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DistroWatch.com: Slackware Linux

Slackware Linux

Last Update: 2025-05-18 17:20 UTC

OS Type: Linux
Based on: Independent
Origin: USA
Architecture: arm, i586, s390, x86_64
Desktop: Blackbox, Fluxbox, FVWM, KDE, WMaker, Xfce
Category: Desktop, Server
Status: Active
Popularity: 40 (244 hits per day)

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.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 39 (231), 6 months: 40 (244), 3 months: 46 (245), 4 weeks: 56 (246), 1 week: 50 (239)

Average visitor rating: 9.09/10 from 125 review(s).

Slackware Summary
Distribution	The Slackware Linux Project
Home Page	http://www.slackware.com/
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To compare the software in this project to the software available in other distributions, please see our Compare Packages page.

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 "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.

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Feature	current	15.0	14.2	14.1	14.0	13.37	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	Feature
Release Date	2025-05-18	2022-02-03	2016-07-01	2013-11-07	2012-09-28	2011-04-28	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	1994-09-24	Release Date
End Of Life																																		End Of Life
Price (US$)	--	--	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40														Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)		3700-3800	30-2400																															Image Size (MB)
Free Download	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	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	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	KDE	KDE	KDE	KDE	KDE															Default Desktop
Package Management	TXZ	TXZ	TXZ	TXZ	TXZ	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	Package Management
Release Model	Rolling	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Release Model
Office Suite	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	Calligra	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice	GNOME Office, KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	KOffice	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Office Suite
Processor Architecture	arm, i486, x86_64	arm, i486, x86_64	arm, i486, x86_64	arm, i486, x86_64	i486, x86_64	i486, x86_64	i486, x86_64	i486, x86_64	i486	i486	i486	i486	i486	i486	i486, s390	i486	i386	alpha, i386, sparc	alpha, i386, SPARC															Processor Architecture
Init Software	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	SysV	Init Software
Journaled File Systems	Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS	Btrfs, 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
Full Package List	current	15.0	14.2	14.1	14.0	13.37	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		2.3	2.2.0	2.0.1	Full Package List

Full Package List: Slackware Linux 3.3
Number of packages: 302 (download as TXT) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • apache_1.0_psdocs.tar.gz • apache_1.2.0.tar.gz • apmd-2.4.tar.gz • apple2-v002.tar.gz • aps-49.tar.gz • arena-beta-2b-src.tar.gz • arpd-1.0.2.tar.gz • ash-linux-0.2.tar.gz • at-2.9b.tar.gz • autoconf-2.12.tar.gz • banners.tar.gz • bash-1.14.7.tar.gz • bash-2.01.tar.gz • bash-doc-2.01.tar.gz • bc-1.04.tar.gz • biff+comsat-0.10.tar.gz • bin86-0.4.tar.gz • bind-4.9.5-P1.tar.gz • binutils-2.8.1.0.1.tar.gz • bison-1.25.tar.gz • bootp-DD2.4.3.tar.gz • bpe.tar.gz • bsd-finger-0.10.tar.gz • bsd-games.src-1.3.tar.gz • BusLogic-2.0.7-beta.tar.gz • bwnfsd.tar.gz • byacc.tar.gz • c-news.tar.gz • clock-1.6.tar.gz • color-xterm-x11r6.tar.gz • compress.tar.gz • cpio-2.4.2.tar.gz • cpm-0.2.tar.gz • cpm.tar.gz • curses-1.0.0.tar.gz • db-1.85.4-bin-ELF.tar.gz • db-1.85.4-src.tar.gz • dcron22.tar.gz • deliver4slackware.tar.gz • dialog-0.6c.tar.gz • dialog-0.6z.tar.gz • diffutils-2.7.tar.gz • dip337o-uri.tar.gz • dosfsck.1.tar.gz • e2fsprogs-1.10.tar.gz • ed-0.2.tar.gz • elm2.4.tar.gz • elvis-1.8pl3.tar.gz • emacs-19.34b.tar.gz • emacspeak-dt-0.15.tar.gz • f2c.tar.gz • fdutils-5.2.tar.gz • fetchmail-4.1.1.tar.gz • file-3.22.tar.gz • fileutils-3.12.tar.gz • findutils-4.1.tar.gz • flex-2.5.4.tar.gz • fvwm-1.23b-core.tar.gz • fvwm-1.23b-icons.tar.gz • fvwm-1.23b-modules.tar.gz • fvwm95-2.0.41f.tar.gz • fwhois-1.00.tar.gz • g77-0.5.20.tar.gz • gawk-3.0.3-doc.tar.gz • gawk-3.0.3.tar.gz • gcc-2.7.2.2.tar.gz • gcc-2.7.man.tar.gz • gcl-2.2.2.tar.gz • gdb-4.16-testsuite.tar.gz • gdb-4.16.tar.gz • gdbm-1.7.3-ELF.tar.gz • gdbm-1.7.3.tar.gz • gencat.tar.gz • getty_ps-2.0.7i.tar.gz • ghostscript-3.33.tar.gz • ghostscript-3.33jpeg.tar.gz • ghostscript-fonts-other-3.33.tar.gz • ghostscript-fonts-std-3.33.tar.gz • ghostview-1.5.tar.gz • glibc-2.0.4.tar.gz • glibc-linuxthreads-2.0.4.tar.gz • gnat-3.09-src.tar.gz • gnuchess-4.0.pl77.tar.gz • gnuplot-3.5.tar.gz • gpm-1.10.tar.gz • grep-2.0.tar.gz • groff-1.11a.tar.gz • gs-svgalib-3.33.tar.gz • gzip-1.2.4.tar.gz • hdparm-3.3.tar.gz • ibcs-2.0.970513.tar.gz • icmpinfo-1.10.tar.gz • indent-1.9.1.tar.gz • inn-1.5.1.tar.gz • inn-1.5.1sec2.tar.gz • ipfwadm-2.0.tar.gz • ipfwadm-2.3.0.tar.gz • ircII2.3.17+tv1.1.tar.gz • ispell-3.1.20.tar.gz • jaztool-1.0.tar.gz • jed097-14.tar.gz • joe2.8.tar.gz • jove4.14.10.tar.gz • jpegsrc.v6a.tar.gz • kbd-0.94.tar.gz • koules1.3-src.tar.gz • ld.so-1.9.5.tar.gz • less-332.tar.gz • lha-1.00.tar.gz • libc-4.7.6.tar.gz • libc-5.4.33.bin.tar.gz • libc-5.4.33.tar.gz • libc_s-951222.tar.gz • libf2c-0.11.tar.gz • libg++-2.7.2.tar.gz • libgr-2.0.12.tar.gz • libnsl-960201.tar.gz • libXpm-3.4c.tar.gz • lilo-20.tar.gz • lilo.19.tar.gz • linux-0.01.tar.gz • linux-2.0.30.tar.gz • linux-2.1.44.tar.gz • linux-ftpd-0.10.tar.gz • linux-lizards-1.4.tar.gz • linux_pcnfsd2.tar.gz • LPRng-3.1.3.tar.gz • lpr_5.9-13.tar.gz • lrzsz-0.12a.tar.gz • Lsox-linux.tar.gz • lynx2-6.tar.gz • m4-1.4.tar.gz • mailx-5.5.tar.gz • make-3.74.tar.gz • MAKEDEV-2.2.tar.gz • MAKEDEV-C-1.5.tar.gz • makewhatis.tar.gz • man-1.4i.tar.gz • man-pages-1.16.tar.gz • maze.tar.gz • mbase50.tar.gz • mbase51.tar.gz • mc-4.0.tar.gz • meminfo.tar.gz • mini-inews.tar.gz • minicom-1.75.tar.gz • mirror-2.8.f3.tar.gz • mkdosfs-0.2.tar.gz • modules-2.0.0.tar.gz • modutils-2.1.34.tar.gz • mount-2.7f.tar.gz • mpeg-linux.bin.tar.gz • mpeg-play.tar.gz • mt-st-0.4.tar.gz • mtools-3.7.tar.gz • mun-ruptime-0.8.tar.gz • ncftp-2.4.2.tar.gz • ncurses-1.9.9e.tar.gz • net-tools-1.421.tar.gz • netdate.tar.gz • netkit-base-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-bootparamd-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-ftp-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-ntalk-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-routed-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-rsh-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-rusers-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-rwall-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-rwho-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-telnet-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-tftp-0.10.tar.gz • netkit-timed-0.10.tar.gz • netpipes.3.1.tar.gz • netwrite-0.10.tar.gz • nfs-server-2.2beta29.tar.gz • nls.tar.gz • nn-6.4.18.tar.gz • nntp-1.5.12.1.tar.gz • nvi.1.34.tar.gz • olvwm4-truecolor.tar.gz • p2c-1.20.tar.gz • patch-2.1b.tar.gz • patch-2.3.tar.gz • pcmcia-cs-2.9.2.tar.gz • pcmcia-cs-2.9.6.tar.gz • pdksh-5.2.3.tar.gz • perl5.004_03.tar.gz • pidentd-2.7b3.tar.gz • pine3.96.tar.gz • pmake.v1.0.tar.gz • pop3d-1.005h.tar.gz • portmap_5beta.tar.gz • ppp-2.1.2b.tar.gz • ppp-2.2.0f.tar.gz • procmail-3.10-2.tar.gz • procps-1.01.tar.gz • protlib-960201.tar.gz • quota-1.51.tar.gz • rcs-5.7.tar.gz • rdist-6.1.0-linuxpl2.tar.gz • readline-2.1.tar.gz • ruptime-570.tar.gz • rxvt-2.03.tar.gz • rxvt-2.08.tar.gz • samba-1.9.17p2.tar.gz • sast1.5-snd+gfx.tar.gz • sast1.5-src.tar.gz • sc621.linux.tar.gz • sco-libs-940731.tar.gz • screen-3.7.2.tar.gz • sed-2.05.tar.gz • seejpeg-1.6.1.tar.gz • sendmail.8.8.7.tar.gz • setserial-2.12.tar.gz • Seyon-2.14c.tar.gz • sh-utils-1.16.tar.gz • shadow_970616.tar.gz • sharutils-4.1.tar.gz • slang0.99-31.tar.gz • slattach.tar.gz • SlingShot2.1.tar.gz • sliplogin-2.1.0.tar.gz • smail-3.1.28.tar.gz • snd-util-3.5.tar.gz • spider.tar.gz • splitvt-1.6.3.tar.gz • strace-3.0.tar.gz • sudo-1.2-shadow.tar.gz • svgalib-1.2.10.tar.gz • svr4-shlib-961222.tar.gz • sysklogd_1.3-11.tar.gz • sysvinit-2.69.tar.gz • tar-1.12.tar.gz • tcl7.5-linux.tar.gz • tclX7.5.0-linux.tar.gz • tcp_wrappers_7.4.tar.gz • tcsh-6.07.tar.gz • tcx-linux.tar.gz • telnetsnoopd-fixed.tar.gz • termcap-2.0.8.tar.gz • teTeX-src-0.4pl2.tar.gz • texinfo-3.9.tar.gz • textutils-1.22.tar.gz • time-1.7.tar.gz • tin-1.22.tar.gz • tk4.1-linux.tar.gz • tkdesk-1.0b4.tar.gz • todos.tar.gz • tools-2.17.tar.gz • tput-1.0.tar.gz • traceroute-4.4BSD.tar.gz • transfig.3.1.2.tar.gz • trn-3.6.tar.gz • ttysnoop-0.12c.tar.gz • tzcode1997g.tar.gz • tzdata1997h.tar.gz • umsdos_progs-0.9.src.tar.gz • unarj230.tar.gz • updated-1.2.tar.gz • util-linux-2.7.1.tar.gz • uucp-1.06.1.tar.gz • uucp-doc-1.06.tar.gz • vim-4.6.tar.gz • wget-1.4.5.tar.gz • which.tar.gz • WorkBone-2.3.tar.gz • WorkMan-1.3.tar.gz • wu-ftpd-2.4.tar.gz • x3270-3.1.0.5.tar.gz • xboard-3.6.1.tar.gz • xcolormap.tar.gz • xcuckoo-1.1.tar.gz • xfig.3.1.4.tar.gz • xfileman.tar.gz • xfm-1.3.2.tar.gz • xfm-1.3.tar.gz • xfractint-3.02.tar.gz • xgrabsc.2_3.tar.gz • xgrabsc.2_41.tar.gz • xiafspgm-0.8.1.tar.gz • xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz • xlander.tar.gz • xlockmore-4.02.1.tar.gz • xmahjongg.tar.gz • xmenu.tar.gz • xminesweep2.1.tar.gz • xneko.tar.gz • xpaint-2.4.9.tar.gz • xroach.tar.gz • xspread2.1.tar.gz • xv-3.10.tar.gz • xvier.tar.gz • xview3.2p1-X11R6-LinuxELF.2.bin.tar.gz • xview3.2p1-X11R6-LinuxELF.2.src.tar.gz • xxgdb-1.12.tar.gz • ypclients-2.2-970318.tar.gz • ypserv-1.1.5.tar.gz • ytalk-3.0.2-8bit.tar.gz • ziptool-1.0.tar.gz • zoo-2.10.tar.gz • zsh-3.0.3.tar.gz • zsh-doc.tar.gz

Full Package List: Slackware Linux 3.3

Number of packages: 302 (download as TXT)

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  •  apache_1.0_psdocs.tar.gz
  •  apache_1.2.0.tar.gz
  •  apmd-2.4.tar.gz
  •  apple2-v002.tar.gz
  •  aps-49.tar.gz
  •  arena-beta-2b-src.tar.gz
  •  arpd-1.0.2.tar.gz
  •  ash-linux-0.2.tar.gz
  •  at-2.9b.tar.gz
  •  autoconf-2.12.tar.gz
  •  banners.tar.gz
  •  bash-1.14.7.tar.gz
  •  bash-2.01.tar.gz
  •  bash-doc-2.01.tar.gz
  •  bc-1.04.tar.gz
  •  biff+comsat-0.10.tar.gz
  •  bin86-0.4.tar.gz
  •  bind-4.9.5-P1.tar.gz
  •  binutils-2.8.1.0.1.tar.gz
  •  bison-1.25.tar.gz
  •  bootp-DD2.4.3.tar.gz
  •  bpe.tar.gz
  •  bsd-finger-0.10.tar.gz
  •  bsd-games.src-1.3.tar.gz
  •  BusLogic-2.0.7-beta.tar.gz
  •  bwnfsd.tar.gz
  •  byacc.tar.gz
  •  c-news.tar.gz
  •  clock-1.6.tar.gz
  •  color-xterm-x11r6.tar.gz
  •  compress.tar.gz
  •  cpio-2.4.2.tar.gz
  •  cpm-0.2.tar.gz
  •  cpm.tar.gz
  •  curses-1.0.0.tar.gz
  •  db-1.85.4-bin-ELF.tar.gz
  •  db-1.85.4-src.tar.gz
  •  dcron22.tar.gz
  •  deliver4slackware.tar.gz
  •  dialog-0.6c.tar.gz
  •  dialog-0.6z.tar.gz
  •  diffutils-2.7.tar.gz
  •  dip337o-uri.tar.gz
  •  dosfsck.1.tar.gz
  •  e2fsprogs-1.10.tar.gz
  •  ed-0.2.tar.gz
  •  elm2.4.tar.gz
  •  elvis-1.8pl3.tar.gz
  •  emacs-19.34b.tar.gz
  •  emacspeak-dt-0.15.tar.gz
  •  f2c.tar.gz
  •  fdutils-5.2.tar.gz
  •  fetchmail-4.1.1.tar.gz
  •  file-3.22.tar.gz
  •  fileutils-3.12.tar.gz
  •  findutils-4.1.tar.gz
  •  flex-2.5.4.tar.gz
  •  fvwm-1.23b-core.tar.gz
  •  fvwm-1.23b-icons.tar.gz
  •  fvwm-1.23b-modules.tar.gz
  •  fvwm95-2.0.41f.tar.gz
  •  fwhois-1.00.tar.gz
  •  g77-0.5.20.tar.gz
  •  gawk-3.0.3-doc.tar.gz
  •  gawk-3.0.3.tar.gz
  •  gcc-2.7.2.2.tar.gz
  •  gcc-2.7.man.tar.gz
  •  gcl-2.2.2.tar.gz
  •  gdb-4.16-testsuite.tar.gz
  •  gdb-4.16.tar.gz
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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-26
Votes: 41

I've kept a Slackware install for what may be decades now. Never a daily driver, more of a curiosity, in addition to being the one distro where I let it install the whole schmeer, which means tons of weirdly specific KDE educational apps for one thing. Care to learn Japanese or the periodic table? It's all there!

Seriously though, Slackware is the grandaddy of them all and it shows. Fiercely adhering to a philosophy that embraces lack of automated dependency checking is something no other distro could get away with, but with Slackware it's kinda charmingly retro. Much respect to Patrick and his helpers across the globe for doggedly keeping Slackware up to date. If you're on -current it's actually very much up to date aside from KDE (so far - I expect Plasma 6 will be there eventually).

I hope this doesn't come off as negative. I love Slackware! The Linux landscape would look much different if not for this very unique, seminal distro that keeps doing what it does, trends be damned.

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Version: 15.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-03-20
Votes: 35

I'm running Slackware since years 2000s, actually using Slackware 15.0 on iMac and two laptops.

It's the best Linux distro I've ever seen, stable, fast, highly personalizable and fully transparent to users and administrators.
Of course it isn't a Linux version for newbies, anyway its the best choice to fully understand the Linux core system and create an OS personalized on your needs.

I like lightweight Desktop environments and Fluxbox is the best choice ... why ? You can setup everything you need, nothing more, nothing less. XFE as filmanager is also a good choice.
Using rsync for backups with personalized bash script even if there's a lot of backup tools also with GUI interface.
Software updates made by running pesonalized Cron scheduled scripts and ftps from Slackware software mirros.
Software packages built from SBO (SlackBuilds) or compiled from sources.
Servers running fast and with security in mind enforced by personal configurations.

In few words: Linux Slackware simply works fine and it's a wonderful computer experience.

Cheers.

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Version: 15.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-27
Votes: 44

I have installed version 15.0 on my old portal and I was surprised by the good response and stability.
Slackware is a highly recommended and above all stable system. It takes a bit to install, but it's easy to find help on the Web.

Regarding the desktops, I have been able to try KDE plasma and Xfce and I prefer the latter because of its speed.
The installer in text mode is a little old but it works perfectly and there is a lot of documentation about it.

I hope Patrick continues this great work.

Regards

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