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9.1 has all the uptodate packages and should have all the latest bug fixes.
Weird question this but did you install all the packages or did you choose?
If you installed all the packages many servers will be running that don't need to be i.e. sendmail, finger, apache this might be a way in to your machine and disabling them / removing their packages is recommended if you use them also regularly checking for updates is recommended.
(tries to remember) I don't think slackware provides any type of firewall protection when it is first setup, learning about iptables would be usefull here.
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i dont think i'll buy 9.1, i wont be on the net wiht that box for a little while. i installed all the packages, i have 10gigs so i have enough space. i tryed GNOME and its cool, but i like KDE i think because its the first one i used and i know how to use it better, i tryed all the other types of GUI's that were listed, but i jsut like KDE better.
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To be honest, I don't think that anyone properly explained the part about c++ to you. If you want to compile a c++ file that you have written ( e.g. test.cpp ) you would type:
g++ test.cpp -o test ( i.e. the basic format is: "g++ [source] -o [output file]" )
For a c file, you use the same format, but substitute gcc for g++.
You would only use ./configure, make and make install (or something like that) if you were building a utility from source (e.g. if you wanted wget, the download program, and you downloaded the source)
Also note, you don't need to type these in separately, you can use && or ; to separate multiple commands e.g. "./configure && make && make install". The difference between && and ; is that ; will perform all the commands regardless, but && will not perform a command if the last one produced an error.
Note on su: Because of the fact that it's not a good idea to get into the habit of running things as root, if you are just wanting to run one command as root, you can use the -c switch.
e.g.
su -c 'make install'
su -c 'shutdown -r now'
You will be prompted for your root password, just like when you login.
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Don't drag on gnome until you run elightenment over it!!!! There are some really talented people making themes that run on enlightenment.
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I would think that 9.1 is going to increase your chances of having newer hardware recognized by hotplug. Ditto for the newer version of X.
As to configuring lilo. You can use liloconfig also to assist in setting up lilo with the choices you want available.
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thanks gothic_type for telling me how do compile c++, everyone else did over look that. i found out how to do the shutdown, i jsut press ctrl-alt-del once i log out of x. (a tip from jnet :) )
