Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding in 1993 and remains the oldest actively maintained Linux distribution. It is known for its stability, minimalism, and Unix-like design.
- 1993: Slackware first released.
- 1995: Transition to ELF binaries and CD-ROM distribution (Slackware 3.0).
- 1999: Version jump to 7.0 to align with contemporary distributions.
- 2004: Slackware 10.0 introduces X.Org Server.
- 2016: Slackware 14.2 released after a long development gap.
- 2022: Slackware 15.0 released as the latest stable release.
Browse Slackware history by year:
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slackware
- https://slackware.nl/slackware/slackware-14.2/ANNOUNCE.14_2
- https://slackware.nl/slackware/slackware-15.0/ANNOUNCE.15.0