I started using Slackware because I wanted a distribution with a standard kernel as tested and released by the kernel developers and a kernel to which Ingo Molnar's real-time preemption patches could be applied. Slackware is still in DistroWatch.com's top 10 distributions <http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major> where it is cited as "one of the cleanest and least buggy distributions available today". But it's not fancy. Configuration is by editing text files, but at least you don't wonder if a tool is buggy. Wayne
On 07/29/2014 10:40 AM, King Beowulf wrote: > On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 07/29/2014 04:05 AM, King Beowulf wrote: >>> On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Marvin Kosmal <[email protected] >> <javascript:;>> wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I was thinking of installing Slack. Was running Ubuntu but, last >>>> upgrade it said my hardware support needed upgrade and then it didn't >> boot. >>>> I am running an old version of Ubuntu on another drive. >>>> >>>> Does Slack have a net install? >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> Marvin >>>> >>>> >>> Sorry, no net install. Slackware is distributed as a bootable DVD or 4 >>> CDs. These are all full installations. >>> >>> >> Slackware DOES have netinstall. it works very well, but you need to type >> in exact path to the server you want to download files from. Works over >> NFS, HTTP and FTP. Find a mirror online and enter it in on the >> appropriate step (there is a list on slackware.com). You have to type it >> in manually, sorry :( >> >> Shame on you Kingbeowulf.... >> >> >> -Ben >> >> > Unfortunately that's not very useful since you need to boot the > slackware installer (either DVD or minimal USB stick) first before you can > use it. You can set up a PXE boot, but then again you will still need to > download the Slackware tree. In Slackware, net install is only usefull if > you have multiple installs to do or remote systems. > > Far easier to just dowload the DVD and install from there. > > K. I. S. S. > > - Ed > > -- Sent from my Linux Computer _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
