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It seems none of the download links are working yet? The links seem to return an empty 200 OK with content-type of text/html.

Thanks for notice, fixed

Thank you! Is it foreseen a Slackware 32bit based version?

Thanks a lot. So glad to have the Slackware variant back.

I'm going to test, I have a free afternoon, so Linux testing is always a pleasure

Nice iso!
However no internet! How to activate Wireless or Ethernet? Where can I find info?

Great! Thanks very much, Slax is my favorite LiveBoot OS

@lucbertz No one use 32 bit system nowadays.. Go to use Puppy Linux.

@lucbertz
@Mikex:

> No one use 32 bit system nowadays.

See TwisterOS.

@Mikex, @ilyaigpetrov, thanks for your hints; nowadays there are still plenty of x86 distributions (also Slax based on Debian); I was just asking if it is planned to publish Slackware 32 bit.
I know 32 bit systems are obsolete, but Slax can be used as a "portable" OS, so, if I find a 32 bit machine, in emergency or for kids, I can use Slax also on it.

Is it possible to install or create a persistent drive to use Slax or install it?

Hello, I gave a try to this new KDE-Slax on USB key, I love it, but persitence doesn't work.
Il also tried the perch option at boot, it doesn't work either.

No persistence?

I just downloaded and installed slax 15 it runs flawlessly directly to the desktop just like Thomas promises.Thank you..

Nice job
@babu
I have the same problem with a wired connection
To solve I modified the file /etc/resolv.conf with nano with an other dns and it's ok
for example : 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1

Good idea to base slax on slackware15 but ..
Hanging in boot : Triggering udev events

Now that the Slackware version is back, is it possible to update the Slax Modules Tool page with new modules?

I am using the debian version of Slax and I can't compile the drivers to my wifi device because it is not possible to install the linux-headers.

The command "apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)" does not install the headers and shows the following error messages:

E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-5.10.92

So I installed the latest version of linux-headers (apt-get install linux-headers-generic), and symlinks the directories to replace 5.10.92 manually, now the driver compiles but the compiled driver doesn't work. An error message saying that the module format is invalid is shown:

$ sudo insmod rtl8188fu.ko
insmod: ERROR: could not insert module rtl8188fu.ko: Invalid module format

It seems that the newer version of the linux headers is incompatible with the slax kernel, I have tried other older versions but none have worked. The linux-headers should be pre-available in the slax iso image, this would avoid a lot of problems.
Maybe if I update the Slax kernel this can be fixed. Can I update the Slax kernel and remaster the ISO?

I installed the 15.0, 64 bit as a virtual machine in VBox. No problems at all except, I cannot use apt as I get a "command not found" error. I checked /etc and there is no apt directory, which should be as /etc/apt. I don't know how to install apt. Also, after shutting down and trying to boot (or restart) I get a VBox error that no media is found and I have to delete the machine and reinstall it in VBox. That's not very useful I'm just tinkering so far but I appreciate any help. Thanks!

Just a note that cliking the internet icon brings up a suggestion to install Chrome, which Slax did by itself.
I tried using slckpkg command to install Mplayer and apparently slckpkg needed updating which I did. Still can't install packages. Libreoffice would be nice.

This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU.
Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.

32-bit x86 build please?

I still regularly use Slax 6.x because despite trying a ton of other LiveCD's over the years since, none of them (including later versions of Slax) can measure up. I'm hoping so much that Slax 15.x being Slackware based can eliminate my need to carry a distro from 2009 around with me, but I still have to deal with some 32-bit x86 machines. PLEASE offer a 32-bit version. Even if you can't give it the same care and attention the 64-bit build gets. Please don't kill off 32-bit support in Slax. Please!!

Thank you so much for all you do.

Congratulations on the new release. It's been a long time since 2013 :)

Tomas will be posible to create compat32 module for 64bit slackware edition ? i know there exist some from Slackware Live project but this one are too big. and i try to convert some packages from slackware, direct from slackware dvd (xfce4) and txz2sb create sb modules but after new start of slax this create dirs with this content of sb not integrated to live system, its bug or is it correct?
thanks