Get Slackware ARM
The installation instructions give details about how to download Slackware ARM.
Downloading of releases
Download instructions are contained within the installation documents for each release of Slackware ARM.
Please see the installation page.
Download example
The best method to download and keep your Slackware ARM tree up to date is to use rsync. For example, if you wanted to download the Slackware ARM “current” (development) branch:
mkdir armedslack cd armedslack rsync -Pavv --delete ftp.armedslack.org::armedslack/armedslack-current .
No ISOs?
Slackware ARM does not distribute ISOs because the majority of the ARM devices do not have CD/DVD drives attached, and even if they can be attached (via a USB port for example), they cannot boot from them.
The best and supported way is to install off a network, exporting the Slackware ARM tree from an NFS server. This procedure is described in the installation documents.
However, once the installer is booted, if you have a USB DVD/CD drive then it is possible to install the packages from it. mkisofs can be used to generate an ISO image which can be burnt to a DVD.
cd armedslack-current mkisofs \ -udf \ -o /tmp/armedslack-DVD.iso \ -R -J -V "Slackware ARM current" \ -hide-rr-moved \ -v -d -N \ -A "Slackware ARM DVD" .
The ISO created will be /tmp/armedslack-DVD.iso
Download sites
The primary site is “ftp.armedslack.org”.
In case the primary site is busy, there are a number of mirrors.
rsync
| Site | Provider | Country | Bandwidth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ftp.slackware.org.uk::armedslack | UK2 | UK | 100Mbit | Master (ftp.armedslack.org) |
| rsync mirrors.vbi.vt.edu::armedslack | Virginia Tech College | US | 100Mbit | Slave |
| mirror.inode.at::mirror/armedslack | Interxion | Austria | 100Mbit | Slave |
| rsync.slackware.pl::armedslack | OLMAN | Poland | 100Mbit | Slave |
FTP
| Site | Bandwidth |
|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/armedslack | 100Mbit |
| ftp://ftp.slackware.pl/pub/armedslack | 100Mbit |
| ftp://mirror.inode.at/armedslack | 100Mbit |
| ftp://mirrors.vbi.vt.edu/linux/armedslack | 100Mbit |
HTTP
| Site | Bandwidth |
|---|---|
| http://ftp.slackware.org.uk/armedslack/ | 100Mbit |
| http://mirror.inode.at/data/armedslack/ | 100Mbit |
| http://ftp.slackware.pl/pub/armedslack/ | 100Mbit |