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| -rw-r--r-- | README.TXT | 60 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 34 deletions
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@ -Welcome to Slackware 13.0! (64-bit x86_64 edition)
+Welcome to Slackware 13.1! (64-bit x86_64 edition)
-Slackware 13.0 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.
+Slackware 13.1 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.
-Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 13.0:
+Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 13.1:
-- Linux kernel 2.6.29.6
-- C compiler gcc-4.3.3
-- Binutils 2.18.50.0.9
-- GNU C Library glibc-2.9
+- 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 4.2.4
+- KDE 4.4.3
- Xfce 4.6.1
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/slackware-13.0/
+ ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/
There is also a newer (and faster) primary FTP site for Slackware here:
- ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/
+ ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware64-13.1/
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
@@ -35,13 +35,10 @@ If you're reading this on a CD-ROM, these directories will probably be split across several discs.
.
-|-- ANNOUNCE.13_0 Announcement for Slackware 13.0.
+|-- ANNOUNCE.13.1 Announcement for Slackware 13.1.
|-- BOOTING.TXT Tips for troubleshooting boot problems.
-|-- CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT A summary of major changes from Slackware 12.2
-| to 13.0 and common pitfalls. Slackware 13.0
-| x86_64 (Slackware64) is the first release to the
-| 64-bit x86_64 architecture, but the information
-| contained in this file is still useful.
+|-- CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT A summary of major changes from Slackware 13.0
+| to 13.1 and common pitfalls.
|-- CHECKSUMS.md5 MD5 format file checksums.
|-- COPYING The GNU Public License, version 2.
|-- COPYING3 The GNU Public License, version 3.
@@ -66,13 +63,11 @@ split across several discs. | If you're new to Slackware, start with this.
|
|-- extra/ Extra packages for Slackware like:
-| | aspell-word-lists, bash-completion, bittorrent,
-| | brltty, the Java(TM) JDK, kde3-compat, mpg123,
+| | aspell-word-lists, bash-completion, bittornado,
+| | brltty, emacspeak, the Java(TM) JDK, kde3-compat,
| | mplayerplug-in, partitionmanager (GUI partitioning
-| | tool for KDE4), slacktrack, tightvnc, wicd and
-| | xf86-video-intel-alternate (alternate video drivers
-| | that may help cure instabilities on some Intel
-| | chipsets), yasm assembler.
+| | tool for KDE4), slacktrack, tightvnc, wicd,
+| | yasm assembler.
| |
| `-- source/ Source code for the extra packages.
|
@@ -86,11 +81,11 @@ split across several discs. | |
| `-- initrd.img Installation initrd (can also be loaded with Loadlin)
|
-|-- kernels/ Precompiled Linux 2.6.29.6 kernel images.
+|-- kernels/ Precompiled Linux 2.6.33.4 kernel images.
| |
| |-- huge.s The default standard install kernel for Slackware.
| | This supports pretty much everything in the
-| | 2.6.29.6 kernel. This kernel requires an x86_64
+| | 2.6.33.4 kernel. This kernel requires an x86_64
| | (also known as AMD64, EM64T, or Intel 64) capable
| | 64-bit CPU.
| |
@@ -106,7 +101,7 @@ split across several discs. | This directory is also currently empty.
|
|-- slackware/ This directory contains the core software packages
-| | for Slackware 13.0.
+| | for Slackware 13.1.
| |
| |-- a/ The A (base) package series.
| |-- ap/ The AP (applications) package series.
@@ -146,14 +141,9 @@ split across several discs. |
|-- testing/ This directory contains packages being tested
| | for possible use in future versions of Slackware.
-| | You'll find bash-4.0 and linux kernel 2.6.30.5
-| | packages here. We considered it a little early to
-| | replace the versions in the main tree but these
-| | may be useful if your hardware requires a newer
-| | kernel or you want some of the features of the
-| | next generation bash. These packages should not
-| | be considered supported or necessarily secure, but
-| | may still useful.
+| | 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.
| |
| `--- source/ This directory contains source code for the
| packages in testing.
@@ -168,10 +158,12 @@ split across several discs. |-- README_USB.TXT
|-- pxelinux.cfg_default
`-- usbboot.img The Slackware installer for bootable USB flash.
+ `-- usbimg2disk.sh Script to make a partitioned USB flash installer
+ from usbboot.img.
If you like Slackware, please consider supporting the project by becoming
-a Slackware subscriber. The announcement (ANNOUNCE_13.0) in this directory
+a Slackware subscriber. The announcement (ANNOUNCE_13.1) 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.
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