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If you want to know the story of Slackware, this is a really well researched and condensed history. There are daily users that can chime in better than I can, but Slackware was my first exposure to Linux and it's definitely not "dead" like you might see posted around the internet. Like any distro, what you get out of it depends on how how much effort you put in. It's doable, but it will take some work on your part and some patience.
I actually am interested partly because of their history, the creator is of the same religion as I am and his creation was announced in like '94 on the old Hour Of Slack radio show affiliated with said religion. In fact, Slackware is a direct nod to our concept of Slack, and there's even pics of our guru J. R. "Bob" Dobbs on the slackware site in the banners section. I know it isn't dead because 15 came out earlier this year (or was it late last year?) so they must be active and not dead, just hard to find lol.
Thanks for the advice, I'll maybe try it on an old asus I use mainly for booting tails on soon. That's the only device I have with windows for emergencies and nothing I have is powerful enough to run VMs I don't think, but tbh that windows install barely works and I haven't needed it in two years, so "fuck it," right?
Exactly. You are bound to learn something along the way, even if it's not for you in the long run. All it costs is your time. As you said, fuck it. Give it a whirl.
I think I will soon, thanks for the pep talk lol, I legit did need it! I think that even if the process is a little tough, it's possible that the product brings me Slack. Hell maybe I'll like the process too, who knows, learning can bring Slack sometimes too!
We are all here whenever you need a Linux enabler.