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Slackware Linux is an independent Linux distribution and the oldest active distribution. The project was founded on July 17th 1993 by Patrick Volkerding. | Slackware Linux is an independent Linux distribution and the oldest active distribution. The project was founded on July 17th 1993 by Patrick Volkerding. | ||
=== History === | |||
Slackware first released as a fork of SoftLandingSystems (SLS) on July 16th, 1993. By popular demand, to move away from SLS, the installer for Slackware was rewritten, using a tool called "Dialog". Version 1.1.0 released with the Dialog installer.<ref>http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tdose2009/t-dose-slackware.pdf</ref> | |||
Other notable releases of Slackware Linux include: | |||
* 1.2.0.1 - With Linux kernel 1.0 | |||
* 4.0.0 - First release to ship with [[KDE Plasma|KDE]] | |||
* 7.1 - First release to ship with [[GNOME]] | |||
The most recent release was on February 3rd, 2022 with the release of Slackware 15.0. | |||
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Slackware Linux is an independent Linux distribution and the oldest active distribution. The project was founded on July 17th 1993 by Patrick Volkerding.
History
Slackware first released as a fork of SoftLandingSystems (SLS) on July 16th, 1993. By popular demand, to move away from SLS, the installer for Slackware was rewritten, using a tool called "Dialog". Version 1.1.0 released with the Dialog installer.[1]
Other notable releases of Slackware Linux include:
- 1.2.0.1 - With Linux kernel 1.0
- 4.0.0 - First release to ship with KDE
- 7.1 - First release to ship with GNOME
The most recent release was on February 3rd, 2022 with the release of Slackware 15.0.