I’m looking into advanced distros (like arch) and slackware is fascinating. Is it still supported/used? If you’d like to comment an alternative distro, please do.

  • kyub@social.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    I used it around the 2000s, it was great back then to get started and to learn about Unix and Linux in general. These days, it’s niche, but you also don’t hear negatives about it. So I think it’s still a viable distro, even though its lack of popularity is certainly a disadvantage (less info/resources, slower dev speed). But with additions like SlackBuilds it’s probably not that bad, but I don’t like recommending niche, because of potential maintenance issues. And it’s not a noob-friendly distro