Slackware
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Slackware Linux is the oldest distribution of Linux that is still
actively maintained. The developer, Patrick Volkerding, released
Slackware 1.0 in mid 1993 as a customized version of SLS Linux.
The philosophy behind Slackware keeps the distribution focused on
stability and security. Nearly all aspects of the distribution can
be configured using a text editor or a provided console program.
This avoids complex graphical configuration tools and the bugs such
programs introduce. Similarly, the package management system does
not provide any dependency resolution like RPMs or DEBs. At first
this would appear to be a mark against Slackware, however it allows
the system to comfortably mix package and source installs. In
short, the package system simply tracks files put on the system and
assumes you know what you're doing.
As a result of this philosophy, Slackware is not known as a user
friendly or "newbie" distribution. On the other hand installing and
running Slackware is often a great learning experience and, thanks
to the consistency from release to release, not a skill that must
be updated much if at all.
Contents:
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
slackware/install
slackware/config
slackware/tips
External Links
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- `Slackware Hompage `_
- `Slackware on Wikipedia `_
- `Slackware Handbook `_
- `Official Slackware packages `_
- `Community Slackware packages `_