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Not only is there a GUI part to it but there are several. Most distros come in versions based on default desktop. Slackware comes with several and several more can be added. These are interesting and fun but also it is possible to borrow parts of one to use in another.
In addition to DEs/WMs there are many ncurses based applications that will give you basic graphic apps without any of the footprint, dependencies, or problems that come with X. Some hardcore use these all the time but most just fall back on them when there is some problem in X, which used to be rather common with some video cards. There still are such problems if you try to use or install a proper driver or fail to blacklist a conflicting one. Then it is really sweet to be able to fire up Lynx for access to online docs, or BitchX and go to a Slackware or Linux-based IRC channel to get help.
I installed Slackware. Someone please tell me that there is a GUI part to it. Mine went to a "darkstar prompt."
Documentation. It exists. It's free. I mean, there are tons of documentation about Slackware out there, providing answers to basic questions like this. For instance, if you had visited the official website you would have found the following links, on the main page:
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