Slackware
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[edit] Slackware 10
[edit] Background
Slackware is good server operating system with a long history in the linux world. The project has two goals:
- Being Reasonably Userfriendly
- Being Stable
To quote the slackware homepage:
The Slackware Philosophy
Since its first release in April of 1993, the Slackware Linux Project has aimed at producing the most "UNIX-like" Linux distribution out there. Slackware complies with the published Linux standards, such as the Linux File System Standard. We have always considered simplicity and stability paramount, and as a result Slackware has become one of the most popular, stable, and friendly distributions available.
[edit] Bugs
One minor bug in Slackware 10, resolv.conf doesn't have any name server entries.
You can check your network information page on linode to get the addresses and syntax to add servers if necessary.
[edit] Tips
[edit] Package Management
swaret is a nice way to do packages on slackware and functions as a decent way to upgrade. The swaret package is located in roots home directory and can be installed by typing:
installpkg swaret-1.6.2-noarch-1.tgz
The version numbers or architecture may change, but largely it's the same. The next thing to note is you need to copy /etc/swaret.conf.new to /etc/swaret.conf and update the version information at the top of the file (10.0 or 10.1 preferably.)
After installpkg finishes and you've edited your swaret.conf to suit your needs, issue the following command:
swaret --update
If you wish to see the other options swaret has type:
swaret
Another options for package management are slackpkg and slapt-get, searching google should yield the homepage.
