It is written in Distrowatch about Slackware:

"Slackware Linux, created by Patrick Volkerding in 1992, is the oldest surviving Linux distribution. Forked from the now-discontinued SLS project, Slackware 1.0 came on 24 floppy disks and was built on top of Linux kernel version 0.99pl11-alpha. It quickly became the most popular Linux distribution, with some estimates putting its market share to as much as 80% of all Linux installations in 1995".

Reference: Top Ten Distributions
An overview of today's top distributions: https://distrowatch.com/dwres-mobile.php?resource=major

Please, fill in the blank:

"It quickly became the most popular Linux distribution, with some estimates putting its market share to as much as ___% of all Linux installations in 2018".


The estimates are putting the market share of Slackware in wich percentage of all Linux installations in 2018?

I'm asking this question because I really like the subject.

in short: you will never know since those numbers do not exist

(distrowatch self has only the numbers of requests on their site)

I don't know the global figure, but in this house it's 100%.

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i run Slackware on my work computer, 2 PCs at home and a laptop. Also, I have a an EEPC with 14.1 that i rarely turn on.

how do we count these?

The LinuxCounter is the only thing like this that I know of. They have some distribution stats too.

Back in 1995 there was less choice and anyone likely to run linux back then was more skilled. The market has changed. The answer to the question is probably "statistically insignificant", but the fact that Slackware has sacrificed market-share to remain true to its roots is a big part of what makes it what it is, and why its users love it so much.

I'm well aware that you only post these threads to try and get a rise out of people; it won't work. You're known here.

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Hi,

Here it is at 100%!

Enough said!

Have fun & enjoy!

Slackware!!!

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I'll point you to my post on the Debian forums about this.

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...135165#p657736

In short, yes, there's no way of knowing marketshare. One can only estimate where Slackware would be on a list of most popular distros. But I think

Ubuntu
Debian
Fedora
Slackware
SUSE
Gentoo
Arch
Cent
RHEL
Kubuntu

is quite an accurate indication of popularity. Furthermore, a friend of mine [dasein on the Debian forums] did a similar experiment and came up with the following:

Slackware was one of the first Linux to supply a distro, but once others started to produce their own, the popularity of Slackware diminished, as the others became both easier to install & use.

Distros like Ubuntu/Mint are only popular because they cater for MS Windows users who are trying out Linux.

RedHat & Debian, I think, are still the main players in the Linux world.

I started out with Slackware, around 1998/9, but progressed to Debian, as it was easier to install & maintain, plus it came with the apt package manager which took care of dependancies automatically, others have caught up, but at that time it was such a huge improvement over Slackware's tar packages.

I started with Slackware in 2004, version 10.0. I've used a variety of distros, but, Slackware is my main OS. At my house I have 6 Slackware units, 2 IPads, and a Win 10 Pro unit.
The Slackware 15.0 Upgrade Festival will be epic this year.

4 out of 5 Dentists use Slackware around here.

You know something don't you? Come on tell us when!

Haha, I wish that I did know something. My spouting off is wishful thinking. Looking forward to 15.0.

Its on 80% of the boxes here. Wife likes Trisquel, I still love her though. =)

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I use 100% Slackware. My ex uses Slackware, too.

She sure knows how to pick them, right? LOL

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The troll has just returned to Debian as well, under a new name:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...674019#p674019

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