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Debian is a snail and its shell (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Except, if I want that experience again I can just go back to Slackware.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I installed Slackware from 24 floppies I downloaded from a Volkerdings personal server, because I didn't have a CD ROM. I installed using documentation printed on a dot matrix printer that was versions out of date.. It took a day to compile a kernel. I've had to manually patch drivers (3c509 baaabyyy).

I dreamed about a future where I never had to do that again. Arch pisses me off.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ah the old vortex boomerang. That takes me back.
I admit I did sometimes enjoy a good kernel panic with the Aeeeiiiiiiiii scream in the text. When I was expecting it.

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