Hello All, I would like to thank Chris for trying out Vector. My ideal distro would include all that is present in Vector; the only problem was that no choice was available to load either windows or Vector. If I can get over that hurdle I'll start using it.
Charles On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Chris Abela <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Chris Abela <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *The only problems that I found were the near absense of info for the >>> passwords, also although there is mention of lilo, and Grub, the latter was >>> not found. So when I installed it I couldn't chose between windowze, or >>> vector. So I might some help there.....*. >>> >> >> I am not familiar with Vector, but as someone mentioned, it is based on >> Slackware, which unlike what some people believe is also for newbies - if >> they are inquisitive enough. >> >> You probably have lilo instead of grub, and it can also chainload window:. >> >> # liloconfig >> # lilo -v >> >> If you really need grub, then download it from Slack's extra repo: >> >> # wget >> http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/slackware/slackware-current/extra/grub/grub-0.97-i486-9.txzand >> install it: >> >> and install it: >> >> # installpkg >> >> Notes: >> >> 1. That would be grub legacy and lacks ext4 file system support. Anyway >> it is a mature application and very reliable. >> >> 2. It would still lack the grub configuration file. You may run: >> >> # grubconfig >> >> to create your /boot/grub/menu.lst >> >> 3. You may wish to use grub2, but be warned that it is a messy solution. >> You will need to install it from >> http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/system/grub2/ and it would need >> a lot of patience to make it work as the configurations are "automagically" >> created via scripts (akin to sendmail) that are not compatible with >> Slackware. However I can help you as I managed to make it work here. >> Hopefully one day I will compile a wiki, but that would need a lot of work. >> >> So you will need to edit the scripts in /etc/grub.d/, the configuration >> file /etc/default/grub and then: >> >> # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cgf >> # grub-install >> >> Have Fun >> >> Chris >> > > I gave Vector Linux a trial run on virtualbox, and I think that I > understand your positive opinion on Vector Linux. Vector deployed a lot of > GUI enhancements on Slackware, making it pretty useable by anyone who > hasn't got a clue on Bash and would not like to mess around configuration > files manually. Moreover the XFCE customisation is awesome. > > > > Vector Linux is run by a small number of users, and despite that it is now > a very mature distribution, I am afraid that their enhancements destroyed > the Slack out of Slackware: > > > > 1. They provide an option to boot from GRUB2 instead of LILO. That is a > very good option, but I had chosen a separate /boot partition, On boot up > /boot was empty and I could not find the kernel and the initrd. After I > unmounted /boot, the /boot was populated. This is a small error that can > easily be rectified, but it shows that Vector is not immune from stupid > bugs. > > > > 2. I suspect that Vector is not faster than Slackware itself. Slackware > hardly customise their Desktop managers and you get KDE for free :-). You > may then customise according to your taste, and that may be fun if you care > about it. > > > > 3. The greatest source of fun on Slackware is the extensive > slackbuilds.org repository. Lately we have the sbopkg tool that automates > almost everything for Slackers. When things break, it is very easy to > investigate. I suspect that the Vector Repo is much smaller > and compatibility with Slackware is not guaranteed. Consider that the > slackbuilds.org is under very strict control, yet it is actively > developed. It is directly linked to the Slackware team but it remains > unofficial. > > > > 4. There are other Slackware derived distributions, but the most popular > with Slackers are Porteus (a Live CD) and Slax. Both are heavy > contributors to slackbuilds.org and Slax is compatable with Slackware > (Slackware for lazy Slackers). I recommend Slax if you are so inclined. I > haven’t tried it yet but I never read any complaints. > > > > 5. Still you might want to compare Vector with Mint or Ubuntu. They have a > larger community and probably a bigger repo. > > > > 6. If you would like to dig in Linux, then Slackware itself is not a bad > place to start. Start by downloading the slackbook, go slow and do > not expect too much. Slackware is unpretentious but it is a complete OS if > you follow defaults. The community support on linuxquestions.org is very > good. Other alternatives are Debian, Arch and Gentoo. > > > > Have Fun > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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