Top 10 Slackware Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to Slackware Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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Debian
By Debian Project
4.6/5
(187)
Product Description
Debian is an operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run , at the core of an operating system is the kernel.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Debian is:
More expensive
Easier to admin
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

Gentoo
By Gentoo Linux
4.1/5
(37)
Product Description
Gentoo is an operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD and can be customized for just about any application or need.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Gentoo is:
More expensive
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

CentOS
By CentOS
4.4/5
(405)
Product Description
Community-driven free software effort focused around the goal of providing a rich base platform for open source communities to build upon.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, CentOS is:
More expensive
Easier to set up
More usable
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
By Red Hat
4.6/5
(936)
Product Description
Open source platform for mission-critical computing
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Red Hat Enterprise Linux is:
More expensive
Better at support
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

Fedora
By Fedora
4.4/5
(202)
Product Description
Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a collection of software that makes your computer run.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Fedora is:
Easier to set up
More expensive
Easier to admin
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

Linux Mint
By Linux Mark Institute
4.5/5
(178)
Product Description
Linux Mint produces a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Linux Mint is:
Easier to set up
More usable
More expensive
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

Apple iOS
By Apple
4.6/5
(1,443)
Product Description
An advanced mobile operating system. With its easy-to-use interface, amazing features, and rock solid stability, iOS is the foundation of iPhone. And even as others try to catch up, the technologies and features built into iOS keep iPhone years ahead.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Apple iOS is:
More expensive
More usable
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

Oracle Linux
By Oracle
4.4/5
(323)
Product Description
Oracle Linux brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications and systems along with worldwide, enterprise-class, low-cost support. Optimized for enterprise workloads, Oracle Linux is the only operating system to offer zero-downtime updates.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Oracle Linux is:
More expensive
More usable
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

Android
By Google
4.6/5
(1,211)
Product Description
When your phone, tablet, watch, TV or car’s tech goes from just working to actually making life easier, that’s when you know Android is behind it. With over 2.5 billion active devices around the world, our goal is to create features that are useful for all. Find the latest product news and go deep with stories behind the tech.
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Reviewers say compared to Slackware, Android is:
More expensive
More usable
Easier to set up
Categories in common with Slackware:
Operating System

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