So Slackware doesn't try to be the best pond for Linux toe-dipping; it strives to be a great all-round distro for those who know exactly what they want and don't want the distro getting in their way.

Slackware is something special and should be considered by anyone who prefers absolute stability over a few conveniences. Slackware has always impressed me, and the latest release does not disappoint.

The Slackware installer has remained nearly unchanged since the 1990’s. If you’re looking to learn Linux, there’s great benefit in Slackware’s almost fanatical insistence on simplicity.

Slackware 15 comes as a 3.8 GB ISO file download for 64-bit computers, and my target for the distro was an old desktop PC with an AMD processor and a big-enough spinning rust hard disk which had ...

Slackware started in early 1993, but it wasn't until the middle of 1994 that I was contacted by Michael Johnston of Morse Telecommunications and asked if I was interested in having them publish ...

Sadly, Slackware didn't include OpenOffice.org back then, and it doesn't include LibreOffice now. This is speculation on my part, but several years ago, Patrick Volkerding stopped including GNOME ...

Slackware lacks automation and graphical tools for beginners, making it time-consuming and limiting. Linux From Scratch and NixOS involve complex build processes and unfamiliar package management ...

Hello everyone, I am trying to install slack 9 as the guest operating system (windows xp is running vmware), I start the virtual machine and boot the slack cd, then I run fdisk but it says there ...

Slackware. You’ve either used it, thought about using it, or you’re scared of using it. Slackware Linux is one of the most powerful distributions available. But that power comes with a price ...

Slackware's original package management system - or software installer and uninstaller - neither resolves dependencies nor downloads from online repositories. However, some third-party attempts came ...