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Discussion: Which Linux Distribution to Use After Ubuntu?

posted by janrinok on Saturday March 24 2018, @06:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the why-change dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

If you have gained some Linux skills after using Ubuntu for some time, you may try switching to these distributions to explore the world of Linux distributions further.

Ubuntu is one of the best Linux distributions for beginners. It's an excellent platform for people new to Linux. It is easy to install, has tons of free resources available along with a massive list of applications available for it. https://itsfoss.com/distribution-after-ubuntu/

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday March 25 2018, @06:45PM (2 children)

    by Gaaark (41) Subscriber Badge on Sunday March 25 2018, @06:45PM (#658012) Journal

    Looking at the slackware site, it looks like slack is all but dead? Released 14.2 in 2016?

    Too bad.

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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Friday March 30 2018, @01:44AM (1 child)

    by RS3 (6367) on Friday March 30 2018, @01:44AM (#660262)

    No no, Slackware doesn't work like that. I don't know how/why they choose version numbers, but you can sort of ignore them.

    I don't know the official policy for how far back they go, but older versions are kept updated, found in "root-name"/patches/packages.

    I just download them to some directory, "upgradepkg *txz", and it figures out what to do. As with many distros, you have to look for "(whatever).new" files, which are usually /etc startup and config stuff. It can be updated daily. (ftp root)/slackware-current/ChangeLog.txt tells you what's been updated, and it can happen daily, several times a day, or every few days- all depending on package source code releases.

    But also, Slackware can be used as a rolling-release. Slackware-current (and Slackware64-current) will have the newest stuff, and simple wget scripts will get the latest, and "upgradepkg" will do the obvious thing.

    My favorite running/working install is a 14.1 (updated). I recently did a 14.2 and had some problems, like xorg.conf, which I fixed, but still have some annoying odd problems with xterm (that I haven't spent much time trying to fix).

    I've been running Slackware since about 1994.