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Announcing Slackware Linux 10.2!

 

The second Slackware release of 2005, Slackware Linux 10.2 continues

the long 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:

Xfce 4.2.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and easy

to use desktop environment, and KDE 3.4.2, the latest version of the

award-winning K Desktop Environment.

 

Slackware uses the 2.4.31 kernel bringing you advanced performance

features such as the ReiserFS journaling filesystem, SCSI and ATA RAID

volume support, SATA 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 2.6.13 kernel, modules,

and source code are provided (along with complete instructions on how

to install the new kernel). A bootable 2.6.13 kernel ("test26.s")

with support for most SCSI, RAID, and SATA controllers is integrated

into the installer.

 

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 10.2:

 

- Runs the 2.4.31 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org.

Special kernels were prepared to support hardware such as SCSI

controllers, SATA 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 10.2 includes Linux 2.6.13

source, kernel modules, and binary packages, along with the

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 2.3.5.

This version of glibc also has excellent compatibility with

existing binaries.

 

- X11R6.8.2

This is the current release of the X.Org Foundation's X Window

System. The 6.8.2 version is a new release that includes

additional hardware support, functional enhancements and bug fixes.

 

- Installs gcc-3.3.6 as the default C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran-77,

and Ada 95 compiler. gcc-3.4.4 is available as an alternate choice.

 

- Support for fully encrypted network connections with OpenSSL,

OpenSSH, and GnuPG.

 

- Apache 1.3.33 web server with Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) support,

SSL, and PHP.

 

- PCMCIA, CardBus, and APM support for laptops. (pcmcia-cs-3.2.8).

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 5.8.7, Python 2.4.1,

Subversion 1.2.3, and graphical tools like Qt designer and KDevelop.

 

- 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 10.1 to

Slackware 10.2 (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 KDE's Konqueror 3.4.2,

Mozilla 1.7.11, and the immensely popular new Firefox 1.0.6.

(as well as the Thunderbird 1.0.6 email and news client with

advanced junk mail filtering)

 

- The complete K Desktop Environment (KDE) version 3.4.2, 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.

 

- A collection of GTK+ based applications, including abiword-2.2.9

(upgraded from version 2.0.12 in Slackware 10.1), gaim-1.5.0,

gimp-2.2.8, gkrellm-2.2.7, gxine-0.4.8, 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,

the Java 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition,

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 10.2, see this file:

 

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/PACKAGES.TXT'>ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/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 48 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 disk, so you can

carry a personal Linux system with you to run on any PC with a

Zip drive.

 

 

Downloading Slackware 10.2:

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The full version of Slackware Linux 10.2 is available for download from

the central Slackware FTP site hosted by our friends at http://www.cwo.com:

 

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/

 

The ZipSlack version of Slackware can be downloaded from:

 

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/zipslack/

 

If this site is busy, see the list of official mirror sites here:

 

http://slackware.com'>http://slackware.com/getslack/'>http://slackware.com/getslack/

 

Thanks to the generosity of the Open Source Lab at Oregon State

University we also have a new high-speed primary mirror site:

 

ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/

 

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 10.2 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.

- The ZipSlack edition of Slackware Linux 10.2.

- The source code used to build Slackware Linux 10.2.

 

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:

[email protected]

 

Or, send a check or money order to:

 

Slackware Linux, Inc.

1164 Claremont Drive

Brentwood, CA 94513

USA

 

 

Have fun! :^)

 

---

Patrick J. Volkerding <[email protected]>

 

Visit us on the web at: http://slackware.com

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