There are three ways to install Slackbuilder.

• usbboot.img
• package manager
• rootfs

The Installer can install x86_64, i686, armv7, aarch64 plus current all from a single medium.

• usbboot-x86_64-14.2.img - Size 150.00M - Updated 2020-01-03 09:53:52
• usbboot-x86_64-15.0.img - Size 150.00M - Updated 2022-08-17 04:00:25
• usbboot-x86_64-current.img - Size 150.00M - Updated 2021-07-20 22:55:41

Note: All install images are remakes of slackware's usbboot.img.

To install the package manager only, download this tar file pkg_manager.tar.xz. Once downloaded. As root run the following commands to install.

tar xvf pkg_manager.tar.xz
cd pkg_manager 
./install

You can learn more about the package manager here

The rootfs's are self contained mini Slackbuilder systems and can be used on any Linux/Unix host to install to: a hard drive, virtual machine image, directory, lxc container, to it self etc...

sbfs -> slackbuilder rootfs
sbfso -> with Open Package Manager
msfs -> muscles rootfs...an alpine slackware hybrid

• msfs-x86_64-3.12.0.tar.xz - Size 13.28M - Updated 2022-08-18 19:01:10
• msfso-x86_64-3.12.0.tar.xz - Size 11.84M - Updated 2022-08-18 19:56:29
• sbfs-armv7-15.0.tar.xz - Size 33.81M - Updated 2022-10-02 04:02:42
• sbfs-armv7-current.tar.xz - Size 36.13M - Updated 2020-11-11 10:47:18
• sbfs-x86_64-15.0.tar.xz - Size 47.20M - Updated 2022-07-09 08:54:33
• sbfs-x86_64-current.tar.xz - Size 48.80M - Updated 2022-08-16 15:18:52
• sbfso-armv7-current.tar.xz - Size 39.07M - Updated 2020-12-16 07:11:30
• sbfso-x86_64-15.0.tar.xz - Size 45.95M - Updated 2022-07-09 08:59:36
• sbfso-x86_64-current.tar.xz - Size 47.48M - Updated 2022-08-16 15:19:59

For installation instructions please see Installing.