On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, dave wrote:
> I installed mandrake 7.0 on a system yesterday without a problem (but it
> was a slow install) and then installed slackware 7.0 on the same pc
> today......damn....slackware rocks. I am not saying mandrake is bad, I
> think both distros are good for different needs, but the slackware install
> was so damn fast it made mandrake seem like it takes forever to install.
> It took 45 minutes to install mandrake and about 10 to install slackware.
> (both were 'everything' installs on a 550mhz SMP machine)
>
> Are these typical results or unique to my setup?
>
> Dave
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well start with comparing the amount of files copied.
Now compare the packageing method.
And finally the install program overhead.
Bottom line, I have no clue about slackware 7.0..
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