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Brand: BSDi EAN: 0747851914086 Format: CD-ROM Item Dimensions: Label: BSDi Manufacturer: BSDi Model: SLACK7.1-RB Platform: Linux Publisher: BSDi Studio: BSDi Editorial Review: Amazon.com Product Description: This retail box contains Slackware Linux 7.1, plus the reference book, Slackware Linux Essentials. The official release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Slackware Linux provides new and experienced users alike with a full-featured system, equipped to serve in any capacity, from desktop workstation to machine-room server. Web, ftp, and e-mail servers are ready to go out of the box, as are a wide selection of popular desktop environments. A full range of development tools, editors, and current libraries are also included for users who wish to develop or compile additional software. The Slackware philosophy demands ease of use, ease of administration, and open development; all are reflected in this carefully built and tested official four-disc set. This set includes a bootable installation disc, a bootable live disc (the Ultimate Linux rescue and demo disc!), ZipSlack/BigSlack (small or large installation onto a Windows partition), and the complete source code and handy Linux archives. Also included with this set is the Slackware Linux Essentials book, an indispensable resource you will want to have by your side at all times. It contains the most complete and up-to-date information available on the Slackware Linux operating system. The must-have reference guide you have been waiting for, it delivers everything you need to get started with Slackware Linux, including straightforward explanations of important programs and step-by-step instructions to guide you through the Slackware installation process. With the help of this book, you'll learn to use the advanced X Window System graphical interface, to enjoy Linux's excellent native networking and Internet access software, and to use many of the Unix commands available on a Slackware Linux system. Essentials also acquaints you with basic system-administration skills, such as managing software packages, handling user accounts, and using the powerful VI text editor. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - You get MORE than you pay for!I'm a complete Linux newbie. Although I've worked with a number of operating systems--from DOS 2.something to Win2K, VAX/VMS, OS/400 and MPE--I really haven't used any of the UNIX-based OS's. After hearing all of the noise about Linux, I decided it was time to try it. I'll be honest--I chose Slackware because of its price. I know, I could have downloaded it for free, but then I'd have to buy manuals (or do a LOT of on-line research) and since I don't have a CD burner, it seemed easiest to buy ... Read More Rating: - Make the most of your computerOver the years, Slackware has gained a reputation for itself as being the "hard way" to do Linux. People think that because it has a text-based installer -- as opposed to a fancy-pants graphical one -- that it must be 'older' or 'harder' or 'primitive.' Well shame on anyone that thinks like this, because they don't realize that this is Linux in its purest, and un-Redmondized form. Slackware is for everyone that wants to take control of their computer, not the other way around. I've always ... Read More Rating: - Not the easiest, but certainly a great Linux distroI've used Slackware since 1996, and while it's definitely not the easiest distribution of Linux to install, I really like it. The installer isn't pointy-clicky, but it is very straightforward. Get Slack if you: * Want a sturdy, powerful server without all the cutesy flab that you get with Red Hat, etc. mostly oriented towards desktop users. * Are a power user, and want a Linux desktop or development platform that's not bogged down with useless fluff. * Want a Linux system that ... Read More Rating: - Advanced Linux users/admins ... here's your answer!So this might be a little harder to use than DeadKat ... but it all depends on perspective. If you're the type of person that likes everything done for you, can't use a console, and doesn't read logs ... then this is not for you (check out BigSlack instead). However, if you're a control freak when it comes to your computer, if you know your hardware on a first-name-basis, and if you like to have FULL and UNLIMITED scalability and customization options with the power, stability, and flexibility ... Read More Rating: - slackware linuxafter using a wide range of linux distbrutions, slackware I have found is easily the best, with only the addition of debian's apt-get command, slackware would be the supreme distbrution. it is however only for experenced users, even if red hat clones are the easier way to go, they just dont feel right. |
