Episode 2:19: Cut Us Some Slack

0:00 Cold Open
1:44 Framing It Up
8:52 Slackware Preamble
12:59 History of Slackware's History
17:21 Slackware's History
1:13:25 Thoughts on Slackware
1:39:37 App Focus: lsd
1:45:46 Next Time
1:49:58 Stinger
Coming up in this episode
1. Leo picked up a frame
2. Slackware. All the Slackware
3. How we blew up our Slackware
4. And we spruce up the terminal
Banter
The Framwork Laptop (https://frame.work)
Slackware Linux (http://slackware.com/)
Leadership: Patrick J. Volkerding (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Volkerding)
Site: slackware.com
Base System: Slackware
Desktop Environment: XFCE, Plasma, etc., etc.
File Manager: DE defaults
Package Manager: slackpkg, pkgtool
Kernel: 5.15.19
Display Manager: *lightdm, sddm, +, + *
Display Protocol: X11 and Wayland
Init System: rc init (BSD style) with SysVinit compatibility
Fast Links
SlackDocs (https://docs.slackware.com/start)
SlackBuilds (http://slackbuilds.org)
LinuxQuestions - Slackware Forum Section (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/forumdisplay.php?forumid=14)
The Packages (https://packages.slackware.com)
Live Slackware thanks to Alien BOB (https://download.liveslak.org)
Slackware for ARM (https://arm.slackware.com)
About Page (http://www.slackware.com/about/)
History
WikiPedia Page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slackware)
Release History (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slackware#Releases)
Various ChangeLog, README, CHANGESANDHINTS and ANNOUNCE files on the mirrors (https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/)
July 16th, 1993, Slackware was available via Anonymous FTP. (http://www.slackware.com/announce/1.0.php)
Softlanding Linux System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softlanding_Linux_System)
Slackware 2.0 Released (https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2795)
Slackware 3.0 (https://web.archive.org/web/20050311213558/http://gus-br.linuxmag.com.br/it/artigos/30-nov-1995.html)
Here is a picture of a CD sleeve (in Italian) signed by Patrick for Slackware 96 aka Slackware 3.1 (https://archive.org/details/slack96agosto_4cd)
The weird version jump to 7.0 (http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=general#0)
Slashdot interview with Patrick (https://slashdot.org/story/00/03/17/1120205/replies-from-slackware-founder-patrick-volkerding)
userlocal.com/phorum (https://web.archive.org/web/20020816085044/http://www.userlocal.com/phorum/)
interview with The Age in Australia (https://www.theage.com.au/technology/the-linux-distribution-thats-always-in-the-black-20021004-gdfp05.html)
Slackware 9.0 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/9.0.php)
Slackware 10.0 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/10.0.php)
Eric Hameleers' (Alien BOB) Slackbuilds begins (http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/ChangeLog.txt)
Slackware 11.0 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/11.0.php)
Slackware 12.0 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/12.0.php)
Slackware 13.0 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/13.0.php)
Eric Hameleers interview with Linux Magazine (https://web.archive.org/web/20100720001002/http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7502)
Alien BOB's presentation at T-Dose (http://www.slackware.com/~alien/tdose2009/t-dose-slackware.pdf)
The video to go with it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2eah5L4b8)
Slackware 14.0 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/14.0.php)
Slackware 14.1 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/14.1.php)
Slackware 14.2 (http://www.slackware.com/announce/14.2.php)
Slackware for ARM (https://arm.slackware.com/)
Slackware 15.0 is released (http://www.slackware.com/announce/15.0.php)
Good nuggets in the changelog (https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-15.0/ChangeLog.txt)
Some other links
Eric Hameleers - Alien BOB's page (http://www.slackware.com/~alien/)
Patrick Volkerding's page (http://www.slackware.com/~volkerdi/)
Slackware Documentary made in 2019 (https://youtu.be/nhSHH8pY6uw)
Slackware Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/slackwarelinux/overview)
Configuring SBo for current (https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds/wiki/configuring-the-current-repository-with-sbopkg)
A helpful blog post for SBo (https://blog.jeaye.com/2015/07/09/sbopkg/)
Housekeeping
Slackware ARM Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabC1NZDGA3FZXf2hQ-6uyA)
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App Focus
lsd
This episode's app:
* lsd (https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd)
* Note Nerd Fonts are helpful (https://www.nerdfonts.com)
Next Time
With us trying out Slackware Linux for this past month, that means our next show will be topic based. We have a few topics planned for you and all of them will affect you in the Linux User Space.
Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space
Stay tuned on Twitter, Telegram, Matrix, Discord, Reddit whatever. Join the conversation. Talk to us, and give us more ideas.
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Jill and Steve
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Johnny
Producer
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John
Josh

0:00 Cold Open

1:44 Framing It Up

8:52 Slackware Preamble

12:59 History of Slackware's History

17:21 Slackware's History

1:13:25 Thoughts on Slackware

1:39:37 App Focus: lsd

1:45:46 Next Time

1:49:58 Stinger

Coming up in this episode

Leo picked up a frame
Slackware. All the Slackware
How we blew up our Slackware
And we spruce up the terminal

Banter

The Framwork Laptop

Slackware Linux

Leadership: Patrick J. Volkerding
Site: slackware.com
Base System: Slackware
Desktop Environment: XFCE, Plasma, etc., etc.
File Manager: DE defaults
Package Manager: slackpkg, pkgtool
Kernel: 5.15.19
Display Manager: *lightdm, sddm, +, + *
Display Protocol: X11 and Wayland
Init System: rc init (BSD style) with SysVinit compatibility

Fast Links

SlackDocs
SlackBuilds
LinuxQuestions - Slackware Forum Section
The Packages
Live Slackware thanks to Alien BOB
Slackware for ARM
About Page

History

WikiPedia Page
Release History
Various ChangeLog, README, CHANGES_AND_HINTS and ANNOUNCE files on the mirrors
July 16th, 1993, Slackware was available via Anonymous FTP.
Softlanding Linux System
Slackware 2.0 Released
Slackware 3.0
Here is a picture of a CD sleeve (in Italian) signed by Patrick for Slackware 96 aka Slackware 3.1
The weird version jump to 7.0
Slashdot interview with Patrick
userlocal.com/phorum
interview with The Age in Australia
Slackware 9.0
Slackware 10.0
Eric Hameleers' (Alien BOB) Slackbuilds begins
Slackware 11.0
Slackware 12.0
Slackware 13.0
Eric Hameleers interview with Linux Magazine
Alien BOB's presentation at T-Dose
The video to go with it
Slackware 14.0
Slackware 14.1
Slackware 14.2
Slackware for ARM
Slackware 15.0 is released
Good nuggets in the changelog

Some other links

Eric Hameleers - Alien BOB's page
Patrick Volkerding's page
Slackware Documentary made in 2019
Slackware Patreon page
Configuring SBo for current
A helpful blog post for SBo

Housekeeping

Slackware ARM Podcast
Email us - [email protected]
Linux User Space Discord Server
Our Matrix room
Support us at Patreon
Join us on Telegram
Follow us on Twitter
Watch us on YouTube
Our latest social platform reddit
Check out our website https://linuxuserspace.show

App Focus

lsd

This episode's app:

lsd
Note Nerd Fonts are helpful

Next Time

With us trying out Slackware Linux for this past month, that means our next show will be topic based. We have a few topics planned for you and all of them will affect you in the Linux User Space.

Join us in two weeks when we return to the Linux User Space

Stay tuned on Twitter, Telegram, Matrix, Discord, Reddit whatever. Join the conversation. Talk to us, and give us more ideas.

We would like to acknowledge our top patrons. Thank you for your support!

Contributor

Nicholas
CubicleNate
LiNuXsys666
Jill and Steve
WalrusZ
sleepyeyesvince
Paul
Curtis
Eduardo
Matt W.

Co-Producer

Donnie
Johnny

Producer

Bruno
John
Josh

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