Re: Distros: The Gourmet Food Of GNU/Linux
Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 23:34:52 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:29:40 -0400, jayjwa wrote: > Slackware doesn't use systemd. Let's not forget the OG of the Linux > world. Think of Slackware as kind of the “missing link” between an earlier all-or-nothing installation like SLS, and the later appearance of full-function package managers (Debian, Red Hat etc). It’s an interesting historical relic, and fun for wannabe geeks who find Gentoo or Arch or LFS too much to cope with, but I’m not sure why you would want to inflict it on ordinary people ...