Is slackware still widely used?

wtry@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml – 89 points –

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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Never heard about Unraid, but I hear about Slackware all the time.

If you can manage a Linux server, you likely have no use for Unraid. If you want to put together a Synology type appliance out of PC hardware to run Docker containers and uses ZFS for backups, Unraid is a fairly user friendly option.

I run a server on unraid.

Honestly, it works as a way to cut your teeth with a type 1 hypervisor.

Fairly user friendly, and the community seems to offer a lot of support.

That being said, I mainly use it as a file server and a place to host containerized stuff that doesn't need to bog down a gaming rig.

I got the hardware for free, so other than upgading the CPU to 10 cores (used, 50 dollars, not bad) and paying for electricity, it just churns along doing its thing.