I’m looking into advanced distros (like arch) and slackware is fascinating. Is it still supported/used? If you’d like to comment an alternative distro, please do.
It is still supported and used. It’s been my distro of choice for several years.
if you choose the current or the stable stream, last update was yesterday:
- http://www.slackware.com/changelog/stable.php?cpu=x86_64
- http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=x86_64
If you need help, there are many users that can help you here https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/
Slackware may not be huge, but it is the base distro for Unraid.
Never heard about Unraid, but I hear about Slackware all the time.
If you can manage a Linux server, you likely have no use for Unraid. If you want to put together a Synology type appliance out of PC hardware to run Docker containers and uses ZFS for backups, Unraid is a fairly user friendly option.
@hibby @razieltakato I have an Ubuntu server with ZFS I’ve been using for a while. Haven’t seen the need for unraid personally.
