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There are tools to download, compile and install packages! Whether or how you use them is left up to the slacker. I use them, but I scrutinize most deps so that I'm not adding support for features I won't use.

I think Slackware's reputation for being difficult dates back to the 90s when all linux was difficult. Slackware has evolved just like everyone else, just differently. It's easy to install, and works like any other kde plasma based distro if you choose the default full install.

The two biggest differences are no systemd and package management. Slackpkg functions somewhat like apt-get, but only for official packages and updates. Everything else can be installed with slackbuild scripts that can be automated with sbopkg. This process is similar to using the AUR with a helper like yay. And I have some flatpaks installed too.

Same, except I bought the domain through namecheap

I use a microSD to usb adapter and have 2 spinning rust disks. So it's /sdc for me, but i still always double check. Dd isn't called the disk destroyer for nothing.

The loyalists who replace the fired workers, duh!

Plug your usb drive in and run lsblk to figure out which letter to use instead of x in /dev/sdx

sudo dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdx bs=1M status=progress

EDIT: I totally didn't read your request. This is not gui or Mac based, but it still might help someone.

I should take another crack at sway. I didn't know about EOS. I started with nwg-shell.

Remember the first time you got a printer working in Linux? Better than sex....

Nope! Everything just works and it's rock solid. It's also been my daily driver for over 20 years.

I was doing a lot of tech support when my wife was on endeavouros and my daughter was on bazzite. Tbf, my problems with bazzite were probably down to me not understanding the immutable distro concept.

I'll probably finally get around to standing up an arr stack. RD is just too easy.

My other thought was "obnoxious American tourists," but the bacon thing sealed it.

Arch users are the sanctimonious vegans of the linux world. Bacon is delicious, and you are not special.

I was worried when I saw the news, but it's had next to no impact on me. I think I only found 1 or 2 streams removed, but the 720p versions were still up.

I've got my wife and 5 year old on slackware. They wouldn't know how to screw it up if they wanted to!

No ads and unlimited YouTube music. I do the family plan for my mom, wife and young daughter. We get our money's worth for sure.

I'm an American and I canceled mine years ago! (Except youtube premium)

My wife loved orphan black! I didn't know it was Canadian. We both loved Kim's convenience. And Kenny vs Spenny is an all time great.

Honestly, the service is worth it for me. I need the easiest process possible for my luddite wife and kindergartener's Amazon fire tablet. I put my mom on the account too.

But for everything else, yarrrrr.

Disc failure is the verbatim I remember, but I'm glad they're still around. My 2008 car has a 6 disc CD changer, and I have a few retro PCs which rely on CDs too. Yes, I know I can get adapters for CF cards and the like, but doing things the old way is the whole point.

I am hooked on the music.