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- Yes, it's that time again! After many months of development and
-careful testing, we are proud to announce the release of Slackware
-version 13.37!
-
- We are sure you'll enjoy the many improvements. We've done our best
-to bring the latest technology to Slackware while still maintaining the
-stability and security that you have come to expect. Slackware is well
-known for its simplicity and the fact that we try to bring software to
-you in the condition that the authors intended.
-
- Slackware 13.37 brings many updates and enhancements, among which
-you'll find two of the most advanced desktop environments available
-today: Xfce 4.6.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and
-easy to use desktop environment, and KDE 4.5.5, a recent stable release
-of the 4.5.x series of the award-winning KDE desktop environment.
-We continue to make use of HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and udev,
-which allow the system administrator to grant use of various hardware
-devices according to users' group membership so that they will be able
-to use items such as USB flash sticks, USB cameras that appear like USB
-storage, portable hard drives, CD and DVD media, MP3 players, and more,
-all without requiring sudo, the mount or umount command. Just plug and
-play. Properly set up, Slackware's desktop should be suitable for any
-level of Linux experience. New to the desktop framework are ConsoleKit
-and PolicyKit. ConsoleKit handles "seats", things like dealing with
-devices when switching from one user to another. PolicyKit is a system
-for fine-grained access control, allowing a non-root user to run certain
-tasks with elevated privilege, but more securely than if the entire task
-were simply run as root.
-
- Slackware uses the 2.6.37.6 kernel bringing you advanced performance
-features such as journaling filesystems, SCSI and ATA RAID volume
-support, SATA support, Software RAID, LVM (the Logical Volume Manager),
-and encrypted filesystems. Kernel support for X DRI (the Direct
-Rendering Interface) brings high-speed hardware accelerated 3D graphics
-to Linux.
-
- There are two kinds of kernels in Slackware. First there are the
-huge kernels, which contain support for just about every driver in the
-Linux kernel. These are primarily intended to be used for installation,
-but there's no real reason that you couldn't continue to run them after
-you have installed. The other type of kernel is the generic kernel, in
-which nearly every driver is built as a module. To use a generic kernel
-you'll need to build an initrd to load your filesystem module and
-possibly your drive controller or other drivers needed at boot time,
-configure LILO to load the initrd at boot, and reinstall LILO. See the
-docs in /boot after installing for more information. Slackware's Linux
-kernels come in both SMP and non-SMP types now. The SMP kernel supports
-multiple processors, multi-core CPUs, HyperThreading, and about every
-other optimization available. In our own testing this kernel has proven
-to be fast, stable, and reliable. We recommend using the SMP kernel
-even on single processor machines if it will run on them. Note that on
-x86_64 (64-bit), all the kernels are SMP capable.
-
-
-Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 13.37:
-
-- Runs the 2.6.37.6 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org.
- Alternate 2.6.38.4 Linux kernels are also provided, as well as
- suggested configurations for using a 2.6.39-rc4 kernel, or the
- 2.6.35.12 kernel which is supposed to be longterm supported. These
- kernels will provide reliable performance for your desktop or your
- production server. By the way, the Speakup driver, used to support
- speech synthesizers providing access to Linux for the visually impaired
- community, has now been merged into all of the provided kernels.
-
-- System binaries are linked with the GNU C Library, version 2.13.
- This version of glibc also has excellent compatibility with
- existing binaries.
-
-- X11 based on the X.Org Foundation's modular X Window System.
- There's been much activity in the X development world, and the
- improvements in terms of performance and hardware support are
- too numerous to mention them all here.
-
-- Installs gcc-4.5.2 as the default C, C++, Objective-C,
- Fortran-77/95, and Ada 95 compiler.
-
-- Support for fully encrypted network connections with OpenSSL,
- OpenSSH, OpenVPN, and GnuPG.
-
-- Apache (httpd) 2.2.17 web server with Dynamic Shared Object
- support, SSL, and PHP 5.3.6.
-
-- PCMCIA, CardBus, USB, FireWire and ACPI support. This
- makes Slackware a great operating system for your laptop.
-
-- The udev dynamic device management system for Linux 2.6.x.
- This locates and configures most hardware automatically as it
- is added (or removed) from the system, and creates the access
- nodes in /dev. It also loads the kernel modules required by
- sound cards and other hardware at boot time.
-
-- New development tools, including Perl 5.12.3, Python 2.6.6,
- Ruby 1.9.1-p431, Subversion 1.6.16, git-1.7.4.4, mercurial-1.8.2,
- graphical tools like Qt designer and KDevelop, and much more.
-
-- 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 13.1 to
- Slackware 13.37 (see UPGRADE.TXT and CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT).
- The slackpkg tool 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 slacktrack utility will help you build and maintain
- your own packages.
-
-- Web browsers galore! Includes KDE's Konqueror 4.5.5, SeaMonkey 2.1b3
- (this is the replacement for the Mozilla Suite), and the eagerly
- anticipated update to Mozilla's immensely popular Firefox browser,
- Firefox 4.0, as well as the Thunderbird 3.1.9 email and news client
- with advanced junk mail filtering.
-
-- The KDE Software Compilation 4.5.5, a complete desktop environment.
- This includes the KOffice productivity suite, networking tools, GUI
- development with KDevelop, multimedia tools (including the amazing
- Amarok music player and K3B disc burning software), the Konqueror web
- browser and file manager, dozens of games and utilities,
- international language support, and more.
-
-- A collection of GTK+ based applications including pidgin-2.7.11,
- gimp-2.6.11, gkrellm-2.3.5, xchat-2.8.8, xsane-0.998, and pan-0.134.
-
-- A repository of extra software packages compiled and ready to run.
- This includes the Java(TM) 2 Software Development Kit Standard
- Edition, an MPlayer browser plugin, and 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 13.37, see this file:
-
- ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/PACKAGES.TXT
-
-
-Downloading Slackware 13.37:
----------------------------
-
- The full version of Slackware Linux 13.37 is available for download
-from the central Slackware FTP sites hosted by our friends at
-www.cwo.com and osuosl.org:
-
- ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/
- ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/
-
-If the sites are 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.
-
- Instructions for burning the Slackware tree onto install discs may
-be found in the isolinux directory.
-
-
-Purchasing Slackware on CD-ROM or DVD:
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-
- Or, please consider purchasing the Slackware Linux 13.37 six CD-ROM
-set or deluxe dual-sided DVD release directly from Slackware Linux, and
-you'll be helping to support the continued development of Slackware
-Linux!
-
- The DVD release has the 32-bit x86 Slackware 13.37 release on one
-side, and the 64-bit x86_64 Slackware 13.37 release on the other. Both
-sides are bootable for easy installation, and includes everything from
-both releases of Slackware 13.37, including the complete source code
-trees.
-
- The 6 CD-ROM release of Slackware 13.37 is the 32-bit x86 edition.
-It includes a bootable first CD-ROM for easy installation. The 6
-CD-ROMs are labeled for easy reference.
-
- The Slackware 13.37 x86 6 CD-ROM set is $49.95 plus shipping, or
-choose the Slackware 13.37 x86/x86_64 dual-sided DVD (also $49.95 plus
-shipping).
-
- Slackware Linux is also available by subscription. When we release
-a new version of Slackware (which is normally once or twice a year) we
-ship it to you and bill your credit card for a reduced subscription
-price ($32.99 for the CD-ROM set, or $39.95 for the DVD) plus shipping.
-
- For shipping options, see the Slackware store website. Before
-ordering express shipping, you may wish to check that we have the
-product in stock. We make releases to the net at the same time as disc
-production begins, so there is a lag between the online release and the
-shipping of media. But, even if you download now you can still buy the
-official media later. You'll feel good, be helping the project, and have
-a great decorative item perfect for any computer room shelf. :-)
-
-
-Ordering Information:
----------------------
-
- You can order online at the Slackware Linux store:
-
- http://store.slackware.com
-
- Other Slackware items like t-shirts, caps, pins, and stickers can
-also be found here. These will help you find and identify yourself to
-your fellow Slackware users. Check out the new limited edition 1337
-black Slackware T-shirt with the classic logo on the front and a custom
-LILO boot screen on the back (with references to a few famous fictional
-computers! :-)
-
- Order inquiries (including questions about becoming a Slackware
-reseller) may be directed to this address: info@slackware.com
-
-
-Have fun! :^) I hope you find Slackware to be useful, and thanks
-very much for your support of this project over the years.
-
----
-Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com>
-
-Visit us on the web at: http://slackware.com
-