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What is Slackware Linux? The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table. Originally developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991, the
UNIX®-like Linux operating system now benefits from the
contributions of millions of users and developers around the
world. Slackware Linux provides new and experienced users
alike with a fully-featured system, equipped to serve in any
capacity from desktop workstation to machine-room server.
Web, ftp, and email servers are ready to go out of the box,
as are a wide selection of popular desktop environments. A
full range of development tools, editors, and current libraries
is included for users who wish to develop or compile additional
software. The Slackware Philosophy Since its first release in April of 1993, the Slackware
Linux Project has aimed at producing the most "UNIX-like"
Linux distribution out there. Slackware complies with the
published Linux standards, such as the Linux File System Standard.
We have always considered simplicity and stability paramount,
and as a result Slackware has become one of the most popular,
stable, and friendly distributions available. Slackware Overview Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system.i It's currently based around the 2.4 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.3.1 (libc6). It contains an easy to use installation program, extensive online documentation, and a menu-driven package system. A full installation gives you the X Windows System, C/C++ development environments, Perl, networking utilities, a mail server, a news server, a web server, an ftp server, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, Netscape Communicator, plus many more programs. Slackware Linux can run on 386 systems all the way up to the latest x86 machines (but uses -mcpu=i686 optimization for best performance on i686-class machines like the P3, P4, and Duron/Athlon).
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