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Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system. It's currently based around the 2.6 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.7 (libc6). http://slackware.com

From the Slackware website

What is Slackware Linux?

The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.

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Resetting root password on Slackware (software RAID)

I'm trying to reset password to root account on Slackware server (with Intel Atom on Intel motherboard and two HDDs). There is software RAID set up (devices mounted during boot: md0 - /, md1 - /usr, md2 - /var, md3 - /tmp, md4 - /home). What I tried…
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Where does Slackware's DHCP client store lease information?

This is a followup to this question. I eventually got my hands on a Slackware 12.1 machine with a dynamically-assigned IP address. It turns out it uses neither dhclient nor pump to get the address, it uses dhcpcd. I can't for the life of me find…
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ntpd server closing unexpectedly [slackware 14.1 64bit linux]

I have an ntpd server running on to provide time for all pc's inside my office. lately it has started switching off unexpectedly. there is nothing in the logs: 30 Aug 02:25:43 ntpd[1590]: peers refreshed 30 Aug 02:25:43 ntpd[1590]: new interface(s)…
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Slackware 12 - installed cairo but cannot be seen

I wanted to install gtk+ 2.16.5, so i also installed glib, pango and cairo. All seemed to work well, except for cairo. At first I got an error while configuring: Requested 'cairo >= 1.6' but version of cairo is 1.4.12 I installed the newest version…
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How to check what process is blocking local linux server (Slackware)

I have a Slackware linux server at my work. This is network, database and web server. Our main web application is used as a backend application to administrate our public website (which is frequently updated) and for working with clients (mini ERP)…
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Router in half bridge floods arp cache

I've set up a Slackware (14.0) box as a gateway for my adsl connection. I have a modem set up in half bridge mode between the NIC and the phone line, and the interface takes up the dynamically assigned public ip via DHCP. I've found the for every…
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Compiling FastCGIWrap fails on slackware (nginx cgi support)

I'm currently trying to get nginx to work with cgit which uses cgi. I know nginx doesn't support cgi directly but it appears you can support it indirectly via FastCGIWrap. The link above is pretty self explanatory but I'm having a problem with…
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Apache2 on Slackware: VirtualHost config - connection refused on port 8080

I am trying to configure virtual hosts on a Slackware server and have run into a glitch. When I browse to localhost or 127.0.0.1 I get: Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server. I need to finish configuring the WebApp at…
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postfix: smtpd configured to allow mail to/from local domain only?

I have an email server set up for our company's domain. We want to be able to receive our domain-based mail but we would like to be able to send email to ANY domain through the server as well. Using postfix/sasl on a slackware box. Sendmail is not…
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GNU Parted and Small Spaces Between Partitions

I wanted to install Slackware on my MacBook Pro (6,2). Because MBP's use GPT instead of MBR, I need to use parted prior to running the installer. I wanted to use LVM, but I cannot even get that far. When creating a partition, I get small bits of…
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Strange problem with VPN

I have remote VPn server, that Im trying to connect. I have password and username that are correct. In our office we have slackware server, configured with iptables firewall. The firewall has a POSTROUTING rules, that are correct. Computers in our…
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Lost connection to MySQL

I'd installed Apache, mysqld under Slackware. Apache working. But script: $dblocation="127.0.0.1"; $dbuser="root"; $dbpasswd="unfriendly_possum"; $dbcnx=mysql_connect($dblocation, $dbuser, $dbpasswd); if(!$dbcnx) { …
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sendmail: how can I restrict access to clients that only have a valid certificate?

I want to reject all connections that don't present a valid SSL/TLS certificate. First of all is the access db file the correct one to be changing? I have already tried using the basic rule given in the documentation…
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Upgrading Slackware 12.2 to 13.0, any gotchas?

I'm gradually upgrading a Slackware 12.0 to a 13.0. Using slapt-get I've done it gradually, just in case. So I've done 12.0 -> 12.1, 12.1 -> 12.2. I've sorted out that I need to manually upgrade pkgtools and fresh install xz just to get it to…
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Server hangs - rtorrent

I have server with torrent clients. I run 20 torrent clients - rtorrent. Some times server hangs. How can I find problem - why server is hangs? I use Slackware linux 12.2. On hard disk I use ext3 and ext4.
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