About Slamd64
Slamd64 is an unofficial port of Slackware® Linux to the x86_64 architecture. It was started from slackware-current in 2004, and was created by cross-compiling from scratch, rather than using an existing 64-bit distribution as a base.
Slamd64 is a multi-lib distribution, which means that you can run 32-bit applications easily, without a chroot. You can directly install most packages targeted at x86 Slackware®. Slamd64 11.0 and below do not include support for compiling 32-bit applications, however support is included in 12.0 and above.
Slamd64 is a non-commercial distribution; the maintainer's (Fred Emmott) primary income from the project is donations, although paid consultation and support for the distribution is available (please email for details).
System Requirements
These are only a rough guideline; your mileage may vary.
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x86_64-compatabile CPU (AMD64/EM64T, not IA64):
- AMD Athlon 64
- AMD Athlon 64 FX
- AMD Athlon 64 X2
- AMD Turion 64
- AMD Turion 64 X2
- AMD Opteron
- Some AMD Semprons (only the SDA*SBX model numbers)
- Intel Pentium 4F with D0 and later P4 steppings
- Some Xeon processors (only the EM64T, not the IA64 variety)
- Intel Core 2 Duo (NOT Core Duo)
- 128MB RAM. More strongly recommended.
- 100MB (minimal, text-only install) - 3GB (full install) HD space. More strongly recommended.
- IDE/SCSI/SATA I/O
- If graphics are required, any VGA card.
- If 3d graphics are required, NVidia or Intel cards are recommended, although any card supported by Linux, X, and DRI on x86_64 should be supported.