Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: suse 11.3 issues

Lets' hear it for the Canadians. Arch is great! Thanks for that tidbit on
Slackware's connection. I will store it in my memory bank. ;)

Linux is the best toybox for geeks. It is so easy to download and install
ISOs to rewritables or use Unetbootin to write to bootable usb sticks. Try
as many as you like! I do. :)

Roy

Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 2 April 2012 15:12, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
> >
> > I don't think that Arch is based on Slack. It is a great distro, but it
> was
> > built from scratch and was influenced by Crux and Gentoo. This is not a
> > knock against Slackware which is also a great choice. Pacman was
> developed
> > by founder Judd Vinet in 2002 and is still used today.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slackware_family_tree_11-06.png
> >
> > If you do not mind working from the commandline and want a great
> minimalist
> > distro that is a rolling release then Arch would be my choice, If you
> want
> > more GUI control then I would look at Gentoo-based Sabayon, but it is
> > anything but minimalist.
> >
> > Roy
>
> Apparently not derivative but Arch was "Inspired by"
>
> From:
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/History_of_Arch_Linux
>
> "Judd Vinet, a Canadian programmer and occasional guitarist, began
> developing Arch Linux in early 2001. Its first formal release, Arch Linux
> 0.1, was on March 11, 2002. Inspired by the elegant simplicity of
> Slackware, Polish Linux Distribution, and CRUX, and yet disappointed with
> the lack of package management; Vinet built his own distribution on similar
> principles as those distros. But, he also wrote a package management
> program called pacman, to automatically handle package installation,
> removal, and upgrades."
>
> I ordered the PSU I need for my dollar PC, but I opted for free shipping,
> so I've some time before I decide anything. Most likely I'll try several
> distros out before I settle.
>
> What else are junk PCs for? To make it more fun I just ordered a video
> card for it too. The on board stuff is shot, likely just a broken solder
> joint on the connector but GMA 3100 ain't my idea of worth fixing. I have
> an ATI card in it now, but I've had issues getting that card accelerated in
> Linux.
>
> Once I get it all sorted out it should be an OK machine.
>
>
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