Comments on TECH SOURCE FROM BOHOL: SLAX, the Shrunken Slackware

Well - but it still is a live distro - not somethi...

2008-06-11T23:10:00.000+08:00

Well - but it still is a live distro - not something you'd use as your main desktop OS. I've been carrying around SLAX on a USB stick with me for several years after I had used it once to rescue Windows 2000 from a complete disaster (induced by me playing around, not the system itself =).

It's nice to pop-in into some computers abroad or in internet cafes but I'm currently using Mint as the main distro for dual-booting.

Nevertheless I agree that SLAX is king among purely Live distros.

archi is right on target when he praises SLAX's cu...

2008-03-08T05:25:00.000+08:00

archi is right on target when he praises SLAX's customizability. I've searched for another modular live distro, and haven't found one yet.

WTF ..... "SLAX is a shrunken Slackware."Not reall...

2008-03-04T18:47:00.000+08:00

WTF ..... "SLAX is a shrunken Slackware."

Not really close buddy. Slax is generally used as a 'toram' or 'copy2ram' meaning that is amazingly fast and nothing at all like a hard-drive installed Slackware.

Sorry for the double, but I forgot to mention that...

2007-12-24T14:26:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the double, but I forgot to mention that there are tools that come with slax to make your own modules from directories/files using the dir2lzm command and most of the slax 5 modules will work with slax 6 using the mo2lzm command. There are several other tools for various tasks. I'm still somewhat of a Slax n00b, but it's so good I think I should spread the word.

~archi

Slax is the best live distro I've tried for it's e...

2007-12-24T14:18:00.000+08:00

Slax is the best live distro I've tried for it's ease of customization. I repair computers and it's very handy. Besides that, I love to play with the modules. I don't know how they feel about link posting so you just have to go to the slax site(now a blog) and look for the link to the old site in the blog just below the youtube vids. In the documentation section, there is a section about installing to HDD.

Actually, just google: "Come on, how to install SLAX to harddisk" and you'll go right to it with the first link or "Feeling lucky" button.

I have it on a 4GB USB and it's great. Can't dload enough modules.

The easiest way I've found to save your settings is to use the "Broderskapets Ring module" (also first link in google)

for instaling SLAX 6 to your HDD you can always us...

2007-12-12T14:45:00.000+08:00

for instaling SLAX 6 to your HDD you can always use script at slax forum, i have script that i used to install slax to many machine at my office, slax is very cool...i loved slax and now i have been waitting for the latest slax realease SLAX6 final !!!

The only real complaint I have about Slax is that ...

2007-12-07T00:34:00.000+08:00

The only real complaint I have about Slax is that I haven't figured out a way to install it to my HD. Puppy and DSL are by far better because they can be installed, and do just as good a job as Slax. With puppy, I can copy all the files from the CD into a folder, in this case, puppy301, and add the lines recommended by Puppy in the Grub menu.1st, and bingo. Very easy. I try the same with Slax with nothing but error messages. But, hell, I'm an old DOS person who may be overlooking some simple Linux command.

how would you compare Slax to other small distros ...

2007-11-19T22:38:00.000+08:00

how would you compare Slax to other small distros you've tried?

its very ironic that you put a screenshot of the p...

2007-11-17T14:23:00.000+08:00

its very ironic that you put a screenshot of the proprietary macromedia flash in action by showing a video of Richard Stallman :)

I love Slax, it has saved me time and time again,a...

2007-11-16T14:33:00.000+08:00

I love Slax, it has saved me time and time again,and once loaded into RAM its a pleasure filled Linux distro. Great review about SLAX.

I'm using Slax as a rescue tool, it really is very...

2007-11-15T14:30:00.000+08:00

I'm using Slax as a rescue tool, it really is very reliable. Great review.