I used slackware decades ago. Didn’t know it was still around. Why would I use slackware over something like arch?

  • EugeneNine
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    1 year ago

    No systemd for one thing. Arch is a rolling release but Slackware only updates things when necessary.

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      1 year ago

      If you are adventurous, you can run slackware-current. It is “not” recommended, but is also pretty stable if you want a bleeding edge Slackware experience.

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        Yes, current is closely the equivalent of a rolling distro. Its still more stable than other OS’s which start with a W