Multiple questions I have for getting into Slackware
by kiiwii from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5488P)
Hello, I'm a distrohopper. Been distrohopping since I first tried Linux in 2016 with Ubuntu 16.04... I've used most major distributions except for Slackware, and before I go knee-deep into this distro I have a few questions.
1) How "easy" will it be for me to understand Slackware and how it operates?
2) Is Slackware rolling or fixed when it comes to releases? The last version that I'm seeing on the site is all the way back in 2016 so I assume it's rolling since then?
3) How good is driver support? I have an odd wifi device (Netgear WNA1100) that seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu and Fedora, but doesn't work without installing some drivers on distros like Debian due it not being free.
4) This is more of a follow-up to #3 -- Is Slackware more like Debian and Fedora where it's strict on what is in the repos and what's not or is it more linient like Ubuntu and Solus where they have some closed-source packages too?
5) How well is dual booting? I have half of my hard disk to Win10 for things like Steam and I'm assuming it won't have any trouble with dual booting but it's still important to ask.
6) This one is a bit more of a niche question, but how well is lua programming? I mean really all it needs is lua and gnu nano and it'd be great for it lol
Thank you all so much. I'm sorry if those questions get asked so much.
1) How "easy" will it be for me to understand Slackware and how it operates?
2) Is Slackware rolling or fixed when it comes to releases? The last version that I'm seeing on the site is all the way back in 2016 so I assume it's rolling since then?
3) How good is driver support? I have an odd wifi device (Netgear WNA1100) that seems to work out of the box on Ubuntu and Fedora, but doesn't work without installing some drivers on distros like Debian due it not being free.
4) This is more of a follow-up to #3 -- Is Slackware more like Debian and Fedora where it's strict on what is in the repos and what's not or is it more linient like Ubuntu and Solus where they have some closed-source packages too?
5) How well is dual booting? I have half of my hard disk to Win10 for things like Steam and I'm assuming it won't have any trouble with dual booting but it's still important to ask.
6) This one is a bit more of a niche question, but how well is lua programming? I mean really all it needs is lua and gnu nano and it'd be great for it lol
Thank you all so much. I'm sorry if those questions get asked so much.