you can try ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-9.1-iso On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 10:15:18AM -0600, Glenn Ervin at home wrote: > Alex, > is there another site to download slackware? > The link you provided seems to either be a bad link, or the site is down at > the time. > Glenn. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> > To: "Jes and guide dog Harley" <jesman598 at triad.rr.com>; "Speakup is a > screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 8:30 AM > Subject: Re: Debian or slackware? > > > Hi. > I would go with slackware. it was my first distro and I still use it. > I found it's install easier since the latest version comes with > speakup stock and this is not the case with debian. > one more advantage is slackware comes on only 2 cd's (actually 4 but > that last two are source code). so all you need is on those first 2 > disks. if you don't want gnome or kde you only need the first cd but > the second one is also a really cool rescue disk so it's worth > downloading. > you can get the iso images from > ftp://ftp.eunet.be/pub/linux/slackware/slackware-9.1-iso > On > Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:53:30AM -0500, Jes and guide dog Harley wrote: > > Folks, I have a few questions about my first installation of Linux. I'm > wondering since I am a total newby, if I should go with > > debian woodie/potato first, or try slackware 9.1 for a trial run? I don't > need a lot of packages right now, I want a lot but don't > > need a lot for an introduction to Linux, and I figure that if I'm going to > get really introduced to it the less packages, the > > better. This way, I can be more focused on the structure of the operating > system itself, rather than on what packages do what and > > which ones I have installed, etc. My final question is, I know that to > install Debian's packages you must have an iso image of the > > cd unless you want to do a network install (which I'm not planning on.) > but what about slackware? If I have to have an iso image, > > where do I get the cd images? > > Thanks a lot for any help. > > Jes > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk? > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?
