Vector Linux 5.9: Light, fast Slackware-based distro
Posted on February 21st, 2008 at 7:33 amIntroduction
Vector Linux 5.9, released in late December of last year, is a Slackware 12.0-based distribution that uses Xfce 4.4.2 as its default user interface (“UI”). Generally speaking, Xfce requires less horsepower than other UIs, like GNOME and KDE, and so Vector Linux (“VL” for short) bills itself as an excellent operating system to install on older, lower-powered computers. I’ve been using it for the past two weeks, and like what I see.
VL comes in several free (i.e. “download the ISO and burn it yourself”) and non-free flavors. If you want to try VL before installing it, there’s also a live CD available. VL also produces a KDE-based “SOHO” edition, currently at version 5.8; and they’re working on a 64-bit version of VL 5.9 Standard, which is in beta as of this writing. Both the Standard and SOHO versions come in for-purchase “Deluxe” versions, which include extra software and email support. They’re available at the VL CD store.
While I am not a fan of slackware I do like Vector and have installed it a couple of times, well done distro, Baldy
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