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Slackware: History, Packages & Hardware architectures

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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Slackware topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Packages and Hardware architectures as prominent areas in the source structure around Slackware.

Related topics
96
Source areas
10
Connected nodes
106
Extracted relationships
188
Concept neighborhoods
22
Bridge connections
106

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 23 topics
Hardware architectures · 21 topics
Packages · 21 topics
Overview · 13 topics
Distribution · 5 topics
Releases · 5 topics
Name · 3 topics
Design philosophy · 2 topics
Development model · 2 topics
Support · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Available in
Multilingual
Default user interface
CLI
Developer
Patrick Volkerding
Initial release
17 July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07-17)
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux)
Latest release
15.0 / 2 February 2022; 4 years ago (2 February 2022)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Name

History

Design philosophy

Development model

Packages

Releases

Support

  • EOL End-of-life (product)

Hardware architectures

Distribution

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Slackware connects Entity context

The extracted context around Slackware shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Slackware → According, All, Beginning, Bug, Cantrell, Cardbus, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Eric Hameleers, Future, History, In, Johnson, Later, Logan Johnson, Lumens, No, October, Patrick Volkerding, PCI Another extracted example is Slackware → Also, ARM, ARMedslack, Both, December, EOL, Historically, However, IA-32, IBM S/390, June, May, Patrick Volkerding, Prior, S/390, September, Slack/390, Slackware ARM, Slackware64, The EOL. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Slackware

Top relations

related to Development model · 31
Slackware → According, All, Beginning, Bug, Cantrell, Cardbus, Chris Lumens, David Cantrell, Eric Hameleers, Future, History, In, Johnson, Later, Logan Johnson, Lumens, No, October, Patrick Volkerding, PCI
related to Hardware architectures · 20
Slackware → Also, ARM, ARMedslack, Both, December, EOL, Historically, However, IA-32, IBM S/390, June, May, Patrick Volkerding, Prior, S/390, September, Slack/390, Slackware ARM, Slackware64, The EOL
related to Releases · 18
Slackware → After, As, From, Gentoo Linux, However, It's, June, Linux, Patrick Volkerding, Release, Slackware's, Starting, There, This, Throughout Slackware's, Ubuntu, Upon, Volkerding
related to Birth · 16
Slackware → CLISP, GNU Emacs, He, In, Linux, LISP, Moorhead State University, MSU, Patrick Volkerding, SLS, Softlanding Linux System, TCP/IP, This, UUCP, Volkerding, X11
related to Support · 14
Slackware → August, Currently, December, EOL, However, It, January, July, June, Later, On April, On October, The, While
related to Repositories · 13
Slackware → Due, However, In, Linux, Many, Since SlackBuilds, SlackBuilds, Slackware's, Slackware-based, Some, Some SlackBuilds, The, There
related to Management · 11
Slackware → DEFLATE, It, LZMA, Once, Piter Punk, Prior, Slackware's, Starting, Support, The, When
related to Distribution · 10
Slackware → BitTorrent, CD, DNS, DVDs, FTP, GB, HTTP, I'd, Patrick Volkerding, Slackware ISO
related to Name · 10
Slackware → Bob, Certain, Church, Dobbs, Slack, SubGenius, The, To, Tux, Volkerding
related to Dependency resolution · 8
Slackware → APT, Debian-based, For, Red Hat-based, Since, The, They, While Slackware

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

volkerding packages release version package linux software development support official arm system many patrick available 14 slackbuilds versions installation port

Slackware relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 188 structured relationships around Slackware. Examples in this analysis include Slackware → Available in → Multilingual and Slackware → Default user interface → CLI. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SlackwareAvailable inMultilingual1.00infobox
SlackwareDefault user interfaceCLI1.00infobox
SlackwareDeveloperPatrick Volkerding1.00infobox
SlackwareInitial release17 July 1993; 33 years ago (1993-07-17)1.00infobox
SlackwareKernel typeMonolithic (Linux)1.00infobox
SlackwareLatest release15.0 / 2 February 2022; 4 years ago (2 February 2022)1.00infobox
SlackwareLicenseGNU General Public License1.00infobox
SlackwareOfficial websitewww.slackware.com1.00infobox
SlackwareOS familyLinux (Unix-like) (based on Softlanding Linux System)1.00infobox
SlackwarePackage managerpkgtool, slackpkg1.00infobox
SlackwareSource modelOpen source1.00infobox
SlackwareSupported platformsIA-32, x86-64, ARM1.00infobox
SlackwareUpdate methodpkgtool, slackpkg1.00infobox
SlackwareUserlandGNU1.00infobox
SlackwareWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
Slackwareis aLinux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding in 19930.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Slackware bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Arm, Packages and Release. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Slackware
    • Arm
    • Packages
    • Release
    • Software
    • Volkerding
    • Version
    • Official
    • Development
    • Included
    • Available
    • Distributions
    • Port
  • slackware
    • Arm
    • Packages
    • Release
    • Software
    • Volkerding
    • Version
    • Official
    • Development
    • Included
    • Available
    • Distributions
    • Port
  • linux distribution
    • Distributions
    • Many
    • Distribution
    • Linux
    • Patrick
    • Dependency
    • Sls
    • System
    • Slackware
    • Support
    • Official
    • Releases
  • patrick volkerding
    • Patrick
    • Volkerding
    • Release
    • Sls
    • Development
    • Slackware
    • Time
    • Version
    • Official
    • Project
    • System
    • Stated
  • softlanding linux system
    • Distributions
    • Many
    • Distribution
    • Packages
    • Sls
    • System
    • Package
    • Slackware
    • Volkerding
    • Software
    • Releases
    • Dependency
  • suse linux
    • Distributions
    • Many
    • Distribution
    • Sls
    • System
    • Slackware
    • Releases
    • Dependency
    • Volkerding
    • Available
    • Patrick
    • Support
  • arm architecture
    • Port
    • Development
    • 32-bit
    • Slackware
    • Also
    • Available
    • Support
    • Official
    • Eol
    • However
    • Distribution
    • Release
  • dependency hell
    • Included
    • Packages
    • However
    • Distribution
    • Package
    • Support
    • Linux
    • Slackware
    • Releases
    • Files
    • Project
    • Time

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Slackware, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Slackware with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Slackware — History · splits 83 ⟂ 24
Slackware — Packages · splits 85 ⟂ 22
Slackware — Hardware architectures · splits 85 ⟂ 22
Slackware — Overview · splits 93 ⟂ 14
Slackware — Releases · splits 101 ⟂ 6
Slackware — Distribution · splits 101 ⟂ 6
Slackware — Name · splits 103 ⟂ 4
Slackware — Design philosophy · splits 104 ⟂ 3
Slackware — Development model · splits 104 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Slackware

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples188
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Slackware to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Packages & Hardware architectures, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Slackware · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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