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Slackware 12.0 Release Candidate 1
Slackware Current ChangeLog Notice.
The following additions have been made to The Current ChangeLog.txt
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Thu Jun 14 16:39:01 CDT 2007
It's that time again, and here we have Slackware 12.0 release candidate 1! :-)
If we're lucky, we got it all right the first time. Big thanks to the crew.
a/aaa_base-12.0.0-noarch-1.tgz: Updated versions to 12.0.
a/aaa_elflibs-12.0.0-i486-1.tgz: Updated the initial library collection.
a/coreutils-6.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to coreutils-6.9.
a/cryptsetup-1.0.5-i486-1.tgz: Added cryptsetup-1.0.5.
Thanks to Eric Hameleers.
a/device-mapper-1.02.19-i486-1.tgz: Split udev rules out of 50-udev-rules
into 64-device-mapper.rules in this package. Thanks to Piter Punk.
Added a few more ./configure options to ensure that device permissions are
the same as for other disk devices. Thanks to Cal Peake.
Moved from AP.
a/file-4.21-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to file-4.21.
a/findutils-4.2.31-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to findutils-4.2.31.
a/gettext-0.16.1-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled.
a/glibc-solibs-2.5-i486-3.tgz: Recompiled against 2.6.21.5 kernel headers.
a/glibc-zoneinfo-2.5-noarch-3.tgz: Upgraded to tzcode/tzdata 2007f.
a/kernel-generic-2.6.21.5-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 single processor generic.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 SMP gensmp.s (requires initrd) kernel.
a/kernel-huge-2.6.21.5-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 single processor huge.s (full-featured) kernel.
a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 SMP hugesmp.s (full-featured) kernel.
a/kernel-modules-2.6.21.5-i486-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 UP single processor kernel modules.
a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 SMP kernel modules.
a/lilo-22.8-i486-4.tgz: Fixed some menu formatting in liloconfig.
a/lvm2-2.02.09-i486-1.tgz: Moved from AP.
a/mdadm-2.6.1-i486-1.tgz: Moved from AP.
a/mkinitrd-1.1.2-i486-2.tgz: Added $@ after /sbin/init in the initrd.
Added additional option -C option for cryptsetup, and -L option for LVM
to mkinitrd. Thanks to Eric Hameleers and Piter Punk. :-)
a/mt-st-0.9b-i486-2.tgz: Moved from AP.
a/mtx-1.3.9-i486-2.tgz: Moved from AP.
a/openssl-solibs-0.9.8e-i486-3.tgz: Recompiled.
a/pciutils-2.2.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pciutils-2.2.5.
a/pkgtools-12.0.0-noarch-1.tgz: Bumped version number.
a/quota-3.13-i486-1.tgz: Moved from AP.
a/sdparm-1.01-i486-2.tgz: slack-desc typo fix.
a/syslinux-3.36-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to syslinux-3.36.
a/sysvinit-scripts-1.2-noarch-12.tgz: Fixed missing "start" for rc.ntpd in
rc.M. Thanks to Dieter Rauschenberger, Gunnar Florus, and ivv mm for
reporting this.
Fixed missing rc.bluetooth start in rc.M. Thanks to Ricardson Williams.
Moved the LVM init block in rc.S closer to the start of the script (right
after udev) to make root-on-LVM (with an appropriate initrd) more feasible.
Suggested by Eric Hameleers, with thanks to Luigi Genoni for helpful advice.
a/udev-111-i486-3.tgz: Removed device-mapper rules from 50-udev-rules.
Fixed a bug in /lib/udev/modprobe.sh.
Thanks to Piter Punk.
ap/alsa-utils-1.0.14-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to alsa-utils-1.0.14.
ap/hplip-1.7.4a-i486-2.tgz: Changed the default mode on rc.hplip.new to 644.
ap/lsof-4.78-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to lsof-4.78.
ap/man-pages-2.55-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to man-pages-2.55.
ap/vim-7.1.002-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to vim-7.1.002.
Fixed sh syntax highlighting.
Thanks to Amritpal Bath and Chip Campbell for the report and fix.
d/doxygen-1.5.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to doxygen-1.5.2.
d/gettext-tools-0.16.1-i486-2.tgz: Removed (probably) useless archive.tar.gz
blob from the package. Thanks to Tomas Matejicek for pointing it out.
d/git-1.5.2.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to git-1.5.2.1.
d/kernel-headers-2.6.21.5_smp-i386-1.tgz:
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 SMP kernel headers.
d/p2c-1.21alpha2-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled with gcc4 to get this working again.
Thanks to Martijn Dekker for noticing the problem and suggesting some
improvements.
d/subversion-1.4.4-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to subversion-1.4.4.
f/linux-howtos-20070609-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to Linux-HOWTOs-20070609.
k/kernel-source-2.6.21.5_smp-noarch-1.tgz
Upgraded to Linux 2.6.21.5 SMP kernel source.
Thanks to Shridhar for noticing that the oprofile module was not in .config.
kde/knemo-0.4.8-i486-1.tgz: Added knemo-0.4.8.
kde/kdesdk-3.5.7-i486-2.tgz: Fixed uncompressed man pages. This also seemed
to pick up new support for bugzilla.
Thanks to Michael Wagner for pointing out the uncompressed man pages.
kde/kdelibs-3.5.7-i486-2.tgz: Patched to call utempter in the proper location
and with the right arguments. Thanks to Ken Milmore for the patch.
kde/koffice-1.6.3-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to koffice-1.6.3.
kde/kvpnc-0.8.9-i486-1.tgz: Added kvpnc-0.8.9.
kdei/koffice*: Upgraded to koffice-l10n 1.6.3.
l/alsa-lib-1.0.14a-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to alsa-lib-1.0.14a.
l/alsa-oss-1.0.14-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to alsa-oss-1.0.14.
l/cairo-1.4.8-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to cairo-1.4.8.
l/glibc-2.5-i486-3.tgz: Recompiled against 2.6.21.5 kernel headers.
l/glibc-profile-2.5-i486-3.tgz: Recompiled against 2.6.21.5 kernel headers.
l/gtk+2-2.10.13-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gtk+2-2.10.13.
l/hal-0.5.9-i486-3.tgz: Changed the default mode on rc.hald.new to 755.
l/mcs-0.4.1-i486-2.tgz: slack-desc typo fix.
l/lzo-2.02-i486-1.tgz: Added lzo-2.02. Thanks to Ricardson Williams.
l/shared-mime-info-0.21-i486-2.tgz: Fixed an uncompressed man page.
Thanks to Michael Wagner for pointing out the uncompressed man page.
l/svgalib_helper-1.9.25_2.6.21.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded svgalib_helper package.
Both SMP and non-SMP kernel modules are included.
l/t1lib-5.1.0-i486-3.tgz: Corrected the font search path. Thanks to Guru.
l/vte-0.16.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to vte-0.16.5.
n/bind-9.4.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to bind-9.4.1.
n/httpd-2.2.4-i486-4.tgz: Moved the main directory to the usual Slackware
location of "/var/www", which should ease transitioning existing sites as
well as prevent /srv from becoming (right away) a bloated top-level
directory. In /srv, make two symlinks for FHS compliance:
/srv/www -> /var/www (this makes htdig with KDE work again), and
/srv/httpd -> /var/www (/srv/httpd will be the default path used in the
httpd.conf, and seems to me to be following the spirit behind "/srv").
Thanks to Willy Sudiarto Raharjo for pointing out that these paths
needed some adjustment to fix KDE's help search system (htdig).
Since the old apache had visible log files (in a 755 mode directory),
make these visible, too. If the admin wants to lock them down, we'll
make sure the chosen mode sticks. Thanks to Dieter Rauschenberger.
n/lynx-2.8.6rel.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to lynx-2.8.6rel.5. Compiled with
--with-screen=ncursesw and --enable-widec. Thanks to Stas Boukarev.
n/mcabber-0.9.2-i486-1.tgz: Added mcabber-0.9.2.
n/mtr-0.72-i486-1.tgz: Added mtr-0.72.
n/net-snmp-5.4-i486-4.tgz: Fixed a few uncompressed man pages.
Thanks to Michael Wagner for pointing out the uncompressed man pages.
n/nmap-4.20-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to nmap-4.20.
n/openssl-0.9.8e-i486-3.tgz: Added certwatch script. Thanks to Jan Rafaj.
n/openvpn-2.0.9-i486-1.tgz: Added openvpn-2.0.9. Thanks to Alan Hicks. :-)
n/sendmail-8.14.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to sendmail-8.14.1.
Changed the default mode on rc.sendmail.new to 644.
n/sendmail-cf-8.14.1-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to sendmail-8.14.1 config files.
n/tcpdump-3.9.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to tcpdump-3.9.5.
n/vlan-1.9-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled.
tcl/tcl-8.4.15-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to tcl-8.4.15.
tcl/tk-8.4.15-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to tk-8.4.15.
x/dejavu-ttf-2.17-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to dejavu-ttf-2.17.
x/xkeyboard-config-0.9-noarch-2.tgz: Make sure /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc is
installed as a file. If not, back up /etc/X11/xkb to make way for the new
structure of xkeyboard-config.
Thanks to Corvin Dun and David Jeannot for the bug reports.
xap/audacious-plugins-1.3.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to audacious-plugins-1.3.5.
xap/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.4-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to thunderbird-2.0.0.4.
This upgrade fixes two possible security bugs.
For more information, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabil...
(* Security fix *)
xap/pidgin-2.0.1-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pidgin-2.0.1.
xap/vim-gvim-7.1.002-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to GTK+ vim-7.1.002 add-on.
xap/xfce-4.4.1-i486-4.tgz: Fixed uncompressed man pages.
Escaped the ':'s in /etc/profile.d/xfce.csh. Thanks to Laurence Darby.
xap/xine-lib-1.1.7-i686-1.tgz: Upgraded to xine-lib-1.1.7.
extra/grub/grub-0.97-i486-3.tgz: Use C locale for proper fdisk parsing in
other locales. Thanks to Seb for the patch. :-)
extra/intel-wlan-ipw3945: Added kernel patches and support sources for
using the Intel ipw3945 wireless drivers. Due to the need to patch the
kernel for a newer ieee80211 subsystem, these are all in source form
rather than as packages. Consider it an opportunity to learn. :-)
extra/linux-wlan-ng/linux-wlan-ng-0.2.8_2.6.21.5-i486-1.tgz: Recompiled
linux-wlan-ng-0.2.8 with modules for Linux 2.6.21.5 (both SMP and non-SMP).
extra/linux-2.6.21.5-nosmp-sdk/: Upgraded the kit to transform the Linux
kernel sources in /usr/src/linux/ from SMP to non-SMP without having to
recompile them. NOTE: it is probably best to use the SMP kernel even in
a single processor machine if it will run. The non-SMP kernels should
really be used only in machines that are not at least a Pentium-Pro, or
that (for some other reason) will not properly run the SMP kernel.
extra/slackpkg/slackpkg-2.61-noarch-2.tgz: Upgraded to
slackpkg-2.61-noarch-2. Thanks to Piter Punk!
isolinux/initrd.img: Merged Eric Hameleers' LVM installer changes.
Added cryptsetup. Updated syslinux. Added dhcpcd.
Version number bump.
kernels/huge.s/*: Upgraded huge.s kernel to 2.6.21.5.
kernels/hugesmp.s/*: Upgraded hugesmp.s kernel to 2.6.21.5 (SMP).
kernels/speakup.s/*: Added kernel with Speakup support.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Updated USB and PXE installers with merged-in
(semi-DIY) LVM and crypto support. Thanks to Eric Hameleers!
usb-and-pxe-installers/etherboot/: Added floppy images to support a PXE
install with Ethernet cards and/or BIOS that lack hardware PXE support.
Thanks to Erik Jan Tromp for keeping the floppy disk install alive!
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Slackware 12.0 Release Candidate 1 Posted Jun 16, 2007 5:08 UTC (Sat) by sprink (guest, #45735) [Link] Haven't used it since 9.0, but it's good to see it still truckin along after so many years. Slackware is such a good name :)
Pidgin's back Posted Jun 16, 2007 15:09 UTC (Sat) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648) [Link] Curiously, Pidgin (version 2.0.1) has been restored in the /xap directory (after having been removed in May due to some inflammatory text (targeted towards Slackware) on Pidgin's developer wiki. The Pidgin wiki still criticizes Slackware's (lack of) dependency support in its package management system, but I suppose Pat Volkerding is one who can forgive (or forget)...
Slackware 12.0 Release Candidate 1 Posted Jun 18, 2007 4:28 UTC (Mon) by aleXXX (subscriber, #2742) [Link] So what will be in Slackware 12 ?From a quick look at the ftp server it will have kernel 2.6.21.5 as default kernel, gcc 4.1.2 as default compiler, come with cmake 2.4.6, dbus 1.0.2, shared mimeinfo ?
Whow, this gives a really nice up-to-date development system for KDE4 :-)
Alex
Slackware 12.0 Release Candidate 1 Posted Jun 18, 2007 15:18 UTC (Mon) by Alan_Hicks (subscriber, #20469) [Link] There's been a lot of changes. In addition to dropping support for 2.4 kernels, updating the entire toolchain, and bringing in all the latest versions of things, a lot of old "kruft" has been dropped. GTK+ 1.x is no longer supported (so things like xmms have been dropped), and we're now using modular X. A lot of packages have been split up (for instance, the old bin package has now been split into a great many different packages, one for each utility that was included) making it easier to trim down a Slackware install. This is somewhat of a nuisance to some one who wants to step through the install and remove only a handful of packages, but should make things a lot easier for people running very minimal systems.
Slackware 12.0 Release Candidate 1 Posted Jun 18, 2007 18:22 UTC (Mon) by beranger (guest, #39167) [Link] The BIG revolution is not only the dropping of kernel 2.4, the REVOLUTION is *HAL*!
And, of course, HAL-aware KDE (automounting, anyone?). Out of /opt.
The bad thing is that glibc 2.5 makes the binary packages incompatible with 11.0.
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