Hi GJones!
I'm brand new to Salix and don't want to start a heated argument in my first few posts, but here are my thoughts. Please let me know where I'm wrong.
1. The 32 bit "CD ISO" is actually over 730 MB in size - it won't fit on a CD.
Did you try to burn the 32bit ISO on a 700MB CD and it didn't work?
Note that a
standard 700MB CD should hold about
703MiB (2^20) or
737MB (10^6) of data. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM#Capacity). The Salix32 ISO is
697MiB (2^20) or
730MB (10^6) so in theory it should fit with 6MB to spare. I tried in twice on an older 700MB blank CD and it fit both times.
To remove ambiguity the Salix could advertise the 32bit ISO size as 697
MiB but this newfangled
megabyte/mebibyte terminology confuses people including me. I never remember which is which until I look it up.
If you're referring to the older 650MB CD media then you're correct. It probably wouldn't fit. I don't think I've seen 650MB blank CDs sold for quite a while. To say something "fits on a CD" depends upon the specific CD media. Since 700MB is "standard" I would think it okay to advertise the Salix 32bit ISO as fitting on a CD.
As I mentioned in an earlier post in this thread, I also fit the Salix64
DVD on a 700MB CD three different times by forcing it with an overburn option. However YMMV when using this process as it depends upon the media. An 800MB CD should fit both Salix32 and Salix64 ISOs without a problem.
2. Just wondering, what was the rationale for switching to sudo? That definitely diverges from Slackware.
Edit: Oh I see, gnsu uses sudo as a backend...
Coming from Slackware I can certainly relate to your initial question about the sudo change in 14.1. My initial observation is that the sudo decision in 14.1 seems appropriate for the Salix philosophy and the gnsu constraints (which you later noticed).
My understanding is that Salix is intended to be more "end user" friendly and not require as many administrative skills as Slackware. In the few days that I've been messing with Salix I find that its prompts for a password to run administrative GUI tools straightforward and appropriate for the Salix philosophy as I understand it so far.
Perhaps you're like me and never bother with sudo. However we have the skills to run root easily so this is a minor issue for those with a little experience. Note that the announcement says that you can enable root
For users that still want their root user back, check the wiki, it's really easy to do it.
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As I wrote, I've only been playing with Salix for a few days so I can't assert that I have a complete grasp of it's basic principles.
I'm a long time Slackware user and was drawn to try Salix due to many recent positive comments about Salix on the Slackware section of Linux Questions forum. I'm looking for a distribution for the occasional install for non-technical friends. The *buntu distributions weren't working out as I had hoped.
I hope to learn more about Salix by participating in discussions on this forum.
EDIT: It took me too long to type this. I see gapan had already responded.