[2024-feb-29] Sad news: Eric Layton aka Nocturnal Slacker aka vtel57 passed away on Feb 26th, shortly after hospitalization. He was one of our Wiki's most prominent admins. He will be missed.

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start [2014/12/17 15:38 (UTC)] – [The Slackware Linux Distribution]: added description of the documentation which is available in the Slackware DVD root directory. alienbobstart [2016/07/21 16:06 (UTC)] – [Edit This Wiki] enable the registration form again and see what happens. alienbob
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   * [[slackware:beginners_guide|Configure your new Slackware System]]; how to proceed after the installation has completed.   * [[slackware:beginners_guide|Configure your new Slackware System]]; how to proceed after the installation has completed.
  
-  * [[slackware:community|Getting Involved]]: describes various ways Slackers (both new and experienced users) can contribute to the Slackware community. +  * [[slackware:community|Getting Involved]]: describes various ways Slackers (both new and experienced users) can contribute to the Slackware community
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 +  * [[slackware:liveslak|Slackware Live Edition]]: if you want to try a //Live Edition// of Slackware before committing it to your hard drive.
  
   * [[slackware:external|Links and pointers]]: other sites on the web offering Slackware related information.   * [[slackware:external|Links and pointers]]: other sites on the web offering Slackware related information.
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   * [[howtos:start|SlackDocs HOWTO Collection]] (**{{wikistatistics>type=pages ns=howtos}} pages**), contributed by the Slackware community.   * [[howtos:start|SlackDocs HOWTO Collection]] (**{{wikistatistics>type=pages ns=howtos}} pages**), contributed by the Slackware community.
-  * Recent page updates: {{changes>ns=howtos&count=5&type=edit,-create,-minor}} +  * Recent page updates (english): {{changes>ns=howtos&count=5&type=edit,-create,-minor}} 
 +  * Recent page updates (translations): {{changes>ns=ar,ca-valencia,de,el,es,fa,fr,id,it,nl,pl,pt-br,ro,ru,sr,uk,zh,zh-tw&count=5&type=edit,-create,-minor}}
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   * [[slackdocs:styleguide|Style Guide]] a few basic rules should be kept in mind when editing pages in this Wiki.   * [[slackdocs:styleguide|Style Guide]] a few basic rules should be kept in mind when editing pages in this Wiki.
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 +  * You can play around in the [[playground:playground|Playground]] or your own user page to familiarize yourself with the [[wiki:syntax|Dokuwiki markup]]. The available syntax is listed in [[wiki:syntax|wiki:syntax]] where you will also find pointers to the plugins which have been installed, providing additional functionality.
  
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   * We keep some [[slackdocs:stats|statistics]] of the activities in our Wiki.   * We keep some [[slackdocs:stats|statistics]] of the activities in our Wiki.
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 +  * You can download an [[wp>EPUB]] for offline reading, for both the [[epub:slackbook|Slackware Essentials Book]] (beta) and the [[epub:slackdocs|complete Wiki]] (english section).
  
   * If you want to know who are part of the team that is keeping the site structured and focused, visit our [[slackdocs:contact|contact page]].   * If you want to know who are part of the team that is keeping the site structured and focused, visit our [[slackdocs:contact|contact page]].
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 ==== Edit This Wiki ==== ==== Edit This Wiki ====
  
-You must [[http://docs.slackware.com/start?do=register|create an account]] to edit this wiki (even if you only want to write something on a "discussion" page). In order to fight spam, your new account will not be able to edit this Wiki immediately. One of the Wiki admins will have to enable it first, which usually does not take long. **Drop an email to [[slackdocs:contact|slackdocs-admin]] if you want an account, the registration form has been temporarily disabled because of spam attacks!** \\ Once done, you can play around in the [[playground:playground|Playground]] or your own user page to familiarize yourself with the [[wiki:syntax|Dokuwiki markup]]. The available syntax is listed in [[wiki:syntax|wiki:syntax]] where you will also find pointers to the plugins which have been installed, providing additional functionality.+You must [[http://docs.slackware.com/start?do=register|create an account]] to edit pages in this Wiki. In order to fight spam, your new account will not be able to edit this Wiki immediately. One of the Wiki admins will have to enable it first, which usually does not take long. 
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 +<del>**Send an email to [[slackdocs:contact|slackdocs-admin]] if you want to request an account. The registration form has been disabled because of spam attacks!**</del>
  
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