Links to Slackware Pages
An Index of Slackware, Linux and UNIX Web Sites
This list of Slackware links is by no means all inclusive. Slackware being the oldest surviving Linux distro the number of web pages dedicated to Slackware is immense, to say the least.
About Slackware
The De Facto credo of Slackware is KISS, Keep It Simple Stupid.
ALL configuration files are plain text files that can be eddited manualy.
Slackware always uses a plain vanilla Kernel, never pached.
Slackware has a policy of incorporating only stable releases of
applications, standing mainly for design stability and aims to be the
most UNIX-like Linux distribution. Doug McIlroy summarized the UNIX
philosophy in three simple rules:
- Write programs that do one thing and do it well.
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Write programs to work together.
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Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface.
Slackware Linux does not have a complex package manager like RPM or dpkg. Packages are normal tgz (tar/gzip) files, often with an additional installation script and a package description file. For novice users tgz is much more powerful than RPM, and avoids dependency problems.
Slackware uses BSD style init scripts, while most other Linux distros use System V style init scripts. Basically, with System V style each runlevel is given a subdirectory for init scripts, whereas BSD style gives a single init script to each runlevel. BSD style advocates say that it is better because with this system it is much easier to find, read, edit, and maintain the scripts. System V advocates say that the System V structure for the scripts makes them more powerful and flexible.
It is worth noting that System V init compatibility has been incorporated into Slackware, starting with version 7.0.
The way I put it is that Slackare is lean, mean and to built to stay that way.
DistroWatch.com: Slackware Linux
The Slackware Home Page
Slackware is the oldest, and most UNIX-like, distribution still being maintained. It was created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. It has a policy of incorporating only stable releases of applications, standing mainly for design stability and simplicity.
Slackware's founder and project coordinator Patrick Volkerding. Here is an Interview with Patrick Volkerding in the Linux Journal all the way back in January of 1994.Slackware Documentation
The Revised Slackware Book Project
Getting Slackware
The Slackware Linux Project - Get Slack Page.
Installing Slackware
Slackware Linux CD-ROM Installation HOWTO by Patrick Volkerding v12.0, 2007-06-14 - Plain text file - HTML format.
Softpedia - How to Install Slackware 12.0
Slackware Linux Basics - Chapter 5. Installing Slackware Linux
Configure Slackware
Dugan Chen - How To Properly Set Up Slackware Linux
Slackware Tips & Tricks by Jack S. Lai - Single page Version - Online Version
Configure Slackware
Dugan Chen - How To Properly Set Up Slackware Linux
Slackware Tips & Tricks by Jack S. Lai - Single page Version - Online Version
