Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Please recommend a simple open source Unix for arch

[Gustavo Córdova Avila]

Andrew Wilcox wrote:

> I'm looking for a suggestion for a simple, modular, open source Unix
> to run arch on.  With no extra cruft, packages, install scripts, or
> "helpful" user interfaces.
> [.....]
> I think I remember Tom saying sometime that he liked FreeBSD.  Or was
> it OpenBSD?  Anyway, that's what I'm looking for, a suggestion for a
> simple, modular open source Unix to run arch on.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Andrew Wilcox

What you want is Slackware.  Just boot from the install CD,
pick the packages you want and go get a cup of coffee (or tea, or
choco).  You'll get in the end a functional installation.

The configuration and initialization scripts are very BSD-like, clean,
everything works out-of-the-box beautifully.

I've had my run-ins with Debian, Redhat and Gentoo, and definitely,
nothing beats Slackware for cleanliness, tidyness, and sheer
simplicity.  Packages are distributed as tar-gz files, with an utterly
simple shell script which performs any needed post-install tasks, very
easy to clean up in case you need to do this manually.  I'd think that
TLA's way of managing patches is very Slackware-like, everything is done
with standard tools, no meta-magic needed.

I definitely recommend that you try out slackware, I don't think you'll
be dissapointed.
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