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Redocbew wrote:Well yeah, if the slackware people(slackers?) still don't feel the need for dependency resolution, then I can't imagine systemd is very high on their list of priorities.
PenGun wrote:Redocbew wrote:Well yeah, if the slackware people(slackers?) still don't feel the need for dependency resolution, then I can't imagine systemd is very high on their list of priorities.
I fix my own dependencies. You get used to that when compiling most of your crap.
just brew it! wrote:PenGun wrote:Redocbew wrote:Well yeah, if the slackware people(slackers?) still don't feel the need for dependency resolution, then I can't imagine systemd is very high on their list of priorities.
I fix my own dependencies. You get used to that when compiling most of your crap.
...and this, right here, perfectly illustrates why Slackware is a niche distro, and will remain that way. I'm not saying this to disparage Slackware or its users; it's a niche that someone needs to address. But it is a small one.
SecretSquirrel wrote:Wow... Slackware was the first distro I ever used: Version 3.0, kernel 1.2.13.
That was a long time ago. I can't believe they still default to LILO...
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just brew it! wrote:I'm hopeful that Devuan (the systemd-free fork of Debian) will gain some traction. They finally have a beta release out...