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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/slitaz/relnotes.en.html Wed Apr 08 00:05:54 2009 +0200 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,366 @@ 1.4 +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 1.5 + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> 1.6 +<html xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> 1.7 +<head> 1.8 + <title>SliTaz GNU/Linux 2.0 - Release Notes</title> 1.9 + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> 1.10 + <meta name="description" content="slitaz doc system releases notes information cooking"> 1.11 + <meta name="expires" content="never"> 1.12 + <meta name="modified" content="2009-03-28 11:30:00"> 1.13 + <meta name="publisher" content="www.slitaz.org"> 1.14 + <meta name="author" content="Paul Issot"> 1.15 + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> 1.16 + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="book.css"> 1.17 +</head> 1.18 +<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> 1.19 + 1.20 +<!-- Header and quick navigation --> 1.21 +<div id="header"> 1.22 +<div id="quicknav" align="right"> 1.23 + <a name="top"></a> 1.24 + <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a> 1.25 +</div> 1.26 +<h1><font color="#3e1220">SliTaz GNU/Linux 2.0</font></h1> 1.27 +</div> 1.28 + 1.29 +<!-- Content. --> 1.30 +<div id="content"> 1.31 +<div class="content-right"></div> 1.32 + 1.33 +<h2><font color="#df8f06">Releases notes</font></h2> 1.34 + 1.35 +<ul> 1.36 + <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li> 1.37 + <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li> 1.38 + <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li> 1.39 + <li><a href="#gpxe">Network startup (gPXE).</a></li> 1.40 + <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li> 1.41 + <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li> 1.42 + <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li> 1.43 + <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li> 1.44 + <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li> 1.45 + <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li> 1.46 + <li><a href="#upgrade">From 1.0 to 2.0.</a></li> 1.47 + <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li> 1.48 +</ul> 1.49 + 1.50 +<a name="overview"></a> 1.51 +<h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3> 1.52 +<p> 1.53 +SliTaz GNU/Linux Version 2.0 was released on April 18 2009 after a year 1.54 +of hard work. Based on Version 1.0 (published 22 March 2008), SliTaz comprises 1.55 +of 1400 (up 900) software packages easily installable via the "Tazpkg" 1.56 +package manager. The LiveCD can be fully configured to taste, to easily 1.57 +create a custom distribution specifically for tasks such as multimedia, 1.58 +graphics or development. Some of the new features in this release include: 1.59 +</p> 1.60 +<ul> 1.61 + <li>Better hardware support for wifi, windows drivers, NTFS and low 1.62 + memory systems (through flavors)</li> 1.63 + <li>Easier customization to roll your own distro</li> 1.64 + <li>Web Boot support</li> 1.65 + <li>Openbox replaces jwm as window manager</li> 1.66 + <li>More tiny graphical utilities for administration, setting preferences, 1.67 + system upgrade, etc</li> 1.68 +</ul> 1.69 +<p> 1.70 +Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official 1.71 +forum. The "SliTaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely 1.72 +configure the system. SliTaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or 1.73 +by using the simple and fast text installer. 1.74 +SliTaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media 1.75 +- with "TazUSB" or the GUI "TazUSBbox" you are only a few simple commands 1.76 +away from a fully formatted and configured USB device, ready to boot. 1.77 +</p> 1.78 +<p> 1.79 +The system is now configurable via a graphical control center and 1.80 +packages can be managed with the "Tazpkgbox" GUI package manager. The 1.81 +project has also created several different GUIs to command line tools to 1.82 +facilitate the use of the system. 1.83 +</p> 1.84 +<p> 1.85 +The distribution is available in English, German, French and Portuguese - 1.86 +in all 26 keymappings are available. The project website and documentation 1.87 +are also available in different languages and other language packs (locale) 1.88 +can be installed via the package manager. 1.89 +</p> 1.90 +<p> 1.91 +SliTaz is published as a LiveCD or bootable cdrom, all software packages 1.92 +are available via a direct download or DVD image. SliTaz 2.0 offers a fast, 1.93 +simple, elegant desktop respecting the standards of Freedesktop.org. The 1.94 +system was built from the GNU toolchain: glibc-2.7, gcc-4.2.3, 1.95 +binutils-2.17.50 and offers the Linux 2.6.25.5 kernel. The core 1.96 +of the LiveCD proposes replacing PHP with Perl as the programming 1.97 +language. Hardinfo system tools and LXTask provide knowledge and 1.98 +monitoring equipment. NTFS support is also included on the cdrom and Windows 1.99 +drives can be easily browsed through the file manager. 1.100 +</p> 1.101 + 1.102 +<a name="hardware"></a> 1.103 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3> 1.104 +<p> 1.105 +SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible 1.106 +processors. A minimum 256MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD. 1.107 +64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the 1.108 +"slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor. 1.109 +</p> 1.110 +<p> 1.111 +With the slitaz-loram flavor, the system is less responsive, but allows you to 1.112 +graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, SliTaz works 1.113 +well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the 1.114 +web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example. 1.115 +</p> 1.116 +<p> 1.117 +SliTaz 2.0 provides partial support for wireless network cards (WiFi), some 1.118 +cards work directly with a kernel module and others need non-free firmware 1.119 +and additional drivers. These can easily be automatically 1.120 +installed using a GUI created for the distribution. 1.121 +</p> 1.122 +<p> 1.123 +Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently, 1.124 +power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is 1.125 +enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules ("thermal", "processor" and "dock" 1.126 +are built into the kernel; "fan" and "button" are also available as modules). 1.127 +</p> 1.128 + 1.129 +<a name="livecd"></a> 1.130 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3> 1.131 +<p> 1.132 +SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to 1.133 +graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous 1.134 +system including all settings, applications, documents, etc. 1.135 +</p> 1.136 +<p> 1.137 +The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the 1.138 +system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web, 1.139 +listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including 1.140 +PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the 1.141 +application menu to find software installed by category. 1.142 +</p> 1.143 +<p> 1.144 +The official flavors of SliTaz can be directly downloaded from the mirrors 1.145 +of the project. The base flavor (~6MB) provides a minimal system in text mode 1.146 +and the JustX flavor (~14 MB) offers a minimal graphical desktop respecting 1.147 +standard drag and drop with GTK2 libraries and tools for installing additional 1.148 +applications with a few clicks of the mouse. 1.149 +</p> 1.150 +<p> 1.151 +The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from 1.152 +the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one 1.153 +of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution 1.154 +with the "Tazlito" tool. 1.155 +</p> 1.156 + 1.157 +<a name="gpxe"></a> 1.158 +<h3>Network startup (gPXE)</h3> 1.159 +<p> 1.160 +SliTaz is able to boot from the internet, launching the system into RAM during 1.161 +system startup. This feature allows you to boot computers with no hard drive 1.162 +as a thin client. Full instructions for using this service are available at: 1.163 +<a href="http://boot.slitaz.org">http://boot.slitaz.org</a> 1.164 +</p> 1.165 + 1.166 +<a name="install"></a> 1.167 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3> 1.168 +<p> 1.169 +The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text 1.170 +mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the 1.171 +Manual and Handbook. 1.172 +</p> 1.173 +<p> 1.174 +If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use 1.175 +Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At 1.176 +the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which 1.177 +is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to 1.178 +co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows. 1.179 +</p> 1.180 + 1.181 +<a name="kernel"></a> 1.182 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3> 1.183 +<p> 1.184 +SliTaz GNU/Linux 2.0 is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5, patched for 1.185 +LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The 1.186 +support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3. 1.187 +The kernel in SliTaz 2.0 is split into several different packages, this allows 1.188 +you to install only the specific modules required for the machine on which 1.189 +SliTaz operates. All packages can be installed via the package manager and 1.190 +dependancies are handled automatically. 1.191 +</p> 1.192 +<p> 1.193 +Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with 1.194 +'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and 1.195 +ohci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained 1.196 +with 'soundconf'. 1.197 +</p> 1.198 +<p> 1.199 +The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In 1.200 +LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules 1.201 +at boot time. 1.202 +</p> 1.203 +<p> 1.204 +The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file 1.205 +/proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories. 1.206 +</p> 1.207 + 1.208 +<a name="packages"></a> 1.209 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3> 1.210 +<p> 1.211 +The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager 1.212 +"Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the 1.213 +1400 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your 1.214 +machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp 1.215 +or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide 1.216 +web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser. 1.217 +</p> 1.218 +<p> 1.219 +SliTaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable 1.220 +LightTPD/PHP package (not installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python. 1.221 +Apache and Squid are also available. 1.222 +</p> 1.223 +<p> 1.224 +Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall. 1.225 +SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the 1.226 +GCC 4.2.3 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development 1.227 +libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via 1.228 +the website: <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/</a> 1.229 +</p> 1.230 +<p> 1.231 +The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or 1.232 +"Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the 1.233 +"SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online. 1.234 +</p> 1.235 + 1.236 +<a name="desktop"></a> 1.237 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3> 1.238 +<p> 1.239 +By default, the SliTaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable Openbox window manager. 1.240 +Openbox is widely themeable and configurable using the ObConf utility. 1.241 +The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically 1.242 +provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a 1.243 +small menu accessible via a screen click with the favorites, windows effects, 1.244 +LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, Openbox configuration and system actions made available. 1.245 +Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel. The 1.246 +managment of the Desktop and icons are entrusted to file manager PCmanFM. 1.247 +</p> 1.248 +<p> 1.249 +Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install 1.250 +the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the window managers JWM and DWM . 1.251 +The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim" 1.252 +login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit 1.253 +the ~/.Xinitrc file. 1.254 +</p> 1.255 + 1.256 +<a name="support"></a> 1.257 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3> 1.258 +<p> 1.259 +The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the 1.260 +system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation 1.261 +is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz 1.262 +to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals 1.263 +of the standard tools are installed on the system and are available through the 1.264 +documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by 1.265 +the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and 1.266 +receipts are described in the "SliTaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and release notes 1.267 +are all available online: 1.268 +<a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a> 1.269 +</p> 1.270 + 1.271 +<a name="security"></a> 1.272 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3> 1.273 +<p> 1.274 +The stable versions enjoy security updates, 1.275 +for the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and 1.276 +update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the 1.277 +LightTPD and Apache servers support authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear 1.278 +provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the 1.279 +system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files. 1.280 +For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the 1.281 +Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic: 1.282 +Security. 1.283 +</p> 1.284 + 1.285 +<a name="upgrade"></a> 1.286 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">From 1.0 to 2.0</font></h3> 1.287 +<p> 1.288 +The SliTaz GNU/linux installer offers an update function allowing you to 1.289 +upgrade from a '1.0' to '2.0' version. To upgrade the system you first 1.290 +need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then 1.291 +specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The 1.292 +installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not 1.293 +present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot 1.294 +with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to 1.295 +rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages 1.296 +already installed. 1.297 +</p> 1.298 +<p> 1.299 +Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete 1.300 +archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install. 1.301 +</p> 1.302 +<p> 1.303 +To upgrade a 1.0 to 2.0 it is also possible to use the package manager "Tazpkg" 1.304 +via the 'set-release' function, but beware this is not yet proven and may require some 1.305 +manual intervention. 1.306 +</p> 1.307 + 1.308 +<a name="people"></a> 1.309 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3> 1.310 +<p> 1.311 +SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the 1.312 +project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website, 1.313 +develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing 1.314 +through Switzerland, France, Brazil, Quebec, China, Russia, England, 1.315 +and the U.S. 1.316 +</p> 1.317 +<ul> 1.318 + <li>Christophe Lincoln</li> 1.319 + <li>Pascal Bellard</li> 1.320 + <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li> 1.321 + <li>Paul Issott</li> 1.322 + <li>Julien Rabier</li> 1.323 + <li>Pierre-Jean Fichet</li> 1.324 + <li>Dominique Corbex</li> 1.325 + <li>Mallory Mollo</li> 1.326 + <li>Mike D. Smith</li> 1.327 + <li>Claudinei Pereira</li> 1.328 + <li>Allan Pinto</li> 1.329 + <li>Alice Ayanami</li> 1.330 + <li>F. Steiner</li> 1.331 + <li>Chen Yufei</li> 1.332 + <li>Bill Nagel</li> 1.333 + <li>Michael Dupont</li> 1.334 + <li>Franco Azzano</li> 1.335 + <li>Fabrice Thiroux</li> 1.336 + <li>Eduardo Suarez-Santana</li> 1.337 + <li>Tom Frankland</li> 1.338 + <li>Sandeep Srinivasa</li> 1.339 + <li>David Ozura</li> 1.340 + <li>Pierre Romillon</li> 1.341 + <li>Rohit Joshi </li> 1.342 +</ul> 1.343 +<p> 1.344 +The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users 1.345 +who have taken the time to help advance the distribution. 1.346 +</p> 1.347 + 1.348 +<!-- End of content --> 1.349 +</div> 1.350 + 1.351 +<!-- Footer. --> 1.352 +<div id="footer"> 1.353 + <div class="footer-right"></div> 1.354 + <a href="#top">Top of the page</a> | 1.355 + <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">Index of /usr/share/doc/slitaz</a> 1.356 +</div> 1.357 + 1.358 +<div id="copy"> 1.359 + Copyright © 2009 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/">SliTaz</a> - 1.360 + <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>;<br> 1.361 + Documentation published under 1.362 + <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a> 1.363 + and <a href="http://validator.w3.org/">xHTML 1.0 valid</a>. 1.364 +</div> 1.365 + 1.366 + 1.367 + 1.368 +</body></html> 1.369 +