Slamd64
Encyclopedia
The Slamd64 Linux distribution
is the first unofficial port of Slackware
to the x86-64
architecture. The port started shortly before January 2005, with the first "alpha" release being made publicly available in January 2005. It is discontinued because Slackware
now has an official 64-bit version available.
Support for compiling 32-bit binaries was removed for the 11.0 release, but was reintroduced in the 12.0 release.
Slamd64 was created and is maintained by Fred Emmott.
Slamd64's latest stable release is 12.2 (as of 2009-02-01).
There is also a testing / developmental version of Slamd64 called '-current' that can be used for a more bleeding edge
configuration.
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
is the first unofficial port of Slackware
Slackware
Slackware is a free and open source Linux-based operating system. It was one of the earliest operating systems to be built on top of the Linux kernel and is the oldest currently being maintained. Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. in 1993...
to the x86-64
X86-64
x86-64 is an extension of the x86 instruction set. It supports vastly larger virtual and physical address spaces than are possible on x86, thereby allowing programmers to conveniently work with much larger data sets. x86-64 also provides 64-bit general purpose registers and numerous other...
architecture. The port started shortly before January 2005, with the first "alpha" release being made publicly available in January 2005. It is discontinued because Slackware
Slackware
Slackware is a free and open source Linux-based operating system. It was one of the earliest operating systems to be built on top of the Linux kernel and is the oldest currently being maintained. Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. in 1993...
now has an official 64-bit version available.
Support for compiling 32-bit binaries was removed for the 11.0 release, but was reintroduced in the 12.0 release.
Slamd64 was created and is maintained by Fred Emmott.
Releases
| version | date |
|---|---|
| 10.1 | June 14, 2005 |
| 10.2b | February 13, 2006 |
| 11.0 | October 3, 2006 |
| 12.0 | October 19, 2007 |
| 12.1 | July 2, 2008 |
| 12.2 | February 1, 2009 |
Slamd64's latest stable release is 12.2 (as of 2009-02-01).
There is also a testing / developmental version of Slamd64 called '-current' that can be used for a more bleeding edge
Bleeding edge
Bleeding edge technology is technology that is so new that it could have a high risk of being unreliable and may incur greater expense in order to use it...
configuration.