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Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993. Originally based on Softlanding Linux System (SLS), Slackware has been the basis for many other Linux distributions, most notably the first versions of SUSE Linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution that is still maintained.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slackware | Available in | Multilingual | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Default user interface | CLI | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Developer | Patrick Volkerding | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Initial release | 17 July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07-17) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Latest release | 15.0 / 2 February 2022; 4 years ago (2 February 2022) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | License | GNU General Public License | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Official website | www.slackware.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | OS family | Linux (Unix-like) (based on Softlanding Linux System) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Package manager | pkgtool, slackpkg | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Source model | Open source | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64, ARM | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Update method | pkgtool, slackpkg | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Userland | GNU | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | Working state | Current | 1.00 | infobox |
| Slackware | is a | Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993 | 0.90 | text |
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