Re: simple question [OT]

DrE <user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

SINNER schreef:
You will learn more about Linux if you use slackware. You will have
windows type hand holding if you use openSuse, or certainly more so that
you have with Slack.

What is de different between slackware and opensuse? I never used
slackware before and I just curious what makes slackware better than
opensuse for people who really want to learn about linux.

I have not used either, but I assume he means that the slack people have
done less to try to make setting up the computer easy than have the
opensuse people. this is along the lines of "real programmers only use
assembler" because all of those fancy programming languages get in the way
of really appreciating the archtecture of the computer chip.
In ALL versions of linux you can get your hands as dirty as you want. They
all allow the use of the command line and editing config files by hand.
Some also give you tools to do it as well, to make some of those jobs
easier if you want that, while others force you to get in there and grub
around from day one.

I would advise you to get a distro that sets things up for you as
much as possible-- because you can always get in there and learn and hack
if you want to. Having the computer do things for you is a good thing, that
is what computers are for. Of course in some distros, the "help" is in fact
a hinderance, and the distro designers messed things up instead of helping.
(I use Mandriva, which I find great, but they decided that noone should
ever want ctrl-alt-del to shut down the system, so if you set it up to do
so, they have a script which changes it back to rebooting for you instead.
A disaster for laptops. This meant that I then had to find the file in
which that "fix" was incorporated and change that file as well.)






.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: [opensuse] nvidia repo/driver question
    ... What brings you to SuSE from Slack? ... 192Mb RAM) to try some other distros besides Slackware. ... forward in my opinion), but OpenSUSE was really a big change, so I ...
    (SuSE)
  • Re: 10.2 - Yast2 Software sources
    ... Disable automatic update via updater applet in system tray. ... I have the openSuse updater still running in the system tray. ... repositories are located under /distribution and /update for corresponding ... Not to take anything away from Slackware (I want to put it on ...
    (alt.os.linux.suse)
  • Re: simple question [OT]
    ... What is de different between slackware and opensuse? ... If you just are a user (not administrating the system), ... happens as a browser opens and things don't differ much from the Unix flavors. ...
    (alt.os.linux)
  • Re: simple question [OT]
    ... windows type hand holding if you use openSuse, ... slackware before and I just curious what makes slackware better than ... opensuse for people who really want to learn about linux. ... GUI based will tend to force the user to use GUI tools, ...
    (alt.os.linux)
  • [opensuse] openSuse 10.2 sometimes jams in Dell Inpiron 6400, and problems with routing sound
    ... OpenSUSE 10.2 is a GREAT distro! ... Windows for nearly all tasks for me, I've also thrown out Slackware to ... and the sound routing used to work fine in ...
    (SuSE)