Hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ka slider linear i ʻekolu ʻano: ke alakaʻi linear roller, ke alakaʻi linear cylindrical a me ke alakaʻi linear pōpō, i hoʻohana ʻia e kākoʻo a alakaʻi i nā ʻāpana e neʻe ana a hana i ka neʻe linear reciprocating e like me ke kuhikuhi i hāʻawi ʻia. Wahi a nā waiwai friction, hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ke alakaʻi neʻe linear i ke alakaʻi friction sliding, ke alakaʻi friction ʻōwili, ke alakaʻi friction elastic, ke alakaʻi friction fluid a pēlā aku.