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@bugabundo how about `dont like at all and wish less people would use` ? Its a little long
Wednesday, 15-Jul-09 23:40:01 UTC from xmpp-
this full circle magazine is interesting even if u hate ubuntu
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@bugabundo yea, I tried to join a group but I dont see any join group button on the home page - so I moved on
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@bugabundo u never know, maybe I will like ubuntu in 3 years when u will reply :p
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@bugabundo read the blog post its not that long
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@bugabundo what alphakamp said
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@silner I use a meta-distro called gentoo
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@bugabundo skim :p
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@bugabundo add a key with a very long command, then add a source which is different for each version and then finally install
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@bugabundo after having typed your passwor 3 times
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@daw I just hate that right now everyone thinks that linux == ubuntu and that theres no other choice
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@bugabundo no, I would just create trusted repos with packages that are pending to get into the main repos
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@silner is there really any other ? :S
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@bugabundo its not like u would need to install ie. If that would be the case I would find that as stupid
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@bugabundo anyway im tired of saying the same things. Just read my blog post and do one or reply if u dont agree
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@silner I dont really know anything about Slackware, so im not sure. The only other source-based distros I know are Lunar and Sorcerer
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@silner No, slackware isnt source based it just provide a very small package selection the rest is up to you to compile.
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@deepspawn Ah that's what puzzled me. You would need a very powerful system and a lot of time to arrive at a usable system?
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@deepspawn Am I right in your opinion to say that Slackware is the hardest distro to use ?
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@pm I don't know if hardest, I find it quite easy but requires a lot of handwork
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@cabrey endorse what ?
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@silner No it gives a pretty good base packages upto kde and a other lot of wms and xapps
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@pm the fact that people think ubuntu = linux
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@silner but if you want something outside that, the usual way is download source and compile by hand
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@cabrey they dont ? I dont follow that community, but I always had the feeling that its more about getting ubuntu users than linux users
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@cabrey let me rephrase : its more about getting windows users to switch to ubuntu than to linux
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@silner But there is stuff like slapt or slackbuilds, you can use those if you want, slackware doesnt care about what you do after install
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@deepspawn Interesting. I had never really read anything about slack
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@pm a lot has changed in recent years. I haven't had any issues with packages since slackbuilds.org came into being
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@deepspawn when I was looking at distros a few years ago it really was harder to use than now it seems
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@pm But stuff like ubuntu,fedora,suse annoying and hard to use.
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@deepspawn just like me easy to use is how easy is it to have the environment you want and the flexibility u need
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@pm in fact, my research indicates most companies think linux == Red Hat
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@daw well, linux == Red Hat or Centos for companies :p
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@alphakamp quick, tell that to bugabundo, it seems someone agrees with me ! :D
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@alphakamp I just hide the tab bar and use the window sidebar panel only when needed. http://ur1.ca/7e3r
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@alphakamp I just hide the tab bar and use the window sidebar panel only when needed. http://ur1.ca/7e42
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@alphakamp I just hide the tab bar and use the window sidebar panel only when needed. http://ur1.ca/7e49
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@deepspawn yeah that's the trouble. I use a lot of non standard software and it takes too long to compile all of it. Or I'm time-poor :)
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@deepspawn I wasn't aware of those. I had vaguely heard of slapt but never investigated. If I'm ever time-richer I'll investigate :)
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@kouk eh.. nah that doesnt really help either, but im back to using firefox now anways :)
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