12 Sep
2022
12 Sep
'22
9:13 p.m.
Hi Gianluca,
On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 13:09 (-0700), Gianluca Interlandi wrote:
> Slackware isn't considered to be
n00b-friendly, but anyone who has used
> another version of Linux should be able to get it going relatively
> easily.
Sorry, "n00b-friendly" in this context means
"newbies-friendly"?
Yes, sorry that wasn't clear.
For someone completely unfamiliar with Linux or Unix, installing and
configuring Slackware is probably more of a challenge than, say,
Ubuntu, because there aren't the same number of gui wizards to walk
new users through the installation and initial setup processes.
But someone who is used to using Linux (or some commercial Unix
variant) would probably be more at home with the ideas.
There is a "live" edition of Slackware at
https://download.liveslak.org/. This system can be run from a USB
storage device and can be set up so that changes persist across
reboots. It is probably a reasonable way for someone to try out
Slackware without taking the effort to re-partition their disk.
Cheers.
Jim