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> I use Slackware at home. Slackware was my first distro decades ago, and I have lots of fond memories learning Linux with it. How is it these days? What makes

• systems_glitch 3y ago
  Not OP, but: stable, with up-to-date packages. Configuration and maintenance does not change drastically between versions (there's a paper manual, it's on its second revision). I can be heads-down on something for months and not run updates, and then run them and they apply fine and don't hose anything. Long support for releases, both officially and on slackbuids.org
  • jmclnx 3y ago
    Plus, IIRC, Slackware may provide custom support for unsupported releases for a fee. >If for some reason you are unable to upgrade or handle your own security patches, limited security support may be available for a fee. From https://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-11.0/ChangeLog.txt https://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-11.0/ChangeLog.txt
• 2b3a51 3y ago
  From my end user perspective Slackware 15.0 works fine - up to date(ish) packages with what might be described as 'conservative' (old school) administration. For server use it might be best to have a look at the Slackware forum... https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/ https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/ and perhaps post a few questions once you have evaluated the basic OS. Build scripts for software outside of base is at http://slackbuilds.org/ http://slackbuilds.org/ There are various third party scripts for automating installation for software outside of the base.