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Awesome news, thank you Tomas!

I still prefer a debian-based distro because it has the apt-get package manager. There are packages that have dozens of dependencies, and I don't know how to install them in slackware because its package manager doesn't resolve dependencies. Anyway, thanks for providing another distro option.

Could there be a "Debax" and Slax distro lines?

Good job Tomas! Back to origins with Slackware. I think than, if we want a stable and longest release, Slackware is best, because on all Debian new release, we need to remake all .sb base files to can install new packages. All 2 ways have this advantage Slax for longest releases, Debian for easy (beginners) package manager. I am suspect for make comments because i use slackware since version 4 until 14 and i love slack.

Finally!

Awesome!
Did someone already tried to do a comparison between the two versions about:
- data size of modules;
- performance;
- startup time?
Thank you.

Thank you for your continued support.

Good to hear that as a Slax user long ago! ;)

For me the name "Slax" is always tied to its history as a Slackware LiveCD with KDE3 desktop.

You can find many Debian LiveCD or Debian doesn't even need one as it's so easy to find and install in various forms of medium (Live, netinstall, dvd...). But Slackware certainly needs more derivatives except Alien Bob's LiveCD.

Hope you can continue your work on it!

@Promet

Porteus Linux is a option of Slackware LiveCD/USB with modules, however the only option of LiveCD/USB with modules is Slax. Slax is the only Debian based distro with the purpose of being portable, however Slackware users can use Porteus or Slax.

Great. Thanks for your dedication

Great!

Stopped using Slax 9 years ago (kept using 7.0.8 whenever possible).
Now I can use it again :-D

Nice !

Thanks Tomas.

It has been years ... I'll have to give the latest SLAX a try

--kjh

Back to the origins.

I hope you never leave again. Slackware as a project and distro, needs your dedication to create a based distro on it. We all appreciate it.

There are lots of Debian based distros already, I'm sure those who are used to it can find a way.

I was a Debian user before, and I moved back to Slackware some 2 years ago, after systemd. I was also back to origins, since my first distro in 1995 was Slackware. I'm very happy with version 15 and current. Very stable. Long life to Slackware!

I am happy to read about Slax based on Slackware is available for everyday usage. I appreciate very much your efforts to continue this most important distro.

Hello

I'm trying to use genslaxiso on slackware relase, but it always give an erro:

line 102: genisoimage: command not found.

Can i correct this somehow?

thank you

Some suggestions:

-opening startmenu using menu-key from keyboard should be nice (way faster than using your mouse)

-sloppy focus should be nicer than click to focus

-slackpkg install fails, for example for links: dialog menu appears, files are downloaded, but install failed

/run/initramfs/memory is a handy directory: I could easily copy 05.sb (chromium) and put it into slax/ to load it during booting. The downloaded links files I could not find.

Hello,

I am running Slax 15 on a USB stick and need to change to dvorak keyboard.

How can I do this?

Thanks.

I use Gentoo based self made Linux, coocked by Slax manner 10 years ago. This idea is great. And aufs - the best union fs allowing much more than overlayfs. What the state of the aufs currently?