Normally in a humorous way, I'd say "Use Slackware!"
But honestly, I really get what you mean. The BSD crowd tends to be more about sharing experiences and letting you explore, rather than pushing their own favorites. It's refreshing. On the Linux side, even saying "I'm trying something new" can start a 12-way distro war in the comments
Still, if someone asks me about Linux distros, I will sneak in a "have you tried Slackware?"—because hey, tradition!
n/openssh-10.0p1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. Potentially-incompatible changes include the removal of the weak DSA signature algorithm, completing the deprecation process that began in 2015 (when DSA was disabled by default) and repeatedly warned over the last 12 months.
n/openssl-3.5.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. New LTS release, supported until 08 Apr 2030.
@verymetalsite I used #debian between 2003 to 2015 on and off, and it's a wonderful distro, sometimes I just try other distros, and I saw mint was very easy to use so I stayed
I also used #slackware in 1999 was my first linux and 2000 redhat and mandrake
The Slackware-current "All in One" Installer images have been refreshed with the latest version of the Slackware Installer and Slackware package set, and the Install Guides updated.
The new generic EFI bootable ISO has also been refreshed.
Hit a snag on the #Slackware laptop here at work that has a small eMMC (~20 GB). After an update yesterday, it ran out of space. Thus, I've had to remove KDE Plasma and likely will stick with a window manager or use Xfce instead. Was thinking of installing MATE from Slackbuilds using sbotools, but our org is blocking github which is what sbotools uses.
The audio in/out test worked on Teams. And Edge has connected to the $WORK account. This may mean I don’t have to reboot to Windows when working remotely
No stress @alien, take your time! I very much appreciate the time you and @volkerdi invest on #Slackware. I have a local mirror with your binary and source codes, I will try to compile the restricted ffmpeg on a VM, I just didn't was thinking it was a "ffmpeg issue" in the first place. My bad!
When I first installed Linux at home (Slackware, 1993) for University Unix work/compatibility I had to buy an extra 4MB (yes, MEGA BYTES) of RAM to run it on my PC taking it to a massive 8MB of RAM, with a 150MB Hard Drive, and 3.5” floppy disks for backups. (My older system used 5 1/4” these new ones seemed slick by comparison)
Yes, #slackware current includes #Landlock support in the testing group with #kernel 6.14. However, you must enable it at boot. If you're using #GRUB, follow these steps:
1. Add the following line to /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="lsm=landlock"
2. Regenerate the GRUB configuration:
geninitrd
3. Reboot your system and verify that Landlock is enabled:
Well, another day, another new addition for #slackware! Today brings the addition of google-go-lang to the official package set! I have not removed it from #nwgshell yet but will be doing so shortly.
This week's Gang of Four consists of Slackware KDE 6.3.3, Gentoo with dwm & Qtile Wayland, AerynOS with Gnome 48 and Asterix Saigon, my Aurora beta spin (Fedora 42). Although all are rolling and rocking this absolutely feels solid #AerynOS#slackware#Aurora#Gentoo
Icu4c appears to have been updated in #slackware today while I’ve been working. I’ll get rebuilds out in some hours for the effected #kde6 packages. Did KDE ever drop the next gear beta? That was supposed to be today as well. Ah well, we’ll get it all soon enough.
