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Slackware's strength is it's simplicity. Makes it easy to understand what's going on.

This also makes it a great learning tool.

There used to be a saying: Install Redhat, you learn Redhat. Install Debian, you learn Debian. Install Slackware, you learn Linux.

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> Install Slackware, you learn Linux.

Which is becoming less true since Linux as a full OS is moving to PulseAudio and systemd and has long since moved to PAM (among other things). By default, Slackware doesn't have, and probably will never have, any of those.

Slackware experience is becoming less and less transferable.

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