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This Linux distro makes Slackware easier than ever

Slackware isn't exactly the most user-friendly, but Slackel opens it up to the masses - offering four spins to choose from.

Beyond the desktop, you get the usual collection of software, including LibreOffice, MPlayer (multimedia player), GIMP, Firefox, Thunderbird, Leafpad (text editor), HP Device Manager, and even a tool called Slackel Dashboard, which gives you quick access to setting up printers, monitors, keyboards, installing applications (via the Glsapt Package Manager), and more. The one thing to keep in mind is that if you want Slackel to look a bit more modern, go with the KDE Plasma spin, because the OpenBox and FluxBox desktop environments definitely look outdated, and MATE is a solid in-between those two worlds. So, if you want modern, go with KDE Plasma; if you want easy, go with MATE; if you want fast (and don't care that it looks like it was built in the early 2000s), go with either OpenBox or FluxBox.

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