Vector Linux 6.0
I published a review on the new Slackware 13.0, which I really didn’t like for numerous reasons. However, I did a search for Slackware based distros, to see whether the base ideas could be built upon. Slackware itself is higly stable and customisable, but maybe another developer could mix these attributes with usability.
The first distro I came accross was Vector Linux. Vector uses only a little of the Slackware base code, and the Vector developers do the rest themselves.
There are several editions, but I chose the standard edition. It didn’t seem to be a Live CD, and booted up straight onto the Vector Linux installer. The installer seemed to be unique to Vector Linux. Generally it was easy to use, with a few minor points, like it did not include UK English, only US English, and when choosing a partitioning scheme, the installer infered it would use the whole hard disk, which was minorly worrying. The installer also wanted to know what groups the user would belong to, which I thought should have been hidden away under an ‘advanced’ tab, so it did not confuse new Linux users.
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