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Slackware is the oldest LinuxDistribution still around. The philosophy it follows is that the SysAdmin knows what they're doing and doesn't need handholding. It aims to be as close to [Unix] as possible while complying with the published Linux standards. That may result in some legwork when setting up a system, but the installation is just about unbreakable. Anyone with rudimentary [Linux] knowledge should be able to install [Slackware] without any trouble. The [Package] format is as simple as it gets - plain old [TarBall]s of the files to install, plus an installation script. [Slackware] itself offers only rudimentary [PackageManagementTool]s that mainly aid upgrading or uninstalling. However, a variety of third party [PackageManagementTool]s that include dependency resolution now exist, several of which are endorsed by [Slackware]. Installation of software not included in the current or latest version of the distribution usually means compiling from source, though a third party package repository exists at [Linuxpackages.net | http://linuxpackages.net]. You definitely want to have a look at [checkinstall | http://freshmeat.net/projects/checkinstall/], a thiry party utility which monitors __make install__ (or any other installation process) and assembles the copied files into a package, making later removal sane and simple. The current version of the distribution is 10.0. It comes on two CDs chock full of goodies. The second contains mainly [KDE] and [GNOME], all the rest is on the first disc. See also * [The Slackware Linux Project|http://www.slackware.com] * [Slackware Linux Essentials - The Official Guide To Slackware Linux|http://www.slackware.com/book/] * [Linuxpackages.net | http://linuxpackages.net] third party package repository * [Whats so good about Slackware? | http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/18393] -- !LinuxQuestions thread with advocacy from users ---- Part of CategoryDistribution
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