Slack 'n' Me
--> 2007: My first tussle with Slackware 12.0 Enthusiastic about using Linux for the first time, I call up a friend who comes to help me set up my Slackware installation. Too bad, the Marvell PATA controller and the Jmicron controller give him a hard time. From kernel panics rendering the installation procedure virtually unusable to the media not being recognized, errors keep on coming. Depressed and defeated I give up trying to install Slackware 12.0. Late 2007: New Slackware, renewed enthusiasm. Slackware 12.1, which I referred to as the GOD of all operating systems, finally works on my system, flawless setup indeed. Thus I begin this rewarding journey. Late 2007: Slackware 12.1 My brother/friend advices me that I start with KDE Desktop Environment. I soon master KDE 3.5, still completely new to Linux, I decide to read some of my dad's old Unix Manuals. They increase my knowledge about the structure and functioning of Unix. I apply the