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vDedicated Slackware Linux Server
Slackware Linux, created by Patrick Volkerding in 1992, is the oldest surviving Linux distribution. Forked from the now-discontinued SLS project, Slackware 1.0 came on 24 floppy disks and was built on top of Linux kernel version 0.99pl11-alpha. It quickly became the most popular Linux distribution, with some estimates putting its market share to as much as 80% of all Linux installations in 1995. Its popularity decreased dramatically with the arrival of Red Hat Linux and other, more user-friendly distributions, but Slackware Linux still remains a much-appreciated operating system among the more technically-oriented system administrators and desktop users.
Slackware Linux is a highly technical, clean distribution, with only a very limited number of custom utilities. It uses a
simple, text-based system installer and a comparatively primitive package management system that does not resolve software
dependencies. As a result, Slackware is considered one of the cleanest and least buggy distributions available today - the
lack of Slackware-specific enhancements reduces the likelihood of new bugs being introduced into the system. All
configuration is done by editing text files. There is a saying in the Linux community that if you learn Red Hat, you'll know
Red Hat, but if you learn Slackware, you'll know Linux. This is particularly true today when many other Linux distributions
keep developing heavily customised products to meet the needs of less technical Linux users.
While this philosophy of simplicity has its fans, the fact is that in today's world, Slackware Linux is increasingly becoming a "core system" upon which new, custom solutions are built, rather than a complete distribution with a wide variety of supported software. The only exception is the server market, where Slackware remains popular, though even here, the distribution's complex upgrade procedure and lack of officially supported automated tools for security updates makes it increasingly uncompetitive.
Start to use Slackware Linux servers today by purchasing our vDedicated Servers!
vDedicated Server Standard
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* 1GB RAM
* 20GB Hard disk Space * UnMetered 5mbps Bandwidth |
Setup Fee: US$0.00 Monthly Fee: US$39.95 
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- Dedicated Operating System: With a dedicated operating system, you can upgrade your operating system at
whatever time you want (You can even change it to a different operating system). You can install whatever software you
want. You can config all software to whatever way you want. You can host hundreds or thousands of ebusiness applications or
web sites on a single vDedicated Server.
- Snapshot feature allows your server to have a snapshot taken beofre you make a major server software change
(e.g. software
upgrades, patches or updates). If the software change caused problems, your server can fall back to the
state before you made the change with a couple of clicks regardless whatever changes you made to your server after the
snapshot. This is a very useful feature for web developers to test new software.
- vServer Manager option available so you can remote reboot your server at anytime;
remote reinstall your OS at anytime; have Server Console access over the Internet at anytime.
- Fixed Bandwidth Cost: UnMetered bandwidth. No surprising bandwidth charges. Our vDedicated Server plans offer you
lots of bandwidth (up to 1620 GBs per month or 6480 GBs per month depending on the plan you selected).
- 100% Network Uptime Guaranteed!
Our data center maintains direct connections to four of the top five Internet backbones: ATT, Verizon/MCI/UUNET,
Qwest and Level 3. Cybercon's IP Network is powered by redundant high capacity Cisco data center routers and switches.
- 100% Server Hardware Uptime Guarantee! Never worry about hardware failures again. With superb redundant hardware
and server virtualization technology,
our vDedicated Servers are so reliable that we guarantee 100% server hardware uptime!
- Managed services included: Server monitoring, unlimited server reboots, unlimited application service
restarts, and server snapshots.
- Technical Expertise: Serving thousands of servers for over 10 years, we have extensive experience with Linux and
Windows software, MySQL and Microsoft SQL databases. We are a Microsoft Certified Partner and a Redhat Showcase Partner.
- Live on-site technical support: available 24x7x365 by email, telephone or through our user friendly on-line
support web portal.
- State-of-the-art SAS 70 Type II certified data center facility
includes diesel power generators, UPS, environmental cooling systems, multi-level security, and pre-action fire suppression
systems.
In addition to data center hosted virtual Slackware Linux Servers, we also offer data center hosted Physical Dedicated Slackware Linux Servers.
Got questions? Please check out our Frequently Asked Questions page, use our Sales Inquiry Form, or call us toll free at 1.800.932.2354 (International: 1.314.621.9991). We have staff to answer phone calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
