Slackel is a Linux distribution and live CD based on Slackware Linux and Salix OS. It is fully compatible with both. It uses the current version of Slackware and the latest version of the KDE desktop. The Slackel disc images are offered in two different forms - installation and live.
Dimitris Tzemos has announced a new release of the Slackware-based Slackel distribution. The new version, Slackel 4.14.21 "KDE Live", is available in 32-bit and 64-bit builds with the 64-bit media supporting UEFI. The 32-bit builds will boot on machines with or without PAE-enabled processors. The new release includes a script which will help users install the distribution on a USB thumb drive as well as several package updates. "Slackel Live KDE 4.14.21 has been released. Slackel is based on Slackware Linux and Salix. Some of the software programs included in the ISO images: Linux kernel 4.4.23, Thunderbird 45.4.0, Firefox 45.4.0esr, FileZilla 3.16.1, gFTP 2.0.19, Pidgin 2.11.0, GIMP 2.8.18, LibreOffice 5.2.2... For the live environment, standard user is one with password one. User one is a super user. This is what you need to use applications that need super user privileges. You can also use the dd command to write the ISO image to a USB stick, but some features like persistence will not be available. Live scripts has been changed and further developed to use the native overlay kernel module which is stable.
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Slackel is a Linux distribution and live CD based on Slackware Linux and Salix OS. It is fully compatible with both. It uses the current version of Slackware and the latest version of the KDE desktop. The Slackel disc images are offered in two different forms - installation and live.
