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Daily driving slackware be like... (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months ago by 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] dan@upvote.au 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does Unraid count? It's based on Slackware and I'm adding a few extra Slackware packages.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Unraid is kinda slackware in a straightjacket

[–] guy_threepwood@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I remember using slapt-get when I used Slackware and that alleviated most of this sort of issue. Is that not still a thing?

[–] machinin@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Slackware was my first distro coming from Windows. I would get so frustrated when I wanted to install some software and I had to download it, open the cli, run some commands, check for dependencies, etc. I thought it was completely idiotic. Why couldn't you just click on the file and install it. I thought, "no wonder no one uses Linux."

Then a friend showed me slapt install, slapt update, and slapt upgrade. It was absolutely amazing. I wondered why Windows was so far behind.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

There they fixed it!... sorta 😬

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Running Slackware as your daily is great for learning about linux.

Although I haven't used it in about 12 years. Is it still like this?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I think Slackware has not changed much

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Ports?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Surprised this isn’t an ubuntu meme, with how much Lemmy hates that distro.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It is not entirely unjustified

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

And not just Lemmy, most of the Linux user base.