V15.0.30 Slackware 15.0 Stable - August 2024

What's new in WSLackware 15.0.30:

• Updated packages with the latest patches from Slackware 15.0 stable branch (See UpdatedPackages.txt).
• Updated the signing certificate to fix the problem of installation.

Note 1:

The recommended package to install is the Appx package (WSLackware_15.0.30_Appx.zip).

Note 2:

This is not a full installation of Slackware.
It's meant to be a barebone release, so there might be still some missing dependencies for some non-essential programs in some RARE cases!
We've made sure the users can download and install any packages they need, so incase you encountered an error about missing libraries while you tried to run a program, you can easily download and install them using slackpkg, or find, download and install them manually with pkgtool.

V15.0.20 Slackware 15.0 Stable - July 2023

What's new in WSLackware 15.0.20:

• Updated packages with the latest patches from Slackware 15.0 stable branch (See UpdatedPackages.txt).
• Added libseccomp package to fix the problem of man command.
• Updated the signing certificate to fix the problem of installation.

Note 1:

The recommended package to install is the Appx package (WSLackware_15.0.20_Appx.zip).

Note 2:

This is not a full installation of Slackware.
It's meant to be a barebone release, so there might be still some missing dependencies for some non-essential programs in some RARE cases!
We've made sure the users can download and install any packages they need, so incase you encountered an error about missing libraries while you tried to run a program, you can easily download and install them using slackpkg, or find, download and install them manually with pkgtool.

V15.0.19 Slackware 15.0 Stable - March 2022

What's new in WSLackware 15.0.19:

• Introducing WSLackware-kernel! We've built the default kernel 5.15.27 included in Slackware 15.0, for our beloved WSLackware and now it can be used as an alternative to Microsoft's WSL2 default kernel. Due to limitations, we couldn't include it in the release, so we decided to provide it as an optional feature. Read the instructions below if you're interested!
• Updated packages with the latest patches from Slackware 15.0 stable branch (See UpdatedPackages.txt).
• Cleaned up .bashrc leftover in /tmp directory.

Instructions to use WSLackware-kernel:

1. Download WSLackware-kernel.zip .
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Copy the kernel (vmlinuz-5.15.27-slackware-WSL2) to your desired destination. For example C:\kernel\ .
4. Edit the config file (.wslconfig) and put the kernel address you just copied in front of the kernel= variable.
   For example if your kernel is in C:\kernel\vmlinuz-5.15.27-slackware-WSL2, you edit the file like this (double backslashes (\\) are important):
   kernel=C:\\kernel\\vmlinuz-5.15.27-slackware-WSL2
5. Copy the config file (.wslconfig) to %USERPROFILE% .
6. Run wsl --shutdown to terminate all wsl instances.
7. You're good to go, now if you launch WSLackware or any other distro, it'll use the new kernel!

Note 1:

The recommended package to install is the Appx package (WSLackware_15.0.19.0_Appx.zip).

Note 2:

We've added a lot more packages in this release to make sure it's good enough for a normal everyday use, but it's still not a full installation of Slackware.
It's meant to be a barebone release, so there might be still some missing dependencies for some non-essential programs in some RARE cases!
We've made sure the users can download and install any packages they need, so incase you encountered an error about missing libraries while you tried to run a program, you can easily download and install them using slackpkg, or find, download and install them manually with pkgtool.

V15.0.18 Slackware 15.0 Stable - February 2022

Hello again! We're glad to inform you that Slackware 15.0 stable release has finally arrived.
Here's the official announcement.
So accordingly, we're here with a new release as well. Happy (W)SLacking!

What's new in WSLackware 15.0.18:

• Updated rootfs base to the latest Slackware 15.0 stable release.
• Added 177 new packages in order to extend the functionality of the system and reduce the possibility of missing dependencies. For a full list of installed packages, see Packages.txt
• Added Slackpkg+, it is an extension for Slackpkg which adds several features, like the ability to use multiple 3rd party repositories along with the official repository.

Note 1:

The recommended package to install is the Appx package (WSLackware_15.0.18.0_Appx.zip).

Note 2:

We've added a lot more packages in this release to make sure it's good enough for a normal everyday use, but it's still not a full installation of Slackware.
It's meant to be a barebone release, so there might be still some missing dependencies for some non-essential programs in some RARE cases!
We've made sure the users can download and install any packages they need, so incase you encountered an error about missing libraries while you tried to run a program, you can easily download and install them using slackpkg, or find, download and install them manually with pkgtool.

V15.0.16 Slackware Current (15.0 RC2) - December 2021

WSLackware 15.0.16

What's Changed

• Removed root password so the users can easily use su command. This fixes issue #2 .
• Slackware 15.0 RC2: Updated all packages to their latest version and added some new dependencies; it is now considered Release Candidate two.

Note:

This is meant to be a barebone release, so there might be some missing libs and dependencies for some (non-essential) programs.
We've made sure the users can download and install any packages they need, so incase you encountered an error about missing libs while you tried to run a program, you can easily download and install them using slackpkg, or find and download the package manually and install it with pkgtool.

V14.2.5 Slackware 14.2 - December 2021

WSLackware 14.2

What's Changed

• Added ca-certificates, perl, and OpenSSL so wget and slackpkg would work without any problems. This will fix Issue #1 .

Note:

This will be the last update on WSLackware 14.2 and we'll drop support, as soon as Slackware 15.0 final release gets published.

V14.2.4 Slackware 14.2 - April 2021

WSLackware 14.2!

Featuring:

• Stripped-down Slackware experience in Windows 10
• Optimizations for WSL

V15.0.15 Slackware Current - April 2021

First release of WSLackware!

Featuring:

• Full Slackware experience in Windows 10
• Optimized for WSL
• Customized for productivity

With many useful tools installed.