZ mirrors, they'll likely take a week or so to get the latest version . I'll update mine tonight, while I watch the Sad'ers get a spanking from the Canes :rolleyes: This one is a direct link to the Mepis 3 . 3 . 1 ISO (ftp://ftp . ibiblio . org/pub/linux/distributions/mepis/released/SimplyMEPIS-3 . 3 . 1 . iso) |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 354583 | 2005-05-13 05:19:00 | Having said that, Slackware is the best OS out there. Best according to vinref :D |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 354584 | 2005-05-13 05:28:00 | Some people think (ahem) MS Windows is the best OS . :horrified There's no accounting for taste . :cool: I've installed Slackware from floppies . It ran on a 386SX20 with 6MB ram . . I've installed Slackware from a SCSI magnetic tape . It ran on a 486DX33 with 8MB . That was an early version . . . kernel 2 . 0 . 9 . I did read the instructions . ;) If the FC3 "advanced feature" is well known, people are probably working on it . I would be inclined to look for a fix, or perhaps another "user friendly" distribution . Mandrake is from the same RedHat heritage as FC3, but is a much more "mature" distribution . Slackware has always been a "real programmer's" distribution . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 354585 | 2005-05-13 05:39:00 | Best according to vinref :D OK, I admit it. Most people I know who have used it hate it... |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 354586 | 2005-05-13 06:00:00 | Some people think (ahem) MS Windows is the best OS . :horrified There's no accounting for taste . :cool: Taste?????? If the FC3 "advanced feature" is well known, people are probably working on it . Alot of effert went into trying to fix that problem . Banged head on wall, head got saw, no other result . I suspect Chill ended up feeling much the same . I would be inclined to look for a fix, I was hoping that the fix would b called FC4 . . . . . . . or perhaps another "user friendly" distribution . Mandrake is from the same RedHat heritage as FC3, but is a much more "mature" distribution . Slackware has always been a "real programmer's" distribution . OK, sounds like slackware is not for me . Mandrake had issues with me wanting to use the trackpad AND the USB mouse wherever possible, so it was just another can of worms really . Meanwhile i checked the fedora site, and it seems that FC4 test3 is available! Do i feel like living dangerously??? :p |
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