Slackware user here, but my hubby does all the matinence... He has set Linux up for many of my friends (helps them when ever they need it). He is a nurse by trade, but loves computer stuff as a hobby. Linux is totally worth learning!!!!
I prefer Slackware (I have used Ubuntu, Mint and others), but it could be because I don't really have to deal with the updates/upgrades myself lol!!! I think my husband kind of likes the challanges of Slackware.
Slackware user here, but my hubby does all the matinence... He has set Linux up for many of my friends (helps them when ever they need it). He is a nurse by trade, but loves computer stuff as a hobby. Linux is totally worth learning!!!!
In 1994 I was using a multiuser multitasking OS with a virtual desktop (olvwm).
My friends were using DOS with the Windows program.
In 1995 I switched to Debian for dselect (package management)
Dselect was about a decade ahead of it's time
Then I switched to Ubuntu. Ubuntu handled the proprietary stuff better.
IMO the .deb package system is the overall best.
In the early days Slackware was a clumsy upgrade.
I prefer Slackware (I have used Ubuntu, Mint and others), but it could be because I don't really have to deal with the updates/upgrades myself lol!!! I think my husband kind of likes the challanges of Slackware.
There is a little text based package manager called 'dselect'.
It is absolutely amazing, considering it is 25 years old.
It is one of the original debian package managers.
It is still a workhorse today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dselect
I'll show this to my hsband! He might already know about it, but maybe not :)