Regarding Arch, I had problems with Wicd and several libraries...it sucks to have an unstable environment.
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I think you are right...

I love Chromium and it only works perfectly with Flash if I have Salix/Slackware on my laptop. I had problems with it when I was running sidux and Mint. Arch was ok but the distro is not very stable in my opinion.

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I am using xfce ...sidux uses xfce as well...I guess openbox is a lot lighter...

But I am keeping Salix anyway....

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I have noticed that Salix in my laptop is kind of a memory hugger. After start-up, it consumes from 150-185 Mb of RAM and with Google Chrome browser at least 250-285 Mb. Is this normal? I have used, for instance, Arch and Sidux and right after booting up about 75-85 Mb of RAM and about 150 with Chro...

It is looking good!

Are you planning to include Google Chrome browser as default browser or 2nd option???

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I installed Chrome from http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/slackware/addon/slacky/slackware-13.0/network/google-chrome/5.0.342.7/ and it works like a charm. You have to install seamonkey-solibs from Salix repository by using Gslapt if you want. I have not had any problem with Chrome so far. But if you want ...

Arora browser is good but Chrome is a better option since it offers true sandboxing and has plenty of plugins.
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Salix is great! So far, it is doing what I want. It is simple and of course it is Slackware-based. Google Chrome is working perfect with Flash and I just have what I need. I am very suprised the way Gslapt handles the updates. I think all it needs is a firewall like Gufw or Firestarter. Perfect...! ...

for the records....I installed seamonkey-solibs and it did the work. Certificates are working with Chrome now....
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I think you are right...I let you know if I can work around it.

Thanks!!!! So far, very happy with Salix....I am keeping it on my old Dell laptop...

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