Slackware has been one of my favorite GNU/Linux distributions for a very long time, especially since Version 8.0 came out, many moons back. The reason is that it embodies the "KISS" method of ...

I recently decided to try and use Linux install as my main computer. I got Slackware 11 setup with the 2.6.17.13 kernel and FluxBox running. I got OpenOffice running and mplayer with a bunch of codecs ...

Hey.<BR><BR>First up, I don't want to discuss how much fakeraid systems suck. It seems like there's been plenty of discussion about that already.<BR><BR>So... here it is. I have a via 8237 south ...

People sometimes ask which distribution to try if they want to learn how Linux works. Common answers are Gentoo, Arch, or Debian. However, I disagree. Each of these distros teach users their ...

If you started using GNU/Linux in the last 10 years or so, there’s a very good chance your first distribution was Ubuntu. But despite what you may have heard on some of the elitist Linux message ...

Slackware is one of those Linux distros often described as being difficult to use. The Slackware Project version 14.2 released on July 1 does little to change that view — at least, as far as ...

If you started using GNU/Linux in the last 10 years or so, there’s a very good chance your first distribution was Ubuntu. But despite what you may have heard on some of the elitist Linux message ...