# Slackel Reviews **Vendor:** Slackel **Category:** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 13 ## About Slackel Slackel is a Linux distribution based on Slackware and Salix. It is fully compatible with Slackware and Salix. ## Slackel Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users value the **ease of use** of Slackel, finding it highly accessible and user-friendly. (1 reviews) - Users value the **robust and reliable platform** of Slackel, perfect for long-term support and stability. (1 reviews) - Users value the **robust reliability** of Slackel, enjoying its stable performance for long-term use. (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **stability** of Slackel, benefiting from its reliable foundation built on Slackware. (1 reviews) - Users find Slackel **easy to access and user-friendly** , enhancing their overall experience with its features. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **connectivity issues** that hinder offline access and limit multi-device functionality, causing frustration. (2 reviews) ## Slackel Reviews ### 1. Rock-Solid Stability Thanks to Slackware Foundation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeffrey K. | VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Slackel?** SLACKEL IS BUILT ON SLACKWARE, ENSURING A STABLE AND RELIABLE OPERATING SYSTEM. **What do you dislike about Slackel?** THERE ARE SOME CONNECTIVITY ISSUES, WHICH CAN BE FRUSTRATING FOR OFFLINE ACCESS AND MULTI-DDEVICE USAGE. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** SLACKEL OFFERS RELIABLE CLOUD-BASED EMAIL HOSTING SERVICES WITH FEATURES LIKE SPAM FILTERING, AND ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION. ### 2. Feedback **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anitha v. | Team lead operations, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 29, 2024 **What do you like best about Slackel?** easy accessable, user friendly, features **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Not able to access offline and other devices **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Critical issues and team connect ### 3. Better than the other **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vimit Kumar T. | Contractor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 09, 2024 **What do you like best about Slackel?** Built on Slackware, it offers a robust and reliable platform for long-term use **What do you dislike about Slackel?** No, I don't dislike because my experience is very good for this. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Designed for older hardware, it ensures efficient operation on systems with limited resources, making it accessible to users with legacy machines. ### 4. A little too advanced for me, but from what I can tell it is solid **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bobbi H. | Project manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2023 **What do you like best about Slackel?** A fully configured desktop environment with a complete selection of applications **What do you dislike about Slackel?** I had trouble with initial installation honestly, and needed some technical help. Once I got that, I was all good **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Making system administration easy and straightforward ### 5. Good design from lunix **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Slackel?** Performance enhanced Nice design Enhanced process speed **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Less user friendly More manually effort required **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Having some big data distribution system and we used this to resolve the issues ### 6. Nice Linux Distribution **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anurag P. | Software Development Engineer I, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2022 **What do you like best about Slackel?** Design is user friendly and more intuitive **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Some packages of Linux don't run but apart from this every thing is ok. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used to communicate between different platforms which have Linux distribution ### 7. Slackel Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2022 **What do you like best about Slackel?** The installation was simple, and it is user-friendly. **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Not too many Linux packages will run on Slackel. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is good for a development environment . ### 8. Nice linux distro based on Slackware **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jahnavi Prasad S. | Solutions Engineer Intern, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 15, 2021 **What do you like best about Slackel?** The installation was simple, I used an ISO file from a flash drive for installation. This distro is fast, not cluttered but could use improvements to UI **What do you dislike about Slackel?** It has a very Simple UI that looks similar to Windows 7 file management. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm just testing out this distribution. ### 9. Bare bones, doesn't function like a working tool. **Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jerelyn O. | A, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 23, 2021 **What do you like best about Slackel?** The simplicity of Slackel is the best feature. **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Slackel is not user-friendly. Half of the display is in another language. There are no guides or instructions on any page. Seems like it was built for seasoned professionals. **Recommendations to others considering Slackel:** Be a seasoned user before working with Slackel. Took much training for myself. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Slackel allows the ability for Linux distribution. It's great that it's compatible with both Slackware Linux and Salix OS. ### 10. Nice Openbox Linux Distribution built on Salix and Slackware **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2021 **What do you like best about Slackel?** Its Openbox design is user-friendly and intuitive. **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Not too many Linux packages will run Slackel **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication across multiple platforms that need a Linux Distribution ### 11. Slack rocks **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Slackel?** I like the low threshold for new team members to get empowered and productive. In a lean startup, everyone has to hit the ground running, Slack is a shiny new pair of nikes for our recruits! **What do you dislike about Slackel?** No videocconferencing, but zoom plugin is more than sufficient **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Communication. Portability. ### 12. Happy customer - likely to recommend **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Animation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2019 **What do you like best about Slackel?** I find the user friendly interface to suit me and my fast paced work environment. I like that it comes with an additional repository and all the Salix tools for configuring everything with ease. **What do you dislike about Slackel?** The only area which could benefit from some improvements would regard the UFW firewall. **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Slackel is the ideal tool to include in one’s inventory if your goal is to write code or set up a server. ### 13. Powerful and light Linux Distro **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jared H. | Research Assistant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2018 **What do you like best about Slackel?** The simplicity of its design and its rolling improvements. The developer is very active and very helpful with any concerns or questions you may have **What do you dislike about Slackel?** Not a whole lot, I guess there could be some improvements made to the UFW firewall **Recommendations to others considering Slackel:** I would highly recommend it, as a new Linux user it was very easy to use **What problems is Slackel solving and how is that benefiting you?** Well as a free Linux Distro, it meets the needs of many IT professionals who are setting up servers, coding, and other small projects ## Slackel Discussions - [What is the oldest Linux distro?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-oldest-linux-distro) - [Is Slackware faster than Debian?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-slackware-faster-than-debian) - [Is Slackware Linux dead?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-slackware-linux-dead) - [What makes Slackware unique?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-makes-slackware-unique) - [View Slackel pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/slackel/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-21+00%3A37%3A49+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=6e831863-fdd2-4882-91aa-0aba1f96861a&secure%5Btoken%5D=ec81f2dc133ed12c267d090c66789a50267849b715bfe71d161b3f6ef1f40516&format=llm_user) ## Slackel Features **Memory Management - Operating System** - RAM management **Device Management - Operating System** - I/O management **Backup and Recovery - Operating System** - Data backup **Error Detection - Operating System** - System operations monitoring ## Top Slackel Alternatives - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (2,328 reviews) - [Windows 11](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-11/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (4,083 reviews) - [Apple iOS](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-ios/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (1,519 reviews)