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Install Slackware 13.37 as a VM on Citrix XenServer

Written By
RK
Rob Kennedy
May 14, 2012

Citrix XenServer doesn’t offer a template out of the box for Slackware. This article will show you how to install the current Slackware 13.37 on XenServer assuming you have access to the XenCenter software.

Now, I’ll have to admit that I probably haven’t used/installed Slackware since around 1998/1999 (version 3.6 era). I couldn’t tell you why – probably because I was using what I was working with at the time which was Red Hat derivatives. I could tell you, however, that I’ve always respected and admired Slackware and their user base – and have been wanting to install it again for some time.

So – let’s install it on Citrix XenServer as a VPS…

RK

Rob Kennedy

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