From 75a4a592e5ccda30715f93563d741b83e0dcf39e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:37:00 +0000 Subject: Slackware 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! --- README.TXT | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.TXT') diff --git a/README.TXT b/README.TXT index a6e24c6af..00839c664 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. -- cgit v1.2.3