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Linux distribution
Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Originally based on Softlanding Linux System (SLS), Slackware has been the basis
Slackware
s390x. "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Ports". Slackware.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016. "Index of /pub/slack390". Ftp.slackware.pl. Retrieved
Comparison of Linux distributions
Comparison_of_Linux_distributions
Lightweight Linux distribution
features Slackware 12 compatibility. This is accomplished by the inclusion of almost all the dependencies needed for the installation of Slackware packages
Puppy_Linux
Distribution of TeX and related software
Debian". Retrieved 19 November 2009. "Index of /slackware/slackware-15.0/slackware/t". mirrors.slackware.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023. "Ubuntu – Details
TeX_Live
Linux distribution
to .sb). Sources: 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
Slax
Operating system based on the Linux kernel
System ANNOUNCE: The Linux Base System "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Release Announcement". Slackware.com. July 16, 1993. Archived from the original
Linux_distribution
Package management system for 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
Slapt-get
List of software distributions using the Linux kernel
management system with emerge or one of the alternative package managers. Slackware is a highly customizable distribution that stresses ease of maintenance
List_of_Linux_distributions
Software for handling software deployment
management. For operating systems based on .deb and .rpm files as well as Slackware Linux, there is CheckInstall, and for recipe-based systems such as Gentoo
Package_manager
Linux distribution
Linux distribution based on Slackware. Salix OS retains full backward compatibility with Slackware. This enables Slackware users to benefit from Salix
Salix_OS
Linux distribution with low resource requirements
original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27. "The Slackware Linux Project: Installation Help". Slackware.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27. "absolute linux downloads
Comparison of lightweight Linux distributions
Comparison_of_lightweight_Linux_distributions
Suite of system components for Linux
August 2018[update], Slackware does not support or use systemd, but Volkerding has not ruled out the possibility of switching to it. Slackware 15, released in
Systemd
Design principle preferring simplicity
"KISS". Don't repeat yourself (DRY) Minimalism Unix philosophy Arch Linux Slackware Linux Chartjunk List of software development philosophies Reduced instruction
KISS_principle
Linux distribution
lightweight Linux distribution that works on older hardware and is based on Slackware Linux. The client is designed for everyday use (internet, multimedia,
Absolute_Linux
American software engineer (born 1966)
20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also
Patrick_Volkerding
Software development philosophy
especially in the Linux community. Patrick Volkerding, the project lead of Slackware Linux, invoked this design principle in a criticism of the systemd architecture
Unix_philosophy
release, October 1994) OS/2 Warp 3.0 Red Hat RISC OS 3.5 Slackware 1.2 Slackware 2.0 Slackware 2.1 SPIN – extensible OS written in Modula-3 Windows NT
Timeline_of_operating_systems
Slackware-based Linux distribution
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
Zenwalk
Linux filesystem
While most Live CD linux distributions used Aufs as of November 2016, Slackware used overlayfs for its live CD. Here is an example of usage of OverlayFS
OverlayFS
Free and open-source FTP server software for UNIX-like systems
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
Vsftpd
Type of computer archive
Windows), .apk (Android) and .ipa (IOS, IPadOS). Arch Linux's Pacman and Slackware use 'tar' archives with generic naming but specific internal structures
Package_format
Family of computer operating systems
Fedora, SUSE Linux Enterprise, openSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Slackware Linux, Arch Linux and Gentoo. A free derivative of BSD Unix, 386BSD, was
Unix
Portable operating system based on the Linux distribution Slackware
Porteus (formerly Slax Remix) is a portable operating system based on Slackware. It does not require installation and can be run from fixed and removable
Porteus_(operating_system)
Mode of operation in computer operating systems
here to a different level which provides the equivalent functionality. Slackware Linux uses runlevel 1 for maintenance, as on other Linux distributions;
Runlevel
Lossless data compression software
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
XZ_Utils
Open-source partition editor
page python-parted package in Ubuntu dapper "PACKAGES.TXT (Slackware-current)". slackware.osuosl.org. Retrieved 2025-12-25. "Complete software list DVD
GNU_Parted
Open-source software library for reading RAW images
distributions such as Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo Linux, openSUSE, Slackware and Ubuntu. Camera Image File Format DevIL Digital Negative List of cameras
LibRaw
Linux distribution
Linux distribution of the Slackware family, developed by Pierre-Aimé and Jacques-Olivier. Despite Platypux being a Slackware derivative, it was built using
Platypux
Commercial Linux distribution
Parted Magic is a commercial Linux distribution based on Slackware that comes with disk partitioning and data recovery tools. It is sold as a Linux-based
Parted_Magic
Free IRC client
Syngress. p. 329. ISBN 9781597496087. "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories". Slackware.com. 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2011-07-09. "SourceForge
BitchX
Linux distribution
(Austrum Latvijas Linukss) is a bootable live CD Linux distribution based on Slackware. It was created and is actively maintained by a group from the Latgale
Austrumi_Linux
Enhanced clone of the vi text editor
GPL-compatible free software license. Elvis is the version of vi that comes with Slackware, Frugalware, and KateOS. Elvis was the pioneering vi clone, widely admired
Elvis_(text_editor)
Linux distribution
considered to be rather buggy by its users. It was soon superseded by Slackware (which started as a cleanup of SLS by Patrick Volkerding) and Yggdrasil
Softlanding_Linux_System
American software publishing company
Bruce. From 1995 onwards, Walnut Creek was also the official publisher of Slackware Linux. Walnut Creek also gained fame for its idgames subdirectory, which
Walnut_Creek_CDROM
Lightweight Unix shell
it. The following is extracted from the ash package information from Slackware v14: ash (Kenneth Almquist's ash shell) A lightweight (92K) Bourne compatible
Almquist_shell
IRC network for peer-directed projects
Foundation, Free Software Foundation Europe, Gentoo Linux, KDE, LineageOS, Slackware, Ubuntu, and the Wikimedia Foundation – moved their channels to Libera
Freenode
flash drive – HDD 2024-12-01 Version: 2024.12.01 Kernel: 6.12.1 AUSTRUMI Slackware less than 100 MB CD – DVD – USB flash drive 2024-04-05 Version: 4.9.3
List of Linux distributions that run from RAM
List_of_Linux_distributions_that_run_from_RAM
Open-source software company
distribution Slackware, which was delivered on 40 floppy disks. The company translated the distribution in cooperation with the Slackware founder Patrick
SUSE_S.A.
Family of archive file formats used by 7-Zip
distributions for packaging, such as Arch, Debian (deb), Fedora (rpm) and Slackware. (The older "lzma" format is less efficient.) On the other hand, tar does
7z
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
Johnson, Dwight. "Report from Comdex—Walnut Creek CDROM, FreeBSD and Slackware". Linux Today. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved
FreeBSD
Linux distribution
on Slackware. It was designed for intermediate users. Its package management system used so called TGZex (.tgz) packages, which unlike Slackware packages
KateOS
American software company
business unit (comprising BSD/OS and the former Walnut Creek FreeBSD and Slackware Linux open source offerings) to Wind River Systems and renamed the remainder
Berkeley_Software_Design
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
as: Debian Armbian Gentoo Ubuntu Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) Slackware INTEGRITY OSE SCIOPTA seL4 Pharos FreeRTOS QNX VxWorks Zephyr Android
ARM_architecture_family
Desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems
Gentoo, Mageia, OpenSUSE, Raspberry Pi OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Slackware, Ubuntu and various other distributions and architectures. It is also
Trinity_Desktop_Environment
Desktop environment for Unix and OpenVMS
ported to: Linux distributions including: Debian Red Hat Enterprise Linux Slackware Linux Ubuntu Arch Linux FreeBSD NetBSD OpenBSD OpenIndiana Solaris 11
Common_Desktop_Environment
Linux distribution
released on May 10, 2011. This version also seen the base OS changed from Slackware to Ubuntu. BackTrack provided users with easy access to a comprehensive
BackTrack
Desktop environment
Freakin' Cool Environment”). — Frequently Asked Questions, Xfce Wiki The Slackware Linux distribution has nicknamed Xfce the "Cholesterol Free Desktop Environment"
Xfce
Mascot of Linux
and rifle Tux sitting with a gamepad Enhanced Tux with a modern look Slackware version of Tux, with pipe A redesigned minimal version Tux in gaucho (Rio
Tux_(mascot)
Title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders
governance". GitHub. Retrieved 2017-10-27. "Stories of Linux: A Look at Slackware Linux". linux.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved
Benevolent_dictator_for_life
Unique identification of incremental software updates
Mozilla's code base. Another example of keeping up with competitors is when Slackware Linux jumped from version 4 to version 7 in 1999. This approach, panned
Software_versioning
Linux distribution
NimbleX is a small Slackware-based Linux distribution optimized to run from a CD, USB drive or a network environment. NimbleX has been praised for how
NimbleX
Open-source software platform for remote configuring and managing computers
CentOS, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Debian, Ubuntu, Scientific Linux, Slackware via SlackBuilds, and Oracle Linux via Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
Ansible_(software)
UNIX system component
was somewhat compatible with System V, while some distributions such as Slackware use BSD-style startup scripts, and other distributions such as Gentoo
Init
Version history of the Linux kernel
process_mrelease() [LWN.net]". LWN.net. Retrieved 11 July 2022. "Slackware 15 Release Announcement". Slackware. Retrieved 4 February 2022. "Release Notes for Unbreakable
Linux_kernel_version_history
Projects involved in bioinformatics software on Linux
SUSE use RPMs, so these packages may also work on these distributions. Slackware is one of the less used Linux distributions. It is popular with those
BioLinux
Free and open-source stacking window manager for the X Window System
bradleythughes/Blackbox@107b761". GitHub. "The Slackware Linux Project: Packages". packages.slackware.com. "Package Blackbox". Fedora Packages. Archived
Blackbox
Linux distributions including Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora, Mandriva, Slackware and Gentoo. The latest version was released in November 2018 and while
LuckyBackup
Database management system
January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2026. "The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Release Notes". www.slackware.com. Archived from the original on 9 August
MariaDB
Free general-purpose operating system
It is the second-oldest Linux distribution still being developed (only Slackware is older) and forms the base of many others. It is deployed across servers
Debian
Software to convert Linux package formats
LSB-compliant .rpm packages, .deb, Stampede (.slp), Solaris (.pkg) and Slackware (.tgz, .txz, .tbz, .tlz) packages. It is also capable of automatically
Alien_(file_converter)
Linux distribution
uni-sb.de" and "susix.jura.uni-sb.de" domains. In 1996, jurix superseded Slackware as a base for SuSE Linux. The name "jurix" was borrowed from the department's
Jurix
Deduplicating backup program
Attic was available from pip and notably part of Debian, Ubuntu, Arch and Slackware. In 2015, Attic was forked as "Borg" to support a "more open, faster paced
Borg_(backup_software)
Computer program for Unix-like operating systems
management systems. After software compilation it can automatically generate a Slackware-, RPM-, or Debian-compatible package that can later be cleanly uninstalled
CheckInstall
used by Zenwalk. Compatible with Slackware package management tools; slapt-get: An APT-like package manager for Slackware; XBPS (X Binary Package System):
List of software package management systems
List_of_software_package_management_systems
Text editor
SLS Niels Horn's blog: Older Slackware versions states that joe was available in Slackware 1.01 (released in 1993). Slackware 1.1.2 archive[permanent dead
Joe's_Own_Editor
Mid-weight family of operating systems
Mandrake ALT Linux PCLinuxOS Mandriva Mageia OpenMandriva Lx ROSA Linux Slackware Austrumi Linux Porteus Salix OS Slax Zenwalk SUSE openSUSE SUSE Linux
MX_Linux
Linux distribution
Linux distribution written from scratch sharing some similarities with Slackware. It has a simple packaging system that allows installing, removing, upgrading
Dragora_GNU/Linux-Libre
Version of the Linux kernel without proprietary code
OpenMandrivaLx, ROSA Fresh) openSUSE Tumbleweed (via OpenBuildService) Slackware Free and open-source software portal Linux portal GNU Hurd, an operating
Linux-libre
Community-supported Linux distribution
Version Date of issue End of support Linux kernel version S.u.S.E. Linux (Slackware-based) 4/94 1994-03-29 ? 1.0 7/94 1994–07 ? 1.0.9 11/94 1994–11 ? 1.1
OpenSUSE
Bootloader suite for Linux operating system
Wiley. ISBN 9781119556039. OCLC 1066596041. Murphy, Mike (4 April 2017a). Slackware Linux: Syslinux Bootloader. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
SYSLINUX
Linux operating system
Mandrake ALT Linux PCLinuxOS Mandriva Mageia OpenMandriva Lx ROSA Linux Slackware Austrumi Linux Porteus Salix OS Slax Zenwalk SUSE openSUSE SUSE Linux
Knoppix
– An Amnesic OS based on anonymity and Tor Slax – (formerly based on Slackware) modular and very easy to remaster Webconverger – Kiosk software that
List_of_live_CDs
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
Dropline_GNOME
Linux-based operating system for network-attached storage
support for CPU pinning, SSD optimization, and more. Unraid is based on Slackware Linux. Supported file systems: XFS, Btrfs, ZFS and EXT2 ,EXT3, EXT4, NTFS
Unraid
2009 compact plug computer
so. Stuart Winter has a working Slackware port. This is the official port of Slackware version 13.1 to ARM. Slackware for ARM now officially supports
SheevaPlug
Software to automate the Linux boot process
OpenRC (Gentoo) busybox (Alpine Linux) runit (Void Linux) sysVinit (CRUX, Slackware, Devuan, MX Linux) Dracut can be used for live media generation. It has
Dracut_(software)
Release of the Slackware Linux distribution
the Slackware Linux distribution that was designed to be lightweight and portable. It was distributed in a ZIP archive along with the Slackware release
ZipSlack
Display system intended to replace X11
"Slackware ChangeLogs". Slackware Linux. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020. "The Wait is Over! Slackware 15
Wayland_(protocol)
Unix software
uwm Uwm running in Slackware Linux with several windows open. Original authors Mike Gancarz, Bob Scheifler Release 1985 Written in C Operating system
Ultrix_Window_Manager
Linux distribution
are familiar with command-line operations. Early versions were based on Slackware, but it later became an independently developed distribution. Frugalware
Frugalware_Linux
Linux distribution
abbreviated VL, was a Linux distribution for the x86 platform based on the Slackware Linux distribution, originally developed by Canadian developers Robert
VectorLinux
Usage of Linux operating system on IBM mainframes
distributions include Debian (upstream for Ubuntu), Fedora (upstream for RHEL), Slackware, CentOS Stream, Alpine Linux and Gentoo. Nearly every free or open-source
Linux_on_IBM_Z
Manjaro, Fedora, openSUSE, antiX, NixOS, Kali, Alpine, Tails, Mageia, Slackware, Gentoo, BlackArch, among others (List of Linux distributions). LineageOS
List of free and open-source software packages
List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages
Script written for an operating system shell
Dynamic Interface), A old version of BASH for Debian 1.3 and before, Slackware, and some Void. Fish shell (fish), Although the maintainers don't swear
Shell_script
Open source virtual drive software
and growisofs. It is available in Arch Linux (in AUR), Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, and Fedora Linux. Mount automatically ISO, BIN, MDF, and NRG without
AcetoneISO
Linux distribution
TopologiLinux is that it does not require any partitioning. It is based on Slackware and Cooperative Linux (coLinux). TopologiLinux has been chosen as one
TopologiLinux
Networking application for Linux
from the original on 2025-09-20. Retrieved 2025-09-20. Removed during Slackware 15.0 development cycle, achieved in 2022. Slackware packages lists v t e
Wicd
Linux distribution
install cd I became aware that Kwort is based on Slackware. They use a slightly simplified Slackware installer. Basically, only the target partition is
Kwort_Linux
Open source email client
Linux distributions, including Arch Linux, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Slackware and Ubuntu, as well as for FreeBSD. Free and open-source software portal
Balsa_(email_client)
Video editing software
Linux distributions (including Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, Gentoo, Slackware, Arch Linux, Mandriva and Mageia). There are also ports for BSD, and it
LiVES
Figurehead of the Church of the SubGenius
picture of "Bob" is also used in one of the earliest Linux distributions, Slackware, created by Patrick Volkerding, a member of the Church. In 2012, a member
J._R._"Bob"_Dobbs
Topics referred to by the same term
gastroenterology products 8648 Salix, a main-belt asteroid Salix OS, a Slackware-based Linux distribution Salix Homes, a housing association based in Salford
Salix_(disambiguation)
Open-source implementation of ZFS file system
root". Slackware ZFS root. SlackWiki.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014. "ZFS root (builtin)". Slackware ZFS root
OpenZFS
Topics referred to by the same term
Slackness (Jamaican music), a crude or bawdy subgenre of dancehall music Slackware, a Linux distribution All pages with titles beginning with Slack All pages
Slack
Computer algebra system
and for the Nintendo DS under DSLinux and stand-alone. Fedora Linux, Slackware, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo Linux, and all of the main BSD Unix distributions
Mathomatic
Authorized cyberattack for testing purposes
Parrot Security OS based on Debian Pentoo based on Gentoo WHAX based on Slackware Many other specialized operating systems facilitate penetration testing—each
Penetration_test
Text-mode IRC client
systems, and binaries and packages are available for Gentoo Linux, Debian, Slackware, SUSE (openSUSE), Frugalware, Fedora, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly
Irssi
KDE's package manager frontend. It supported BSD, Debian, Gentoo, RPM and Slackware packages. It provided a GUI for the management and upgrade of existing
KPackage
News aggregator for text terminals
from pre-built binary packages on Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, FreeBSD, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Mandriva, PLD Linux, and OS X through the
Newsbeuter
Lightweight systemd free Linux distribution
Mandrake ALT Linux PCLinuxOS Mandriva Mageia OpenMandriva Lx ROSA Linux Slackware Austrumi Linux Porteus Salix OS Slax Zenwalk SUSE openSUSE SUSE Linux
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Girl/Female
Indian
Faithful.
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Savior; Diminutive of Salvador
Girl/Female
Muslim
Delicate.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Someone who has Happiness
Girl/Female
Muslim
Virtue
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Stephanos, ISTVÃN means "crown."
Biblical
iniquity;
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
One of the Forms of Goddess Kali; Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Clever
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Riverbank Enclosure
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