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distro vs. happiness
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Jim Diamond
2023-03-08 18:45:43 UTC
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This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.

https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those

Jim
Henrik Carlqvist
2023-03-08 21:08:15 UTC
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I think that a feeling of being in control of things make you happy. With
Slackware you have full control.

regards Henrik
Jim Diamond
2023-03-09 01:02:34 UTC
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Post by Henrik Carlqvist
I think that a feeling of being in control of things make you happy. With
Slackware you have full control.
regards Henrik
I was thinking it was "don't have systemd". But I suppose that is included
in what you said. :-)
bad sector
2023-03-13 02:39:21 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the way
to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It was
scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I ever
would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps set up
more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT, truth be
told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not have it any
other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every Wednesday). Why?
Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably around '95 or '96,
and even now when I upgrade and see code being compiled... if I had to
shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
maus
2023-03-13 08:15:33 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the way
to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It was
scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I ever
would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps set up
more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT, truth be
told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not have it any
other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every Wednesday). Why?
Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably around '95 or '96,
and even now when I upgrade and see code being compiled... if I had to
shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
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Jim Diamond
2023-03-13 23:24:49 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the way
to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It was
scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I ever
would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps set up
more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT, truth be
told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not have it any
other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every Wednesday). Why?
Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably around '95 or '96,
and even now when I upgrade and see code being compiled... if I had to
shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
I understand why you would keep Slackware. I have to admit I'm really
curious about why you bother with the other ones. (I played around with a
couple before 15.0 came out because 14.2 was getting too old to use, but
hopefully that issue won't happen again.)

Jim
bad sector
2023-03-15 11:37:56 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the way
to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It was
scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I ever
would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps set up
more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT, truth be
told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not have it any
other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every Wednesday). Why?
Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably around '95 or '96,
and even now when I upgrade and see code being compiled... if I had to
shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
I understand why you would keep Slackware. I have to admit I'm really
curious about why you bother with the other ones. (I played around with a
couple before 15.0 came out because 14.2 was getting too old to use, but
hopefully that issue won't happen again.)
Jim
I tinker around with the other ones because, as I suspected would
happen, the amount of useless differences helps me get better insight
into using Linux. The imposed stupidities in some others make me
appreciate Slackware's purist KISS philosophy (which does NOT have to
mean using only the keyboard). When I see Sylpheed operate without a
single hickup in a single remote directory used by all the 7 distros
then I see how that's an example I'd insist for every other app to
follow religiously but I'd never dicover this without stretching the
constraints! Ditto for Slackware allowing me to log in at cLi level
before starting X with a simple 'startx'. The freaking DMs imposed by
nearly all other distros make me wanna puke, all they do is hide what's
going on I mean IF starting a DE is too complicated (which it isn't
unless you MAKE it complicated) then why not log-in AND start X manually
and THEN start just the DE launching module of the DM? As I said
watching upgrades compiling is pure joy while most of the others are
getting a little too 'involved'. I can only recommend what I'm doing
because it has brought me only positives ...after about a year's worth
of walking barefoot on broken glass :-)
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bad sector
2023-03-15 12:32:54 UTC
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Post by bad sector
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness.  Scroll
about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the way
to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It was
scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I ever
would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps set up
more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT, truth be
told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not have it any
other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every Wednesday). Why?
Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably around '95 or '96,
and even now when I upgrade and see code being compiled... if I had to
shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
I understand why you would keep Slackware.  I have to admit I'm really
curious about why you bother with the other ones.  (I played around
with a
couple before 15.0 came out because 14.2 was getting too old to use, but
hopefully that issue won't happen again.)
                                 Jim
I tinker around with the other ones because, as I suspected would
happen, the amount of useless differences helps me get better insight
into using Linux. The imposed stupidities in some others make me
appreciate Slackware's purist KISS philosophy (which does NOT have to
mean using only the keyboard). When I see Sylpheed operate without a
single hickup in a single remote directory used by all the 7 distros
then I see how that's an example I'd insist for every other app to
follow religiously but I'd never dicover this without stretching the
constraints! Ditto for Slackware allowing me to log in at cLi level
before starting X with a simple 'startx'. The freaking DMs imposed by
nearly all other distros make me wanna puke, all they do is hide what's
going on I mean IF starting a DE is too complicated (which it isn't
unless you MAKE it complicated) then why not log-in AND start X manually
and THEN start just the DE launching module of the DM?
red-pencil:

I meant log-in and then start only the DE launching module of whatever DM
Post by bad sector
As I said
watching upgrades compiling is pure joy while most of the others are
getting a little too 'involved'. I can only recommend what I'm doing
because it has brought me only positives  ...after about a year's worth
of walking barefoot on broken glass :-)
Jim Diamond
2023-03-20 18:22:33 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
z>>> Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the way
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to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It was
scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I ever
would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps set up
more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT, truth be
told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not have it any
other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every Wednesday). Why?
Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably around '95 or '96,
and even now when I upgrade and see code being compiled... if I had to
shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
I understand why you would keep Slackware. I have to admit I'm really
curious about why you bother with the other ones. (I played around with a
couple before 15.0 came out because 14.2 was getting too old to use, but
hopefully that issue won't happen again.)
I tinker around with the other ones because, as I suspected would
happen, the amount of useless differences helps me get better insight
into using Linux.
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Post by bad sector
I can only recommend what I'm doing because it has brought me
only positives ...after about a year's worth of walking barefoot on
broken glass :-)
Huh. OK, I guess that makes sense. It seems like a painful way to achieve
the goal, but if it works for you, why not?

Jim
Mike Small
2023-03-21 01:33:11 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Less than a year ago I upgraded from running 2 or 3 distros all the
way to 7 so that I can boot a different one every day of the week. It
was scary for a good many momths, running into more problems than I
ever would have wanted as I tried to make them all run the same apps
set up more or less the same way on the desktop that I want. BUT,
truth be told, I am starting to feel very OK with it and would not
have it any other way now! Needles to say Slackware is there (every
Wednesday). Why? Because it was the first Linux I ever tried, probably
around '95 or '96, and even now when I upgrade and see code being
compiled... if I had to shed 6 of the 7 Slackware would remain.
I like it. I don't know if I'll reach your level (out of disk space for
one thing), but adopting that kind of attitude might cure the weird idea
possessing me that I have to 1. decide once and for all whether I'm a
NetBSD, OpenBSD, Slackware, Debian, or Plan 9 person and 2. be faithful
as if I'm married to one system. Distro promiscuity (and not over
thinking decisions) sounds more appealing.

Jimmy Johnson
2023-03-15 17:14:37 UTC
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Post by Jim Diamond
This article gives some info on Linux distro vs. happiness. Scroll about
1/2 way down to find out where Slackware places.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-least-happy-computer-users-those
Jim
Slackware is happiness for people who like to code and it's easy to use.
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