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Slackware Linux

Last Update: Thursday 2 September 2010 16:21 GMT




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.


Slackware Summary
Distribution The Slackware Linux Project
Home Page http://www.slackware.com/
Mailing Lists http://www.slackware.com/lists/
http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/slackware (unofficial)
User Forums Slackware HelpLinuxQuestions.orgForum Slackware (Polish) • SlackBR (Portuguese)
Documentation The Revised Slackware Book ProjectSlackware Basics
Screenshots The Coding Studio
Download Mirrors http://www.slackware.com/getslack/
http://alphageek.dyndns.org/linux/slackware-mirrors.shtml (unofficial)
Bug Tracker --
Related Web Sites SlackFind.netLinuxPackagesSlackBuildsrworkman's Slackware PackagesAlien's Slackware PackagesSbopkgSlackbookGNOME SlackBuildGWAREDropline GNOMEWikipediaFreshmeatSlackware BrazilSlackware ChileSlackware ChinaSlackware CroatiaSlackware Czech RepublicSlackware FranceSlackware GermanySlackware HungarySlackware IranSlackware ItalySlackware ItalySlackware ItalySlackware PolandSlackware RussiaSlackware SerbiaSlackware SwedenSlackware TurkeySlackware Uzbekistan
Reviews 13.1: Robby Pedrica's Tech BlogLinux JournalOpen Your Mind (Romanian) • 13.0: It's A Binary WorldDistroWatchFRLinux (French) • LWNRobby Pedrica's Tech BlogTechieMoe
12.x: FRLinux (French) • Eccelinux (Italian) • It's A Binary WorldLinux.comTechieMoeRobby Pedrica's Tech BlogFRLinux (French) • O'Reilly NewsLinux.comTechieMoeLinuxoid (Russian) • FRLinux (French) • Linux.comTuxmachinesLinMagazine (Hebrew)
11.x: FRLinux (French) • Linux.orgBlogspotLinux.com
10.x: FRLinux (French) • LWNTuxmachinesFRLinux.net (French) • OSNewsLWNOSNewsFRLinux.net (French)
9.x: OfBOSNewsFRLinux.net (French) • OSNewsOSNews
8.x: DistroWatchkuro5hin
Where To Buy LinuxCD.orgOSDisc.com (sponsored links)

Recent Related News
 • 2010-05-24: Distribution Release: Slackware Linux 13.1
 • 2010-05-19: Development Release: Slackware Linux 13.1 RC2
 • 2010-05-15: Development Release: Slackware Linux 13.1 RC1
 • 2010-05-06: Development Release: Slackware Linux 13.1 Beta 1
 • 2009-08-28: Distribution Release: Slackware Linux 13.0
 • 2009-08-06: Development Release: Slackware Linux 13.0 RC2

 • More Slackware news...
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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'libgnome' and 'nautilus' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as "apache", while apache 2.x is referred to as "httpd".
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature current 13.1 13.0 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.0 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.1 9.0 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.2.0 2.0.1 1.1.2 Feature
Release Date 2010/09/02 2010/05/24 2009/08/28 2008/12/11 2008/05/02 2007/07/02 2006/10/02 2005/09/14 2005/02/07 2004/06/23 2003/09/26 2003/03/18 2002/06/18 2001/07/01 2000/06/22 1999/10/25 1999/05/17 1999/05/10 1998/10/28 1998/06/09 1997/10/14 1997/07/11 1997/04/20 1996/07/24 1995/08/24 1995/05/24 1995/03/30 1994/09/23 1994/02/15 Release Date
Price (US$) -- 50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40                             Price (US$)
CDs -- 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1                             CDs
Free Download TGZ TGZ TGZ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE KDE                               Default Desktop
Package Management TXZ TXZ TXZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ Package Management
Office Suite KOffice KOffice KOffice KOffice KOffice KOffice KOffice KOffice GNOME Office, KOffice GNOME Office, KOffice GNOME Office, KOffice KOffice KOffice KOffice -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture i486, x86_64 i486, x86_64 i486, x86_64 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486, s/390 i486 i386 Alpha, i386, SPARC Alpha, i386, SPARC                               Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS                                 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Package current 13.1 13.0 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.0 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.1 9.0 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.2.0 2.0.1 1.1.2 Package
abiword (2.8.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.9 2.0.12 2.0.6 2.0.0 1.0.4 1.0.2 0.7.14-2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (2.8.6)
alsa-lib (1.0.23) 1.0.23 1.0.23 1.0.18 1.0.17a 1.0.15 1.0.14a 1.0.11 1.0.9 1.0.8 1.0.5 0.9.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- alsa-lib (1.0.23)
amarok (2.3.1) 2.3.1 2.3.0 2.1.1 1.4.10 1.4.9.1 1.4.6 1.4.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amarok (2.3.1)
ati-driver (8.762) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.762)
bash (4.1) 4.1 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05a 2.05 2.04 2.03 1.14.7 1.14.7 1.14.7 1.14.7 1.14.7 1.14.7 1.14.7 1.14.6 1.14.5 1.14.4 1.14.3 bash (4.1)
bind (9.7.1-P2) 9.7.1-P2 9.4.3-P4 9.4.3-P3 9.4.2-P2 9.4.2 9.4.1 9.3.2-P1 9.3.1 9.3.0 9.2.3 9.2.2-P3 9.2.2 9.2.1 9.1.2 8.2.2-P5 8.2.2 8.1.2-REL 8.1.2-REL 8.1.2-REL 8.1.2-REL 8.1.2-T3B 4.9.5-P1 4.9.5-P1 4.9.3beta26 4.9.3beta9 4.9.3beta9 4.9.3beta9 bind (9.7.1-P2)
chromium (r57968) --                                                         chromium (r57968)
compiz (0.8.6) 0.8.6 0.8.6 0.7.8 0.7.8 0.7.4 0.5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- compiz (0.8.6)
cups (1.4.4) 1.4.4 1.4.3 1.3.11 1.3.9 1.3.7 1.2.11 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cups (1.4.4)
db (5.0.26) 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 4.4.20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- db (5.0.26)
dhcp (4.2.0) 4.1.1 4.1.1 3.1.2p1 3.0.6 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.4 3.0.3 3.0.1 3.0pl2 3.0pl2 3.0pl2 3.0pl1 2.0pl5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.2.0)
emacs (23.2) 23.2 23.2 22.3 22.3 22.2 21.4a 21.4a 21.4a 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.2 21.2 20.7 20.7 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.2 19.34 19.34 19.34 19.31 19.29 19.28 19.28 emacs (23.2)
firefox (3.6.8) 3.6.8 3.6.3 3.5.2 3.0.4 2.0.0.14 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.7 1.0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (3.6.8)
freetype (2.4.2) 2.3.12 2.3.12 2.3.9 2.3.7 2.3.5 2.3.4 2.1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- freetype (2.4.2)
gcc (4.5.1) 4.4.4 4.4.4 4.3.3 4.2.4 4.2.3 4.1.2 3.4.6 3.3.6 3.3.4 3.3.4 3.2.3 3.2.2 2.95.3 2.95.3 -- -- 2.7.2.3 2.7.2.3 2.7.2.3 -- 2.7.2.3 2.7.2.2 2.7.2.1 2.7.2 2.7.0 2.6.3 2.6.3 gcc (4.5.1)
gimp (2.6.10) 2.6.10 2.6.8 2.6.6 2.4.7 2.4.5 2.2.15 2.2.13 2.2.8 2.2.3 2.0.2 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 1.2.1 1.0.4 1.0.4 1.0.4 1.0.4 1.0.2 0.99.23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.6.10)
glibc (2.12.1) 2.11.1 2.11.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.3.6 2.3.5 2.3.4 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.1 2.2.5 2.2.3 2.1.3 2.1.2 2.0.7pre6 2.0.7pre6 2.0.7pre6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- glibc (2.12.1)
gnucash (2.2.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.2.9)
gnumeric (1.10.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.13 1.2.12 1.2.0 1.1.16 1.0.7 0.65 0.54 0.38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.10.9)
grub (1.98) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- grub (1.98)
gtk+ (2.20.1) 2.18.9 2.18.9 2.14.7 2.12.12 2.12.9 2.10.13 2.8.20 2.6.10 2.6.1 2.4.3 2.2.4 2.2.1 1.2.10 1.2.10 1.2.8 1.2.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gtk+ (2.20.1)
hal (0.5.14) 0.5.14 0.5.14 0.5.11 0.5.11 0.5.10 0.5.9.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- hal (0.5.14)
httpd (2.2.16) 2.2.16 2.2.15 2.2.13 2.2.10 2.2.8 2.2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.2.16)
inkscape (0.48) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.48)
jre (6u21) 6u21 6u20 6u16 6u11 6u6 6u1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- jre (6u21)
k3b (2.0.1) 2.0.0 1.91.0 svn 1.0.5 1.0.4 1.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (2.0.1)
Package current 13.1 13.0 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.0 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.1 9.0 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.0 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.2.0 2.0.1 1.1.2 Package
kdebase (4.5.1) 4.4.5 4.4.3 4.2.4 3.5.10 3.5.9 3.5.7 3.5.4 3.4.2 3.3.2 3.2.3 3.1.4 3.1 3.0.1 2.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.1 1.1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kdebase (4.5.1)
libgnome (2.30.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.6.1.1 2.6.1.1 2.4.0 2.2.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libgnome (2.30.0)
linux (2.6.35.4) 2.6.33.4 2.6.33.4 2.6.29.6 2.6.27.7 2.6.24.5 2.6.21.5 2.4.33.3 2.4.31 2.4.29 2.4.26 2.4.22 2.4.20 2.4.18 2.2.19 2.2.16 2.2.13 2.2.6 2.0.37pre10 2.0.35 2.0.34 2.0.30 2.0.30 2.0.29 2.0.0 1.2.13 1.2.8 1.2.1 linux (2.6.35.4)
module-init-tools (3.12) 3.11.1 3.11.1 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 0.9.14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- module-init-tools (3.12)
mono (2.6.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mono (2.6.7)
mysql (5.1.50) 5.1.46 5.1.46 5.0.84 5.0.67 5.0.51b 5.0.37 5.0.24a 4.1.14 4.0.23a 4.0.20 4.0.15a 3.23.56 3.23.51 3.23.39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.1.50)
nautilus (2.30.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.4.0 2.2.2 1.0.6 1.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (2.30.1)
NVIDIA (256.53) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (256.53)
OpenOffice.org (3.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OpenOffice.org (3.2.1)
openssh (5.6p1) 5.5p1 5.5p1 5.2p1 5.1p1 5.0p1 4.6p1 4.4p1 4.2p1 3.9p1 3.8.1p1 3.7.1p2 3.5p1 3.2.3p1 2.9p1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openssh (5.6p1)
openssl (1.0.0a) 0.9.8n 0.9.8n 0.9.8k 0.9.8i 0.9.8g 0.9.8e 0.9.8d 0.9.7g 0.9.7e 0.9.7d 0.9.7b 0.9.7a 0.9.6d 0.9.6a -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openssl (1.0.0a)
perl (5.12.1) 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.7 5.8.6 5.8.4 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.6.1 5.6.1 5.6.0 5.5.3 5.5.3 5.5.3 5.5.2 5.4.4 5.4.3 5.4.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.0pl36 4.0pl36 perl (5.12.1)
php (5.3.3) 5.2.14 5.2.13 5.2.10 5.2.8 5.2.5 5.2.3 4.4.4 4.4.0 4.3.10 4.3.7 4.3.3 4.3.1 4.2.1 4.0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.3.3)
pidgin (2.7.3) 2.7.3 2.7.0 2.5.9 2.5.2 2.4.1 2.0.2 1.5.0 1.5.0 1.1.2 0.78 0.68 0.60cvs 0.58 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- pidgin (2.7.3)
postfix (2.7.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.7.1)
postgresql (8.4.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (8.4.4)
Python (3.1.2) 2.6.4 2.6.4 2.6.2 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.1 2.4.3 2.4.1 2.4 2.3.4 2.3.1 2.2.2 2.2.1 2.0.1 1.5.2 1.5.2 1.5.1 1.5.1 1.5.1 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Python (3.1.2)
qt-x11 (4.6.3) 4.6.3-ef2e850 4.6.2 svn 3.3.8b 3.3.8b 3.3.8 3.3.6 3.3.4 3.3.3 3.3.2 3.2.1 3.1.2 3.0.4 2.3.1 1.45 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.41 1.41 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt-x11 (4.6.3)
samba (3.5.4) 3.5.4 3.5.2 3.2.13 3.2.5 3.0.28a 3.0.25b 3.0.23c 3.0.20 3.0.10 3.0.4 2.2.8a 2.2.8 2.2.4 2.2.0a 2.0.7 2.0.5a 2.0.3 2.0.3 1.9.18p10 1.9.18p7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- samba (3.5.4)
sendmail (8.14.4) 8.14.4 8.14.4 8.14.3 8.14.3 8.14.2 8.14.1 8.13.8 8.13.4 8.13.3 8.12.11 8.12.10 8.12.8 8.12.4 8.11.4 8.10.2 8.9.3 8.9.3 8.9.3 8.9.1 8.9.0 8.9.0 8.8.7 8.8.5 8.7.5 8.6.12 8.6.12 8.6.11 sendmail (8.14.4)
thunderbird (3.1.2) 3.1.2 3.0.4 2.0.0.23 2.0.0.18 2.0.0.12 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.7 1.0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (3.1.2)
udev (161) 153 153 141 135 118 111 097 064 050 026 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- udev (161)
vim (7.3) 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 vim (7.3)
xfce (4.6.2) 4.6.1 4.6.1 4.6.1 4.4.3 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.2.3.2 4.2.2 4.2.0 4.0.5 3.99.4 3.8.18 3.8.16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfce (4.6.2)
xine-lib (1.1.19) 1.1.17 1.1.17 1.1.16.3 1.1.15 1.1.11.1 1.1.7 1.1.2 1.0.2 1.0 1-rc4a 1-rc0a -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xine-lib (1.1.19)
xorg-server (1.9.0) 1.7.7 1.7.7 1.6.3 1.4.2 1.4.0.90 1.3.0.0 (6.9.0) (6.8.2) (6.8.1) (6.7.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (1.9.0)

Previous Releases:
2.0 - 2 July 1994
1.1.2 - 15 February 1994
1.1.0 - 5 November 1993
1.0.4 - 1 October 1993
1.0.3 - 15 September 1993
1.0.2 - 5 September 1993
1.0.1 - 4 August 1993
1.0 - 17 July 1993


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