Slackel is a user-friendly take on the otherwise challenging Slackware. There are four different desktop variations to choose from. Slackel is a great distribution for learning Linux. Slackware has ...

For me, it’s not just an anniversary; it’s a celebration of an operating system that truly changed the landscape and continues its steadfast journey. The story of Slackware began in late 1992 with ...

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Slackware, the second GNU/Linux distribution to be released to the public, is turning 30, with its founder Patrick Volkerding saying he was likely to release a beta of version 15.1 soon. In a short ...

This week the Slackware Linux project is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It is the oldest Linux distribution that is still in active maintenance and development. Version 1.0 of Slackware was ...

As a recent emigre from the Ubuntu Linux distribution to Manjaro, I’ve had the chance to survey the field as I chose a new distro, and I realised that there’s a whole world of operating systems out ...

Remembering to always back up a MySQL server can be difficult, but fortunately, there’s a script that can automate the entire process. You won’t even have to write any bash Linux code because skilled ...

Slackware has been one of my favorite GNU/Linux distributions for a very long time, especially since Version 8.0 came out, many moons back. The reason is that it embodies the "KISS" method of ...

Some users have been experiencing the “Error: MySQL shutdown unexpectedly” error message when they try to start the MySQL server through the XAMPP web server ...