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Sbopkg provides seamless package repository integration for Slackware

Author: Drew Ames No Linux distribution can bundle every package that users might want, so most distros host software repositories from which users can download...

Fedora, Slackware, Debian … and Philosophy

"I have been quiet about Linux this week because I have been busy trying several new versions. In the process, I have learned quite...

Ndiswrapper in Slackware

The following article is about using a HP-530 laptop with Slackware-12.1 and Lantech wireless router with WEP encryption. It can be used as a...

Upgrading to Slackware 12.1

Author: Drew Ames Pat Volkerding and the Slackware team released the latest version of Slackware Linux, 12.1, on May 2. Even though it is a...

GoblinX packs a lot into compact Slackware-based distro

Author: Susan Linton GoblinX, an installable live CD based on the solid foundation of Slackware Linux, released Standard edition version 2.6 last month. It comes...

My thoughts on Slackware 12.0

It seems that the strength of OSS and GNU/Linux in the past was the number of projects that existed. Now that very strength...

Vector Linux 5.9: Light, fast Slackware-based distro

Vector Linux 5.9, released in late December of last year, is a Slackware 12.0-based distribution that uses Xfce 4.4.2 as its default user interface...

Zenwalk 5.0: Slackware Made Somewhat Easier

I tried Zenwalk back at v3.0 and liked it. It was a fast, sleek, minimalist OS based on Slackware, but supposedly only aimed at...

Slackware’s “magic package maker”

Author: Drew Ames Slackware Linux today features a powerful and easy-to-use package management system, but making Slackware packages has not always been straightforward. Now Slackware...

The Perfect Desktop – Slackware 12

Author: JT Smith This tutorial shows how you can set up a Slackware 12 GNU/Linux desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop,...