linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Which distro would you choose ?

On 05/14/2011 06:49 PM, johnmark1966 wrote:
>
> What Linux distro would you choose from: Ubuntu, Debian, FreeBSD,
> Knoppix or SLAX ? I am a newbie and I am trying to find which distro
> is the best. I am studying electronics and computers in college.
> Thanks to each and all :)
>
My 2 cents is go with Slackware. The stability is amazing with a long
track record.
I've been using it since its 13.0 release.

The things I like and that other Slackware users say they like:

Founder Pat V. is conservative in his approach to changes to Slackware.
The stability is amazing with a long track record.
There isn't a set release date, it's ready when it's ready.
It's been around since 1992.
Slackware is supported for a long time. Pat still releases security
updates for as far back as his 9.0 release!
Slackware's package manager doesn't check dependencies.

The user base is simply nice to work with. Check out Slackware's
official forums here to see for yourself:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/.

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