Comments on: A visit with Arch http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: s5h.net » Blog Archive » Hacker-friendly Slackware is Still Good, Arch Explored http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39389 Wed, 20 May 2009 17:31:52 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39389 [...] http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/ [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39359 Sat, 16 May 2009 17:23:11 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39359 I must agree, CRUX has the best response of any distro I’ve used. It’s package management system is very simple and easy to work with. I really don’t find any truth in its “one foot in the grave” – it’s still alive and doing well.

]]> By: armornick http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39356 Fri, 15 May 2009 14:28:43 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39356 The good thing with source-based distros is that it doesn’t take much to install apps (and a new kernel) without the support of the official maintainers. For isntance, the pkgfiles of CURX are very easy to make so except for Xorg or a DE you don’t need much effort to write one.

]]> By: chexmix http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39354 Fri, 15 May 2009 10:47:05 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39354 Hmm …. http://crux.nu worked for me yesterday when I was looking at it, and it works today.

Also, I was logged into the #crux IRC channel yesterday. Judging by the archives, there isn’t a LOT of activity there, but when there is it is focused on the distro. Didn’t feel dead to me. Just my 2c.

]]> By: armornick http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39352 Fri, 15 May 2009 04:33:02 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39352 Hmmm, you might be right after all. However, someone will probably take over eventually. And there are still other alternatives. Think OneBase Linux, Lunar Linux, LFS, or Gentoo (if you really have to ;) )

]]> By: J http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39351 Fri, 15 May 2009 03:16:58 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39351 I was going to pull some info from the Crux website but it wouldn’t even load.. checked with http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com and it is down.. heh.

Losing your main contributor of code and resources is enough to make any distro suffer a substantial blow.

You’re being entirely too defensive, I love Crux.

]]> By: viletimes http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39350 Fri, 15 May 2009 03:04:01 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39350 J, if you’re going to try to convince folks that *any* linux distro has “one foot in the grave”, whether it be CRUX, Source Mage, or any other for that matter, you had best provide some facts. Otherwise, someone might trot you out and expose you for the piss-poor troll that you truly are.

I would never dream of doing such a thing of course, but others far less well-mannered than I might.

More facts, less FUD. A credo to live by.

]]> By: Links 14/05/2009: Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha; Solar-powered Sub-notebooks Run GNU/Linux | Boycott Novell http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39349 Fri, 15 May 2009 01:48:24 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39349 [...] A visit with Arch [...]

]]> By: J http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39348 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:36:07 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39348 I was under the impression that Source Mage had its foot further in the grave than Crux.

]]> By: sertse http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-visit-with-arch/#comment-39347 Thu, 14 May 2009 23:56:18 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/a-quick-visit-with-arch/#comment-39347 xlinks2 graphical browser can be run in framebuffer, so it’s right that X isn’t running. :)

I still prefer elinks on console though, particularly when images aren’t especially important. fbi can be launched from elinks if I want to specifiy open any images…

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