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Zenwalk GNU Linux


Last Update: 2024-02-02 02:44 UTC


Zenwalk Linux (formerly Minislack) is a Slackware-based GNU/Linux operating system with a goal of being slim and fast by using only one application per task and with a focus on graphical desktop and multimedia usage. Zenwalk features the latest Linux technology along with a complete programming environment and libraries to provide an ideal platform for application programmers. Zenwalk's modular approach also provides a simple way to convert Zenwalk Linux into a finely-tuned modern server (e.g. LAMP, messaging, file sharing).

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Zenwalk Summary
Distribution Zenwalk GNU Linux (formerly Zenwalk Linux, Minislack)
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-09-10: Distribution Release: Zenwalk GNU Linux Current-230909
 • 2022-02-05: Distribution Release: Zenwalk GNU Linux 15.0-220204
 • 2020-07-02: Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 15.0-200703a
 • 2017-02-22: Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 220217
 • 2016-07-02: Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0
 • 2016-06-19: Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 RC2
 • 2016-04-15: Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 RC1
 • 2016-02-08: Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 Beta 2
 • 2016-01-25: Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 Beta
 • 2014-04-29: Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.4 "Live"
 • 2014-02-14: Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.4
 • 2013-12-06: Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.4 Beta 1
 • More Zenwalk releases...

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Release Date 2023-09-09 2022-02-04 2016-07-02 2015-10-31 2014-02-13 2012-10-12 2011-03-25 2010-05-27 2009-09-06 2009-03-07 2008-06-07 2008-01-18 2007-10-07 2007-06-01 2006-09-08 2006-07-21 2005-10-15 2005-03-25 Release Date
End Of Life                                     End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 1300-1400 1200-1300                                 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce WMaker Default Desktop
Package Management TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TXZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice OO.o OO.o OO.o GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 i486 Processor Architecture
Init Software SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS ext3, ReiserFS, Reiser4 ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual                                     Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List current-230909 15.0-220204 8.0 7.9.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6.1 3.0 2.8 1.3   Full Package List
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abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.6.3 2.4.6 2.4.6 2.4.6 2.4.5 2.4.5 2.2.10 2.0.12 abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.12) 1.2.10 1.2.5.1 1.1.1 1.0.29 1.0.27.2 1.0.26 1.0.24.1 1.0.23 1.0.20 1.0.19 1.0.16 1.0.15 1.0.15rc3 1.0.14 1.0.11 1.0.11 1.0.9 1.0.8 alsa-lib (1.2.12)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 21.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2 5.1 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.2)
chromium (129.0.6668.89) -- 97.0.4692.99 51.0.2704.103 46.0.2490.71 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (129.0.6668.89)
cups (2.4.11) -- -- 2.1.4 2.0.4 1.5.4 1.5.4 1.4.6 1.4.3 1.3.11 1.3.9 1.3.7 1.3.5 1.3.3 1.2.11 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 cups (2.4.11)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.43.1 1.42.13 1.42.8 1.42.6 1.41.14 1.41.11 1.41.8 1.41.4 1.40.8 1.40.4 1.40.2 1.39 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.35 e2fsprogs (1.47.1)
firefox (131.0) 117.0 -- -- -- 27.0 15.0.1 3.6.15 3.6.3 3.5.2 3.0.6 2.0.0.14 2.0.0.11 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.6 1.5.0.4 1.0.7 1.0.1 firefox (131.0)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.13.2 2.11.1 2.6.3 2.6.1 2.5.0.1 2.4.10 2.4.4 2.3.12 2.3.9 2.3.8 2.3.5 2.3.5 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.1.9 -- -- -- freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) 13.2.0 11.2.0 5.3.0 4.9.3 4.8.2 4.7.1 4.5.2 4.4.4 4.3.3 4.2.4 4.2.3 4.1.2 4.1.2 4.1.2 3.4.6 3.4.6 3.3.6 3.3.5 gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (2.10.38) -- -- 2.8.16 2.8.14 2.8.10 2.8.2 2.6.11 2.6.8 2.6.7 2.6.5 2.4.6 2.4.3 2.2.17 2.2.15 2.2.13 2.2.12 2.2.8 2.2.3 gimp (2.10.38)
glibc (2.40) 2.37 2.33 2.23 2.21 2.17 2.15 2.13 2.11.1 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3.6 2.3.6 2.3.5 2.3.4 glibc (2.40)
gnome-shell (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (47.0)
gnucash (5.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.9)
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.8.3 1.8.0 1.7.10 1.7.10 1.6.3 1.6.3 1.4.3 1.2.13 gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- svn -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- grub (2.12)
gtk (4.16.2) 4.12.1 4.4.1 3.18.9 2.24.28 2.24.20 2.24.10 2.24.3 2.18.7 2.16.5 2.14.7 2.12.9 2.12.2 2.10.14 2.10.12 2.8.20 2.8.19 2.6.10 2.6.3 gtk (4.16.2)
httpd (2.4.62) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.62)
inkscape (1.3.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.3.2)
k3b (24.08.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (24.08.1)
kmod (33) 30 29 22 21 9 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (33)
krita (5.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.6)
LibreOffice (24.8.2) -- -- 5.1.3 5.0.2 4.1.3 3.6.2 3.3.1 3.2.0 3.1.0 3.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1.9.122 -- LibreOffice (24.8.2)
linux (6.11.1) 6.1.52 5.15.19 4.4.14 4.1.12 3.10.25 3.4.8 2.6.37.4 2.6.33.4 2.6.30.5 2.6.28.7 2.6.25.4 2.6.23.12 2.6.22.9 2.6.21.3 2.6.17.11 2.6.17.6 2.6.12.6 2.6.11.4 linux (6.11.1)
Package current-230909 15.0-220204 8.0 7.9.6 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6.1 3.0 2.8 1.3 0.4 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.4.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.2.4) 23.1.7 21.3.5 11.2.2 11.0.4 9.1.7 8.0.4 7.9.2 7.8.1 7.5 7.0.3 7.0.3 6.5.2 6.5.2 6.5.2 -- -- -- -- mesa (24.2.4)
mysql (9.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.0.1)
nautilus (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (47.0)
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (560.35.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (23) -- -- -- -- -- 7u7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (23)
openssh (9.9p1) 9.4p1 8.8p1 7.2p2 7.1p1 6.5p1 6.1p1 5.8p1 5.5p1 5.2p1 5.1p1 5.0p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.6p1 4.3p2 4.3p2 4.2p1 4.0p1 openssh (9.9p1)
openssl (3.3.2) 3.1.2 1.1.1m 1.0.2h 1.0.1p 1.0.1f 1.0.1c 0.9.8r 0.9.8n 0.9.8k 0.9.8i 0.9.8g 0.9.8g 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.8b 0.9.8b 0.9.7g 0.9.7e openssl (3.3.2)
perl (5.40.0) 5.38.0 5.34.0 5.22.2 5.22.0 5.18.1 5.16.1 5.12.3 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.7 5.8.6 perl (5.40.0)
php (8.3.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.3.12)
plasma-desktop (6.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.1.5)
postfix (3.9.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (17.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (17.0)
Python (3.12.7) 3.9.17 3.9.10 2.7.11 2.7.10 2.7.5 2.7.3 2.6.6 2.6.4 2.6.2 2.6.1 2.5.2 2.5.1 2.5.1 2.5.1 2.4.3 2.4.3 2.4.1 2.4 Python (3.12.7)
qt (6.7.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (6.7.3)
samba (4.21.0) 4.19.0 4.15.5 4.4.4 4.3.1 4.1.4 3.6.8 3.5.8 3.5.2 3.2.13 3.0.30 3.0.30 3.0.28 3.0.24 3.0.24 3.0.21c 3.0.21c 3.0.20 -- samba (4.21.0)
systemd (256.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (256.6)
thunderbird (131.0) -- -- -- -- 24.3.0 15.0.1 3.0.4 3.0.4 2.0.0.23 2.0.0.19 2.0.0.14 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.0 1.5.0.5 1.5.0.4 1.0.7 1.0 thunderbird (131.0)
vim (9.1) -- -- 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3.086 6.3.007 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) 1.22.0 1.20.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 4.16.0 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.10.0 4.10.0 4.8 4.6.2 4.6.1 4.6.0 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.99.1 4.3.90.2 4.2.2 4.2.0 xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.13) 21.1.8 1.20.14 1.18.3 1.17.3 1.14.3 1.12.3 1.9.5 1.7.7 1.6.3 1.4.2 1.4.0.90 1.4 (7.2) (7.2) (6.9.0) (6.9.0) (6.8.2) (6.8.2) xorg-server (21.1.13)

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Version: 15.0-220204
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-09-14
Votes: 3


In my 10-year-old Intel Zeon computer with 2GB DDR2 RAM, I successfully installed Zenwalk 8.0 using VMWare Workstation. Previously, I had experience installing Slackware64 14.2 on regular hard disks, as well as VMWare Workstation and VirtualBox setups. After installing Zenwalk 8.0, I connected to a Slackware Current mirror and proceeded to upgrade all packages. Unfortunately, I neglected to search for the newer Zenwalk 15.0 version, resulting in the inability to install web browsers like Firefox or Google Chrome due to the distro's policy of only supporting new packages. Nevertheless, Zenwalk 8.0 comes with Chromium as the default browser, making it sufficient for browsing needs. One positive aspect was the ease of installing VMWare Tools and connecting to a Slackware Current mirror for package upgrades. Overall, Zenwalk 8.0 proves to be a suitable distro for both older and newer computers.


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Version: 15.0-220204
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-02-08
Votes: 3


Everything works except sound for flatpaks. I'm sure this is something that can be fixed


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2021-07-31
Votes: 1


I installed Zenwalk 8.0 in VMWare Workstation in my 12 year old Intel Zeon computer with 2GB DDR2 RAM. I used to install Slackware64 14.2 on regular hard disks, VMWare Workstation and VirtualBox installations. I installed Zenwalk8.0 and connected to a Slackware Current mirror and upgraded all packages. Zenwalk8.0 is an older version and I forgot to search for the newer Zenwalk15.0. As the Zenwalk distro is keeping the policy of new packages only, I cannot install Firefox or Google Chrome web browsers. Chromium is the default browser for Zenwalk8.0 distro. I found it very easy to install VMWare Tools and connect a Slackware Current mirror for upgradeing the software packages. It is a good distro for old and new computers.


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