Sidux vs Slackware

Sidux is the Debian Unstable repository made into a Linux Distrobution and it uses XFCE & KDE as it’s main desktop enivroment

Slackware is the oldest living distrobution of Linux that uses KDE as it’s main desktop enviroment

Sidux

Pros:

• Huge Amount of Packages (A little over 25,000)
• Easy Package Management (Apt-Get, Synaptic, Aptitude Dpkg)
• Customizable
• All Open-Source Programs (Default Installed)
• LiveCD that installs in 4:03 on my computer (XFCE)
• 160mb of ram usage (Gnome, nothing opened except Pidgin)
• You can use ubuntuforums.org for support because the two distros are fairly similar
• Fast Boot Time (20-30 seconds)

Cons:

• Contrib and Non-Free Repositories are not added by default
• Sidux itself doesn’t have a big userbase
• Can be unstable

Slackware 12.1

Pros:

• Very Very Very Fast
• KDE 3.5.9 (A Con to some people (me being one of them))
• Great Installer
• Pretty Fast Install Time
• Uses Lilo

Cons:

• Requires quite a bit of setup
• Looks like crap
• Fonts look like crap
• Sometimes ALSA breaks (Happend to me)
• Package Management is no fun

And The Winner is… Sidux!