[PLUG] mandrake to slackware

[r0bbY russell aka MaTcHBoY]

thanks for the advice...
I'm vi-friendly...emacs friendly.
I was more interested in just the actual stablity was that far superior to
mandrake that I should reinstall my system with slackware rather then use
mandrake again.
I'd almost consider debian, if I had download the ISO for it today and not
slackware.

I would like to take more control over my system...which is my initial
desire for slackware. Using mandrakes tools make me lazy, and I find myself
trying to use their gui for config stuff. (bad habits are hard to break)

thanks for the tips..

:wq


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Heinlein" <heinlein at attbi.com>
To: <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] mandrake to slackware


> On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, AthlonRob wrote:
>
> > If you don't currently know how to use any command-line editors (a
> > must in Slackware) you'll want to find one that works.
>
> It's probably a must for every Linux distribution on the planet. GUI
> tools will (sometimes) do the right thing for some basic system
> configuration files, but sooner or later -- probably sooner -- a Linux
> user will need a text editor.
>
> Rob's suggestion of pico is good, but if you edit config files, make
> sure you do 'pico -w' to disable word wrapping.
>
> Every editor has its proponents -- vi, emacs, joe, &c. In fact,
> choosing among them is the basic Unix flame war (now that SysV v. BSD
> is dead :-).
>
> There's something to be said, however, for learning at least basic
> editing with vi. It's shipped with every Linux distro and Unix
> variation on the planet. It may not be your Favorite Editor; it may be
> nothing but your editor of Last Resort, but it'll be on the system.
>
> A basic, no-frills Debian system includes vi (actually nvi via a
> symlink), but no emacs or pico. Same thing with Red Hat and,
> evidently, Slackware.
>
> Like it or not, it's pretty senseless not to know it at some level.
>
> --Paul Heinlein <heinlein at attbi.com>
>
>
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