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| -rw-r--r-- | README.TXT | 52 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 27 deletions
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@ -Welcome to Slackware 14.1! (64-bit x86_64 edition)
+Welcome to Slackware 14.2! (64-bit x86_64 edition)
-Slackware 14.1 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.
+Slackware 14.2 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.
-Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 14.1:
+Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 14.2:
-- Linux kernel 3.10.17
-- C compiler gcc-4.8.2
-- Binutils 2.23.52.0.1
-- GNU C Library glibc-2.17
+- Linux kernel 4.4.14
+- C compiler gcc-5.3.0
+- Binutils 2.26
+- GNU C Library glibc-2.23
- X Window System X11R7.7
-- KDE 4.10.5
-- Xfce 4.10.1
+- KDE 4.14.21 (KDE 4.14.3 with kdelibs-4.14.21)
+- Xfce 4.12.1
For installation instructions, see the file 'Slackware-HOWTO'.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ 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/slackware64-14.1/
+ ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/
Thanks to cwo.com for continuing to help us with hosting for our web site,
and to the OSU Open Source Lab for hosting our archives at ftp.slackware.com
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ If you're reading this on a CD-ROM, these directories will probably be split across several discs.
.
-|-- ANNOUNCE.14.1 Announcement for Slackware 14.1.
-|-- BOOTING.TXT Tips for troubleshooting boot problems.
-|-- CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT A summary of major changes from Slackware 14.0
-| to 14.1 and common pitfalls.
+|-- ANNOUNCE.14.2 Announcement for Slackware 14.2.
+|-- CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT A summary of major changes from Slackware 14.1
+| to 14.2 and common pitfalls.
|-- CHECKSUMS.md5 MD5 format file checksums.
|-- COPYING The GNU Public License, version 2.
|-- COPYING3 The GNU Public License, version 3.
@@ -58,15 +57,15 @@ split across several discs. |
|-- Slackware-HOWTO Instructions for installing Slackware from CD.
| If you're new to Slackware, start with this.
+|-- UPGRADE.TXT How to upgrade from Slackware 14.1 to Slackware 14.2.
|
|-- extra/ Extra packages for Slackware like:
| | aspell-word-lists, bash-completion, bittornado,
| | bittorrent, brltty, emacspeak, mplayerplug-in,
-| | partitionmanager, recordmydesktop, tigervnc, wicd,
-| | and xf86-video-fbdev. Scripts are also included to
-| | repackage some non-redistributable binaries into
-| | Slackware packages: google-chrome, java, and
-| | flashplayer-plugin.
+| | recordmydesktop, tigervnc, wicd, and xf86-video-fbdev.
+| | Scripts are also included to repackage some
+| | non-redistributable binaries into Slackware packages:
+| | google-chrome, java, and flashplayer-plugin.
| |
| `-- source/ Source code for the extra packages.
|
@@ -80,16 +79,16 @@ split across several discs. | |
| `-- initrd.img Installation initrd (can also be loaded with Loadlin)
|
-|-- kernels/ Precompiled Linux 3.10.17 kernel images.
+|-- kernels/ Precompiled Linux 4.4.14 kernel images.
| |
| `-- huge.s The default standard install kernel for Slackware.
| This supports pretty much everything in the
-| 3.10.17 kernel, including Speakup. This kernel
+| 4.4.14 kernel, including Speakup. This kernel
| requires an x86_64 (also known as AMD64, EM64T, or
| Intel 64) capable 64-bit CPU.
|
|-- slackware64/ This directory contains the core software packages
-| | for Slackware 14.1.
+| | for Slackware 14.2.
| |
| |-- a/ The A (base) package series.
| |-- ap/ The AP (applications) package series.
@@ -131,10 +130,9 @@ split across several discs. |
|-- testing/ This directory contains packages being tested
| | for possible use in future versions of Slackware.
-| | For this release, it contains efibootmgr-0.6.0
-| | and sample kernel configuration files for an
-| | older LTS kernel (3.4.66), as well as the latest
-| | kernel (3.12).
+| | For this release, it contains efibootmgr-0.6.0,
+| | tmux-2.2, and sample kernel configuration files
+| | for Linux 4.6.
| |
| `--- source/ This directory contains source code for the
| packages in testing.
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ split across several discs. If you like Slackware, please consider supporting the project by becoming
-a Slackware subscriber. The announcement (ANNOUNCE_14.1) in this directory
+a Slackware subscriber. The announcement (ANNOUNCE_14.2) in this directory
has information about ordering or subscribing to the Slackware CD-ROM or
DVD releases. Note that the x86_64 release is only available as part of the
DVD. You can find out about ordering Slackware on media, or read more about
|