Linux distribution
Slackware 15
Mayank Sharma has a childhood flashback to seeing his dad in the same predicament as he finds himself after all these decades.
IN BRIEF
Slackware is one of the oldest Linux distros that’s still actively developed. But this isn’t it’s only claim to fame. The distro has some unique characteristics, thanks to being an ardent follower of the KISS principle, which endears it to its fans, even as it scares away just about everyone else. The distro officially supports the 32-bit, 64-bit and ARM architectures.
The beta release of Slackware 15 came out in April, and there’s a good chance that the final release will make landfall in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Linux.
There isn’t much of an age difference between Slackware and Linux. True, Slackware wasn’t the first Linux distro; however, it didn’t arrive much later and has the honour of being the oldest Linux distro that’s still actively developed.