Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Originally based on Softlanding Linux System (SLS), Slackware has been the basis...
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Slax (category Slackware)
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...
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Patrick Volkerding (category Slackware)
20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also...
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s390x. "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Ports". Slackware.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016. "Index of /pub/slack390". Ftp.slackware.pl. Retrieved...
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original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27. "The Slackware Linux Project: Installation Help". Slackware.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27. "absolute linux downloads...
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Runlevel (section Slackware Linux)
here to a different level which provides the equivalent functionality. Slackware Linux uses runlevel 1 for maintenance, as on other Linux distributions;...
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List of Linux distributions (section Slackware-based)
management system with emerge or one of the alternative package managers. Slackware is a highly customizable distribution that stresses ease of maintenance...
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Debian". Retrieved 19 November 2009. "Index of /slackware/slackware-15.0/slackware/t". mirrors.slackware.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023. "Ubuntu – Details...
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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...
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lightweight Linux distribution that works on older hardware and is based on Slackware Linux. The client is designed for everyday use (internet, multimedia,...
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Dropline GNOME (category Slackware)
environment intended for use in Slackware. As Slackware has not included GNOME since 2005, Dropline GNOME is an option for Slackware users who wish to use GNOME...
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features Slackware 12 compatibility. This is accomplished by the inclusion of almost all the dependencies needed for the installation of Slackware packages...
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Slapt-get (category Slackware)
slapt-get is an APT-like package management system for Slackware. Slapt-get tries to emulate the features of Debian's (apt-get) as closely as possible...
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ZipSlack (category Slackware)
the Slackware Linux distribution that was designed to be lightweight and portable. It was distributed in a ZIP archive along with the Slackware release...
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Salix OS (category Slackware)
Linux distribution based on Slackware. Salix OS retains full backwards compatibility with Slackware. This enables Slackware users to benefit from Salix...
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3 Dartmouth), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (from SLES 12), Slackware Linux (from Slackware 14.1) and OpenBSD (from 5.7). The MariaDB Foundation was founded...
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"KISS". Don't repeat yourself (DRY) Minimalism Unix philosophy Arch Linux Slackware Linux Chartjunk List of software development philosophies Reduced instruction...
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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...
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List of live CDs (section Slackware-based)
under 200 MB Porteus – under 300 MB Salix Slackware-live ( CD / USB images with latest update from slackware-current ) SuperGamer – gaming focused (currently...
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group of developers who once maintained a Linux distribution based on Slackware. The chosen name "XZ" is not an abbreviation but instead appears to be...
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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...
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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...
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bradleythughes/Blackbox@107b761". GitHub. "The Slackware Linux Project: Packages". packages.slackware.com. "Package Blackbox". Fedora Packages. Archived...
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second oldest Linux distribution still in active development, only behind Slackware. The project is coordinated over the Internet by a team of volunteers...
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Windows), .apk (Android) and .ipa (IOS, IPadOS). Arch Linux's Pacman and Slackware use 'tar' archives with generic naming but specific internal structures...
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VectorLinux (category Slackware)
abbreviated VL, was a Linux distribution for the x86 platform based on the Slackware Linux distribution, originally developed by Canadian developers Robert...
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was somewhat compatible with System V, while some distributions such as Slackware use BSD-style startup scripts, and others still such as Gentoo have their...
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Syngress. p. 329. ISBN 9781597496087. "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories". Slackware.com. 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2011-07-09. "SourceForge...
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Zenwalk (category Slackware)
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...
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it. The following is extracted from the ash package information from Slackware v14: ash (Kenneth Almquist's ash shell) A lightweight (92K) Bourne compatible...
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