May 09, 2017 i will try to document my progress, for the entertainment info of the group. Latest slackware version doesnt cut newbies any slack. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, slackware brings the. Or again, you can download the complete slackware distribution from one of our. Thanks for helping to keep slackware up and running. Configuration files written in perl provide fine degree of control over the final output, allowing most every aspect of the final output not specified in the texinfo input file to be specified. Every piece of software included by slackware, along with many thirdparty tools are distributed as source code that can be compiled, but compiling all those thousands of different applications and libraries is tedious and time consuming. Like all slackware package management tools, it assumes that you know what youre doing and doesnt pretend to be smarter than you. Read the documentation and then use slackpkg to update slacke17 online. See our howto for instructions on how to use the contents of this repository. Package management is an essential part of any linux distribution.
I recently purchased an intel dc 3520 series 150gb ssd used from ebay to replace my aging sata hdd that was throwing smart errors. This website is the home of the revised slackware book project the project. Unfortunatly this requires transcode which doesnt come with slackware by default. Both sides are bootable for easy installation, and includes everything from both releases of slackware 14.
Order the latest version of slackware linux on cdrom 6 cds in all, or the whole distribution on a single dvd from the slackware store or, you can get your slackware isos through bittorrent using our torrents page. I will try to document my progress, for the entertainment info of the group. Slackware is a registered trademark of slackware linux, inc. I noticed that texi2html required for building ffmpeg was not present. I recently purchased an intel dc 3520 series 150gb ssd used from ebay to replace my. By the time software was customarily distributed on cdrom, typical modems were 28. For people interested in running the latest linux kernel, weve also put configuration files for linux 4.
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. In its simplest form, installpkg simply takes a list of packages to install, and does exactly what you would expect. However, if you plan to replace tetex with texlive, you will need a standalone installation of texi2html, so this is intended to serve that. But development on slackware does continue and its rollingrelease code is currently on the linux 4. Slackware is a linux distribution created by patrick volkerding in 1993. Originally based on softlanding linux system, slackware has been the basis for many other linux distributions, most notably the first versions of suse linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution that is still maintained slackware aims for design stability and simplicity and to be the most unixlike. Order the latest version of slackware linux on cdrom 6 cds in all, or the whole distribution on a single dvd from the slackware store. Jun 30, 2016 name last modified size description metadata. Aug 22, 2016 slackware is a very fast, stable and reliable linux distribution. Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. Download texi2html packages for alt linux, arch linux, centos, debian, fedora, freebsd, mageia, netbsd, openmandriva, opensuse, pclinuxos, slackware, ubuntu. These are maintained by a separate author as part of the slackwareonraspberry pi community. It will become part of slackware when plasma 5 and xfce 4. Or, you can get your slackware isos through bittorrent using our torrents page.
Would you like to receive an email when a new version of slackware is released. I have had a drive set up on slackware for a while, but never really did much study of it. Its being build every week to include the latest patches. I didnt install tetex, but built and installed texlive2016. The basic purpose of texi2html is to convert texinfo documents into html, and other formats. Slacke17 a project of packaging e17 for linux slackware. Or again, you can download the complete slackware distribution from one of our mirrors. Home repository howto faq submissions advanced search. Slackware is a very fast, stable and reliable linux distribution. A small, free and bootable live linux operating system based on the slackware os. Feel free to take these now, but consider supporting the project with a visit to store. If youd like to provide a mirror, please see the mirroring guidelines. Split of latest packages for 32 and 64 bits and others on 20170107 at 17.
That was the easiest and smoothest major upgrade in about fifteen years. So far its been a long and grueling project with lots. This updated version brings many enhancements, including xfce 4. This conflicts with the tetex package shipped with slackware, as an older texi2html comes with it. Slackware release announcement the slackware linux project.
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