Sure... Slackware is crap, if you don't know what your doing. On the other hand, I find that Slackware is far superior to the other distros/os listed above. But then again, I know what I'm doing ;)
On 19 April 2009 at 6:43 am Daniel said:
What kind of mesure have you aplied?
On 19 April 2009 at 5:11 pm Casey said:
I don't understand your question.
On 8 August 2009 at 4:05 am enos76 said:
I believe that this poll was taken mostly by inexperienced users. I find Slackware very demaning but very rewarding too.
On 23 September 2009 at 11:09 am jc said:
this is true if your think like a newbie, when u are a noob no more, you will use slackware or freeBSD.
On 10 October 2009 at 6:16 pm ThisGuy said:
Not going to lie, Arch isn't the easiest thing in the world to set up unless you know what you're doing. But the distro itself offers 64-bit which if I recall Slackware is just now rolling out in 13.0 and Arch has an amazing package management system that appeals to the crowd who likes a package manager to install it's dependencies and not track them down themselves. And unlike Ubuntu it doesn't tie a lot of dependencies together making it all about how much the user wants to install. So yes, to those people looking to save a little extra time, run 64-bit, and generally enjoy a rolling release distribution Arch is the way to go. I can't speak for those people that have enough time to build Slackware from the ground up and take pride in knowing every package on their system. Maybe one day I'll be that interested and have that much free time.
On 23 October 2009 at 1:09 am Adrian said:
WTF? Slackware is crap? UBUNTU (bloatware) is the ultimate???? absurd, why would you say that quite possibly the easiest distro to use is the ultimate and in the same line say that windows 7 is crappy? Arch and Slack are great choices, not to mention being very similar...slack is like arch without dependency resolution so how is arch the s!@t and slack crap?
On 27 October 2009 at 9:03 pm gss said:
Yes, there is something wrong with this hiprank: slackware and arch linux put at opposites ends. And ubuntu ultimate sounds laughable to my ears too.
On 24 November 2009 at 10:08 am Antonio said:
This article is bulls!@t!
Slackware is an advanced OS not for every idiot.
Buy an Apple. I think it will be easy enoug for you
On 8 December 2009 at 11:03 pm stench said:
slackware is the most stable os Ive ever used, especially for a server.For a desktop system it is quicker than ubuntu, especially on older hardware. Eventually the windows users who switched to ubuntu will try a more traditional linux distro like slackware or debian and not be terribly scared of the command line because they`ve seen it before, even if it was only to type apt-get
On 8 December 2009 at 11:27 pm solaris said:
As the initiate graduates each level of challenge he will long for direct control of the application of technique.
Rules need to be broken in order to gain a higher understanding. Reliance on automatons to handle all work makes the mind lazy. The tools will hinder the user.
On the other hand, if a group of people have the same ideas yet the one person tieing all thoes ideas together makes no attempt to listen then his system will segregate instead of unify.
Slackware is about doing your own thing
Ubuntu is about trusting the group decision
arch is about trusting the group decision
windows 7 is the lie of a rebranded vista
With slackware you rest assured that one person compiled that package. That's one set of hands. There is a lot of documentation hidden in the product.
In the end we'll all cast down the microchip and pick up the bat. Ask yourself why you spend so much time in front of the computer. To what end? Knowledge? Entertainment?
On 9 March 2010 at 7:08 pm headhuntingwabbit said:
This isnt bulls!@t just because there are a lot of noobs. Take arch linux for example. horrible community support, installation = pain in the ass, f***ng hard to set up. How the hell do you think that a noob can use it. But, I do think that ubuntu and slackware should switch spots.
On 9 March 2010 at 7:12 pm headhuntingwabbit said:
btw, solaris. arch linux isnt about trusting group decision.
On 8 June 2010 at 2:00 pm there_is_no_science_here said:
Retards arguing about this ranking system: if you don't understand this site then how the hell did you escape from the Microsoft nursery?
solaris- there are no "automatons" in Arch Linux except for pacman, which is a transparent and obviously justifiable feature. If you're referring to its use of pre-compiled binaries (which is in no way inferior unless you're actually going to change the source code), you can also download source.
On 22 June 2010 at 4:03 am vsdvdsvdssdcv said:
this site is s!@t....
On 28 December 2010 at 10:32 am sweet lord said:
Slackware can do blow me. If I wanted outdated software I'd just rub debian, so I'd at least have a package manager that understands dependencies.
Ubuntu is a great desktop OS, but I never ran it server side(and don't think I'll try).w On the downside its heavy. Anything based of Gnome will be. Want a full featured interface??? You need high end hardware.
Lubuntu does a great job with the same amazing plug and play of ubunutu with a lightweight LXDE interface. Its got its downsides, like its pretty damn hard to remove the s!@t you don't want, but it serves me well for live-cds.
I've yet to try arch linux though, I am going to see if they have a live CD and I'll get back when I give it a shot.
On 17 May 2011 at 2:07 am Gormageddon said:
Please write in complete sentences. Even third graders know that correct grammatical structure is a prerequisite to sounding competent.
Otherwise I lose all credibility immediately when I start typing and use no punctuation it is pointless to try to convince someone that you know what you are talking about when you do not know how to talk you should go look up subject verb object on wikipedia before posting again it makes slackware look bad to have people speak about it and make foolish remarks without grammar in other words you can make a community look bad by innapropriately commenting in favor of it windows 7 is the best
On 9 June 2011 at 5:42 pm english_writer said:
Nice try Gormageddon. Try some punctuation in your third sentence. Or perhaps you were just being ironic!
On 10 June 2011 at 1:21 am ThurnandThaxis said:
Slack brought me to linux, back in 1996. Shrinking my win95 partition on my P5 fixed my win install and I then had a stable OS in which to code my CS assignments. My best friend brought 'the diskettes' of Slackware over and we installed them, and he explained what they were and what he was doing. I use slackware when and where I can an contribute funds to it. To tell the honest truth, I use CentOS for many things. However, given the recent push toward dependency hell, I am moving back to Slack. If I'm going to run bones on a server, and largely do my own thing... Slack is my choice. I like the stability. And I trust PV. No other distro has that. Run Arch, run gentoo, run what you want. I trust PV and I trust Slack. If you have a problem with Slack, run something else.
On 30 August 2011 at 9:39 pm a said:
What do you think you're doing? Comparing Ubuntu to Slackware, or Windows to Slackware, or Arch to Slackware, or Arch to Ubuntu, or Arch to Windows is crazy! Slackware and Arch are aimed at totally different audience (the audience of hardcore geeks who know what they're doing in a *nix filesystem) than Ubuntu (mostly new-to-Linux users with some Veterans who just like the usability) to Windows (everybody else). This is complete apples-to-oranges here.
On 13 September 2011 at 9:09 pm Roku said:
This review is like comparing Brad Pitt To Lassie. The only things they have in common are the fact they are in films. Windows 7 is the best windows has to offer. Slackware is on my servers, Archlinux on my Laptop. Ubuntu is a great way for a beginner to try linux. Apples taste good, so do oranges.
On 8 October 2011 at 12:50 am RevivingOldThread said:
I must agree whole-heartedly with Roku. Arch on the lappy. Win7 on the desktop (Gotta game). If I ran a server, I'd probably go with, and I mean no disrespect by this, a relic like Slackware. Ubuntu? ... ... I usually introduce my friends to Linux this way.
