[Echo Talon]

whats so great about it is all you have to do is run synaptic and update it. That will take Awhile i hope you have broadband! but all you really need to install from synaptic after the update is libdvdcss2 , it will configure everything for you and will play dvd's and embedded radio plugins also work "right out of the box" no messing around! :)
Its easy to install to the hard drive but the installer takes awhile... probably because its configuring everthing and not just copying the files like mepis 6 does. The extra time taken on the install will save you countless hours of configuring everything! :P

[rzeznikj at stout]

I have no way of burning the ISO or installing it right now--it's that fried internal CD drive...:|

Though I'm long overdue for an upgrade on my current Suse system...

Seriously though, I've heard good things about synaptic...

Also, I've heard that Zenwalk is another good Slack-based distro...8^)