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Gentoo vs Arch vs Slackware. For the purposes of learning more about linux in general I am debating between Gentoo, Arch, and Slackware. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Edit: Thanks for input anyone who replied after 9 days I have a functional gentoo system. Wireless proved trickier than I had anticipated. 6 comments. share.

LFS > Gentoo > Slackware > Arch. Slack's installation is easier than Arch's, but the package manager makes you do a lot more. Edit: Many people are saying Gentoo should be after Slack. They have a point. Slackware's package management is much more minimal than Gentoo's. 35.

21.08.2020 · @f33dm3bits-- since Arch is 10 years younger (2002 vs 1992) than Slackware, it would be more proper to say "Arch is similar to Slackware," rather than vice-versa, strictly speaking, of course. Strictly speaking, the Arch link provided is mostly correct. However, slapt-get was not mentioned (controversial among Slacker purists, I know, but one cannot call me such!).

03.11.2004 · To paraphrase one of the best “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episodes, “Best of Both Worlds“, both Arch Linux and Slackware represent the best of all the OS worlds: the power of traditional Unix, the elegance of BSD and the ease of mind of Mac OS X. This is an article outlining the differences between –what I believe– are the two best Linux distros around today.

Answer: Slackware and Arch Linux are both community-driven minimalist distributions. Slackware doesn’t have automatic dependency checking when upgrading packages but that is normally never an issue if you do a full installation. Slackware does have a rolling release development branch called Slac...

This page attempts to draw a comparison between Arch Linux and other popular GNU/Linux distributions and UNIX-like operating systems. The summaries that follow are brief descriptions that may help a person decide if Arch Linux will suit their needs.

Slackware was the first distro I installed, from a book, in the early 90's, when I was studying for my PhD. In the latter half of the 90's I ...

Arch has a policy of including the very latest versions of software while Slackware offers older, stable, and tested software; Arch uses a " ...

23.09.2012 · Arch Linux Vs Crux Vs Slackware. For the last 5 years I've been using Gentoo as my main OS, however recently portage doesn't seem to want to install anything.. major issues with installing libreoffice (libreoffice-bin installs fine) ...

Arch Linux is ranked 1st while Slackware is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Arch Linux is: Arch's goal of simplicity means there's usually one preferred way to get things done - through organized and well documented configuration files. This focus, combined with the community's recognition that configuration files can be ...

One major difference is that Arch uses a package dependency system, while Slack does not. Slackers don't care for dependencies, which they feel ...

Slackware and Arch Linux are both community-driven minimalist distributions. Slackware doesn't have automatic dependency checking when upgrading packages but ...

Arch is a rolling release distro which tries to always have the latest versions. That means that it occasionally can break on updates, since ...

Winner: Without Swaret/Checkinstall, Arch Linux is the big winner because it has a larger package selection & dep support. With Swaret/ ...

Arch is a rolling-release system. Slackware is seen as more conservative in its release cycle, preferring proven stable packages. Arch is more ''bleeding-edge'' in this respect. Arch Linux provides many thousands of binary packages within its official repositories whereas Slackware official repositories are more modest.

Mind you i am talking about a time snap of Slackware current when it was quite stable. One of Arch or freeBSD would be my choice if slackware ...

Answer (1 of 3): Every linux has its unique motto Arch linux - where you can customize everything (Arch provide a base) and uses pacman as packet manager it is bleeding edge (pacman -Syu //update whole system) arch also has another manager yaourt which can install user maintained software and ar...

Arch is a rolling-release system. Slackware is seen as more conservative in its release cycle, preferring proven stable packages. Arch is more ' ...

When comparing Arch Linux vs Slackware, the Slant community recommends Arch Linux for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for ...