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, 54 insertions, 51 deletions

diff --git a/ANNOUNCE.13_1 b/ANNOUNCE.13_37
index b64686582..c066834d3 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE.13_1
+++ b/ANNOUNCE.13_37
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
     Yes, it's that time again!  After many months of development and 
 careful testing, we are proud to announce the release of Slackware 
-version 13.1!
+version 13.37!
 
     We are sure you'll enjoy the many improvements.  We've done our best 
 to bring the latest technology to Slackware while still maintaining the 
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ stability and security that you have come to expect.  Slackware is well
 known for its simplicity and the fact that we try to bring software to 
 you in the condition that the authors intended.
 
-    Slackware 13.1 brings many updates and enhancements, among which 
+    Slackware 13.37 brings many updates and enhancements, among which 
 you'll find two of the most advanced desktop environments available 
-today: Xfce 4.6.1, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and 
-easy to use desktop environment, and KDE 4.4.3, a recent stable release 
-of the new 4.4.x series of the award-winning KDE desktop environment.  
+today: Xfce 4.6.2, a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and 
+easy to use desktop environment, and KDE 4.5.5, a recent stable release 
+of the 4.5.x series of the award-winning KDE desktop environment.  
 We continue to make use of HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and udev, 
 which allow the system administrator to grant use of various hardware 
 devices according to users' group membership so that they will be able 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ for fine-grained access control, allowing a non-root user to run certain
 tasks with elevated privilege, but more securely than if the entire task 
 were simply run as root.
 
-    Slackware uses the 2.6.33.4 kernel bringing you advanced performance 
+    Slackware uses the 2.6.37.6 kernel bringing you advanced performance 
 features such as journaling filesystems, SCSI and ATA RAID volume 
 support, SATA support, Software RAID, LVM (the Logical Volume Manager), 
 and encrypted filesystems.  Kernel support for X DRI (the Direct 
@@ -49,19 +49,22 @@ kernels come in both SMP and non-SMP types now.  The SMP kernel supports
 multiple processors, multi-core CPUs, HyperThreading, and about every 
 other optimization available.  In our own testing this kernel has proven 
 to be fast, stable, and reliable.  We recommend using the SMP kernel 
-even on single processor machines if it will run on them.
+even on single processor machines if it will run on them.  Note that on
+x86_64 (64-bit), all the kernels are SMP capable.
 
 
-Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 13.1:
+Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 13.37:
 
-- Runs the 2.6.33.4 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org.
-  Also included is a kernel patched with Speakup to support speech
-  synthesizers providing access to Linux for the visually impaired
-  community.  The 2.6.x kernel series has matured into a stable
-  kernel, and provides reliable performance for your desktop or
-  your production server.
+- Runs the 2.6.37.6 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org.
+  Alternate 2.6.38.4 Linux kernels are also provided, as well as
+  suggested configurations for using a 2.6.39-rc4 kernel, or the
+  2.6.35.12 kernel which is supposed to be longterm supported.  These
+  kernels will provide reliable performance for your desktop or your
+  production server.  By the way, the Speakup driver, used to support
+  speech synthesizers providing access to Linux for the visually impaired
+  community, has now been merged into all of the provided kernels.
 
-- System binaries are linked with the GNU C Library, version 2.11.1.
+- System binaries are linked with the GNU C Library, version 2.13.
   This version of glibc also has excellent compatibility with
   existing binaries.
 
@@ -70,16 +73,16 @@ Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 13.1:
   improvements in terms of performance and hardware support are
   too numerous to mention them all here.
 
-- Installs gcc-4.4.4 as the default C, C++, Objective-C, 
+- Installs gcc-4.5.2 as the default C, C++, Objective-C, 
   Fortran-77/95, and Ada 95 compiler.
 
 - Support for fully encrypted network connections with OpenSSL,
   OpenSSH, OpenVPN, and GnuPG.
 
-- Apache (httpd) 2.2.15 web server with Dynamic Shared Object 
-  support, SSL, and PHP 5.2.13.
+- Apache (httpd) 2.2.17 web server with Dynamic Shared Object 
+  support, SSL, and PHP 5.3.6.
 
-- PCMCIA, CardBus, USB, IEE1394 (FireWire) and ACPI support.  This
+- PCMCIA, CardBus, USB, FireWire and ACPI support.  This
   makes Slackware a great operating system for your laptop.
 
 - The udev dynamic device management system for Linux 2.6.x.
@@ -88,55 +91,54 @@ Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 13.1:
   nodes in /dev.  It also loads the kernel modules required by
   sound cards and other hardware at boot time.
 
-- New development tools, including Perl 5.10.1, Python 2.6.4,
-  Ruby 1.9.1-p378, Subversion 1.6.11, git-1.7.1, mercurial-1.5.2,
+- New development tools, including Perl 5.12.3, Python 2.6.6,
+  Ruby 1.9.1-p431, Subversion 1.6.16, git-1.7.4.4, mercurial-1.8.2,
   graphical tools like Qt designer and KDevelop, and much more.
 
 - 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 13.0 to 
-  Slackware 13.1 (see CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT).  The slackpkg tool 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
-  slacktrack utility (in extra/) will help you build and maintain
+  Package tracking makes it easy to upgrade from Slackware 13.1 to 
+  Slackware 13.37 (see UPGRADE.TXT and CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT).
+  The slackpkg tool 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 slacktrack utility will help you build and maintain
   your own packages.
 
-- Web browsers galore!  Includes KDE's Konqueror 4.4.3, 
-  SeaMonkey 2.0.4 (this is the replacement for the Mozilla
-  Suite), and the immensely popular Firefox 3.6.3, as well as
-  the Thunderbird 3.0.4 email and news client with advanced
-  junk mail filtering.
+- Web browsers galore!  Includes KDE's Konqueror 4.5.5, SeaMonkey 2.1b3
+  (this is the replacement for the Mozilla Suite), and the eagerly
+  anticipated update to Mozilla's immensely popular Firefox browser,
+  Firefox 4.0, as well as the Thunderbird 3.1.9 email and news client
+  with advanced junk mail filtering.
 
-- The KDE Software Compilation 4.4.3, a complete desktop environment.
+- The KDE Software Compilation 4.5.5, a complete desktop environment.
   This includes the KOffice productivity suite, networking tools, GUI
   development with KDevelop, multimedia tools (including the amazing
   Amarok music player and K3B disc burning software), the Konqueror web
   browser and file manager, dozens of games and utilities,
   international language support, and more.
 
-- A collection of GTK+ based applications including pidgin-2.7.0,
-   gimp-2.6.8, gkrellm-2.3.4, gxine-0.5.903, xchat-2.8.6, xsane-0.996,
-   and pan-0.133.
+- A collection of GTK+ based applications including pidgin-2.7.11,
+   gimp-2.6.11, gkrellm-2.3.5, xchat-2.8.8, xsane-0.998, and pan-0.134.
 
 - A repository of extra software packages compiled and ready to run.
   This includes the Java(TM) 2 Software Development Kit Standard
   Edition, an MPlayer browser plugin, and 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 13.1, see this file:
+  a complete list of core packages in Slackware 13.37, see this file:
 
-    ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/PACKAGES.TXT
+    ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/PACKAGES.TXT
 
      
-Downloading Slackware 13.1:
+Downloading Slackware 13.37:
 ---------------------------
 
-    The full version of Slackware Linux 13.1 is available for download 
+    The full version of Slackware Linux 13.37 is available for download 
 from the central Slackware FTP sites hosted by our friends at 
 www.cwo.com and osuosl.org:
 
-   ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/
-   ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.1/
+   ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/
+   ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/
 
 If the sites are busy, see the list of official mirror sites here:
 
@@ -152,27 +154,25 @@ be found in the isolinux directory.
 Purchasing Slackware on CD-ROM or DVD:
 --------------------------------------
 
-    Or, please consider purchasing the Slackware Linux 13.1 six CD-ROM 
+    Or, please consider purchasing the Slackware Linux 13.37 six CD-ROM 
 set or deluxe dual-sided DVD release directly from Slackware Linux, and 
 you'll be helping to support the continued development of Slackware 
 Linux!
 
-    The DVD release has the 32-bit x86 Slackware 13.1 release on one 
-side, and the 64-bit x86_64 Slackware 13.1 release on the other.  Both 
+    The DVD release has the 32-bit x86 Slackware 13.37 release on one 
+side, and the 64-bit x86_64 Slackware 13.37 release on the other.  Both 
 sides are bootable for easy installation, and includes everything from 
-both releases of Slackware 13.1, including the complete source code 
+both releases of Slackware 13.37, including the complete source code 
 trees.
 
-    The 6 CD-ROM release of Slackware 13.1 is the 32-bit x86 edition.  
+    The 6 CD-ROM release of Slackware 13.37 is the 32-bit x86 edition.  
 It includes a bootable first CD-ROM for easy installation.  The 6 
 CD-ROMs are labeled for easy reference.
 
-
-    The Slackware 13.1 x86 6 CD-ROM set is $49.95 plus shipping, or 
-choose the Slackware 13.1 x86/x86_64 dual-sided DVD (also $49.95 plus 
+    The Slackware 13.37 x86 6 CD-ROM set is $49.95 plus shipping, or 
+choose the Slackware 13.37 x86/x86_64 dual-sided DVD (also $49.95 plus 
 shipping).
 
-
     Slackware Linux is also available by subscription.  When we release 
 a new version of Slackware (which is normally once or twice a year) we 
 ship it to you and bill your credit card for a reduced subscription 
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ Ordering Information:
 
     Other Slackware items like t-shirts, caps, pins, and stickers can 
 also be found here.  These will help you find and identify yourself to 
-your fellow Slackware users.  :-)
+your fellow Slackware users.  Check out the new limited edition 1337
+black Slackware T-shirt with the classic logo on the front and a custom
+LILO boot screen on the back (with references to a few famous fictional
+computers!  :-)
 
     Order inquiries (including questions about becoming a Slackware 
 reseller) may be directed to this address:  info@slackware.com