[Discuss] Slackware

[j.natowitz at rcn.com (Jerry Natowitz)]

There is barely any package management in Slackware.  A very basic set of tools to install, remove, or upgrade packages.  No database, just a few directories with file lists for installed, removed, and upgraded packages.
No dependency checking, just a search to make sure files are not being over-written.

There are a few add on package managers.  I use slapt-get.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:19:19 -0500
>From: discuss-bounces+j.natowitz=rcn.com at blu.org (on behalf of Tom Metro <tmetro-blu at vl.com>)
>Subject: Re: [Discuss] Slackware  
>To: Glenn Becker <burningc at SDF.ORG>
>Cc: L-blu <discuss at blu.org>
>
>Glenn Becker wrote:
>>> What is the claimed advantage...?
>> 
>> Slackware is great if you like your system clean, no-frills, very
>> 'UNIX-y' and you don't mind configuring things by editing text files
>> (and you also don't mind reading and following documentation and
>> occasionally figuring things out on your own).
>
>All of that would equally apply to Debian. Anyone with experience with
>both that can say how they contrast?
>
>What, if anything, does Slackware use for package management?
>
>
>>> (Is LinuxQuestions.org a Slackware hangout?)
>> 
>> Yes. It hosts what is, unless I am mistaken, THE Slackware bulletin
>> board.
>
>Ah, that would explain the survey results.
>
> -Tom
>
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