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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Jonathan Stuart Lovelace wrote:

> > > I want to compile various things in various versions, probably not the very
> > > latest. Therefore, downloading over a fast connection _is_ the only way to go,
> > > but I'm trying to get something rigged so I don't have to build a system as 
> > > I'm
> > > transitioning into college.
>
> > Probably you should not be compiling from 1999 code for your big
> > experiment.  Just put on programs that work already and change them later
> > when you have the time at school.  The older code is buggy and often won't
> > work with newer hardware.
>
> While I may have to use precompiled binaries as a last resort, I was hoping to
> make my way up gradually. However, given that my parents are pressuring me to
> get ready for college (and this is only a sideline), I'm afraid you're right.


I suggest you just install things from Slackware 7.1 plus additional 
programs compiled for BL2, such as Abiword and Opera (upgrade glibc-so 
from SW7.1 first - I think I gave you an 8.1 disk).  I put them on your 
computer in the first place (abiword in BL3, the BL2 one needs the full X 
and I put on Xvesa only).

Cheapbytes no longer sells the older versions of Slackware.