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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • group of developers who once maintained a Linux distribution based on Slackware. All of the source code for xz and liblzma has been released into the...
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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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    3 Dartmouth), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (from SLES 12), Slackware Linux (from Slackware 14.1), OpenBSD (from 5.7), and FreeBSD. The MariaDB Foundation...
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  • 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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    was somewhat compatible with System V, while some distributions such as Slackware use BSD-style startup scripts, and others such as Gentoo have their own...
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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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    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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    Porteus (operating system) (category 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...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    support for CPU pinning, SSD optimization, and more. Unraid is based on Slackware Linux. Supported filesystems: XFS, Btrfs, ZFS and ReiserFS. ReiserFS is...
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  • distribution, releasing a newer version as Slackware. In 1994, with help from Patrick Volkerding, Slackware scripts were translated into German, which...
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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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  • 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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    needed to run Slackware Linux on an ARM or i386 system. (Whereas the majority of Linux systems boot into a graphical user interface, Slackware's default user...
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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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