Slackware Linux Basics

Introduction

Newsflash (September 2007): The book is currently being revised to cover Slackware Linux 12.0. The sources will be migrated to DocBook 5.0 with RelaxNG stylesheets (from DocBook 4.x with DTDs). This development (WIP) version is already available. Changes can be tracked through the repository changelog.

Slackware Linux Basics is a book that aims to provide an introduction to Slackware Linux. It addresses people who have little or no GNU/Linux experience. It aims to cover the Slackware Linux installation, basic GNU/Linux commands and the configuration of Slackware Linux.

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Getting the book

Version Formats
Slackware Linux 12.0 (WIP) HTML Single page HTML PDF
Slackware Linux 10.2 HTML Single page HTML PDF

Contributing

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