Slacko is a series of Puppy releases (5.3x to 5.4 with the code name Slacko), uses the latest Puppy Woof Woof 2 build code, programs and scripts. It has high Slackware binary software packages compatibility (hence is a Spup). It was created by the lead developer Micko and the community. Including months of testing, upgrades and updates. Includes hardware recognition, programs and scripts unique to Puppy. (Not to be confused with Barry's PrecisePuppy Precise Puppy 5.4x).

Puppy54 Slacko 5.4 - Slackware 14 compatibility thread

Puppy533 Slacko 5.3.3 - thread

Puppy531 Slacko 5.3.1 - Slackware 13.37 compatibility

Slickpet is a cut down version of Quickpet to get a few handy apps without diving into the well stocked Puppy Package manager. Slickpet also supports installing SFS packages, which are modules that are loadable as layers in the Puppy filesystem. Packages such as Libreoffice-3.5.3, JRE and Samba3.5.4 are available.

While on the Puppy Package Manager, apart from Puppy's native PET package format it can also fetch Slackware, Salix and Slacky packages in tgz or txz format.

Puppy's sfs format is supported by a program called sfs_load. Sfs are a way to load layered filesystems so that the filesystems can be unioned and act as one. Read more.

Slacko has Abiword and Gnumeric, late versions to open those documents and spreadsheets to keep you working.

Lots of types of multimedia are supported so you can play hard.

Slacko is aimed at reasonably modern machines up to six or seven years old. It may run on even older hardware.

Much work has gone into fine tuning packages such as Samba and the light weight alternative Samba-TNG. There is also a netboot add on that allows you to boot Puppy over your LAN.

Slacko Puppy 5.3.3 offers something for everyone, whether for work or play, all in under 115 megabytes!

SlickPet development of LucidPuppyQuickpet Quickpet - easily adds major programs such as Gimp, Wine, Pidgin and accelerated graphic drivers

Seamonkey powerful default web browser ready installed (others easily available from Slickpet eg. Tor Browser), Firefox, Chrome and Opera

jwm Joes Window Manager updated

Automatic Internet connectivity with Frisbee Network Manager

sfs_load by shinobar

Linux kernel 2.6.37.6 compiled with Aufs (layered file system support)

Xchat IRC chat installed, with meebo as a cloud link

Transmission bit torrent available

Geany programming IDE and powerful text editor

Leafpad simple text editor

Audio improvements, eg. audio and recording in mhwaveedit mhwavedit working

Puppy Phone (Slickpet add on)

Optional Slickpet Cloud feature eg. Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox and Gmail icons

Most secure Puppy ever

Security Fido Non root initiative started

Growl Security hardening

LibreOffice Easy GUI installation

Pns-tool Wi-fi support

Many software support modules (SFS) and Puppy prepared programs (pets)

Simple English Docs

Gettext being used in all GUI scripts for internationalization

Run as Fido, Spot or root as a choice

Enhanced snapshot

Flash optional, offered as download if needed

Add more than 6 SFS (software modules) at any one time

GUI setup tool for the personal storage file

PuppyUniversalInstaller Puppy Universal Installer bug fixes

Translations available

Pupcamera added

PuppyMessage - color scheme for messages

Puppy5Index Puppy 5 index - Lucid and Slacko

PrecisePuppy - Precise by BarryK

Slacko Homepage

Install directly from Windows exe

Mirrored

Forum thread for bug reports and feedback Discussion specific to 5.3.1 starts on page 23