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Making the Case for Slackware in 2018

Slackware might be the oldest maintained Linux distro at 24 years, but it’s not ready for retirement yet. Its no-nonsense approach to package management and system configuration is still appealing to those looking to learn the ins and outs of their OS, and its legendary resistance to change means systemd is still nowhere to be found.

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