COMMERCIAL: Slackware 3.0 released
Patrick J. Volkerding
Announcing the release of Slackware Linux 3.0 ELF!
Slackware is a complete personal workstation operating system
based on the Linux kernel and an extensive collection of free
software and shareware from the net.
Here are just a few of the new features in Slackware 3.0:
ELF binary format!
This version uses the ELF binary format and shared libraries
for all major software included. There are a few binaries we
don't have the source code for (DOOM(tm), for example) that
still use the a.out binary format -- for those we provide a
a complete set of a.out libraries that assure complete
compatibility with any existing Linux application.
Updated development tools:
A professional-quality development system is provided for all
your programming needs. You can develop binaries in either the
ELF or a.out format. In the past it was extremely difficult
for most people to build shared libraries under Linux, especially
if they planned to share them with other Linux users. Using ELF,
you can build shared libraries as easily as static ones -- with
just a single load command!
Complete language support!
Almost any programming language you'd want to use is included,
ready to use. Here are some of the compilers and interpreters
you'll get:
GNU GCC 2.7.0 (C, C++, and Objective-C)
GNU G77-0.5.16 (Fortran-77)
f2c (Fortran-77 to C translator)
p2c (Pascal to C translator)
BASIC
Perl 4, and Perl 5.001m (with ELF dynamic loading)
Berkeley Yacc and GNU bison parser generators
flex 2.5.2 lexical analyzer generator
GNU Common LISP 2.1
Latest version of XFree86:
Slackware uses the X window system from XFree86 3.1.2, based on
X11R6. This adds support for several new high-performance video
chipsets such as the S3 968/868.
Intel Binary Compatibility Specification module:
The iBCS module allows many binaries from other OS's to run on Linux!
i386 BSD (386BSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, BSDI/386) - very experimental.
SVR4 (Interactive, Unixware, USL, Dell etc.)
SVR3 generic
SCO (SVR3 with extensions for symlinks and long filenames)
Wyse V/386 (SVR3 with extensions for symlinks)
Xenix V/386 (386 small model binaries only), Xenix 286
Updated Linux kernels:
In addition to the 1.2.13 bootdisks and kernels, 1.3.18 kernels are
also provided. This offers installation support for some new SCSI
cards (including the Adaptec 2940) and several new CDROM drives.
... and a whole lot more!
The latest version of Emacs, SLIP/PPP networking, Tcl/Tk script
languages, updated ncurses library (1.9.4), new video games (such
as Crack Dot Com's ABUSE for Linux), XView, UUCP, mailx, dip, PPP,
deliver, elm, pine, BSD sendmail, PCMCIA support, cnews, nn, tin,
trn, inn...
Slackware 3.0 is available from the central FTP site:
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/slackware-3.0
As well as many mirror sites throughout the world. If possible, try to
use a site near you. Use care with the mirror sites for the next several
days, as they might not have completely caught up with the new release.
I'm sure they'll catch up soon, though.
Other well-known mirror sites include:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/distributions/slackware
ftp://uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu:/pub/systems/linux/distributions/slackware
A list of international sites can be obtained at:
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/slackware-3.0/MIRRORS.TXT
Slackware on CDROM from Walnut Creek CDROM:
For the ultimate in convenience, you can order the official Slackware
CDROM -- a 2 disc set with the complete Slackware FTP archive, a full
live filesystem, and the best of Linux archives from around the internet.
We can probably ship it to you faster than you can download it. :^)
You can install directly from the CDROM with most CDROM drives:
Any SCSI CDROM drive on a supported controller
Any IDE/ATAPI cdrom drive
Aztech CD-ROM CDA268-01A, ORCHID CD-3110
OKANO/WEARNES CDD110 CDROM drives
Sony CDU-31A or Sony CDU-33A
Sony CDU-535 or Sony CDU-531
Phillips cm206 CDROM drive with a cm260 interface
GoldStar R420 CDROM drive
Mitsumi CRMC LU005S, FX001S, FX001D
Optics Storage 8000 AT CDROM drive
Matsushita, Kotobuki, Panasonic, CreativeLabs:
CR-521, CR-522, CR-523, CR-562, CR-563
Longshine LCS-7260 CDROM drive
IBM External ISA CDROM Drive
TEAC CD-55A CDROM drive
Sanyo CDR-H94A CDROM drive
This two disc CDROM set contains a huge collection of utilities and
documentation for Linux. The first disc contains the Slackware Linux
distribution ready to install from CDROM, all related source code, and
a complete live filesystem. You can elect to run almost entirely from
the CDROM if you wish, using only about 10 megabytes of your hard drive.
It's even possible to install to an existing uncompressed MS-DOS
partition in a C:\LINUX directory. The second CDROM contains a carefully
selected collection of files from the sunsite and tsx-11 ftp sites --
almost everything ported to linux that exists!
If you want the best version of Linux, Slackware Linux, this is the product
for you. This disc set was made in September 1995. The price is $39.95.
Subscription Information:
The Slackware Linux disc is available by subscription. We update the
Slackware Linux disc about every three months. When we have a new version
we ship them to our subscribers. We bill your credit card when we ship. The
cost is only $24.95 for Slackware Linux. The standard shipping charge
applies.
Shipping is $5 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico for First Class. Overseas is
$9 PER ORDER. There is an additional $3 COD charge (USA Only). UPS Blue
Label (2nd day) [USA Only] is $10 PER ORDER, UPS Red Label (next day) [USA
Only] is $15 PER ORDER. Federal Express (next day) [USA Only] is $20 PER
ORDER. For overseas courier rates, please email us.
Ordering Information:
You can order by sending a check or money order to
Walnut Creek CDROM
Suite D-899
4041 Pike Lane
Concord CA 94520
USA
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and American Express. ALL credit card orders must include a phone or
fax number. If you do not trust email with your credit card number,
please give us a call or fax us your order.
The most current version of the Walnut Creek CDROM catalog is available
via anonymous ftp from ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/cdrom/catalog, or by fingering
in...@cdrom.com.
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