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Is slackware still widely used? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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.

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

As much as I Iike and respect Slackware and Patrick Volkerding, I would go with Arch if I were you. According to the change logs, the last commit was June 23rd of this year. Arch is more actively worked on and developed. I learned Linux on Slackware so I will always be partial to it, just like I learned Unix on OpenBSD and will be partial to it as well. But for me, Arch is the way to go for Linux. Arch's wiki is fantastic.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Not sure which change logs you're looking at, but both stable and current were updated yesterday. Current is most days, stable is usually a couple of security patches and bug fixes a week.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    That would be the stable distribution, the current distribution which is the basis for the next release (now 15.1) was last updated today. It is also highly stable relative to other distributions including Arch so for I would recommend it to anyone with some knowledge of Linux.

    Arch is great of course, and the Arch Wiki is one of the best general resources for Linux out there.

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