I've been looking forward to this for quite a while, slackware rules! Now to find some ISOs.... Josh On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:45:19 -0500 B_o_B <tclug at b-o-b.homelinux.com> wrote: > Tuesday, June 22, 2004 @ 9:44:44 AM Central Standard Time > > ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/ANNOUNCE.10_0 > > > Announcing Slackware Linux 10.0! > > The first Slackware release of 2004, Slackware Linux 10.0 continues > the more than ten-year Slackware tradition of simplicity, stability, > and security. > > Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll > find two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: > GNOME 2.6.1 (including a collection of pre-compiled GNOME > applications), and KDE 3.2.3, the latest version of the > award-winning K Desktop Environment. Slackware uses the 2.4.26 > kernel bringing you advanced performance features such as the > ReiserFS journaling filesystem, SCSI and ATA RAID volume support, > and kernel support for X > DRI (the Direct Rendering Interface) that brings high-speed hardware > accelerated 3D graphics to Linux. Additional kernels allow > installing > Slackware using any of the journaling filesystems available for > Linux, > including ext3, ReiserFS, IBM's JFS, and SGI's XFS. For those > Slackware users who are anxious to try the new 2.6.x kernel series, > it > is fully supported by the system. A precompiled Linux 2.6.7 kernel, > modules, and source code are provided (along with complete > instructions on how to install the new kernel). > > From the beginning, Slackware has offered a stable and secure Linux > distribution for UNIX veterans as well as an easy-to-use system for > beginners. Slackware includes everything you'll need to run a > powerful server or workstation. Each Slackware package follows the > setup and installation instructions from its author(s) as closely as > possible, offering you the most stable and easily expandable setup. > > Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 10.0: > - Runs the 2.4.26 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org. > Special kernels were prepared to support hardware such as SCSI > controllers, USB keyboards and mice, parallel-port IDE devices, > IBM PS/2 machines with the Microchannel bus, and even speech > synthesizers providing access to Linux for the visually impaired > community. The performance of the 2.4.x kernel series along with > Slackware's track record of careful attention to system security > make it the perfect choice for running your production servers. > > - As an alternate choice, Slackware 10.0 includes Linux 2.6.7 > source, kernel modules, and binary packages, along with a new > mkinitrd tool and instructions on using it to install the > new kernel (see /boot/README.initrd). When running a 2.6 > kernel, Slackware supports udev. This is a system for > creating devices in /dev dynamically, greatly reducing device > clutter and making it easy to see what devices are actually > present in the system. > > - System binaries are linked with the GNU C Library, version 2.3.2. > This version of glibc has been patched to improve compatibility > with existing binaries. > > - X11R6.7.0 > This is the current release of the X.Org Foundation's X Window > System based on XFree86 4.4.0RC2. The 6.7.0 version is a new > release that includes additional hardware support, functional > enhancements and bug fixes. Font rendering is improved yet > again with recent versions of fontconfig and freetype. Through > the generosity of Bitstream, Inc., the Vera truetype font family > is included as well providing pleasing default fonts out of the > box. > - Major enhancements to the printing system include new versions > of CUPS (1.1.20) and LPRng (3.8.27). The Ghostscript interpreter > has been upgraded to ESP Ghostscript version 7.07.1 which offers > several improvements over the GNU release of Ghostscript, > including more drivers and better integration with CUPS. Two IJS > servers(printer driver suites for Ghostscript) are available in > this release: HPIJS, which supports more than 200 HP Inkjet > printer models (compared with 60 supported in Slackware 9.1), and > Gimp-Print, offering support for hundreds of printers from Canon, > Lexmark, HP, Epson, and other manufacturers. > > - Installs gcc-3.3.4 as the default C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran-77, > and Ada 95 compiler. gcc-3.4.0 is available as an alternate > choice. > > - Support for fully encrypted network connections with OpenSSL, > OpenSSH, and GnuPG. > > - Apache 1.3.31 web server with Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) support, > SSL, and PHP. > > - PCMCIA, CardBus, and APM support for laptops. (pcmcia-cs-3.2.7). > Slackware also now includes hotplug support. This locates and > configures most hardware automatically as it is added (or removed) > from the system. It also loads the kernel modules required by > sound cards and other hardware at boot time. > > - New development tools, including Perl 5.8.4, Python 2.3.4, and > graphical tools like Qt designer, KDevelop, and Glade. > > - Updated versions of the Slackware package management tools make it > easy to add, remove, upgrade, and make your own Slackware > packages. Package tracking makes it easy to upgrade from Slackware > 9.1 to Slackware 10.0 (see UPGRADE.TXT). The slackpkg tool in > /extra can also help update from an older version of Slackware to > a newer one, and keep your Slackware system up to date. In > addition, the new slacktrack utility (in extra/) will help you > build and maintain your own packages. > - Web browsers galore! Includes Netscape Communicator version 7.1, > Konqueror 3.2.3, Mozilla 1.7 (with anti-aliased font support > and built-in junk email filtering), Epiphany 1.2.6, and Galeon > 1.3.15. > > - The complete K Desktop Environment (KDE) version 3.2.3, including > the KOffice productivity suite, networking tools, GUI development > with KDevelop, multimedia tools, the Konqueror web browser and > file manager, dozens of games and utilities, international > language support, and more. > > - The GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) version 2.6.1 > (this already includes many of the updates for the upcoming 2.6.2 > release). > > - A collection of GTK based applications, including abiword-2.0.6, > gaim-0.78, gimp-2.0.2, gkrellm-2.2.1, gxine-0.3.3, and > pan-0.14.2.91. > > - Large repository of extra software packages compiled and ready to > run. This includes various window managers, support for 3Dfx > gaming > cards, OpenMotif-2.2.2, the K3b CD burning application for KDE, > libsafe (advanced buffer overflow protection for additional > security), ISDN support, additional 802.11 drivers, and much more > (see the /extra directory). > > - Many more improved and upgraded packages than we can list here. > For > a complete list of core packages in Slackware 10.0, see this file: > > ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/PACKAGES.TXT > - Another Slackware exclusive: Slackware's ZipSlack installation > option is the fastest, _easiest_ Linux installation ever. > ZipSlack provides a basic text-based Linux system as a 45 megabyte > ZIP > archive. > Simply unzip on any FAT or FAT32 partition, edit your boot > partition > in the LINUX.BAT batch file, and you can be running Linux in less > than five minutes. The ZipSlack installation includes everything > you > need to network with Linux (including Ethernet, token ring, and > PPP), and extend the system with additional software packages such > as > X. A ZipSlack system will even fit on a Zip(TM) disk, so you can > carry a personal Linux system with you to run on any PC with a > Zip(TM) drive. > > > Downloading Slackware 10.0: > --------------------------- > > The full version of Slackware Linux 10.0 is available for download > from > the central Slackware FTP site hosted by our friends at www.cwo.com: > > ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/ > > The ZipSlack version of Slackware can be downloaded from: > > ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/zipslack/ > > If this site is busy, see the list of official mirror sites here: > > http://slackware.com/getslack/ > > We will be setting up BitTorrent downloads for the official ISO > images. > Stay tuned to http://slackware.com for the latest updates. > > > Purchasing Slackware on CD-ROM: > ------------------------------- > > Or, purchase the Slackware Linux 10.0 four CD-ROM set directly from > Slackware Linux, and you'll be helping to support the continued > development of Slackware Linux! > > This is the official release of Slackware on CD-ROM, and has many > enhanced features, including: > > - Easy bootable CD-ROM installation. If your machine can boot a > CD-ROM, just boot the first disc to begin the installation > process. > - Fully bootable live rescue CD-ROM -- just boot the second disc > and > run a basic Linux system off the disc, including networking > tools. > - The ZipSlack edition of Slackware Linux 10.0. > - The source code used to build Slackware Linux 10.0. > > The price for the Slackware Linux CD-ROM set is $39.95 plus > shipping. > > Slackware Linux is also available by subscription. When we release > a new version of Slackware (which is typically once or twice a year) > we ship it to you and bill your credit card $24.95 plus shipping. > Shipping > is $5 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico for First Class. Overseas is > $9 PER ORDER. There is an additional $3 COD charge (USA Only). UPS > Blue > Label (2nd day) [USA Only] is $10 PER ORDER, UPS Red Label (next > day)[USA Only] is $15 PER ORDER. > > Ordering Information: > --------------------- > > You can order online at the Slackware Linux store: > http://store.slackware.com > > Order inquiries (including questions about becoming a Slackware > reseller) may be directed to this address: > info at slackware.com > > Or, send a check or money order to: > > Slackware Linux, Inc. > 1164 Claremont Drive > Brentwood, CA 94513 > USA > > > Have fun! :^) > > --- > Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi at slackware.com> > > Visit us on the web at: http://slackware.com > > Message posted via: > ===================== > www.linuxpackages.net/forum > www.linuxpackages.net > Expanding the world of Slackware > ===================== > > Robert (aka B_o_B) David Felix De Mars > Lat. 45:09n > Long. 93:18w > http://b-o-b.homelinux.com > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? 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