(16/01/2011 04:37 PM)Tetris999 Wrote:  So how long would installing the OS take before you can actually start to use it?

idk, it depends on what your definition of "use it" is.

technically, it works immediately after installation, but there's a bit of configuring if you want it to be what many people would consider to be a "standard system". the point of slackware IMHO is to provide a very stable, fully functional base that can be used to build anything off of. i use it to create what i think is the single greatest desktop system in existence, others use it to build ultra-secure servers, other people want to optimize it to run with almost no resources. all of those projects take work to get up and running perfectly, and depending on your level of linux knowledge/the task at hand, it can take anywhere from a few hours to a couple months. In the end, slackware provides the framework you need to make sure that your OS is going to run smooth and stable for the rest of its existence :3