Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit and 64-bit multitasking “UNIX-like” system. It contains an easy-to-use installation software, extensive online documentation, and a menu-driven package system.
The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the dual goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the newest popular software, while retaining a way of tradition, offering simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware Linux brings one of the best of all worlds to the table.
Originally developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991, the UNIX-like Linux operating system now advantages from the contributions of tens of millions of users and developers around the globe. 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 can exit the box, as are a wide array of popular desktop environments. A full variety of improvement tools, editors, and current libraries is included for users who want to develop or compile further software.
A full installation provides you with the X Window System, C/C++ improvement environments, Perl, networking utilities, a mail server, a news server, a web server, an FTP server, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, Mozilla Firefox, plus many more applications.
A full variety of improvement tools, editors, and current libraries are additionally included for users who want to develop or compile further software. The Slackware philosophy calls for ease of use, ease of administration, and open development.
Originally developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991, the UNIX-like Linux operating system now advantages from the contributions of tens of millions of users and developers around the globe.
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 can exit the box, as are a wide array of popular desktop environments. A full variety of improvement tools, editors, and current libraries is included for users who want to develop or compile further software.
Slackware Linux 15.0 Release Notes
Slackware Linux 14.2 Release Notes
Advanced features of Slackware Linux 14.2:
- Runs the 4.4.14 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org. System binaries are linked with the GNU C Library, version 2.23.
- X11 relies on the X.Org Foundation’s modular X Window System. This is X11R7.7 with many enhancements in terms of performance and hardware support.
- Installs GCC-5.3.0 because of the default C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran-77/95/2003/2008, and Ada 95/2005/2012 compiler.
- It additionally includes LLVM and Clang, an alternate compiler for C, C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++.
- The x86_64 version of Slackware Linux 14.2 supports installation and booting on machines using UEFI firmware.
- Support for NetworkManager for easy configuration of wired and wi-fi network connections, together with mobile broadband, IPv6, VPN, and more. Roam seamlessly between identified networks, and shortly arrange new connections.
- Support for absolutely encrypted network connections with OpenSSL, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, and GnuPG.
- Apache (httpd) 2.4.20 web server with Dynamic Shared Object support, SSL, and PHP 5.6.23.
- USB2, USB3, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), and ACPI support. As nicely as legacy PCMCIA and Cardbus support. This makes Slackware an awesome operating system on your laptop computer.
- New improvement tools, together with Perl 5.22.2, Python 2.7.11, Ruby 2.2.5, Subversion 1.9.4, git-2.9.0, mercurial-3.8.2, graphical tools like Qt designer and KDevelop, and far more.
- Web browsers galore! Includes KDE’s Konqueror 4.14.13, SeaMonkey 2.40 (that is the replacement for the Mozilla Suite), Firefox ESR 45.2.0, in addition to the Thunderbird 45.1.1 email and news client with advanced spam mail filtering.
- The KDE Software Compilation 4.14.21 (KDE 4.14.3 with kdelibs-4.14.21), is a whole desktop environment. This includes the Calligra productiveness suite (beforehand generally known as KOffice), networking tools, GUI improvement with KDevelop, multimedia tools (together with the Amarok music player and K3B disc burning software), the Konqueror web browser and file manager, dozens of games and utilities, worldwide language support, and more.
- A collection of GTK+ based mostly programs together with pidgin-2.10.12, gimp-2.8.16, gkrellm-2.3.7, hexchat-2.12.1, xsane-0.999, and pan-0.139.
- A repository of additional software packages compiled and able to run within the /additional directory.
Slackware Linux supports all the hardware that the Linux kernel supports. In addition, you might be able to find drivers for other hardware by looking around. For particular information on your hardware, take a look at the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO. In addition to the Intel architecture, Slackware works on Alpha and SPARC systems as nicely.
Size: 3.52 GB