If you started using GNU/Linux in the last 10 years or so, there’s a very good chance your first distribution was Ubuntu. But despite what you may have heard on some of the elitist Linux message ...

FreeBSD and Slackware are both outstanding OSes. FreeBSD is more UNIX-like, while Slackware is more Linux-like. One is geared for servers, while the other is a bit more general. FreeBSD and Slackware.

Linux distribution Slackware has dropped the GNOME desktop environment from its version of the open source operating system, claiming that it is too much work to maintain it. The most recent release ...

Slackware is one of those Linux distros often described as being difficult to use. The Slackware Project version 14.2 released on July 1 does little to change that view — at least, as far as ...

Absolute Linux is a distro that raises the question: Is it really worth the bother? Any version of this Slackware-based Linux OS is just that — a really big bother — unless you love Unix-like systems ...

Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; ...

Hi, I'm using Slackware 9 for a file server (SAMBA) and I need to lock down this PC. A lot of ports are open that I don't know how to close. Also, there is no firewall working.<BR><BR>The ports open ...

I've noticed that Slackware tends to use up most, if not all of my memory every chance it gets. I have 384m of ram, and even when I'm in console mode I'm nearly out of ram. Is this some feature of ...

If you started using GNU/Linux in the last 10 years or so, there’s a very good chance your first distribution was Ubuntu. But despite what you may have heard on some of the elitist Linux message ...