[ANNOUNCE] Slackware Linux distribution 1.0.2
Patrick J. Volkerding
Slackware is a full-featured distribution of the Linux operating system
designed for computers with a 3.5", 1.44M boot drive. The Slackware release
strives for ease of installation, and as much of the software as possible
has been preconfigured - greatly increasing user "slack."
These disk sets are currently available:
A: Base system.
E: Emacs 19.19
F: All the most current Linux related FAQ lists. (HIGHLY recommended)
G: Games. Currently, this only contains a port of the "fortune" program
set up to print a random fortune when you log in. I'm open to suggestions
for other stuff to add when I find time.
Q: This is sort of an alpha-stuff series that may change and/or disappear
at any time. Currently it contains source for the Linux kernel .99pl13
alpha, and two .99pl13 alpha zImages, one for IDE and one for SCSI.
X: XFree86 1.3 and related software.
SERIES A (base system) FEATURES:
-- The system files that go in /bin, /etc, /dev...
-- Kernel level .99pl12.
-- Libraries at 4.4.1
Programming features:
-- GNU make 3.62
-- BSD pmake 4.4
-- GNU rcs 5.6
-- tvgalib 1.0 (Trident card utilities)
-- vgalib 1.2 (Tseng/standard VGA card utilities)
-- Common LISP
-- Perl 4.0pl35
-- Linux 0.99pl12 source code
-- ncurses 1.7
-- GCC/G++/Obj-C 2.4.5
-- GNU debugger (gdb) 4.8
-- p2c 1.19 (Pascal to C translator)
-- GNU Smalltalk 1.1.1
-- f2c (Fortran 77 to C translator)
-- TCL Toolkit
Editors/Text utilities:
-- Selection 1.5 (Cut/paste from the screen)
-- joe 1.0.8
-- jove 4.14.10
-- GNU troff 1.05
-- GNU ghostscript 2.6.1
-- ispell spell checker
Networking/Mail/UUCP/News
-- Taylor UUCP 1.04
-- Cnews
-- Linux NET-2 (uses /conf directory in recommended fashion)
-- deliver (simple mail delivery program)
-- Smail 3.1.28 with tons of sample files. (Thanks goes to Ian Kluft!)
-- traceroute utility
-- nn 6.4.18 newsreader
-- tin 1.1pl8 newsreader
-- trn 2.5 newsreader
-- elm 2.4pl21
-- mailx
-- term 1.0.7
Other extra shells/utilities:
-- tcsh 6.04 with preconfigured csh.cshrc
-- Second extended fs utilities, v. 0.3
-- Time zone configuration
-- DOS emulator source v. 0.49, with the libipc problem patched.
-- sc spreadsheet v. 6.19
-- national (changes virtual console fonts)
-- cpio 2.2 (backup utility)
-- GNU diff 2.0
-- Elf binary support library and conversion utility.
-- bc 1.02 (number cruncher)
-- pdksh v. 4.7 (Public domain ksh)
SERIES E (Emacs 19.19) FEATURES:
-- This 5 disk series contains Rik Faith's port of Emacs 19.19 for Linux.
-- All the LISP source and extra files are included. (Thanks Rik!)
SERIES F (FAQs) FEATURES:
-- Linux HOWTOs:
-- Ethernet, Installation, Net-2, UUCP, and indexes/META-FAQ.
-- comp.lang.c FAQ, GCC/G++ FAQ, TCL FAQ, Objective-C FAQ, Fortran FAQ.
-- Linux main FAQ.
-- LISP FAQ, LISP Window systems FAQ, OOP in LISP FAQ, Scheme FAQ.
-- comp.lang.perl FAQ.
-- Postscript FAQ.
-- comp.unix.questions FAQ.
-- comp.windows.X FAQ, OpenLook GUI FAQ, X on Intel FAQ.
SERIES G (Games) FEATURES:
-- Currently, just the "fortune" program. Set up to hook into your
/etc/profile so that users get a free fortune when they log in.
SERIES Q (Experimental stuff) FEATURES:
This holds things that are currently being tested, or are alpha and are
not going to be added until official versions are released.
-- Linux kernel source .99pl13 alpha
-- IDE zImage .99pl13 alpha
-- SCSI zImage .99pl13 alpha
SERIES X (X11) FEATURES:
-- Complete XFree-86 1.3 binary release, including all programming utilities,
libraries, include files, and the link kit.
-- XS3-0.4.4 replacement X server for S3 based cards.
-- monochrome and color xterms.
-- OpenLook Window Manager
-- libgr 1.2 graphics library.
-- Simplified X windows setup procedures from the TAMU Linux release.
-- PEX extentions package
-- Slingshot/UIT examples.
-- Interviews 3.1 idraw and doc.
-- GNU chess 4.00pl62 with xboard 2.1pl11
-- XV 3.00 Shareware image/document viewer
-- Lots, and lots more!
The Slackware Linux release can be found on ftp.cdrom.com in directory
/pub/linux/slackware. All of the disks except for the bootdisk are also
available as zoo archives in /pub/linux/slackware/zooed_disks. These will
be kept up to date.
Enjoy!
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Patrick Volkerding
volk...@ftp.cdrom.com
volk...@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu
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