Slackware 13.37slackware-13.37

Mon Apr 25 13:37:00 UTC 2011
Slackware 13.37 x86_64 stable is released!

Thanks to everyone who pitched in on this release: the Slackware team,
the folks producing upstream code, and linuxquestions.org for providing
a great forum for collaboration and testing.

The ISOs are off to be replicated, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a
dual-sided
32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.  Please consider supporting the Slackware
project by picking up a copy from store.slackware.com.  We're taking
pre-orders now, and offer a discount if you sign up for a subscription.

As always, thanks to the Slackware community for testing, suggestions,
and feedback.  :-)

Have fun!

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/README.TXT b/README.TXT
index a6e24c6a..00839c66 100644
--- a/README.TXT
+++ b/README.TXT
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 

-Welcome to Slackware 13.1!  (64-bit x86_64 edition)

+Welcome to Slackware 13.37!  (64-bit x86_64 edition)

 

-Slackware 13.1 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.

+Slackware 13.37 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.

 

-Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 13.1:

+Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 13.37:

 

-- Linux kernel           2.6.33.4

-- C compiler             gcc-4.4.4

-- Binutils               2.20.51.0.8

-- GNU C Library          glibc-2.11.1

-- X Window System        Updated (but not "bleeding edge") packages

-                         from X.Org

-- KDE                    4.4.3

-- Xfce                   4.6.1

+- Linux kernel           2.6.37.6

+                         2.6.38.4

+- C compiler             gcc-4.5.2

+- Binutils               2.21.51.0.6

+- GNU C Library          glibc-2.13

+- X Window System        X11R7.6 + updates

+- KDE                    4.5.5

+- Xfce                   4.6.2

 

 For installation instructions, see the file 'Slackware-HOWTO'.

 

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ For important hints about this release, see the file 'CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT'.
 These are some of the important files and directories found on the Slackware

 FTP site:

 

-  ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/

+  ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/

 

 There is also a newer (and faster) primary FTP site for Slackware here:

 

-  ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/

+  ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.37/

 

 Thanks to cwo.com for continuing to help us with hosting for our web site

 and ftp.slackware.com, and to the OSU Open Source Lab for hosting our

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ If you're reading this on a CD-ROM, these directories will probably be
 split across several discs.

 

 .

-|-- ANNOUNCE.13.1        Announcement for Slackware 13.1.

+|-- ANNOUNCE.13.37        Announcement for Slackware 13.37.

 |-- BOOTING.TXT          Tips for troubleshooting boot problems.

-|-- CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT  A summary of major changes from Slackware 13.0

-|                        to 13.1 and common pitfalls.

+|-- CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT  A summary of major changes from Slackware 13.1

+|                        to 13.37 and common pitfalls.

 |-- CHECKSUMS.md5        MD5 format file checksums.

 |-- COPYING              The GNU Public License, version 2.

 |-- COPYING3             The GNU Public License, version 3.

@@ -64,10 +64,9 @@ split across several discs.
 |

 |-- extra/               Extra packages for Slackware like:

 |   |                    aspell-word-lists, bash-completion, bittornado,

-|   |                    brltty, emacspeak, the Java(TM) JDK, kde3-compat,

+|   |                    brltty, emacspeak, the Java(TM) JDK,

 |   |                    mplayerplug-in, partitionmanager (GUI partitioning

-|   |                    tool for KDE4), slacktrack, tightvnc, wicd,

-|   |                    yasm assembler.

+|   |                    tool for KDE4), slacktrack, tightvnc, and wicd.

 |   |

 |   `-- source/          Source code for the extra packages.

 |

@@ -81,27 +80,25 @@ split across several discs.
 |   |

 |   `-- initrd.img       Installation initrd (can also be loaded with Loadlin)

 |

-|-- kernels/             Precompiled Linux 2.6.33.4 kernel images.

+|-- kernels/             Precompiled Linux 2.6.37.6 kernel images.

 |   |

-|   |-- huge.s           The default standard install kernel for Slackware.

-|   |                    This supports pretty much everything in the

-|   |                    2.6.33.4 kernel.  This kernel requires an x86_64

-|   |                    (also known as AMD64, EM64T, or Intel 64) capable

-|   |                    64-bit CPU.

+|   `-- huge.s           The default standard install kernel for Slackware.

+|                        This supports pretty much everything in the

+|                        2.6.37.6 kernel, including Speakup.  This kernel

+|                        requires an x86_64 (also known as AMD64, EM64T, or

+|                        Intel 64) capable 64-bit CPU.

+|    

+|-- pasture/             These are packages that have been removed

+|   |                    from Slackware, but are useful enough to

+|   |                    keep around.  Might not be secure.

 |   |

-|   `-- speakup.s        A huge.s kernel patched to support speakup

-|                        speech output through various hardware and 

-|                        software speech synthesizers.

-|

-|-- pasture/             Used to store packages that have been removed from

-|   |                    Slackware, but are useful enough to keep around.

-|   |                    This is currently empty in x86_64 Slackware.

+|   |                    Packages currently found here include

+|   |                    gxine-0.5.905, mesa-7.8.2, and xf86-video-ati-6.13.2.

 |   |

 |   `-- source/          Source code directory for the pasture packages.

-|                        This directory is also currently empty.

 |

 |-- slackware/           This directory contains the core software packages

-|   |                    for Slackware 13.1.

+|   |                    for Slackware 13.37.

 |   |

 |   |-- a/               The A (base) package series.

 |   |-- ap/              The AP (applications) package series.

@@ -141,9 +138,9 @@ split across several discs.
 |

 |-- testing/             This directory contains packages being tested

 |   |                    for possible use in future versions of Slackware.

-|   |                    You'll find amarok-2.3.0.90 (a development

-|   |                    release), and btrfs-progs (2010-05-18 repo pull).

-|   |                    These packages should not be considered supported.

+|   |                    You'll find mesa-7.10.1, which might be a better

+|   |                    option for some hardware.  This package should

+|   |                    not be considered supported.

 |   |

 |   `--- source/         This directory contains source code for the 

 |                        packages in testing.

@@ -163,7 +160,7 @@ split across several discs.
 

 

 If you like Slackware, please consider supporting the project by becoming

-a Slackware subscriber.  The announcement (ANNOUNCE_13.1) in this directory

+a Slackware subscriber.  The announcement (ANNOUNCE_13.37) in this directory

 has information about ordering or subscribing to the Slackware CD-ROM or

 DVD releases.  Note that at this time the x86_64 release is only available

 as part of the DVD -- if there's interest in a CD-ROM version, let us know.