Slackware yog Linux faib tsim los ntawm Patrick Volkerding hauv xyoo 1993. Keeb kwm raws li Softlanding Linux System, Slackware tau ua lub hauv paus rau ntau lwm Linux kev faib tawm, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thawj versions ntawm SUSE Linux distributions, thiab yog cov khoom qub tshaj plaws uas tseem khaws cia. Slackware aims tsim kev ruaj ntseg thiab simplicity thiab ua "Unix-zoo li" Linux faib. Nws ua rau qee qhov kev hloov kho raws li qhov ua tau rau cov pob software los ntawm cov dej ntws thiab sim tsis txhob cia siab tias yuav siv cov xwm txheej lossis txwv tsis pub cov neeg siv kev txiav txim siab. Nyob rau hauv sib piv rau feem ntau niaj hnub Linux distributions, Slackware muab tsis muaj graphical installation txheej txheem thiab tsis siv neeg kev daws teeb meem ntawm software pob. Nws siv cov ntaub ntawv dawb thiab tsuas yog ib txheej me me ntawm cov ntawv plhaub rau kev teeb tsa thiab kev tswj hwm. Yog tsis muaj kev hloov kho ntxiv nws khau raj rau hauv ib puag ncig hais kom ua-kab interface. Vim tias nws muaj ntau yam kev saib xyuas thiab yooj yim, Slackware feem ntau suav hais tias yog qhov tsim nyog tshaj plaws rau cov neeg siv Linux siab thiab technically inclined.