This article is about the Linux distribution. It is not to be confused with Slack (software).
Linux distribution
Slackware
Slackware 15.0 with KDE Plasma 5 as the desktop environment
Developer
Patrick Volkerding
OS family
Linux (Unix-like) (based on Softlanding Linux System)
Working state
Current
Source model
Open source
Initial release
17 July 1993; 30 years ago (1993-07-17)[1]
Latest release
15.0[2][3][4] / 2 February 2022; 2 years ago (2 February 2022)
Available in
Multilingual
Update method
pkgtool, slackpkg
Package manager
pkgtool, slackpkg
Platforms
IA-32, x86-64, ARM
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
Userland
GNU
Default user interface
CLI
License
GNU General Public License
Official website
www.slackware.com
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Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Originally based on Softlanding Linux System (SLS),[5] Slackware has been the basis for many other Linux distributions, most notably the first versions of SUSE Linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution that is still maintained.[6]
Slackware aims for design stability and simplicity and to be the most "Unix-like" Linux distribution.[7] It makes as few modifications as possible to software packages from upstream and tries not to anticipate use cases or preclude user decisions. In contrast to most modern Linux distributions, Slackware provides no graphical installation procedure and no automatic dependency resolution of software packages. It uses plain text files and only a small set of shell scripts for configuration and administration. Without further modification it boots into a command-line interface environment. Because of its many conservative and simplistic features, Slackware is often considered to be most suitable for advanced and technically inclined Linux users.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Slackware is available for the IA-32 and x86_64 architectures, with a port to the ARM architecture. While Slackware is mostly[14] free and open-source software, it does not have a formal bug tracking facility or public code repository, with releases periodically announced by Volkerding. There is no formal membership procedure for developers and Volkerding is the primary contributor to releases.
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System ANNOUNCE: The Linux Base System "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Release Announcement". Slackware.com. July 16, 1993. Archived from the original...
s390x. "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Ports". Slackware.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016. "Index of /pub/slack390". Ftp.slackware.pl. Retrieved...
20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also...
from .mo to .sb). Slackware-Live! 1.8.0.1 was based on Slackware 8.0. Slackware-Live! 1.81.0.21 was based on Slackware 8.1. Slackware-Live! 2.9.0.1 was...
group of developers who once maintained a Linux distribution based on Slackware. All of the source code for xz and liblzma has been released into the...
management system with emerge or one of the alternative package managers. Slackware is a highly customizable distribution that stresses ease of maintenance...
lightweight Linux distribution that works on older hardware and is based on Slackware Linux. The client is designed for everyday use (internet, multimedia,...
here to a different level which provides the equivalent functionality. Slackware Linux uses runlevel 1 for maintenance, as on other Linux distributions;...
3 Dartmouth), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (from SLES 12), Slackware Linux (from Slackware 14.1), OpenBSD (from 5.7), and FreeBSD. The MariaDB Foundation...
It is the default FTP server in the Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, NimbleX, Slackware and RHEL Linux distributions. It is licensed under the GNU General Public...
was somewhat compatible with System V, while some distributions such as Slackware use BSD-style startup scripts, and others such as Gentoo have their own...
features Slackware 12 compatibility. This is accomplished by the inclusion of almost all the dependencies needed for the installation of Slackware packages...
under 200 MB Porteus – under 300 MB Salix Slackware-live ( CD / USB images with latest update from slackware-current ) SuperGamer – gaming focused (currently...
While most Live CD linux distributions used Aufs as of November 2016, Slackware used overlayfs for its live CD. The main mechanics of OverlayFS relate...
needed] Independent 400 MB CD – DVD – USB flash drive – HDD AUSTRUMI Slackware less than 100 MB CD – DVD – USB flash drive CoreOS Independent 2048 MB...
Jean-Philippe Guillemin. It is based on Slackware with very few modifications at system level making it 100% compatible with Slackware. It aims to be a modern, multi-purpose...
second oldest Linux distribution still in active development, only behind Slackware. The project is coordinated over the Internet by a team of volunteers...
"KISS". Don't repeat yourself (DRY) Minimalism Unix philosophy Arch Linux Slackware Linux Chartjunk List of software development philosophies Reduced instruction...
support for CPU pinning, SSD optimization, and more. Unraid is based on Slackware Linux. Supported filesystems: XFS, Btrfs, ZFS and ReiserFS. ReiserFS is...
Windows), .apk (Android) and .ipa (IOS, IPadOS). Arch Linux's Pacman and Slackware use 'tar' archives with generic naming but specific internal structures...
it. The following is extracted from the ash package information from Slackware v14: ash (Kenneth Almquist's ash shell) A lightweight (92K) Bourne compatible...
distribution, releasing a newer version as Slackware. In 1994, with help from Patrick Volkerding, Slackware scripts were translated into German, which...
the Slackware Linux distribution that was designed to be lightweight and portable. It was distributed in a ZIP archive along with the Slackware release...
bradleythughes/Blackbox@107b761". GitHub. "The Slackware Linux Project: Packages". packages.slackware.com. "Archived copy". Archived from the original...
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