v 4.2.0 special (22th of October 2004):
New special SLAX versions released, based on SLAX 4.2.0!
Kill-Bill edition with WINE, FreeDOS, DosEMU and Qemu
Popcorn edition with XFce, Mozilla and beep-media-player (xmms clone)
Professional edition with GCC and other devel stuff
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v 4.2.0 (22th of October 2004):
- added Linux kernel 2.4.28-pre4 with SATA support
- added some missing cheatcodes to cheatcodes.txt on the CD
- added toram boot option, a synonym for copy2ram
- added X.org 6.8.1
- added KDE 3.3.1
- added KOffice 1.3.3
- added ndiswrapper 0.10 (allows using Windows drivers for wifi cards)
- added sudo, guest can start gui by using it
- added user "guest" with password "guest". Please understand that guest
is a non-root user so you can't start any software in SLAX which would
need root priviledges. GUI can be started (sudo is used).
- added noatun audio player
- added "noguest" boot parameter to disable guest user during boot
- added "norestore" boot parameter to disable autorestoring of saved config
- added "home=" boot parameter to mount root's home from file or device
- slax-install disables guest user account from SLAX installed to harddisk
You will need to execute "usermod -U guest" as root to enable it back.
- mouseproto boot option now affects GPM too.
- fixed "slax gui" boot parameter. Only guisafe and guifast were working.
- removed some KDE games, I'm sorry. kdemine won't be added.
- removed juk audio player, it crashed all the time ...
- stripped all unneeded symbols from KDE libraries to make KDE even smaller
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v 4.1.4 (29th of August 2004):
- added Linux Kernel 2.4.28-pre2 with SATA (libsata) support compiled in!
- added KDE 3.3.0, see new KDEpim!
- added KOffice 1.3.2, K3B 0.11.14
- added rdesktop, KDE's krdc is using it
- added cheatcodes.txt to CD's root directory
- added mplayer 1.0-pre5, recompiled with alot of options
- added guisafe and guifast boot options
- kolourpaint is a standard part of KDE now
- fixed autorun.inf
- fixed xconf script (remove doubled refresh values)
- modified gui.conf, default horizsync is now 30-64
- dbdiff shows error message while restoring config from different SLAX version
- fixed slax-install script
- preserve package data in /var to allow removing packages after slax-install
- fixed loading SLAX by using loadlin (initrd size wasn't updated to 9999)
- remove card decorations for Patience
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v 4.1.3 (22th of July 2004):
- this release is considered as "mainly for testing"
- added kernel 2.4.27-pre3 with SATA support! (modprobe kernel modules)
- released development module allowing to compile source codes under SLAX
- added /usr/bin/slax-install script, finaly working in textmode.
- added "gui" boot option to skip textmode login and autostart X with KDE
- added bind (nslookup, host, dig, named cache nameserver, etc)
- added MPlayer 1.0pre5, kplayer 0.5.1
- added kolorpaint (mspaint alternative, standard part of KDE 3.3)
- added 4 very nice themes to FluxBox
- added flac, id3lib support, recompiled k3b and KDE
- firewall is disabled as default, it caused problems with browsing local LAN.
- added "slax firewall" boot option to enable firewall
- kplayer configured to disable window resizing (comming back from fullscrn)
- start ldconfig and fc-cache if SLAX is installed to disk
- QT is now moved to opt.img, you can easily remove it with KDE at once
- proftpd replaced by vsftpd, it's smaller and easy to configure
- XFree replaced by X.org
- When X autoconfig fails, try to use VESA framebuffer (guisafe) automatically
- Don't remove customization and docbook from KDElibs
- /home directory is now included in configsave/configrestore
- removed smb4k, konqueror can browse local LAN as well
- removed cron hourly jobs (rmmod each hour, which were causing problems)
- removed languages (visit www.slax.cz for Czech SLAX or download modules)
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v 4.1.2 (25th of May 2004):
- based on Slackware-"almost"-current (with some exceptions)
- fixed xconf, modified mouse order to assure that the 1st CoreDevice will work
- fixed kplayer icon
- fixed dbdiff (configsave) to skip mounted partitions (or samba shares)
- fixed juk audio player - recompiled
- fixed kde audio ripper - lame is used now for encode to mp3
- added tohd, fromhd and hdsubdir boot options
- added /etc/slax-version file
- added gpart (tool for guessing PC-type hard disk partitions)
- network services are not started automatically at the boot
- simple firewall is activated disallowing all incomming connections
(this could be also done by "/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall start")
- added "slax server" boot option to enable all network services,
it also disables the firewall, allowing all incomming connections
(could be also done by "/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall stop")
- added czech, polish, brazil, italian, french and german language modules
(use eg. "load=cs" as a boot parameter to enable czech language)
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v 4.1.2-pre1 (7th of May 2004):
- based on Slackware-current TODAY
- don't remove X11 locales now
- added DOC_MULTILANG, a documentation describing how to create
a module for slax with your language
- added ctorrent (bittorrent client written in c)
- added lame mp3 encoder
- added KDE 3.2.2 with QT 3.3.2 and KOffice 1.3.1
- modified .inputrc to enable czech, russian, and all other keymaps in BASH
- fixed russian (and probably some other) fonts in KDE
- fixed create_bootdisk.sh script to make a bootable USB FlashDisk
- fixed mouseproto, mousedev and wheelmouse boot options
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v 4.1.1 (19th of April 2004):
- based on Slackware-current
- added Kernel 2.4.26 with alsa 1.0.4
- fixed rc.alsa and alsaconf scripts
- fixed booting problems (I hope, please report problems)
- added Parted 1.6.9
- upgraded netscape plugins to 7.1
- modified xconf allowing several mice to work in paralel
(this new feature disables wheelmouse, mousedev and mouseproto boot parameters temporarily)
- added noapm boot parameter, APM is started automatically now
- removed imageMagick, it was broken very often
- preserve some locale dirs in X11R6 (C, lib)
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v 4.0.8 (14th of April 2004):
- removed all version informations from text files except ./etc/issue
- added smb4k (samba shares browser for KDE)
- xfree: upgraded fontconfig, freetype and xft
- ssh daemon is not started automatically, use "sh /etc/rc.d/rc.sshd start"
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v 4.0.7 (14th of April 2004):
- based on Linux Live scripts 4.0.7
- added Kplayer 0.5-cvs, xvid 1.0.0rc4
- added nc (netcat) package
- added ALSA 1.0.4-final kernel modules
- better font handling in KDE (rebuilded indexes by kfontinst)
- forced to kill artsd imediately after logout from KDE to avoid hangups
- changed order of inserting modules (packs/*.tar.gz files are extracted first)
- removed kghostview (use kpdf instead)
- removed kview (use kuickshow instead)
- removed noatun (use juk instead)
- removed kaboodle (use kplayer instead)
- recompiled kdemultimedia
- hopefully fixed some mouse detection problems
- fixed eject boot parameter
- fixed create_bootdisk.sh script (lilo doesn't store MBR backup now)
- fixed memtest (finaly)
- fixed ide-scsi modules loading
- fixed moduse script, added calling of "manual" module script if exists
- third argument for dir2img is optional now, it defaults to "/"
- czech international module released
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v 4.0.4 (30th of March 2004):
- added Xfree 4.4.0
- added KDE 3.2.1 (recompiled and stripped, I'm not using Slackware's KDE)
- added floppy tools (to be able to work with floppies under KDE)
- added K3B 0.11.9 with monkeyaudioplugin
- /dev/cdrom symlink is automatically created now
- added Smart Boot Manager floppy image (to FLOPPY/ directory on the CD)
- added memtest boot option to start memtest (sorry, known bug, not working)
- added 845patch boot option for intel's i845G chipset boot option to be able to start Xwindow system on Dell Inspirons
- removed lang= functionality and implemented load=... boot option to load all specified modules from /optional/ directory (eg. load=wine,xmms,lang_fr)
- added wheelmouse boot option to force imps/2 mouse protocol for X
- added mouseproto= boot option to force own protocol
(mouseproto=imps/2 = wheelmouse)
- added mousedev= boot option to specify /dev/mouse symlink. (eg. mousedev=/dev/psaux)
- default KDE audio player changed to juk (Jukebox, very nice)
- fixed smbmount (finaly!) by adding some IBM charset library
- fixed ftp upload directory permissions
- fixed moduse (and other script's) problem to locate liblinuxlive
- KDE window decoration changed to Plastik
- added slax.ico file and autorun.inf for Windows OS
- added some help messages to rc.M - about nohotplug, nopcmcia, etc.
- initrd doesn't contain SCSI modules now, it was useless
- disabled artsmessage about redirecting sound to /dev/null
- now based on Linux Live scripts 4.0.4
- slaxbuild: delete_mess replaced by move_mess, files which have to go are not lost, but moved somewhere to /tmp
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v 4.0.1 (24th of February 2004):
- now based on 4.0.1 linux live scripts
- added Kernel 2.4.25 with ovlfs and alsa 1.0.2c
- added hotplug 05_01_2004
- changed rc.alsa to modprobe oss emulation before adjusting volume
- fixed kde arts - it uses Threaded OSS now, should fix alot of troubles in KDE
- fixed samba, tested
- rebuilded all fonts caches etc.
- added DVD symlink
- added boot parameter probeusb to enable booting from USB FlashDisk
- floppy automounting only available with "floppy" boot parameter
- added KDE 3.2 final hacked (and kmail patched)
- added KOffice 1.3 final
- added CUPS printing system
- added script to copy&install SLAX to flashdisk (USB mass-storage device) or hard disk (it can be found in the root directory of the CD ./create_bootdisk.sh)
- added tools/moduse script to use module in Live filesystem on the fly (while running slax)!
- added tools/modinsert script to insert downloaded modules to LiveCD ISO
- added debugslax script
- added fileswap script to create a temporary file on your disk and use it as swap
- syslog is started before hotplug to avoid annoying messages
- removed foreign languages for KDE
- added SLAX splash screen
- cursor theme changed to Crystal (from kdelook.org)
- added new skin for mplayer
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v 3.0.25-2 (5th of January 2004):
- only reuploaded to the FTP, because of an error in the previous upload
- (corrupted ISO was causing segfaults in KDE)
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v 3.0.25 (5th of January 2004):
- now based on 3.0.25 linux live scripts
- ee starts kview
- added floppy automounting
- fixed dbdiff (configsave and configrestore)
- added auto-configrestore from flashdisk or floppy or disc partition
- added kdepim (kmail etc)
- added czech(cs),german(de),brazil(pt_BR),french(fr) KDE language support!
- removed rdesktop, it's no longer needed with KDE's remote desktop
- removed wine
- fixed loadlin (dos) parameters, I didn't test it, you tell me
- fixed usb mouse detection
- modified HorizSync in X config file to get hopefully better display
- suppressed some hotplug error messages (printk)
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v 3.0.24 (1th of January 2004):
- SLAX is the new name for Slackware-Live!
- Now created by Linux Live scripts
- Using KDE 3.2beta2!
- Using KOffice 1.3beta2!
- removed quanta
- configsave and configrestore doesn't work
- added glut, libid3tag
- added Linux kernel 2.4.23
- removed printing and PDF/PS applications
- sound volume is set to 88% automatically
- rc.6 script modified, removed swap unmounting because of ovlfs
- removed ldconfig and fonts-cache calls from rc.M
- added monkeyd httpd server with the home in /root/public
- fixed banana script calling (from /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd)
- added gui script to autoconfigure Xwindow system
- added apmd and acpid daemons
- fixed apm - modprobe apm is disabled with noapm kernel parameter
- added nopcmcia kernel parameter
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v 2.9.0.22 (22th of September 2003):
- removed bitchx, apache, php, mysql, bind
- fixed error message in auto-configrestore
- fixed configsave when overwriting file
- fixed proftpd scoreboard file
- configsave takes care about /dev too
- proftpd autoconfigured now, created world-writable directory /home/ftp/upload
- added new primary Wallpaper by JR
- added new kernel 2.4.22 with XFS support, precompiled from Slackware
- added hotplug 2003_08_05
- added cups
- added dvd+rw tools
- added alsa drivers and kernel modules
- added fluxbox 0.9.6pre1
- added mplayer 1.0pre1
- alot of other packages added
- added wine as a module
- added crack-attack (X game) as a module
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v 2.9.0.21 (21th of August 2003):
- added kernel 2.4.21 (doesn't run under vmware?)
- added KDE 3.1.3
- initrd uses 13 MB of RAM for ramdisk now
- added mplayer 0.91, kopete 0.71, k3b 0.9
- added bootdisk.img.gz to /DOS directory - a bootdisk image
- added apache, php, mysql, mutt, procmail
- added some help to isolinux/create_bootiso
- added isolinux 2.05
- added new wallpaper :)
- apm support is started atomatically
- dbdiff rewrited, should work better and faster than ever!
- initrd searches for confsave.tgz and tries to rertore it automatically
- fixed bug with /var/empty
- gpm is not automatically started, it caused some problems
- win renamed to gui, winfast renamed to guifast
- removed Bdiff (binary diff). It was slow
- new web graphics and screenshots at slackware-live.org
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v 2.9.0.20 (15th of July 2003):
- just rebuilded. It didn't boot for some strange reasnon. Should be fixed now.
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v 2.9.0.20 (11th of July 2003):
- added bdiff, dbdiff, xdos (dosemu+freedos suite)
- added samba client and smbmount, nfs utils, rdist, rsync, nmap, bitchX
- added joe, jove, jed editors, "most" filter
- added fluxbox 0.9.4 window manager!
- added raidtools, jfsutils, reiserfsprogs, xfsprogs, umsdos-progs, zoneinfo
- added splash screen, to help with boot-parameters for kernel
- you are able to install your own packages now (in /usr/local)
- recompiled mplayer to gain better performance, but it seems won't help...
- added possibility to copy CD to harddisk and run it from there (see FAQ)
- all .cram files renamed to .img (so you can copy all files to DOS partition)
- searching for CDs in /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info
- added espGhostScript, GimpPrint, any2ps to show PDF files in kghostview
- added Kgraphics including PDF viewer, image editor, screenshot tool, and more
- created xpdf symlink to run kghostview as a PDF viewer
- created ee symlink to run kview as an image viewer
- initrd is back to 16 MB now, we are mounting tmpfs to /tmp and /root
- removed netscape. Konqueror should be enough
- removed some KDE useless themes
- executables are compressed by upx packer
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v 2.9.0.16 (31th of May 2003):
- added hotplug 2003_05_01
- some fixes in /etc
- bootprompt waits 3 seconds now (hold shift when booting)
- tagfiles (for Slackware installing) included in devel scripts
- /boot directory is no longer included as a CRAM image, it's not necessary
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v 2.9.0.15 (29th of May 2003):
- ISO image fits to the 190MB CD-RW medium now!
- fixed boot problem on some machines (upgraded isolunux.bin)
- new mouse cursors for xWindow
- added KDE 3.1.2
- added Kopete 0.6.2 (a lot of bugs fixed)
- added flag for international keyboard support under KDE
- added possibility to run something automatically after booting (autoexec)
- added Quanta HTML and PHP wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) editor
- ramdisk takes 22 MB now, to raise free ramdisk space
- mplayer recompiled for cpu-autodetecting
- removed some 75dpi international fonts
- removed emacs
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v 2.9.0.14 (30th of April 2003):
- added KOffice 1.2.1
- removed all *.h and *.c files
- added the possibility to pass some kernel parameters during boot (hold Shift)
- fixed /var/lib/ directory to allow changing of keyboard layout in KDE
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v 2.9.0.13 (24th of April 2003):
- minor bugfixes with USB mouse detection
- added KDE 3.1.1
- added k3b (burning GUI for KDE)
- added netscape 7.02
- removed all development packages (/d directory, xfree86-devel)
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v 2.9.0.12 (8th of April 2003):
- a lot of bugfixes with USB mouse detection, hope it will work now
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v 2.9.0.11 (8th of April 2003):
- usb mouse support for console and X
- added packages: mplayer 0.90 final, bison 1.35, byacc 1.9, flex 2.5.4a
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v 2.9.0.10 (6th of April 2003):
- some minor bugfixes
- attempt to run dhcpcd AFTER loading modules for network card(s).
- loadlin for dos added to the CD tree
- slackware setup scripts (/var/log/setup) are copied now to initrd image
- created script 'lynx' to call 'links' (for mc extension filter)
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v 2.9.0.9 (2nd of April 2003):
- some minor bugfixes
- force Vertical refresh rate to 65-90 Hz in Xwindow autoconfig
- removed the start of ldconfig
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v 2.9.0.1 (20th of April 2003):
- version 2 released
- based on slackware 9.0
- partitions automounter added
- swap activate added
- new packages (mplayer, kopete, rdesktop) added
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v 1.81.0.21 (27th of June 2002):
- many bugfixes
- now based on slackware 8.1
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v 1.8.0.1 (16th of June 2002):
- version 1 finaly released, seems to work wery well
- based on Slackware Linux version 8.0