I see, I only said it because the behavior and what the description of it shows, does resemble. However, I don't think I would be able to use Slackware, largely because its a niche, hell, if you were to present me that in the 1960's to 1990's, I would try, if it ever existed.

SlackBuilds are nothing like a package manager. Pure and simple bash scripts designed to do one thing, at a time, and do it well. Get the source and compile it. No dependency resolution, only manual info. The multisbo script isn't a package manager either. More of a dependency resolver that walks the info files REQUIRES and executes the SlackBuilds in the correct order.

But looking at the links, it does show that the slack stuff are well known, documented and there for good reason. They do sound like automatic source compiling based package managers of some kind, but not exactly.

I don't use Slackware, and I have pretty much said countless times, and have shown my own accomplishments many months ago, that I use Devuan GNU Linux. And for good reason, its stable, supports init freedom, and whatever it does just to make me safe. I do tend to agree with you.

It sounds like you might not be using a distro that comes with the right development toolkit and resource information. Dependencies are always known. slackbuilds.org Every SlackBuild specifies them. Multisbo recursively handles them. github.com/annemedia/multisb… Compiling your own software, including dependencies, is very easy with the right OS and the right tools. And not as time-consuming as it may seem. You run it, forget about it, and when it's done, you install it and use it. I compile & deploy my custom & native CPU-optimized kernel in a matter of hours, and only recompile if a security upgrade is worth the effort. I compile the KDE suite with native CPU optimization overnight, and install it all in a one-liner, and only upgrade major versions. Any custom software I need at the top is a one-off effort, unless I feel like upgrading. What most Linux users don't understand is why they should do it themselves. The performance and stability benefits & time I gain far outweigh the extra "inconvenience" of DYI. Frankly, it's no inconvenience at all. The package managers are the root of all evil. And if anyone tells me Slackware isn't for newbies. Please, I knew nothing about Linux and compiling software, but I was the first distro I picked decades ago. I managed just fine back then without any AI assistance by reading forums. My parents used Slackware because once set up, it just works. There's no excuse now, while AIs can guide anyone and quickly resolve issues. And there's nothing like a system you make your own and never goes bust, and even if it were, you know how to fix it.

UK is speed running the modern western dystopia, my god.

Whenver you mention a piece of software written in Rust, I believe you are legally required to point out that it is "written in Rust." Even before you tell people what that software, "written in Rust", actually does. I don't make the rules.

Rust-Based Malware Hits 1.4% of Arch User Repository The data stealing code compromised over 1,500 packages in the Arch Linux User Repository, making use of Rust, Systemd, NodeJS, & Bun.

Now that is what makes you wanna say "Man I hate package managers because of this" sometimes you also gonna need to use package managers just to get those dependencies, so where can I get those dependencies in a source compiled manner? That's what Linux is, unfortunately.

--- don't even exist, probably because I use a systemd-free system. Trying to compile everything from source takes time, but you gotta remember, they require dependencies that either, doesn't get mentioned, or it doesn't exist in a distros repos.

There is a project dedicated to, source compiling and do it for you, if my description is accurate, which is hosted by docctol, named pkgit on git.symlinx.net/pkgit so, that's that. But, the thing is, compiling does require dependencies, and sometimes those dependencies---

People who use Linux should not need package managers at all, God forbid Flatpak. Give me the source, and I'll build it myself, thank you very much :)

gotta wait up edgewebview to warm up rq

remote desktop? this happens to me often idk why

How did they fuck up notepad of all things...

It's either Windows 11 Vibecoding Mess or you fucked up something so hard that the OS Instability ruined the option to open that Start Menu

you mean the os half coded by ai delusions runs like shit? im shocked!

Better to use Linux without systemd and uses Xlibre, like Devuan, Artix, whatever, so many options that is growing in size. But hey, windows will lose its customer base because of how shit it is now. The quality drop so bad that the windows menu doesn't work, crazy work AI!

Windows 11

blocking ads is not piracy and you can suck my balls if you think it is