IMHO Slackware is more of a purists/minimalists distro. It wants you to take care of most everything without using GUI apps (defaultly). I like Slackware and have used it on servers before ... I have to say it seems to run faster than Red Hat 7.x and isn't as bleeding edge as Red Hat (which leads RH into some exploits or stability issues from time to time).
Like most people have said it's pretty much about prefrence. If your new to Linux Red Hat may be a little easier for you to get used to before trying out Slackware. If you have Unix experience in the past then you could probably dive right into Slackware and feel at home. Ash --- Darkfire Secure Linux -- http://www.gnulinux.net >-----Original Message----- >From: Thomas Madhavan >Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 12:15 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Slackware or Redhat? > > >Hi all. > >I'm pretty much a LInux newbie, been using Redhat 7.0 up til recently >when it decided to die. So, I was thinking of having a little look >around at other distrbutions. > >I've read differing opinions about the ease of use of Slackware - what >are your personal opinions? Is Slackware more secure 'out of the box'? > From what I gather Slackware is a little harder to learn than Redhat, >but a little more... configurable? Am I right? I have no problems with >using the console and learning anything the hard way :D > >What advantages/disadvanages does Slackware 8.0 have over Redhat 7.0? > >Thanks, > >Thomas Madhavan > > > >
