Gabriel Y.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/19/2019

"Great distrobution, love JR "Bob" Dobbs"

5/5

What do you like best about Slackware?

Simplicity, good user community, lots of platforms supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Slackware?

Can be difficult to use, some packages harder to install than others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Slackware:

Give it a shot - can be more intimidating than other distro's like Debian but worth the extra work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Slackware solving and how is that benefiting you?

We used it as a lightweight Windows replacement at a small non profit - we had donated hardware but it was older and didn't want to spend money on legit Windows software that would have run slowly anyway. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stephen G. L.

Chief Dogcatcher

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/14/2018

"Used Slackware circa 1993-1996"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Slackware?

Slackware is an ancient distribution for Linux. I haven't used it lately, so have no credibility on how it lives today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Slackware?

Difficulty of keeping the OS plus all installed software current with each others' versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Slackware:

Try a more modern Linux distribution. I use Ubuntu. Haven't looked much into alternatives, lately, since I have a very stable machine. Up 4 days without need of reboot. That is new, for me, and I feel - important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Slackware solving and how is that benefiting you?

All problems, business and otherwise, that a great OS is capable of solving. I got to know Linux/UNIX and other free UNIX-like-OS based software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adenike O.

Information Technology Specialist

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/25/2018

"Slackware enable me manually manage my system package."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Slackware?

STABILITY - For every new release ,Slackware has been able to include the stable versions of all included software programs. This ensures that save for the mandatory security and bug fixes, users get to compile and install the latest versions of their preferred software themselves.

SIMPLICITY - Slackware is amongst the now very few Linux distributions still offering users a simple , configurable system . I love how I am able to edit plain text configuration files on my Slack.

PRIVACY - We are in the era of cloud integrations. However , Slackware does not offer cloud integration ,ensuring I am not sharing my personal data with software firms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Slackware?

Slackware does not currently provide me with automatic dependency resolution and this will probably be the case for some time to come.Also in order for me to install add-on software with Slackware , I have to search and install additional dependencies by myself ,manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Slackware:

I endorse Slackware for server based functions. Basically I see Slackware as secure ,rock-solid and simple and these are properties I appreciate from a server installation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Slackware solving and how is that benefiting you?

I currently make use of Slackware on my workstation at my office ; operating a LAMP stack for development and system administration purposes. I never experience downtime and for the few occasions I encountered any downtime ; it was due to power cut. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.