From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bay0-omc2-s32.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.168]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I2eYa-0000UL-00 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:44:01 -0400 Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.152.19]) by bay0-omc2-s32.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:43:29 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:43:30 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 71.111.96.206 by BAY141-DAV9.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:43:26 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [71.111.96.206] X-Originating-Email: [z_kline@hotmail.com] X-Sender: z_kline@hotmail.com From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Trying out Slackware Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:43:24 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Jun 2007 02:43:30.0149 (UTC) FILETIME=[9D483150:01C7B6D2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:44:01 -0000 Hiya, Since I don't technically have an actual computer running Linux to = speak of, in some ways I have an advantage. I'm able to try out new = Linux distributions on the fly and as I become interested in them. = Today I tried out Slackware 11.0, and I really like it so far. The only = thing I have to get used to is the amount that comes preinstalled and = the amount that isn't available. There are far fewer packages in the = Slackware repositories than in, say, the Gentoo Portage system or = Debian's package databases. But I don't know if this is a bad thing or = not. That being said, could any of you Slackware veterans give me a tip = or two? What is the method for installing stuff that isn't in the = Slackware package lists? Do you compile from source, or make a = Slackware package with makepkg? Thanks, Zack. PS: I love BSD init.