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<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="INTRODUCTION-SLACKWARE" name="INTRODUCTION-SLACKWARE">1.2 What
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is Slackware?</a></h1>
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<p>Slackware, started by Patrick Volkerding in late 1992, and initially released to the
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world on July 17, 1993, was the first Linux distribution to achieve widespread use.
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Volkerding first learned of Linux when he needed an inexpensive LISP interpreter for a
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project. One of the few distributions available at the time was SLS Linux from Soft
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Landing Systems. Volkerding used SLS Linux, fixing bugs as he found them. Eventually, he
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decided to merge all of these bugfixes into his own private distribution that he and his
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friends could use. This private distribution quickly gained popularity, so Volkerding
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decided to name it Slackware and make it publicly available. Along the way, Patrick added
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new things to Slackware; a user friendly installation program based on a menuing system,
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as well as the concept of package management, which allows users to easily add, remove,
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or upgrade software packages on their systems.</p>
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<p>There are many reasons why Slackware is Linux's oldest living distribution. It does
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not try to emulate Windows, it tries to be as Unix-like as possible. It does not try to
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cover up processes with fancy, point-and-click GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces). Instead,
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it puts users in control by letting them see exactly what's going on. Its development is
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not rushed to meet deadlines-each version comes out when it is ready.</p>
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<p>Slackware is for people who enjoy learning and tweaking their system to do exactly
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what they want. Slackware's stability and simplicity are why people will continue to use
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it for years to come. Slackware currently enjoys a reputation as a solid server and a
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no-nonsense workstation. You can find Slackware desktops running nearly any window
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manager or desktop environment, or none at all. Slackware servers power businesses,
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acting in every capacity that a server can be used in. Slackware users are among the most
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satisfied Linux users. Of course, we'd say that. :^)</p>
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accesskey="P">Prev</a></td>
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accesskey="H">Home</a></td>
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<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top">An Introduction to Slackware Linux</td>
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