slackmatic Links

Slackware

Patrick Volkerding's stable, mature and flexible Linux distribution is the base platform for slackmatic.

• Slackware, the project home page
• Slackware ChangeLog, for the latest developments (i386)
• Slackware Store, buy cool stuff and help support Slackware
• DistroWatch also keeps an eye on Slackware (and others)

Slackware Documentation

Learn more about Slackware:

• SlackBook, the revised Slackware Book project
• Slackware Linux Basics, another active online book project
• userlocal.com, articles and other information

Slackware Packages

Some resources and repositories for pre-compiled packages.

• Dropline GNOME packages
• Freerock GNOME packages
• GWARE GNOME packages
• Portpkg project, with a contributed SlackBuild collection
• slapt-get utility for updating installed packages
• pkgsrc, the NetBSD package build system can be used with Slackware (but not with the native Slackware package management utilities)

Slackware, Unofficial Ports

Slackware officially targets only two platforms: Intel i386 and IBM s390. But other developers have created ``unofficial ports'' for other architectures. Can we get slackmatic working with these as well?

• Slackintosh, for the PowerPC platform
• Slamd64, for x86_64 (64-bit Intel/AMD)

Slackware-based Distros

The popularity and flexibility of Slackware has led to the development of many other Slackware-based distributions. Although untested, the slackmatic build system should be compatible with these as well. A few of the Slackware-based distributions are listed here:

• GoblinX, Live CD distro, from Brazil
• Mutagenix, Slackware-based Live CDs
• OCSID, Slackware (and more) on DVD
• SLAX, "your pocket OS"
• Tukaani Linux, enhanced pkgtools and build script utils
• Ultima Linux
• VectorLinux
• Wolvix, "Leader of the pack!", from Norway
• Zenwalk Linux

By the way, no slight intended for any Slackware-compatible distribution not listed here. If your favorite is missing from this list, please drop us a line!

slackmatic Related

• rc, the Unix port of the Plan 9 shell
• diet libc, a Standard C library optimized for small size
• httpup, repository synchronization utility
• CRUX, a Linux distribution with distributed build repositories
• the djb way, a good server can be built with slackmatic

Slackware Tips & Etc.

• Slackware on Dell Latitude

miscellaneous

• an old usenet posting, February 1996.