Slackware is simple, flexible and extremely customizable. Slackware encourages Linux-way attitude and KISS principle. It does not require high end hardware and can be installed in very restrictive environments. Slackware is very stable and gives the user full control.

Most packages are available in "slackbuild" form - the programs can be installed by compiling in place, thus providing the best compatibility with the system.

It is very light on system resources. A minimalistic setup can run on very old hardware, so there is no need of constantly upgrading the workstation.

This is probably the only Linux distribution that can be run straight out of the box. The uptime is measured in years and only limited by hardware endurance.

The installation is very fast, usually it takes only 10-15 minutes in order to have a fully working system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It takes a while to setup if there are some unusual tools required. However this is very minor and for a seasoned Slackware user this is not a problem.

The learning curve is quite steep. However once you learn Slackware, you actually learn Linux (which does not work that way at all with the mainstream distros)

It takes a while to setup if there are some unusual tools required. However this is very minor and for a seasoned Slackware user this is not a problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slack configuration of all the layers of security and audit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The first time its kinda hard to know how to do several configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was most stable OS for my services - mysql, apache + php, mIRC servers, perl scripts. I started learning linux with this distro (2005 - 10/10.1 version). Currently I still have 4 servers which are running wonderful - there are no downs since they were installed. I have servers with these versions:

- 12.1

- 14.2

- 13.37 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Back then (2005-2010) I remember how hard was with manually configure each service you want to install. The main thing I currently dislike about Slackware is that they stopped supporting this amazing distro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I started using linux in 1992 with yggdrasil, after a short time I switched to Slackware 1.0 in 1993. I immediately appreciated the simplicity and efficiency, as well as bsd style init scripts. From 1993 until today I use this distribution for my workstation and my laptop, with docker and all the tools that allow me to manage all my clients' workloads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Several packages need to be compiled, but there is still slackbuilds.org which contains a large number of references Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using Slackware since 1999. It runs extremely well on older hardware due to Pat's iron fist hold on the distribution. GCC compiles fas, the packages are from the "stable" branch and everything is thoroughly tested before release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slackware is ideal if you want something "pure" to run on your server but the repositories are small and you HAVE TO compile stuff if you want stuff on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It provides the optimized performance with the minimal number of packages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a pity that no newer version is available now. The deployment of slackware needs some Linux background. The learning curve may not be smooth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Good for learning and for the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

More difficult than others. And there are new, more "trendy" alternatives Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Slackware is modular and light. No heavy hardware needed to run fully functioning linux box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Time consumption to learn from A to Z likely needed to implement Slackware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can easily reach out with workmates/ colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

None so far. I can easily can communicate well with the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Details, stability, powerful, cover all linux basic, fully documented, helpful community, one of the recommended linux distro for first starter, customization availability, easy to learn, opensource, one of the most old linux distribution that still exist, support for the universal driver, from old till new, compatibility with most of hardware exist, in one word for slackware is : Complete ! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

its not easy to learn slackware for beginners without knowing the basic, so you need to focus to read the manual and learn every single details from the documentation to get close to slackware, if you get the point you will love it, let the time guide you to used for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.