Linux distribution
Not to be confused with
Slaxx
.
Linux distribution
Slax
is a
LiveCD
Linux distribution
developed by Toma? Mat?ji?ek and based on upstream customizable Linux distributions. Packages can be added by apt package manager or can be prepared as modules. The
tagline
for Slax refers to itself as "your pocket
operating system
".
Features
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One of the main benefits of the Slax distribution is its ease of customization. Additional software can be added and removed, using Slax modules. A traditional
package manager
such as Debian's
APT
is not required to load additional software; Slax modules are completely self-contained. However, APT is fully supported. Users can also modify the default CD image or USB drive installation to customize the packages available in the distribution on boot. Slax also allows Debian packages to be converted into Slax modules.
Slax modules are compressed read-only
SquashFS
file system
images that are compressed with a
LZMA
compressor. The various modules are stacked together to build the complete Slax
root directory
. A supplemental writable layer (a
tmpfs
file system) is put on the top of the stack to implement the write functionality.
The stackable file system of choice changed between Slax versions 5 (
UnionFS
) and 6 (
aufs
), as did the module file name extension (changed from .mo to .sb).
Slackware-Live! 1
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Slackware-Live! 1.8.0.1 was based on Slackware 8.0. Slackware-Live! 1.81.0.21 was based on Slackware 8.1.
Slackware-Live! 2
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Slackware-Live! 2.9.0.1 was based on Slackware 9.0.
Slax 3
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Slackware-Live! was renamed to SLAX in 3.0.24.
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Slax 4
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Slax 4.0.1 is based on 4.0.1 linux live scripts with Linux Kernel 2.4.25.
Slax 4.2.0 special is based on SLAX 4.2.0.
Slax 5
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There were five editions of Slax 5:
- Slax Standard
was the standard edition for normal personal use, introduced in Slax 5.0.0.
- Slax KillBill
included
Wine
,
DOSBox
and
QEMU
to run
DOS
and
Microsoft Windows
applications, introduced with Slax 5.0.2.
- Slax Server
supplied additional Internet functionality and came with pre-configured
DNS
,
DHCP
,
Samba
,
HTTP
,
FTP
,
MySQL
,
SMTP
,
POP3
,
IMAP
and
SSH
servers and several other server applications, introduced with Slax 5.0.8.
- Slax Popcorn
was a minimalistic edition focused on browsing and multimedia playback, introduced with Slax 5.0.5. It featured
Mozilla Firefox
as the default
web browser
and the lightweight
Xfce
as a
desktop environment
instead of
KDE
.
- Slax Frodo
was a "bare bones" edition, providing only a full-featured text-only environment, particularly focused on computers with small amounts of RAM.
The
Fluxbox
Window Manager
was an option in all editions except Frodo.
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Slax 5.0.0 standard edition is based on Slackware-current and Linux Live 5 with UnionFS and SquashFS, Linux kernel 2.6.11.6.
Slax 6
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Slax 6 is offered in a single version and completely relies on modules (additional packages) for extra features. From version 6, modules are based on LZMA compression, but some compatibility was initially provided between the obsolete .mo modules used by Slax version 5 and the more recent .lzm modules of version 6. As there have been some changes between Linux kernel versions during sub-version releases of Slax 6, however, the .mo modules of Slax 5 are now considered obsolete. Each module or package should be compiled for compatibility with the Linux kernel currently in use.
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Slax 7
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Slax version 7 was announced on the developer's blog (which has now been integrated into a newly refreshed Slax website). Slax 7 supports both 64-bit and 32-bit architectures, and according to its download page, "is available in more than 50 languages". It also features a stripped-down version of KDE 4, a new wallpaper, and a new module system.
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Slax 9
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In November 2017, the developer announced the release of version 9. This latest edition is heavily rewritten and is based on
Debian
, and relies on APT to add packages. The default builds (both 32-bit and 64-bit) contain Fluxbox window manager with a terminal,
Chromium
web browser, LeafPad text editor, calculator, pcmanfm file manager, and wicd network manager.
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Slax 11
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Slax 11.2 is based on
Debian
Bullseye (version 11.2).
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Slax 11.3 is based on Debian version 11.3.0.
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Slax 11.4 is based on Debian version 11.4.0.
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Slax 11.6 is based on Debian version 11.6.0.
Slax 15
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Slax 15.0 is based on
Slackware
15.
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See also
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References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Slax
.
- Reviews: