Slackware
E37464
Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slackware canonical | 9 |
| Slackware Linux | 6 |
| Slackware Linux distribution | 4 |
| Slackware project | 2 |
| Slackware 14.2 | 1 |
| Slackware 15.0 | 1 |
| Slackware Book | 1 |
| Slackware derivatives | 1 |
| Slackware kernel | 1 |
| Slackware security | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T286858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slackware Context triple: [Linux, hasDistributions, Slackware]
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A.
Debian
Debian is a widely used, community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, extensive package repository, and role as the basis for many other operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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B.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
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C.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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D.
Arch Linux
Arch Linux is a lightweight, rolling-release Linux distribution known for its simplicity, minimalism, and user-centric DIY configuration approach.
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E.
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a community-driven, cutting-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for integrating the latest open-source technologies and serving as a foundation for other projects and operating systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slackware Target entity description: Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
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A.
Debian
Debian is a widely used, community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, extensive package repository, and role as the basis for many other operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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B.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
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C.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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D.
Arch Linux
Arch Linux is a lightweight, rolling-release Linux distribution known for its simplicity, minimalism, and user-centric DIY configuration approach.
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E.
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a community-driven, cutting-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for integrating the latest open-source technologies and serving as a foundation for other projects and operating systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux distribution
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| basedOn | Linux kernel ⓘ |
| communitySupport | LinuxQuestions.org Slackware forum ⓘ |
| configurationStyle | manual editing of text configuration files ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Patrick Volkerding ⓘ |
| currentDevelopmentBranch | -current ⓘ |
| defaultInitSystem | BSD-style init ⓘ |
| defaultUserInterface | command-line interface ⓘ |
| designGoal |
adherence to Unix philosophy
ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ stability ⓘ |
| developer | Patrick Volkerding ⓘ |
| distributionModel | ISO images and installation media ⓘ |
| documentation |
Slackware Book
ⓘ
linked to:
Slackware
|
| doesNotUse | systemd ⓘ |
| includesDesktopEnvironment |
KDE Plasma
ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Plasma desktop environment
Xfce ⓘ |
| influenced |
Slamd64
ⓘ
VectorLinux ⓘ Zenwalk Linux ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1993-07-16 ⓘ |
| license | various free and open-source licenses ⓘ |
| maintainer | Patrick Volkerding ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
minimal automatic configuration
ⓘ
text-based installer ⓘ vanilla upstream packages with few modifications ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Unix-like ⓘ |
| packageFormat |
.tgz
ⓘ
.txz ⓘ |
| packageManager | pkgtools ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | shell script ⓘ |
| releases |
Slackware 14.2
ⓘ
linked to:
Slackware
Slackware 15.0 ⓘ
linked to:
Slackware
|
| repositoryLayout | series-based package sets (A, AP, D, K, L, N, X, XAP, Y, etc.) ⓘ |
| sourceModel | open source ⓘ |
| supportsBootloader |
GRUB
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU GRUB
LILO ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
ARM (via Slackware ARM / ARMedslack)
ⓘ
linked to:
ARM
x86 ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced Linux users
ⓘ
system administrators ⓘ |
| updateModel |
rolling release for -current branch
ⓘ
stable point releases ⓘ |
| uses | LILO bootloader by default (historically) ⓘ |
| website | https://www.slackware.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Slackware Description of subject: Slackware is one of the oldest actively maintained Linux distributions, known for its simplicity, stability, and adherence to Unix-like design principles.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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