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Run latest Slackware 64 bit Live and create your own Live installable Slackware system with Refracta Snapshot! :: Build 250323

Posted 03-23-2025 at 01:41 PM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags kernel 6.13.7-amd64-exton, refracta snapshot, slackex, slackware 15.0 current

ABOUT SlackEX 15.0 Current (testing/development) 64 bit BUILD 250323
Slackware is the first widely-used Linux system, which is still developing. Slackware has existed since 1993. In comparison with for example Ubuntu and Linux Mint, many people believe that Slackware is “difficult”. Any novice can quickly learn to use Ubuntu they say. My remaster of Slackware Current (15.0), which I call SlackEX 15.0 Current 64 bit Linux Live System, is however just as easy to use as Ubuntu and/or Linux Mint....

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Run latest Slackware 64 bit live and create your own live installable Slackware system with Refracta Snapshot! :: Two Builds 240812/231210

Posted 08-13-2024 at 02:43 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags exton, refracta snapshot, slackex, slackware 15.0, xfce4

NEWS ABOUT SlackEX BUILD 240812 with the Xfce4 DESKTOP (DE)
A new version of SlackEX is ready. It is based on Slackware 15.0 STABLE released 220202 with Xfce4 as DE. The most important package installed is Refracta Snapshot. With that you can build your own Slackware 15.0 distribution. Xfce4 is one of Slackware's official Desktop environments. The other one is KDE. Kernel 6.10.3-amd64-exton is used in this SlackEX Build. To be able to use Refracta Snapshot you'll have to use said kernel....

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NEWS about SlackEX

Posted 12-10-2023 at 03:46 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags exton, runs from ram, slackex, slackware 15.0, uefi

I have previously posted news about my SlackEX Linux Live Systems (Slackware 15.0) Build 231129 (Xfce 4.18) and Build 231201 (KDE Plasma 5.27.10). Now I have news about both SlackEX versions.

NEWS 231210 ABOUT BOTH SlackEX VERSIONS
I had to upload new SlackEX versions today since I discovered a way to run SlackEX from RAM also when starting SlackEX in UEFI mode. The previous SlackEX versions could only run from RAM if they started in Legacy mode. So my advice is to run both...

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NEWS ABOUT SlackEX 15.0 stable Build 231201 with KDE Plasma 5.27.9 (latest) as DE - Build 231201

Posted 12-01-2023 at 03:03 PM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags exton, kde plasma 5.27.9, refracta installer, refracta snapshot, slackex

A new extra version of SlackEX is ready. It is based on Slackware 15.0 stable released 220203. In this version I’ve installed KDE Plasma 5.27.9 (latest version, released 231024). Plasma 5.27 is a LTS (Long Term Support) version. Kernel 6.6.1-amd64-exton is used. The most important package installed is Refracta Snapshot. With Refracta Snapshot you can build your own Slackware distribution with Plasma 5.27.9. KDE is one of Slackware’s official Desktop Environments. The other one is Xfce4.
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SlackEX based on Slackware 15.0 with Xfce 4.18 as DE, Refracta Snapshot and kernel 6.6.1-amd64-exton :: Build 231129

Posted 12-01-2023 at 04:17 AM by exton (Exton's Blog)

Tags exton, refracta snapshot, slackex, slackware 15.0, xfce 4.18

NEWS ABOUT SlackEX BUILD 231129 with the Xfce4 DESKTOP (DE)
A new version of SlackEX is ready. It is based on Slackware 15.0 STABLE released 220202 with Xfce4 as DE. The most important package installed is Refracta Snapshot. With that you can build your own Slackware 15.0 distribution. Xfce4 is one of Slackware’s official Desktop environments. The other one is KDE. Kernel 6.6.1-amd64-exton is used in this SlackEX Build. To be able to use Refracta Snapshot you’ll have to use said kernel. Otherwise...

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