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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Who here uses a less popular Linux distribution? What made you choose it? (lemdro.id)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey fellow Linux enthusiasts! I'm curious to know if any of you use a less popular, obscure or exotic Linux distribution. What motivated you to choose that distribution over the more mainstream ones? I'd love to hear about your experiences and any unique features or benefits that drew you to your chosen distribution.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used SlackWare a long time ago but the lack of package management for clean uninstalling and upgrading turned me off. No idea if that's still a thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, uninstalling and upgrading is handled cleanly by Slackpkg. It was introduced to the main repo 15 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it handle dependencies automatically?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No. It only manages the default repo, where all available packages are already installed in a default setup, so dependency resolution isn't necessary.
Updating involves installing all new available packages in the repo, removing all deprecated packages and updating. Slackpkg handles that.

Uninstalling packages that are in the repo is not recommended. You just ignore what you don't need, since disk space is cheap.