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Is slackware still widely used?

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I’m looking into advanced distros (like arch) and slackware is fascinating. Is it still supported/used? If you’d like to comment an alternative distro, please do.

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Rafael D Martins@lemmy.eco.br
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Take a look at DistroWatch. I use it when I want to try a new distro, just for fun. Slackware is number 44 in the popularity rank.

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downhomechunk@midwest.social
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It’ll go back up to the top 20 or maybe top 10 when a new version comes out. 15.1 should be ready soon. People still care.

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