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25 <h2><font color="#DF8F06">Releases notes</font></h2>
27 <ul>
28 <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li>
29 <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li>
30 <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li>
31 <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li>
32 <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li>
33 <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li>
34 <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li>
35 <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li>
36 <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li>
37 <li><a href="#upgrade">From Cooking to Stable.</a></li>
38 <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li>
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41 <a name="overview"></a>
42 <h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3>
43 <p>
44 SliTaz GNU/Linux is a free, open source community project. Version 1.0 was
45 released on March 22 2008 after two years of hard work. Slitaz comprises of 448
46 software packages easily installed via the "Tazpkg" package manager. The LiveCD
47 can be fully configured to taste, to easily create a custom distribution
48 specifically for tasks such as multimedia, graphics or development.
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51 Slitaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media - with
52 "TazUSB" you are only a few simple commands away from a fully formatted and
53 configured USB device, ready to boot.
54 </p>
55 <p>
56 Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
57 forum. The "Slitaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely
58 configure the system. Slitaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or
59 by using the simple fast text installer.
60 </p>
62 <a name="hardware"></a>
63 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3>
64 <p>
65 SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
66 processors. A minimum 128MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD.
67 64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the
68 "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
69 </p>
70 <p>
71 With the slitaz-loram flavour, the system is less responsive, but allows you to
72 graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, Slitaz works
73 well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the
74 web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.
75 </p>
76 <p>
77 Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently,
78 power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is
79 enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules.
80 </p>
82 <a name="livecd"></a>
83 <h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3>
84 <p>
85 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to
86 graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous
87 system including all settings, applications, documents, etc.
88 </p>
89 <p>
90 The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the
91 system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web,
92 listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including
93 PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the
94 application menu to find software installed by category.
95 </p>
96 <p>
97 The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from
98 the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one
99 of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution
100 with the "Tazlito" tool.
101 </p>
103 <a name="install"></a>
104 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3>
105 <p>
106 The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
107 mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the
108 Manual and Handbook.
109 </p>
110 <p>
111 If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use
112 Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At
113 the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which
114 is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to
115 co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows.
116 </p>
118 <a name="kernel"></a>
119 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3>
120 <p>
121 Slitaz GNU/Linux is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2, patched for
122 LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The
123 support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3.
124 </p>
125 <p>
126 Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with
127 'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and
128 oci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained
129 with 'soundconf'.
130 </p>
131 <p>
132 The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In
133 LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules
134 at boot time.
135 </p>
136 <p>
137 The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file
138 /proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories.
139 </p>
141 <a name="packages"></a>
142 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3>
143 <p>
144 The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager
145 "Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the
146 448 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your
147 machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp
148 or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide
149 web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser.
150 </p>
151 <p>
152 Slitaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable
153 LightTPD/PHP package (installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python.
154 </p>
155 <p>
156 Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall.
157 SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the
158 GCC 4.2.2 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development
159 libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via
160 the website: <a
161 href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/</a>
162 </p>
163 <p>
164 The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or
165 "Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the
166 "SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online.
167 </p>
169 <a name="desktop"></a>
170 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3>
171 <p>
172 By default, the Slitaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable JWM window manager.
173 The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically
174 provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a
175 small menu accessible via a screen click with the favourites, windows effects,
176 LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, JWM configuration and system actions made available.
177 Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel.
178 </p>
179 <p>
180 Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install
181 the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the Openbox window manager.
182 The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim"
183 login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit
184 the ~/.Xinitrc file.
185 </p>
187 <a name="support"></a>
188 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3>
189 <p></p>
190 The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the
191 system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation
192 is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz
193 to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals
194 of the various tools are installed on the system and are available through the
195 documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by
196 the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and
197 receipts are described in the "Slitaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and memos
198 are all available online: <a
199 href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a>
201 <a name="security"></a>
202 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3>
203 <p>
204 For the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and
205 update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the
206 LightTPD server supports authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear
207 provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the
208 system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files.
209 For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the
210 Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic:
211 Security.
212 </p>
214 <a name="upgrade"></a>
215 <h3><font color="#6c0023">From Cooking to Stable</font></h3>
216 <p>
217 The installer of SLiTaz GNU/linux offers an update function allowing you to
218 upgrade from a 'Cooking' to 'Stable' version. To upgrade the system you first
219 need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then
220 specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The
221 installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not
222 present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot
223 with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to
224 rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages
225 already installed.
226 </p>
227 <p>
228 Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete
229 archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install.
230 </p>
232 <a name="people"></a>
233 <h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3>
234 <p>
235 SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the
236 project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website,
237 develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing
238 through Switzerland, France, Quebec, Algeria and England.
239 </p>
240 <ul>
241 <li>Christophe Lincoln</li>
242 <li>Pascal Bellard</li>
243 <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li>
244 <li>Julien Rabier</li>
245 <li>Paul Issott</li>
246 <li>Andrew Miller</li>
247 <li>Serge Daigle</li>
248 <li>Gauthier Bar</li>
249 <li>Mohamed Jabara</li>
250 <li>Gwenhaël Goavec-Merou</li>
251 <li>Didier Bretin</li>
252 </ul>
253 <p>
254 The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users
255 who have taken the time to help advance the distribution.
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