Slackware is the true Unix of Linux distros

(subject is quoted from the vector linux website with the small edit that I replaced "distributions" with "distros" to fit in the character limited subject line)

What exactly does that mean? More importantly to me, how does slackware differ from normal linux distributions? What differences will I see?

Just slackfud, go with Archlinux.

No, it's true. It's stable, minimal, uses the most commonly expected filesystem layout, BSD-style init, and doesn't attempt to reinvent the wheel.

However, that's a mixed blessing. Don't use it as a desktop, unless you're a control freak.

>>2
>>3

I was thinking of using it for my bittorrent downloadings (would need java and azureus), shared file server (would need samba), and having kaid (xlink kai) wouldn't hurt. Then just leaving it on 24/7.

Is slackware good for what i've mentioned?

>>4
yeah, but archlinux is better. it's stable, minimal, etc. just as >>3 said, but it has a *working* package manager and it's up to date, because it has a rolling uptate system. that means you alwasys get the newest released versions of the stuff you install. updating is a dream too, just a simple "pacman -Syu" and you get all the new stuff. it also has some sweets like the "arch user repository", where users can upload "PKGBUILDs". if some app isn't in the official repositories you just can do a "aurbuild -s <pkg>" and it automatically builds a valid package which is tracked by the package manager. you won't need that too often, because many packages are precompiled.

DEBIAN OR GTFO

FHS is shit
Package managers are unnecessary shit beacuse of that goddamned FHS piece of shit

My favourite package managers are cp and rm.

>>7
How do you handle dependencies?  Linking statically and dropping off in /opt/ ;)?

>>8
Dependencies? Common libs should go in a directory with libraries. If they exist, I have them; if they don't, I don't have them and need to copy them; if I want them no more, I rm them, but I rarely want to get rid of a library.

As for obscure libs Pete did and only Pete uses, better link them statically.

No /opt, /opt is gay. Software goes in /Software , with an uppercase S to piss Unix people off.

Why not Ubuntu?

this thread is destined for failure. slackware is just another distro, but everyone likes being a zealot so everyone you ask will tell you that THEIR distro is THE BEST EVAR and everything else sucks. it's all bullshit. get whatever you're comfortable using, they all basically do the same thing, but with varying difficulty and techniques.

>>11's post speaks truth: the concept of Linux distrobutions breeds arguments about how big Linux's penis can get if you choose Mandrake over Fedora Core, or why it's good to buy Red Hat... etc.

PROTIP: IF YOU DON'T LIKE A DISTRO, MAKE YOUR OWN

11 speaks reason in the sea of madness

do not let yourself be taken up by the wave drowning him out

Slackware has done its time, whatever for which purpose you use GNU/Linux (server, desktop) there are as slack good or even better.