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Artim
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Hi!
I'm not brand new to Linux, but new to Slackware, thanks to the awesome devs at SalixOS. I started with Ubuntu (9.04), and experimented with Linux Mint, Debian, PCLinuxOS, then Xubuntu where I stayed comfortably from 10.04 to 12.04. But Xubu started scaring me with really big, really major updates. I cringed at every one of them, because updates break the 'buntus with startling frequency. I had read somewhere that updates never break Slackware; that Slack is the oldest surviving Linux distro with incredibly long-term support, and that Slackware had been made as easy as Ubuntu by the SalixOS team, so I tried it out with fear and trepidation, since all I really knew was the Debian-based stuff.
Oh. My. Goshhhhhh! What wonderful speed! What simplicity and elegance! What stability and reliability! SalixOS has turned me into a raving fangirl.
I really like the Xfce desktop alot! It's simple, fast, and pretty. And parent-friendly too! I have alot to learn yet, but baby steps, like everything else.
I live on a farm, I love horses, gymnastics, dance, cheer, Diaspora, and saving the planet in little small ways like recycling this computer from the landfill and fixing up broken things like bicycles and such to give to charity. If I get grumpy it's because I just got new braces and they hurt sometimes. But I promise I won't post grumpy stuff!
Happy to be here,
Artim
I'm not brand new to Linux, but new to Slackware, thanks to the awesome devs at SalixOS. I started with Ubuntu (9.04), and experimented with Linux Mint, Debian, PCLinuxOS, then Xubuntu where I stayed comfortably from 10.04 to 12.04. But Xubu started scaring me with really big, really major updates. I cringed at every one of them, because updates break the 'buntus with startling frequency. I had read somewhere that updates never break Slackware; that Slack is the oldest surviving Linux distro with incredibly long-term support, and that Slackware had been made as easy as Ubuntu by the SalixOS team, so I tried it out with fear and trepidation, since all I really knew was the Debian-based stuff.
Oh. My. Goshhhhhh! What wonderful speed! What simplicity and elegance! What stability and reliability! SalixOS has turned me into a raving fangirl.
I really like the Xfce desktop alot! It's simple, fast, and pretty. And parent-friendly too! I have alot to learn yet, but baby steps, like everything else.
I live on a farm, I love horses, gymnastics, dance, cheer, Diaspora, and saving the planet in little small ways like recycling this computer from the landfill and fixing up broken things like bicycles and such to give to charity. If I get grumpy it's because I just got new braces and they hurt sometimes. But I promise I won't post grumpy stuff!
Happy to be here,
Artim