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This is actually something that I'm entertaining as well. Over the past few years I've tried my best to break away from Slackware, but always find myself migrating back. It works, its clean, and I can do *anything* with relatively few issues using it.. especially from a development perspective.
That said, I've been given remarkable raves about ubuntu.. basically pointing out that it provides the dpkg backdrop for software management, but the packages ACTUALLY WORK (insert my typical 'fucking debian' rant here). I initially attempted a boot off the desktop disc and it didn't particularyly like some of my hardware, an initial turnoff for me. I tried booting off the server disc an install was smooth. For approximately the same base install as a debian base, I was a little dismayed by the 400MB or so disc side .. generally <300MB for debian. I may just not be accounting for something, so further testing in this arena is definately needed. I then went to search for packages .. I generally install an x-window-system-core with fluxbox .. I don't like gui login and whatnot. I was surprised to see that I couldn't find packages for a LOT of common software that I use. This really turned me off and I halted the investigation at that point. I then discovered through conversation with others that this is probably due to the default sources for ubuntu and likely resolvable by adding more sources to my apt config.
.... so.. back to the drawing board. Definately interested in insight from anyone that was previously a hardcore slackware ludite.
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