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Slackware 13.1 is released!
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That's right, another stable release of Slackware is finally ready to go.
Slackware 13.1 is available in both 32-bit x86 and 64-bit x86_64 editions,
and brings with it many major improvements, like KDE SC version 4.4.3,
the 2.6.33.4 Linux kernel, a new toolchain, updated libraries, and major
applications such as Firefox and Thunderbird.
More details may by found in the official announcement
and in the release notes.
For a complete list of included packages, see the package list.
Please consider supporting the Slackware project by picking up a copy of the
Slackware 13.1 release from the Slackware Store.
The discs are off to replication, but we're accepting pre-orders for the
official 6 CD set and the DVD. The CD set is the 32-bit x86 release, while
the DVD is a special edition dual-sided disc with the 32-bit x86 release on
one side and the 64-bit x86_64 release on the other. And, we still have
T-shirts and other Slackware stuff there, so have a look around. Thanks to
our subscribers and supporters for keeping Slackware going all these years.
Thanks are again due to the Slackware crew, the developers of
slackbuilds.org,
the community on
linuxquestions.org,
Slackware IRC channels, and everyone else who helped out with this release.
Have fun, and enjoy the new stable release!
Pat and the Slackware crew
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Slackware has a new official port for the ARM architecture, by the name of
ARMedslack, which has recently released the port of Slackware version 12.2.
ARMedslack began in 2002 by Stuart Winter, with the primary goal of
providing a full Slackware port for ARM desktop machines - initially
targeting the Acorn StrongARM RiscPC, and later embedded devices.
Slackware ARM now supports native installation using the regular Slackware installer on
the ARM Versatile board (via the QEMU emulator) and the recently announced
embedded device:
the Marvell SheevaPlug.
Slackware ARM version 12.2 is built for armv4, little endian, "legacy" ABI.
A new port to the EABI is already underway and expected to be available in "-current"
form within a few months.
The project's homepage has more details.
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Slackware64 -current made public!
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[tap tap tap]... Is this thing on? ;-)
Ready or not, Slackware has now gone 64-bit with an official x86_64 port
being maintained in-sync with the regular x86 -current branch. DVDs
will be available for purchase from the Slackware store when Slackware
13.0 is released. Many thanks go out to the Slackware team for their
help with this branch and a special thank you to Eric Hameleers who did
the real heavy lifting re-compiling everything for this architecture,
testing, re-testing, and staying in-sync with -current.
We've been developing and testing Slackware64 for quite a while. Most
of the team is already using Slackware64 on their personal machines, and
things are working well enough that it is time to let the community check
our work.
We'd like to thank the unofficial 64 bit projects for taking up the slack
for us for so long so that we could take our time getting everything just
right. Without those alternatives, we would have been pressured to get
things out before they were really ready.
As always -- have fun!
Pat and the Slackware crew
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KDE4 in -current /testing and other Slackware news
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That's right -- KDE version 4.1 is now part of Slackware -current (in the /testing directory), so for everyone who can't wait
to try it out, have a look at it! We're all (very happily) using it here now, and it has come a long way since the first 4.x release.
Congratulations to the KDE team for the fine work (and many thanks to Robby Workman and Heinz Wiesinger for all the help with
build scripts and testing for the initial Slackware packaging of KDE4). Have fun! :-)
Also, we recently commissioned Mark from Senile Felines Designs to create a
unique alternate Slackware Logo, as we were getting a number of bug reports that the old logo
could not be read easily while standing on one's head. ;-) We think he did a great job with it! If you like the new logo,
we are selling shirts, stickers and other products with it at the
Official Slackware CafePress Store,
and if the design proves to be popular we'll likely have some of these products mass produced for the main
Slackware Store.
Meanwhile, you can help support the Slackware project, _and_ be the first on your block to show off the new Slackware ambigram logo! :-) |
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Slackware Linux Essentials 2nd Edition
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Recently the Slackware Linux Essentials (the reference book for Slackware users) has been revised; while we announce it, we would like to
thank everyone who took part in it, and congratulate them for the well done job! The homepage for this project (which is now an official Slackware project) is
www.slackbook.org, so visit that site if you want to read more (and read the book online). Also, don't forget to visit the
slackware store, where the printed copies of the new book are now on sale! |
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New version of Slack/390 is released!
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Mark Post, maintainer of the slackware port for
s/390, has just released Slack/390 10.0! Read
its announcement or visit
the
Slack/390
website to read more about it.
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