Slackware is a linux distribution created by patrick volkerding in 1993. Your donation powers our service to the foss community. From its inception, other than 2014 and 2015, slackware had at. However, on june 14, 2012, notices appeared in the changelogs for versions 8. So i tried to make a slackbuild script to package a newer version of driver for. Unfortunately, only libpng16 is provided with the new 17. Torrent files for the slackware live edition are available too. 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.
Ftp archive directory oslinuxdistrslackwareslackwarecurrent. Here are some versions of major components of slackware 14. Thanks for helping to keep slackware up and running. After more than two months of testing, patrick volkerding has finally announced the release of slackware linux 14.
A library of functions for manipulating png image format files. Feel free to take these now, but consider supporting the project with a visit to store. Patrick volkerding has announced the release of slackware linux 14. Png provides a patentfree replacement for gif and can also replace many common uses of tiff. Forums linux forums linux distributions slackware slackware 14. It can safely be installed without conflicting with slackwares own.