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pankso@19 23 <h1><font color="#3e1220">SliTaz GNU/Linux 2.0</font></h1>
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pankso@19 30 <h2><font color="#df8f06">Releases notes</font></h2>
pankso@19 31
pankso@19 32 <ul>
pankso@19 33 <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li>
pankso@19 34 <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li>
pankso@19 35 <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li>
pankso@19 36 <li><a href="#gpxe">Network startup (gPXE).</a></li>
pankso@19 37 <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li>
pankso@19 38 <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li>
pankso@19 39 <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li>
pankso@19 40 <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li>
pankso@19 41 <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li>
pankso@19 42 <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li>
pankso@19 43 <li><a href="#upgrade">From 1.0 to 2.0.</a></li>
pankso@19 44 <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li>
pankso@19 45 </ul>
pankso@19 46
pankso@19 47 <a name="overview"></a>
pankso@19 48 <h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3>
pankso@19 49 <p>
pankso@19 50 SliTaz GNU/Linux Version 2.0 was released on April 18 2009 after a year
pankso@19 51 of hard work. Based on Version 1.0 (published 22 March 2008), SliTaz comprises
pankso@19 52 of 1400 (up 900) software packages easily installable via the "Tazpkg"
pankso@19 53 package manager. The LiveCD can be fully configured to taste, to easily
pankso@19 54 create a custom distribution specifically for tasks such as multimedia,
pankso@19 55 graphics or development. Some of the new features in this release include:
pankso@19 56 </p>
pankso@19 57 <ul>
pankso@19 58 <li>Better hardware support for wifi, windows drivers, NTFS and low
pankso@19 59 memory systems (through flavors)</li>
pankso@19 60 <li>Easier customization to roll your own distro</li>
pankso@19 61 <li>Web Boot support</li>
paul@23 62 <li>Openbox replaces JWM as the window manager</li>
pankso@19 63 <li>More tiny graphical utilities for administration, setting preferences,
pankso@19 64 system upgrade, etc</li>
pankso@19 65 </ul>
pankso@19 66 <p>
pankso@19 67 Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
pankso@19 68 forum. The "SliTaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely
pankso@19 69 configure the system. SliTaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or
pankso@19 70 by using the simple and fast text installer.
pankso@19 71 SliTaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media
pankso@19 72 - with "TazUSB" or the GUI "TazUSBbox" you are only a few simple commands
pankso@19 73 away from a fully formatted and configured USB device, ready to boot.
pankso@19 74 </p>
pankso@19 75 <p>
pankso@19 76 The system is now configurable via a graphical control center and
pankso@19 77 packages can be managed with the "Tazpkgbox" GUI package manager. The
pankso@19 78 project has also created several different GUIs to command line tools to
pankso@19 79 facilitate the use of the system.
pankso@19 80 </p>
pankso@19 81 <p>
pankso@19 82 The distribution is available in English, German, French and Portuguese -
pankso@19 83 in all 26 keymappings are available. The project website and documentation
pankso@19 84 are also available in different languages and other language packs (locale)
pankso@19 85 can be installed via the package manager.
pankso@19 86 </p>
pankso@19 87 <p>
pankso@19 88 SliTaz is published as a LiveCD or bootable cdrom, all software packages
pankso@19 89 are available via a direct download or DVD image. SliTaz 2.0 offers a fast,
pankso@19 90 simple, elegant desktop respecting the standards of Freedesktop.org. The
pankso@19 91 system was built from the GNU toolchain: glibc-2.7, gcc-4.2.3,
pankso@19 92 binutils-2.17.50 and offers the Linux 2.6.25.5 kernel. The core
pankso@19 93 of the LiveCD proposes replacing PHP with Perl as the programming
pankso@19 94 language. Hardinfo system tools and LXTask provide knowledge and
pankso@19 95 monitoring equipment. NTFS support is also included on the cdrom and Windows
pankso@19 96 drives can be easily browsed through the file manager.
pankso@19 97 </p>
pankso@19 98
pankso@19 99 <a name="hardware"></a>
pankso@19 100 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3>
pankso@19 101 <p>
pankso@19 102 SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
pankso@19 103 processors. A minimum 256MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD.
pankso@19 104 64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the
pankso@19 105 "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
pankso@19 106 </p>
pankso@19 107 <p>
pankso@19 108 With the slitaz-loram flavor, the system is less responsive, but allows you to
pankso@19 109 graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, SliTaz works
pankso@19 110 well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the
pankso@19 111 web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.
pankso@19 112 </p>
pankso@19 113 <p>
pankso@19 114 SliTaz 2.0 provides partial support for wireless network cards (WiFi), some
pankso@19 115 cards work directly with a kernel module and others need non-free firmware
pankso@19 116 and additional drivers. These can easily be automatically
pankso@19 117 installed using a GUI created for the distribution.
pankso@19 118 </p>
pankso@19 119 <p>
pankso@19 120 Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently,
pankso@19 121 power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is
pankso@19 122 enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules ("thermal", "processor" and "dock"
pankso@19 123 are built into the kernel; "fan" and "button" are also available as modules).
pankso@19 124 </p>
pankso@19 125
pankso@19 126 <a name="livecd"></a>
pankso@19 127 <h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3>
pankso@19 128 <p>
pankso@19 129 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to
pankso@19 130 graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous
pankso@19 131 system including all settings, applications, documents, etc.
pankso@19 132 </p>
pankso@19 133 <p>
pankso@19 134 The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the
pankso@19 135 system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web,
pankso@19 136 listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including
pankso@19 137 PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the
pankso@19 138 application menu to find software installed by category.
pankso@19 139 </p>
pankso@19 140 <p>
pankso@19 141 The official flavors of SliTaz can be directly downloaded from the mirrors
pankso@19 142 of the project. The base flavor (~6MB) provides a minimal system in text mode
pankso@19 143 and the JustX flavor (~14 MB) offers a minimal graphical desktop respecting
pankso@19 144 standard drag and drop with GTK2 libraries and tools for installing additional
pankso@19 145 applications with a few clicks of the mouse.
pankso@19 146 </p>
pankso@19 147 <p>
pankso@19 148 The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from
pankso@19 149 the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one
pankso@19 150 of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution
pankso@19 151 with the "Tazlito" tool.
pankso@19 152 </p>
pankso@19 153
pankso@19 154 <a name="gpxe"></a>
pankso@19 155 <h3>Network startup (gPXE)</h3>
pankso@19 156 <p>
pankso@19 157 SliTaz is able to boot from the internet, launching the system into RAM during
pankso@19 158 system startup. This feature allows you to boot computers with no hard drive
pankso@19 159 as a thin client. Full instructions for using this service are available at:
pankso@19 160 <a href="http://boot.slitaz.org">http://boot.slitaz.org</a>
pankso@19 161 </p>
pankso@19 162
pankso@19 163 <a name="install"></a>
pankso@19 164 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3>
pankso@19 165 <p>
pankso@19 166 The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
pankso@19 167 mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the
pankso@19 168 Manual and Handbook.
pankso@19 169 </p>
pankso@19 170 <p>
pankso@19 171 If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use
pankso@19 172 Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At
pankso@19 173 the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which
pankso@19 174 is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to
pankso@19 175 co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows.
pankso@19 176 </p>
pankso@19 177
pankso@19 178 <a name="kernel"></a>
pankso@19 179 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3>
pankso@19 180 <p>
pankso@19 181 SliTaz GNU/Linux 2.0 is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5, patched for
pankso@19 182 LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The
pankso@19 183 support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3.
pankso@19 184 The kernel in SliTaz 2.0 is split into several different packages, this allows
pankso@19 185 you to install only the specific modules required for the machine on which
pankso@19 186 SliTaz operates. All packages can be installed via the package manager and
pankso@19 187 dependancies are handled automatically.
pankso@19 188 </p>
pankso@19 189 <p>
pankso@19 190 Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with
pankso@19 191 'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and
pankso@19 192 ohci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained
pankso@19 193 with 'soundconf'.
pankso@19 194 </p>
pankso@19 195 <p>
pankso@19 196 The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In
pankso@19 197 LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules
pankso@19 198 at boot time.
pankso@19 199 </p>
pankso@19 200 <p>
pankso@19 201 The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file
pankso@19 202 /proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories.
pankso@19 203 </p>
pankso@19 204
pankso@19 205 <a name="packages"></a>
pankso@19 206 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3>
pankso@19 207 <p>
pankso@19 208 The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager
pankso@19 209 "Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the
pankso@19 210 1400 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your
pankso@19 211 machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp
pankso@19 212 or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide
pankso@19 213 web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser.
pankso@19 214 </p>
pankso@19 215 <p>
pankso@19 216 SliTaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable
pankso@19 217 LightTPD/PHP package (not installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python.
pankso@19 218 Apache and Squid are also available.
pankso@19 219 </p>
pankso@19 220 <p>
pankso@19 221 Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall.
pankso@19 222 SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the
pankso@19 223 GCC 4.2.3 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development
pankso@19 224 libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via
pankso@19 225 the website: <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/</a>
pankso@19 226 </p>
pankso@19 227 <p>
pankso@19 228 The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or
pankso@19 229 "Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the
pankso@19 230 "SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online.
pankso@19 231 </p>
pankso@19 232
pankso@19 233 <a name="desktop"></a>
pankso@19 234 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3>
pankso@19 235 <p>
pankso@19 236 By default, the SliTaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable Openbox window manager.
pankso@19 237 Openbox is widely themeable and configurable using the ObConf utility.
pankso@19 238 The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically
pankso@19 239 provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a
pankso@19 240 small menu accessible via a screen click with the favorites, windows effects,
pankso@19 241 LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, Openbox configuration and system actions made available.
pankso@19 242 Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel. The
pankso@19 243 managment of the Desktop and icons are entrusted to file manager PCmanFM.
pankso@19 244 </p>
pankso@19 245 <p>
pankso@19 246 Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install
pankso@19 247 the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the window managers JWM and DWM .
pankso@19 248 The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim"
pankso@19 249 login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit
pankso@19 250 the ~/.Xinitrc file.
pankso@19 251 </p>
pankso@19 252
pankso@19 253 <a name="support"></a>
pankso@19 254 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3>
pankso@19 255 <p>
pankso@19 256 The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the
pankso@19 257 system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation
pankso@19 258 is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz
pankso@19 259 to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals
pankso@19 260 of the standard tools are installed on the system and are available through the
pankso@19 261 documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by
pankso@19 262 the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and
pankso@19 263 receipts are described in the "SliTaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and release notes
pankso@19 264 are all available online:
pankso@19 265 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a>
pankso@19 266 </p>
pankso@19 267
pankso@19 268 <a name="security"></a>
pankso@19 269 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3>
pankso@19 270 <p>
pankso@19 271 The stable versions enjoy security updates,
pankso@19 272 for the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and
pankso@19 273 update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the
pankso@19 274 LightTPD and Apache servers support authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear
pankso@19 275 provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the
pankso@19 276 system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files.
pankso@19 277 For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the
pankso@19 278 Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic:
pankso@19 279 Security.
pankso@19 280 </p>
pankso@19 281
pankso@19 282 <a name="upgrade"></a>
pankso@19 283 <h3><font color="#6c0023">From 1.0 to 2.0</font></h3>
pankso@19 284 <p>
pankso@19 285 The SliTaz GNU/linux installer offers an update function allowing you to
pankso@19 286 upgrade from a '1.0' to '2.0' version. To upgrade the system you first
pankso@19 287 need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then
pankso@19 288 specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The
pankso@19 289 installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not
pankso@19 290 present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot
pankso@19 291 with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to
pankso@19 292 rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages
pankso@19 293 already installed.
pankso@19 294 </p>
pankso@19 295 <p>
pankso@19 296 Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete
pankso@19 297 archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install.
pankso@19 298 </p>
pankso@19 299 <p>
pankso@19 300 To upgrade a 1.0 to 2.0 it is also possible to use the package manager "Tazpkg"
pankso@19 301 via the 'set-release' function, but beware this is not yet proven and may require some
pankso@19 302 manual intervention.
pankso@19 303 </p>
pankso@19 304
pankso@19 305 <a name="people"></a>
pankso@19 306 <h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3>
pankso@19 307 <p>
pankso@19 308 SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the
pankso@19 309 project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website,
pankso@19 310 develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing
pankso@19 311 through Switzerland, France, Brazil, Quebec, China, Russia, England,
pankso@19 312 and the U.S.
pankso@19 313 </p>
pankso@19 314 <ul>
pankso@19 315 <li>Christophe Lincoln</li>
pankso@19 316 <li>Pascal Bellard</li>
pankso@19 317 <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li>
pankso@19 318 <li>Paul Issott</li>
pankso@19 319 <li>Julien Rabier</li>
pankso@19 320 <li>Pierre-Jean Fichet</li>
pankso@19 321 <li>Dominique Corbex</li>
pankso@19 322 <li>Mallory Mollo</li>
pankso@19 323 <li>Mike D. Smith</li>
pankso@19 324 <li>Claudinei Pereira</li>
pankso@19 325 <li>Allan Pinto</li>
pankso@19 326 <li>Alice Ayanami</li>
pankso@19 327 <li>F. Steiner</li>
pankso@19 328 <li>Chen Yufei</li>
pankso@19 329 <li>Bill Nagel</li>
pankso@19 330 <li>Michael Dupont</li>
pankso@19 331 <li>Franco Azzano</li>
pankso@19 332 <li>Fabrice Thiroux</li>
pankso@19 333 <li>Eduardo Suarez-Santana</li>
pankso@19 334 <li>Tom Frankland</li>
pankso@19 335 <li>Sandeep Srinivasa</li>
pankso@19 336 <li>David Ozura</li>
pankso@19 337 <li>Pierre Romillon</li>
pankso@19 338 <li>Rohit Joshi </li>
pankso@19 339 </ul>
pankso@19 340 <p>
pankso@19 341 The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users
pankso@19 342 who have taken the time to help advance the distribution.
pankso@19 343 </p>
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