SlackWare Linux: Much Better Than Windows And FREE!!!
As I was browsing the Internet, I came across a build of Linux I was yet unfamiliar with: SlackWare.
Shortpath to obtain the above results:
1. Install SlackWare.
2. Execute xwmconfig.
3. Choose the KDE Desktop.
4. Execute startx to open the desktop.
5. Right-click the desktop and select configure desktop.
6. Select this above background.
(You may wish to choose other desktops, for their specific features, i.e. multiple workspaces.)
You have to kind of keep up with this sort of stuff, just so you'll know what customers are talking about when they make references to such things. I was expecting a poorly put together college thesis project. What I got was magnificent! How unexpected was that?
Well, after loading Mandrake, several iterations of Suse, Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, Centos and others, and seeing the familiar boring colors, cheap graphics and ho-hum utilities, I was shocked to find a truly commercially viable package that could easily compete with anything Microsoft has that they call Windows (especially Windows 8).
The SlackWare Web site wasn't especially impressive but it easily facilitated downloading ISO images to load the operating system. So I did.
What I got was a package that could facilitate the expected
It just got better from there. I installed this on a partition on the same drive as my Windows 7 Ultimate. To my surprise, LILO could multi-boot with Windows 7 (something Windows 7 will wipe out if you reload it). While we all know that Linux can read Microsoft's SAM files, reset passwords and so forth, I found something a bit more useful in SlackWare: With the
It has all the normal function you get with Windows (text editor, paint program, calendar, etc) and so much more.
It's small, light fast and (here's the part I like best):
Ok, you could purchase the manuals, CD, and various branded goods at the SlackWare store but that's more-or-less optional (though I hope you support the project if you can afford to).
I just purchased a new Windows Ultimate when the hackers destroyed the restore image built into my HP Touchsmart and the backup CD I made wouldn't boot in the provided CD drive (I found out later that it will boot in a 3rd-party drive). I could really kick myself for that purchase except that I have to be functional and conversant on Windows everything, just to be employable.
I'm still discovering all that comes with Slackware (I'm still looking for an SNMP server -- which Slackware has). I'd be willing to bet that if I offered computers running SlackWare for the cost of the hardware alone (you don't really need a firewall or anti-virus with Linux) and people saw this Slackware desktop environment, I could sell computers as fast as I could build them and integrate them into any existing Windows environment. Actually, that's a good idea. I'm on the market for some kind of profitable venture....
Shortpath to obtain the above results:
1. Install SlackWare.
2. Execute xwmconfig.
3. Choose the KDE Desktop.
4. Execute startx to open the desktop.
5. Right-click the desktop and select configure desktop.
6. Select this above background.
(You may wish to choose other desktops, for their specific features, i.e. multiple workspaces.)
You have to kind of keep up with this sort of stuff, just so you'll know what customers are talking about when they make references to such things. I was expecting a poorly put together college thesis project. What I got was magnificent! How unexpected was that?
Well, after loading Mandrake, several iterations of Suse, Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, Centos and others, and seeing the familiar boring colors, cheap graphics and ho-hum utilities, I was shocked to find a truly commercially viable package that could easily compete with anything Microsoft has that they call Windows (especially Windows 8).
The SlackWare Web site wasn't especially impressive but it easily facilitated downloading ISO images to load the operating system. So I did.
What I got was a package that could facilitate the expected
- DNS
- DHCP
- Apache server, and
- C development platform, a
- Web browser and some kind of
- Desktop environment to go along with the command line.
It just got better from there. I installed this on a partition on the same drive as my Windows 7 Ultimate. To my surprise, LILO could multi-boot with Windows 7 (something Windows 7 will wipe out if you reload it). While we all know that Linux can read Microsoft's SAM files, reset passwords and so forth, I found something a bit more useful in SlackWare: With the
- GNU OfficeI can open my Office 2007 documents and spreadsheets, from my Microsoft Windows desktop. (It's a good thing because someone stole my Office 2007 CD, while I was taking a test at a local computer certification school). It comes with
- Sea Monkey (my favorite),
- Firefox and
- Konqueror (Yeah! johnswebpage.com is fully compatible with Konqueror!). The graphics supplied with the desktop are gorgeous (you have to select a background image or you just get a ho-hum desktop). You also get a
- SQL development platform to accompany C and an
- eMail server.
It has all the normal function you get with Windows (text editor, paint program, calendar, etc) and so much more.
It's small, light fast and (here's the part I like best):
It's FREE!!!
Ok, you could purchase the manuals, CD, and various branded goods at the SlackWare store but that's more-or-less optional (though I hope you support the project if you can afford to).
I just purchased a new Windows Ultimate when the hackers destroyed the restore image built into my HP Touchsmart and the backup CD I made wouldn't boot in the provided CD drive (I found out later that it will boot in a 3rd-party drive). I could really kick myself for that purchase except that I have to be functional and conversant on Windows everything, just to be employable.
Posted by John Dodrill at 2/4/2012 3:18 AM 
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Tags: SlackWare Mandrake Suse Red Hat Fedora Debian Centos Got Slack DNS DHCP Apache C SQL Microsoft Windows Firefox Konqueror Sea Monkey GNU Office Office 2007 ISO johnswebpage.com free store desktop linux email server SNMP
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