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+Welcome to Slackware 13.0! (64-bit x86_64 edition)
+
+Slackware 13.0 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.
+
+Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 13.0:
+
+- Linux kernel 2.6.29.6
+- C compiler gcc-4.3.3
+- Binutils 2.18.50.0.9
+- GNU C Library glibc-2.9
+- X Window System Updated (but not "bleeding edge") packages
+ from X.Org
+- KDE 4.2.4
+- Xfce 4.6.1
+
+For installation instructions, see the file 'Slackware-HOWTO'.
+
+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/
+
+There is also a newer (and faster) primary FTP site for Slackware here:
+
+ ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-13.0/
+
+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
+archives at slackware.osuosl.org.
+
+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.
+|-- 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.
+|-- CHECKSUMS.md5 MD5 format file checksums.
+|-- COPYING The GNU Public License, version 2.
+|-- COPYING3 The GNU Public License, version 3.
+|-- COPYRIGHT.TXT Slackware copyright and trademark information.
+|-- CRYPTO_NOTICE.TXT Legal information about encryption in Slackware.
+|-- ChangeLog.txt Log of system changes.
+|-- FILELIST.TXT List of files on the Slackware FTP site.
+|-- GPG-KEY The GnuPG key used to verify Slackware packages.
+|-- PACKAGES.TXT A detailed list of the core Slackware packages.
+|-- README.initrd Information about building an initrd for use with
+| a generic Linux kernel.
+|-- README_CRYPT.TXT Information about installing Slackware with
+| encrypted LVM.
+|-- README_LVM.TXT Information about how to install Slackware onto LVM
+| (including the /, if you want).
+|-- README_RAID.TXT Information about installing Slackware using the
+| kernel's Software RAID (md) levels.
+|-- SPEAKUP_DOCS.TXT Documentation for the Speakup speech synth software.
+|-- SPEAK_INSTALL.TXT How to install with Speakup speech synthesis.
+|
+|-- Slackware-HOWTO Instructions for installing Slackware from CD.
+| 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,
+| | 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.
+| |
+| `-- source/ Source code for the extra packages.
+|
+|-- isolinux/ The ISOLINUX loader and initrd.img used to install
+| | Slackware from installation media or the network.
+| | Also found here is a README.TXT file describing how
+| | to create a Slackware installation ISO image and
+| | burn it to CD-R or DVD-(+)R.
+| |
+| |-- README.TXT How to burn a Bootable Slackware disc.
+| |
+| `-- initrd.img Installation initrd (can also be loaded with Loadlin)
+|
+|-- kernels/ Precompiled Linux 2.6.29.6 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
+| | (also known as AMD64, EM64T, or Intel 64) capable
+| | 64-bit CPU.
+| |
+| `-- 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.
+| |
+| `-- source/ Source code directory for the pasture packages.
+| This directory is also currently empty.
+|
+|-- slackware/ This directory contains the core software packages
+| | for Slackware 13.0.
+| |
+| |-- a/ The A (base) package series.
+| |-- ap/ The AP (applications) package series.
+| |-- d/ The D (development) package series.
+| |-- e/ The E (GNU Emacs) package series.
+| |-- f/ The F (FAQ/Documentation) package series.
+| |-- k/ The K (kernel source) package series.
+| |-- kde/ The KDE package series.
+| |-- kdei/ The KDE internationalization package series.
+| |-- l/ The L (libraries) package series.
+| |-- n/ The N (networking) package series.
+| |-- t/ The T (TeX) package series.
+| |-- tcl/ The TCL (Tcl/Tk and related) package series.
+| |-- x/ The X (X Window System) package series.
+| |-- xap/ The XAP (X applications) package series.
+| `-- y/ The Y (BSD games) package series.
+|
+|-- source/ This directory contains source code for the core
+| | software packages in Slackware.
+| |
+| |-- a/ Source for the A (base) series.
+| |-- ap/ Source for the AP (applications) series.
+| |-- d/ Source for the D (development) series.
+| |-- e/ Source for the E (GNU Emacs) series.
+| |-- f/ slack-desc files for the F (FAQ) series.
+| |-- installer/ Source for utilities used in the installer.
+| |-- k/ Source for the K (kernel source) series.
+| |-- kde/ Source for the KDE series.
+| |-- kdei/ Source for the KDEI series.
+| |-- l/ Source for the L (libraries) series.
+| |-- n/ Source for the N (networking) series.
+| |-- t/ Source for the T (TeX) series.
+| |-- tcl/ Source for the TCL (Tcl/Tk and related) series.
+| |-- x/ Source for the X (X Window System) series.
+| |-- xap/ Source for the XAP (X applications) series.
+| `-- y/ Source for the Y (BSD games) series.
+|
+|-- 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.
+| |
+| `--- source/ This directory contains source code for the
+| packages in testing.
+|
+`-- usb-and-pxe-installers These are alternate installers useful
+ | for large-scale Linux deployment or if
+ | your machine can boot PXE and/or USB but
+ | not an optical disc. For PXE, the initrd.img
+ | file in isolinux/ is also required.
+ |
+ |-- README_PXE.TXT
+ |-- README_USB.TXT
+ |-- pxelinux.cfg_default
+ `-- usbboot.img The Slackware installer for bootable USB flash.
+
+
+If you like Slackware, please consider supporting the project by becoming
+a Slackware subscriber. The announcement (ANNOUNCE_13.0) 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.
+You can find out about ordering Slackware on media, or read more about it
+(and check out other Slackware-related items for sale) by visiting the
+Slackware store. We also gratefully accept financial contributions under
+the "All" section of the store site menu.
+
+Thanks for your consideration and help!
+
+ http://store.slackware.com
+
+
+Enjoy!
+
+Patrick Volkerding
+volkerdi@slackware.com
+
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