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The MOPSLinux project has released MOPSLinux 7.0 Alpha 2.7 for public testing. Although labelled as alpha, this Slackware-based distribution with several custom tools is considered reasonably stable. Some of the main features and components of this release include: Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 with kernel modesetting for Intel and Radeon…. Yes it’s that time again! After many months of development and careful Patrick Volkerding has announced that Slackware “current”, the distribution’s development branch, has reached release candidate 2 status: “Hi folks! We’re going to call this set of updates RC2. There are still README files to be handled (that’s the nature of documentation, I guess), as well as some other things remaining on the TODO list, but [...] Slax 6.1.2, a small Slackware-based live CD featuring the KDE desktop 3.5, has been released. What’s new? “upgraded Slax kernel to 2.6.27.27, which contains many bugfixes; added xz package (LZMA compressor and decompressor); added support for TXZ Slackware packages; upgraded Midnight Commander to understand TXZ packages; fixed incorrect reporting of module file path in Slax [...] Patrick Volkerding has announced that Slackware “Current”, the distribution’s development branch, has reached release candidate status: “The to-do isn’t entirely empty here, but it’s pretty much down to minor nits, and so we’re going to call this release candidate 1 and (mostly) freeze further updates unless they happen to fix problems. Regarding the kernel, 2.6.29.x [...] Hello there, [tap tap tap]… Is this thing on? Zenwalk Live 6.0, the latest Zenwalk in its Live CD format is ready! We are proud to announce the release of Zenwalk 6.0 Gnome Edition! As always, Zenwalk features the latest Linux technology, featuring Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 and the Gnome 2.26.0 Desktop Environment. The newest Slax version 6.0.9 has been released today. Well folks, it’s that time to announce a new stable Slackware release Patrick Volkerding has announced that the development branch of Slackware Linux has reached release candidate status: “While there are still some documents that need updating and probably a few more tweaks and updates here and there, everything is mostly in place for the next stable release, Slackware Linux 12.2. The versions of major components like [...] Last year I wrote a review of Vector Linux 5.8 Standard for O’Reilly in January. Five months later I decided a new review was in order for Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO because the two weren’t based on the same code and the changes were great enough to make the SOHO release seem like an entirely [...] I have been quiet about Linux this week because I have been busy trying several new versions. In the process, I have learned quite a bit more, and started to think about the philosophy behind Linux, operating system choices, and Free / Open Source software in general. Pierrick Le Brun has announced the release of Zenwalk Live 5.2, a live CD edition of the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux: “Zenwalk Live 5.2, the latest Zenwalk in its live CD format is ready! Based on Zenwalk Current and a slightly modified version 6.2.3 of the Linux-Live scripts, Zenwalk…. This article will try to provide a contrast between ‘the Debian way’ and ‘the Slackware way’ when it comes to distribution management. The idea is to really attempt to illuminate people on why Debian, and many other distributions may not be ideal, and why a classic approach such as Slackware still has merit in this [...] Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 5.2: “The long awaited Zenwalk Linux 5.2 is now available. What’s new? The new release includes nearly 500 changes to software packages including a number of updates, bug fixes and enhanced replacements for some software. Notable updates include the…. The GNOME SlackBuild GNOME 2.22.1 Desktop is now available for users of the latest Slackware 12.1 release! There have been a lot of improvements in this latest GSB release, including the move to PulseAudio, fewer package replacements, a GNOME-integrated Compiz-Fusion setup, the latest NetworkManager, Abiword 2.6, and OpenOffice2.4, a richer Mono C# suite, as well [...] Slackware Linux has stood strong for more than a decade by refusing to compromise. There was a time when people used to say, “If you want to learn Linux and learn it well, give Slackware a try.” Attila Craciun, a Romanian software developer and Linux enthusiast, has ported the Slackware tree to the AMD64 architecture [...] Well folks, it’s that time to announce a new stable Slackware release | |||||
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