I-Slackware yi-Linux distribution eyenziwe nguPatrick Volkerding ngo-1993. Ekuqaleni isekelwe kwi-Softlanding Linux System, i-Slackware ibe sisiseko sezinye izinto ezininzi zokusasazwa kwe-Linux, ngokukodwa iinguqulelo zokuqala ze-SUSE zokusasazwa kwe-Linux, kwaye lolona lusasazo lwakudala olusagcinwayo. I-Slackware ijolise kuzinzo loyilo kunye nokulula kwaye ibe yeyona "Unix-efana" nokuhanjiswa kweLinux. Yenza iinguqulelo ezimbalwa kangangoko kunokwenzeka kwiipakethe zesoftware ukusuka phezulu kwaye izama ukungalindeli iimeko zokusetyenziswa okanye ukuvalela izigqibo zabasebenzisi. Ngokuchaseneyo nonikezelo lweLinux lwangoku, iSlackware ayiboneleli ngenkqubo yokufakela imizobo kwaye akukho sisombululo sizenzekelayo sokuxhomekeka kwiiphakheji zesoftware. Isebenzisa iifayile ezibhaliweyo ezingenanto kwaye kuphela iseti encinci yeskripthi seqokobhe kuqwalaselo nolawulo. Ngaphandle kolunye uhlengahlengiso iqala kwindawo yojongano lwelayini yomyalelo. Ngenxa yezinto ezininzi ezigcinayo kunye nezilula, iSlackware ihlala ithathwa njengeyona ifanelekileyo kubasebenzisi beLinux abaphambili nabatyekele kubuchwephesha.