Slackware 15 Installation: Why Install Slackware Linux in 2026? Why Not?
Logbook, Stardate 1337.15 Today is Slackware day, Stubborn ones! Time to install the grandfather of them all, again, for the thousandth time. Though it’s only the fourth or fifth installation of it in 2026. Hopefully the last one. Before you ask: why on earth install Slackware Linux in 2026? It’s Jurassic, has no automatic dependency resolution, is a pain to maintain over time, and its current release — 15.0 — is already showing its age, getting a bit too stale for comfort. And I ask back: why not? It’ll be instructive at the very least, even fun. For a nerd, anyway. ...