Distribution
Slackware 14.0 can be ordered from the official Slackware store as a 6 CD set or as a single DVD. The CD set is targeted at the IA-32 platform but also runs on x86_64 processors in 32-bit mode. The DVD contains both the IA-32 distribution and a genuine x86_64 version.
Slackware ISO images for the CD set and the DVD can also be downloaded (free of charge) as BitTorrents or from various FTP and HTTP mirrors.
The distributions of the ports for the ARM architecture and for IBM S/390 are neither available as CD/DVDs nor as ISO images, but can be downloaded (freely) from the respective rsync, FTP or HTTP mirrors.
Slackware S/390 installs from a DOS Partition or from Floppy Disk.
Slackware ARM does not distribute ISOs because most ARM devices can not boot from a CD or DVD. Instead, it is installed off a network, using Das U-Boot and a TFTP boot server or from a mini-root filesystem.
Slackware ARM can also be installed on a PC running QEMU using the same technique.
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