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A mention of Slackware makes my day. Damn !!! How I miss the floppy installs :) Wire > The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. The List's Host > is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > http://slackware.com/getslack/ > The second Slackware release of 2005, Slackware Linux 10.2 continues > the long Slackware tradition of simplicity, stability, and security. > > Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll > find two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: > Xfce 4.2.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and easy to > use desktop environment, and KDE 3.4.2, the latest version of the > award-winning K Desktop Environment. > > Slackware uses the 2.4.31 kernel bringing you advanced performance > features such as the ReiserFS journaling filesystem, SCSI and ATA > RAID volume support, SATA support, and kernel support for X DRI (the > Direct Rendering Interface) that brings high-speed hardware > accelerated 3D graphics to Linux. Additional kernels allow installing > Slackware using any of the journaling filesystems available for > Linux, including ext3, ReiserFS, IBM's JFS, and SGI's XFS. For those > Slackware users who are anxious to try the new 2.6.x kernel series, > it is fully supported by the system. A precompiled Linux 2.6.13 > kernel, modules, and source code are provided (along with complete > instructions on how to install the new kernel). A bootable 2.6.13 > kernel ("test26.s") with support for most SCSI, RAID, and SATA > controllers is integrated into the installer. > > From the beginning, Slackware has offered a stable and secure Linux > distribution for UNIX veterans as well as an easy-to-use system for > beginners. Slackware includes everything you'll need to run a > powerful server or workstation. Each Slackware package follows the > setup and installation instructions from its author(s) as closely as > possible, offering you the most stable and easily expandable > setup. ..... > > > **************** ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ***************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
