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| author | Robby Workman <rworkman@slackware.com> | 2017-07-12 18:56:14 -0500 |
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| committer | Robby Workman <rworkman@slackware.com> | 2017-07-12 18:56:14 -0500 |
| commit | a908fa98a3084c805c54b42389b125c7c9a63a96 (patch) | |
| tree | 8eac07bcad9e509104ac08443cbf1420c9171d37 | |
| parent | d36d805e7d3292dc326206e128059b3d58a05517 (diff) | |
| download | slackware-freenode-a908fa98a3084c805c54b42389b125c7c9a63a96.tar.xz | |
index.html: clarify common naming misconceptions
* re -current vs -stable
* re slackpkg vs slackpkg+
| -rw-r--r-- | index.html | 29 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ likely to receive quality assistance if they heed the following suggestions: <br /> <br /> - <ol> + <ul> <li>When asking a question, be prepared to show evidence that you've researched it on your own. We like to help, but we don't want to do it for you. @@ -108,7 +108,32 @@ Linux system interact in addition to solving your problem. <br /> <br /> </li> - </ol> + <li>Be sure to specify what version of Slackware you're running + along with any local customizations you've done. It's also + useful to know if the problem is new, i.e. did this work + before? If so, what's changed since then? + <br /> <br /> + <ul> + <li>Slackware -current is <strong>NOT</strong> the + same thing as the latest stable release, e.g. + 14.2. Along the same lines, there is no such + thing as "Slackware 14.2 -current" or "Slackware + ## -current"; either you're running a stable + release plus patches or you're running -current, + unless of course you're running some FrankenSlack, + in which case you're on your own. + <br /> <br /> + </li> + <li><tt>slackpkg</tt> and <tt>slackpkg+</tt> are + <strong>NOT</strong> the same thing. Make sure + you mention which one you're using if you're + having problems with "slackpkg" and you're + actually using <tt>slackpkg+</tt>. + <br /> <br /> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> </li> <li><tt>##slackware</tt> exists for Slackers to share their knowledge about Slackware Linux and topics related to Slackware (e.g. system |