Episode Details

0:00 Cold Open
1:44 Framing It Up
8:52 Slackware Preamble
12:59 History of Slackware's History
17:21 Slackware's History
1:13:25 Thoughts on Slackware
1:39:37 App Focus: lsd
1:45:46 Next Time
1:49:58 Stinger

Coming up in this episode

1. Leo picked up a frame
2. Slackware. All the Slackware
3. How we blew up our Slackware
4. And we spruce up the terminal

Banter

• The Framwork Laptop

Slackware Linux

• Leadership: Patrick J. Volkerding
• Site: slackware.com
• Base System: Slackware
• Desktop Environment: XFCE, Plasma, etc., etc.
• File Manager: DE defaults
• Package Manager: slackpkg, pkgtool
• Kernel: 5.15.19
• Display Manager: *lightdm, sddm, +, + *
• Display Protocol: X11 and Wayland
• Init System: rc init (BSD style) with SysVinit compatibility

Fast Links

• SlackDocs
• SlackBuilds
• LinuxQuestions - Slackware Forum Section
• The Packages
• Live Slackware thanks to Alien BOB
• Slackware for ARM
• About Page

History

• WikiPedia Page
• Release History
• Various ChangeLog, README, CHANGES_AND_HINTS and ANNOUNCE files on the mirrors
• July 16th, 1993, Slackware was available via Anonymous FTP.
• Softlanding Linux System
• Slackware 2.0 Released
• Slackware 3.0
• Here is a picture of a CD sleeve (in Italian) signed by Patrick for Slackware 96 aka Slackware 3.1
• The weird version jump to 7.0
• Slashdot interview with Patrick
• userlocal.com/phorum
• interview with The Age in Australia
• Slackware 9.0
• Slackware 10.0
• Eric Hameleers' (Alien BOB) Slackbuilds begins