Re: [edlug] Looking for a new Distro

[Matthew Slane <m.slane@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Stephen Jones wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:02:03 +0000
> Matthew Slane <m.slane@xxx.xxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I like minimlilst stuff, I detest redhat/mandrake etc. with a passion,
> >
> > so I'm looking for something small and sleek that I can add what I
> > need and not what deadrat thinks I need.  Currently I'm looking at
> > Vector (Slackware based so should be good) and Arch linux.
> >    
>
> You don't like compiling from source so you're going for a Slackware
> based system? To be honest you'd probably be best just going for
> Slackware, as far as I can tell Vector is just Slackware with a gui
> install (contrary to popular belief Slackware's install is pretty good)
> and some kind of extra config abstraction stuff. Go for Slackware, you
> know you want too. </slackware zealotry>
>
>  
Vector is pre-compiled as far as I can tell from the website.  I don't 
mind compiling small programs, its the big ones that take hours that I 
hate.  I've just tried the VL4.0 install iso that I downloaded while at 
my brothers and it doesn't work, got a circular scsi dependency (need to 
run the scsi module of the cd, but the cd-rom is scsi, so the module 
can't be loaded, I think thats whats happening).  I think I know how to 
get round it, but thats for tomorrow.  (Gentoo install cd's from 1.2 
onwards have exactly the same problem, and my trusty 1.1 install cd is dead)
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