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Slackware Linux was first released before CD-ROMs became a standard in
systems and before fast Internet connections were cheap. Because of this,
the distribution was broken down into software sets. Each
set contains a different group of programs. This allowed for someone
to get the Slackware Linux distribution quickly. For example, if you know
you don't want the X Window System, just skip all of the X software set.
Though most people today obtain Slackware Linux on CD-ROM, the
distribution can still be installed by making a pile of floppies. The
listing below describes the different software sets.
You can find these software sets in the slakware subdirectory from
within the Slackware Linux distribution. For example, for the A sets
there are subdirectories called a1, a2, a3, and so
on.
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| A | - | The base system. Contains enough software to get up and
running and have a text editor and basic communications
programs. | | AP | - | Various applications that do not require the X Window
System. | | D | - | Program development tools. Compilers, debuggers,
interpreters, and man pages. It's all here. | | DES | - | Includes the GNU libc crypt() function. | | E | - | GNU Emacs. Yes, Emacs is so big it requires its own
series. | | F | - | FAQs, HOWTOs, and other miscellaneous documentation. | | GTK | - | The GNOME desktop environment, GTK widget library, and
the GIMP. | | K | - | The source code for the Linux kernel. | | KDE | - | The K Desktop Environment. An X environment which shares
a lot of look-and-feel features with the MacOS and
Windows. The Qt widget library is also in this series, as
KDE requires it to function. | | N | - | Networking programs. Daemons, mail programs, telnet,
news readers, and so on. | | T | - | teTeX document formatting system. | | TCL | - | The Tool Command Language, Tk, TclX, and TkDesk. | | X | - | The base X Window System. | | XAP | - | X applications that are not part of a major desktop
environment. For example Ghostscript and Netscape. | | XD | - | X11 program development. Libraries, server link kit, and
PEX support. | | XV | - | XView libraries, the OpenLook Virtual and Non-Virtual
window managers, and various other XView applications. | | Y | - | Games (the BSD games collection, Sasteroids, Koules,
and Lizards). |
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