Slackware 13.37 is released!

It's true! Slackware 13.37 has been released. Nearly a year in the making, you will appreciate the performance and stability that can only come with careful and rigorous testing. Slackware 13.37 uses the 2.6.37.6 Linux kernel (hence our new $SLACKWARE_VERSION.$KERNEL_VERSION naming system used for this release ;-), and also ships with 2.6.38.4 kernels for those who want to run the latest (and also includes configuration files for 2.6.35.12 and 2.6.39-rc4). The long-awaited Firefox 4.0 web browser is included, the X Window System has been upgraded (and includes the open source nouveau driver for nVidia cards). The venerable Slackware installer has been improved as well, with support for installing to btrfs (for those who would like to try a new copy on write filesystem), a one-package-per-line display mode option, and alienBOB's big surprise: an easy to set up PXE install server that runs right off the DVD! More details may by found in the official announcement and in the release notes. For a complete list of included packages, see the package list. Please consider supporting the Slackware project by picking up a copy of the Slackware 13.37 release from theSlackware Store. The discs are off to replication, but we're accepting pre-orders for the official 6 CD set and the DVD. The CD set is the 32-bit x86 release, while the DVD is a dual-sided disc with the 32-bit x86 release on one side and the 64-bit x86_64 release on the other. And, we still have T-shirts (coming soon, a limited edition 13.37 release commemorative black T-shirt with the classic Slackware logo on the front, and a "leet" LILO bootscreen on the back) and other Slackware stuff there, so have a look around. Thanks to our subscribers and supporters for keeping Slackware going all these years. Thanks are again due to the Slackware crew, the developers of slackbuilds.org, the community onlinuxquestions.org, Slackware IRC channels, and everyone else who helped out with this release. Have fun, and enjoy the new stable release! Pat and the Slackware crew Oh, in case our web server that's rather short of RAM goes down, try this link: http://connie.slackware.com +--------------------------+ Slackware 13.37 for ARM is also available. For details, see: http://www.armedslack.org

Slackware 13.1 Released!

Slackware 13.1 is released! That's right, another stable release of Slackware is finally ready to go. Slackware 13.1 is available in both 32-bit x86 and 64-bit x86_64 editions, and brings with it many major improvements, like KDE SC version 4.4.3, the 2.6.33.4 Linux kernel, a new toolchain, updated libraries, and major applications such as Firefox and Thunderbird. More details may by found in the official announcement and in the release notes. For a complete list of included packages, see the package list. Please consider supporting the Slackware project by picking up a copy of the Slackware 13.1 release from the Slackware Store. The discs are off to replication, but we're accepting pre-orders for the official 6 CD set and the DVD. The CD set is the 32-bit x86 release, while the DVD is a special edition dual-sided disc with the 32-bit x86 release on one side and the 64-bit x86_64 release on the other. And, we still have T-shirts and other Slackware stuff there, so have a look around. Thanks to our subscribers and supporters for keeping Slackware going all these years. Thanks are again due to the Slackware crew, the developers of slackbuilds.org, the community on linuxquestions.org, Slackware IRC channels, and everyone else who helped out with this release. Have fun, and enjoy the new stable release! Pat and the Slackware crew Source: http://www.slackware.org

TeamViewer 5 for Linux (Beta) released!

TeamViewer 7.x installation in Slackware 14.0 http://gnu-linux-slackware.blogspot.com/2013/01/teamviewer-7x-installation-in-slackware.html TeamViewer 5 for Linux released! In our TeamViewer download area you will now find the new release TeamViewer 5 beta for Linux. TeamViewer extends its multiplatform solution to Linux. This allows cross-compatibility between Windows, Mac OS, iPhone / iPod Touch and Linux for desktop sharing, remote support and online-presentations. We wish you best continued success with TeamViewer! Created On: 15 Apr 2010 08:57 With TeamViewer it is possible to control any remote computer as if you were sitting in front of it even through firewalls. For further information visit "http://www.teamviewer.com". Unfortunately, there is no Slackware native binary package officially distributed. To create "*.tgz" package, simply download "*.rpm" package and use "rpm2tgz" tool. It works fine :). A remote TeamViewer desktop connection between two Slack Machines.

Penguin couple pose for photograph

A pair of penguins appear to have posed for their picture to be taken by photographer Adam Foster. Photographer Adam Foster, 23, was visiting Chester Zoo when he noticed the birds and they appeared to pose Photo: ADAM FOSTER / CATERS NEWS The Humboldt penguins - which often mate for life - caught the eye of Adam as they stood lovingly grooming one another. As he approached to photograph the male and female bird almost appeared to know what was coming. In this sequence the penguins appeared to adjusted one another's feathers before lining up to show Adam their best side. Mr Foster, 23, a web developer from Manchester, was visiting Chester Zoo last month when he noticed the birds and decided to take some pictures. He said what happened next was uncanny. He said: "When I looked back at the pictures it was hilarious, it looked just like a human couple adjusting themselves for a photograph. "It was very cold and late in the day and the zoo was all but empty as I approached the Humboldt penguin enclosure. "I was drawn to a male and female who appeared to be very intimate; they were really close together and looked to be petting or cleaning each other. "As I got closer to them I stopped to compose a shot and they were busy fidgeting and preening one another. "Then just like that they both turned to look straight at me, it was like they were getting ready for me to take their best picture just like a couple. "It pretty much made my day and I later found out that most Humboldt penguin pairs remain faithful to each other for years. "They rarely choose new partners unless one of them dies, and they often return to the same site to breed year after year. "I like to think these two are lifelong lovers maybe we could learn a lot about relationships from these feathery, faithful birds." "They seemed perfectly in tune with one another." Source: Telegraph, 16 March 2010

Building Inkscape (v0.47) Binary Package in Slackware 13.0 using SBo (SlackBuild.org) SlackBuild Script and SBOPKG Tool

Diagram on the left side shows the build dependency order to compile Inkscape (v0.47) source in Slackware 13.0. "graphviz", "lxml" and "numpy" are optional, but for better functionality it is strongly recommended to install them also. You can find information about dependencies for any package in README file in SlackBuild archive file. Here is the ftp repository of SBo (SlackBuilds.org). Tracking dependency order for the package you wish to install and checking over each of README files of tracked dependencies to explore whether any other dependencies exist or not, you can easily make a complete dependency diagram for compilation of intended package as on the left side. Synchronize your Sbopkg package list with the SBo repository and place all dependencies and intended package in correct order in SBOPKG build queue before begining to compilation process and then start to build programs and libraries in the list. Here is the docs/help page of SBOPKG.