Slackware VS MenuetOS

Slackware

Slackware Linux is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use...

MenuetOS

MenuetOS is an Operating System in development for the PC written entirely in 32/64 bit assembly...

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Slackware videos

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Slackware 14 Install & Review

MenuetOS videos

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MenuetOS 64 - OS Review Episode 86

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Slackware and MenuetOS)

MenuetOS

Linux Distribution

48 48%

Linux Distribution

52% 52

Linux

41 41%

Linux

59% 59

Operating Systems

65 65%

Operating Systems

35% 35

OS & Utilities

0 0%

OS & Utilities

100% 100

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Reviews

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Slackware Reviews

The best Linux distributions (operating systems)

Slackware is the oldest Linux variant still used and maintained today. Installation and configuration is performed via scripts. For users in search of the original Linux experience, Slackware is perhaps the best choice.

Source: www.ionos.com

Best Top 20 Ubuntu Linux Alternatives (Pros and Cons)

Slackware was designed by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Based on the Softlanding Linux System, Slackware is the oldest Linux distribution still maintained. It strives not to anticipate user situations or preclude user decisions. Unlike most recent Linux distributions, Slackware does not offer graphical installation or automatic package dependency resolution. Slackware is...

Source: cloudinfrastructureservices.co.uk

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, MenuetOS should be more popular than Slackware. It has been mentiond 12 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Slackware mentions (4)

My first Linux installation!
Congrats on making it past the slackware.com Install Help page that seeks to walk you through selection of non-existing boot and root floppy disks. Source: over 2 years ago
Slackware 15 multilib
Using the slackware.uk mirror of Alienbob's content is a LOT faster than going to slackware.com:. Source: over 2 years ago
Slackware 15.0 x86 stable is released
Stay tuned to http://slackware.com and the ##slackware IRC channel on. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
Slackware 15 is on the way
No Date for release candidate, But Patrick Volkerding, on slackware.com. Source: almost 3 years ago

MenuetOS mentions (12)

A Modern Operating System in 1.44MBs
Here's the link to the OS the YouTube video is talking about... http://kolibrios.org/en/ It's been around for a very long time and is actually a fork of MenuetOS... http://menuetos.net Both are very impressive feats of assembly language engineering. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Adopt your true identity
Well, Menuet OS is not linux but assembly and very small. It will fit on a single 1.44MB diskette. Source: 6 months ago
I rescued this computer and monitor from the trash. It freezes when trying to load any operating system and sometimes even at the BIOS setup. I tried reseating the CPU and RAM to no avail. How would I go about diagnosing this further?
You have floppy disk drive. Try menuetos or any live cd to see if it hangs on those. Source: 11 months ago
whe you know your place
You know speaking of asm… maybe menuet might be the end all best OS ever made. It does fit on a floppy with a GUI and multitasking and it can play quake. Source: over 1 year ago
Ask HN: Where do the elite assemblers live?
MenuetOS (1) is an operating system where everything is written in assembly including the applications. 1. http://menuetos.net/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago