Hey guys, I just installed Slackware 9.1 (full) on my PC (dual booting with XP).<BR><BR>Everything went fine, except when it asked me to choose a window manager. I didn't reconize any of them as being ...

I just fixed an old junker laptop of mine that I wanted to put Linux on to help give me a better understanding of it. I went with Slackware, which maybe isn't the best idea, because it's very ...

Linux distribution Slackware has dropped the GNOME desktop environment from its version of the open source operating system, claiming that it is too much work to maintain it. The most recent release ...

The makers of Slackware Linux, the oldest Linux distribution still maintained, have just released version 15.0 of the Linux distribution. Slackware Linux emerged in 1993 and founder Patrick Volderding ...

Slackware is one of those Linux distros often described as being difficult to use. The Slackware Project version 14.2 released on July 1 does little to change that view — at least, as far as ...

Being first doesn’t guarantee success in the technology industry. Remember the Netscape browser? Still, it can have its advantages, such as a different or unique approach to things. Such is the case ...

People sometimes ask which distribution to try if they want to learn how Linux works. Common answers are Gentoo, Arch, or Debian. However, I disagree. Each of these distros teach users their ...

Linux is usually exciting, but this past week brought several nice developments. Slackware announced another developmental milestone for their next version. Bodhi Linux reached 1.0. Foresight ...