This article explains how to convert a given Linux distribution to a Slackware one in an OVHcloud server. I wrote in the past an article about doing the same for OVH kimsufi.

It is inspired by the Slackware wiki page Install Slackware on an online.net Dedibox BareMetal Server, which explains the same for a Dedibox BareMetal Server on online.net.

The plan is to

1. install a Linux of your choice
2. reboot in rescue mode that Linux distro
3. download the Slackware initrd and prepare the install environment
4. download the set of Slackware packages to be installed
5. chroot into the Slackware initrd image
6. partition and install Slackware over the existing Linux
7. configure the fresh installed Slackware and reboot

Changelog

• 19 agosto 2025
  - netqmail-1.07.1 ora compila con gcc 15.2
• 10 febbraio 2025
  - i sorgenti di netqmail sono ora compatibili con le nuove versioni di gcc e clang.
  - rinominati come netqmail-1.07 i vecchi sorgenti di netqmail