In my experience, Slackware doesn't give you problems when installing or upgrading software, but it does require more management/administration/hands-on to accomplish the same tasks as a "one-click" .rpm or .deb tool would.
Slackware packages are actually pretty smart for being so simple (they're just scripted installs). And, if you're installing from source (as most of my software is, since there aren't many Slackware packages out there), you're on your own anyway (as far as checking dependencies and avoiding conflicts). But that's why I say that Slackware is a great learning experience - you get to manage your system inside and out. It's not void of tools (e.g. installpkg, pkgtool, rpm, etc.), but if you're looking for out-of-the-box functionality and easy administration, I suggest using Mandrake. The wizards are really straightforward and easy-to-use. Mandrake lets you experience Linux without being forced to know all the inner workings of your system first. Curtis. -----Original Message----- From: Jesse Kline [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 4:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Updating Mandrake 8.2 On Thu, 2003-01-23 at 15:19, Jason Louie wrote: > Me thinks me might abandon mdk8.2 and downloads mdk9.0 and rh8.0 and > gives them a whirl. Or Slackware8.1 > > Jason Slackware will probably give you more problems when trying to install or upgrade software. Mandrake makes it very easy with urpmi, RedHat 8 is a good system as well, but it's software install GUI sucks, and if you want similar features to urpmi you will have to download and install apt for rpm. Jesse
