Slackware

Main Slackware Links

Main Slackware Site. – v13.37 is most recent stable version. “-current” would be the newest builds/updates/”beta”.
“Get Slack” Slackware Mirror Listing (USA). – Mirror list. Most use TORRENTS for ISO downloads.
Slackware Packages – Browse Slackware Packages
Developmental Stuff (Testing) – (AKA – Beta/Testing Area)

Slackware Package Depots:

Official Slackware Package Browser – Browse Slackware Packages
The ‘Slackbuilds’ Site – Lot’s of advice on how to make slack builds and packages. Seems to be well maintained.
Jay’s Obscure Slackware Packages – A bit out of date now. Was a great site for hard to find packages.
Linux Packages – Great Slackware PKG Source! (Becareful, though.)

Slackware Package Administration

Slackpkg at Sourceforge.net or Packages.slackware.it – Slackware package management system now included in main slackware distro/disk. Using this one currently.
Swaret – Swaret is still available, and was pretty good at resolving dependencies if setup correctly. No longer maintained. Be careful.
Slapt-get (CLI) / Gslapt-get (GTK GUI) – ‘APT-like system for Slackware package management.’ Does some dependency checking. I like Slackpkg better, but that’s me.
Slaktool – ‘Advanced Slackware Package Management’
Checkinstall – Checkinstall is suppose to MAKE from source, build the Slack package, and then install. Have used with mostly success.
Alien – Alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and slackware tgz file formats. (I try and build my own).
“The perfect package.” – From “Linuxpackages.net” (site is gone now). Does give some good advice on building a standardized Slackware package. (See “Building Packages” and “Package Tools”, too.)
Slackware Build Central – Help on Packaging. Outdated last I checked.

Note: As of 12.2+ Pat has changed the standard Slackware package extension to “.TXZ” (XZ compression is now used).

This will definitely break older tools if installing a txz pkg. Keep this in mind. (Active as of 5/9/2009)

Mirror Listings

List Slackware Official Mirror’s – Main list of mirrors.
Slackware Mirror List – From the ‘AbnormalPenguin’ site.
Slackware Info – Alphageeks source of mirror and other general info.

Books, Manuals, FAQ’s, HOWTO’s and all that…

Official ‘Slackware Linux Essentials’ Online Book – The Book. Lot’s of nice work went into it.
NEW Official ‘Slackware Linux Essentials’ Online Book – Another link to above. Not sure if it differs. (Revisions?)
The Slackware Handbook – A user editable handbook setup by mad penguin.
WikiPedia – Slackware – One of the best resources for anything!
Slackware FAQs – From main Slack site…
LQ Slackware (Wiki) FAQs – Linux Questions Wiki-Faq (Pretty good..)
LinuxTipps Slackware FAQ – Looks okay.
alt.os.linux.slackware FAQ
LP Slackware FAQs – Linux Packages (Slackware) Faq (Forum like)
List of How-To’s – Over at Slackware Support.
Slackware Support dot Com – More help.
Slackware Help (.org) – A nice looking phpBB (Forum) site. Been around for awhile. Looks like it will stay.
Slackware Help Forum – A subforum like on LQuestions (LinuxForums.Org).
Slackware Help/Walk-Thru – Looks like a pretty good site with lot’s of thought put into it.
Slackware Basics – Decent site with lot’s of help.
Slackware Tips and Tricks
The Official Slackware Newsgroup – Alt.Os.Linux.Slackware *From: Google Groups*
Linux Questions – Slackware
Linux Questions – Slackware Installation
OpenAddict – Not so much Slackware, but admin seems to be ‘Slackware-centric’
Eric “Alien Bob” Hameleers Slack Wiki. – Alien Bob’s scripts have been valuable to me over the years.
Eric’s scripts helped me learn bash scripting.
To get things working try some of his rc_scripts.
(This O’Reilly book helped quite a bit, too.)

And other stuff… (let me know if a link is dead…)

AMIGO Linux – Newbies take a look…This WILL help YOU!
Slackware ‘UserLocal’ Site
Link to Freshmeat Slackware Project – Simply Slackware on Freshmeat
Slackware Gallery – Get some new Wallpaper!
SlackFTP – Install Slackware straight from FTP using FTPFS Bootdisks
390 Linux – A modified Slack Distro for IBM Mainframe systems.
Splack – A modified Slack Distro for SUN Sparc Systems.
Slackintosh – A modified Slack Distro for Apple Mac.
Slackintosh Exploits – A modified Slack Distro for Apple – exploits page.
LNO Linux – A modified Slack Distro…it’s here and not in distro’s because it is inactive-but still up…?
The Slackware Blog – Don’t know much about this link.
Slackware (X-Windows) Screenshots – O’Reilley Slackware screenshots.
Distro Watch Slackware Link – Links for Slackware. Current versioning info for packages.
LinuxISO.org now redirects to Linux Questions – Slackware Releases and Forum @LQ

Slackware groups in different nations:

Slackware LUG – Argentina
Slackware LUG – Brazil
Slackware LUG – Chile
Slackware LUG – China
Slackware LUG – Croatia
Slackware LUG – Czech Republic
Slackware LUG – France
Slackware LUG – Germany
Slackware LUG – Hungary
Slackware LUG – Italy
Slackware LUG – Mexico
Slackware LUG – Poland
Slackware LUG – Portugal
Slackware LUG – Romania
Slackware LUG – Russia
Slackware LUG – Spain
Slackware LUG – Sweden
Slackware LUG – Switzerland
Slackware LUG – Turkey
Slackware LUG – Uzbekistan

*** Not all are Linux User Groups (LUGs), but this should be a good start for
some. If anyone wants me to add to list reach me below. Also check out
distrowatch.com/slackware for more.

If you know of any more links PLEASE notify me via email.
I am trying to get as many Slackware related links as possible together on this page. I always
find a few links here and few links there, but never all in one spot. I am hoping to get them
all here in one convenient place.