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| slackware:philosophy [2012/08/21 08:00 (UTC)] – vharishankar | slackware:philosophy [2012/08/23 00:26 (UTC)] – [Distribution philosophy] - capitalization correction nocturnal.slacker |
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| ====== The Slackware way ====== | ====== The Slackware Way ====== |
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| The main highlights and features of Slackware and the philosophy behind the distribution can be summarized as below. | The main highlights and features of Slackware and the philosophy behind the distribution can be summarized as below. |
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| ===== Distribution philosophy ===== | ===== Distribution Philosophy ===== |
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| Slackware is, | Slackware is, |
| The availability of a large number of [[slackware:SlackBuild scripts|SlackBuilds]] or build scripts for making third-party software installation easier in Slackware is a case in point. A common enough complaint in Slackware is the tediousness involved in installing third party software by hunting down dependencies from different sources online, downloading and compiling the software manually. The issue has been largely addressed by the community of developers who have created SlackBuild scripts for many commonly used software that are not part of the official distribution. A popular and high quality repository of SlackBuilds can be found at http://www.slackbuilds.org. | The availability of a large number of [[slackware:SlackBuild scripts|SlackBuilds]] or build scripts for making third-party software installation easier in Slackware is a case in point. A common enough complaint in Slackware is the tediousness involved in installing third party software by hunting down dependencies from different sources online, downloading and compiling the software manually. The issue has been largely addressed by the community of developers who have created SlackBuild scripts for many commonly used software that are not part of the official distribution. A popular and high quality repository of SlackBuilds can be found at http://www.slackbuilds.org. |
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| (Originally written by --- //[[V.Harishankar]] 2012/08/21 00:59// | =====Sources===== |
| | * Originally written by [[wiki:user:vharishankar|V.Harishankar]] for the SlackDocs Wiki Project |
