Slackware 13.1slackware-13.1

Wed May 19 08:58:23 UTC 2010
Slackware 13.1 x86_64 stable is released!
Lots of thanks are due -- see the RELEASE_NOTES and the rest of the
ChangeLog for credits.  The ISOs are on their way to replication,
a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD.
We are taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com, and offering
a discount if you sign up for a subscription.  Consider picking up
a copy to help support the project.  Thanks again to the Slackware
community for testing, contributing, and generally holding us to a
high level of quality.  :-)
Enjoy!

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/README.TXT b/README.TXT
index 74bce67a..a6e24c6a 100644
--- a/README.TXT
+++ b/README.TXT
@@ -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.