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Slackware Linux

Slackware
Slackware Logo alt.jpg
Slackware GNU Linux 14.1.png
Slackware 14.1
Developer Patrick Volkerding
OS family Unix-like (based on Softlanding Linux System)
Working state Current
Source model Open source
Initial release 17 July 1993; 23 years ago (1993-07-17)
Latest release 14.2 / 30 June 2016; 6 months ago (2016-06-30)
Available in Multilingual
Update method pkgtools, slackpkg
Package manager pkgtools, slackpkg
Platforms IA-32, x86-64, ARM, S/390
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
Userland GNU
Default user interface CLI
License GNU General Public License
Official website www.slackware.com

Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Originally based on Softlanding Linux System, 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.

Slackware aims for design stability and simplicity and to be the most "Unix-like" Linux distribution. 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 considered to be most suitable for advanced and technically inclined Linux users.

Slackware is available for the IA-32 and x86-64 architectures, with a port to the ARM architecture. While Slackware is mostlyfree 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.

The name "Slackware" stems from the fact that the distribution started as a private side project with no intended commitment. To prevent it from being taken too seriously at first, Volkerding gave it a humorous name, which stuck even after Slackware became a serious project.

Slackware refers to the "pursuit of Slack", a tenet of the Church of the Subgenius. Certain aspects of Slackware graphics reflect this — the pipe which Tux is smoking, as influenced by the image of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs' head.


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