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English Releases Notes for 1.0 (Thanks Paul and Spode)
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2.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 2.2 +++ b/slitaz/relnotes.en.html Sat Mar 22 01:09:59 2008 +0100 2.3 @@ -0,0 +1,282 @@ 2.4 +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 2.5 + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> 2.6 +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="fr" lang="fr"> 2.7 +<head> 2.8 + <title>SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0 - Release Notes</title> 2.9 + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> 2.10 + <meta name="description" content="slitaz doc system releases notes information cooking" /> 2.11 + <meta name="expires" content="never" /> 2.12 + <meta name="modified" content="2008-03-14 11:30:00" /> 2.13 + <meta name="publisher" content="www.slitaz.org" /> 2.14 + <meta name="author" content="Paul Issot"/> 2.15 + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" /> 2.16 + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="book.css" /> 2.17 +</head> 2.18 +<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> 2.19 + 2.20 +<!-- Header and quick navigation --> 2.21 +<div id="header"> 2.22 +<div align="right" id="quicknav"> 2.23 + <a name="top"></a> 2.24 + <a href="index.html">Index of /usr/share/doc/slitaz</a> | 2.25 + <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/doc/">www.slitaz.org/doc/</a> 2.26 +</div> 2.27 +<h1><font color="#3E1220">SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0</font></h1> 2.28 +</div> 2.29 + 2.30 +<!-- Content. --> 2.31 +<div id="content"> 2.32 +<div class="content-right"></div> 2.33 + 2.34 +<h2><font color="#DF8F06">Releases notes</font></h2> 2.35 + 2.36 +<ul> 2.37 + <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li> 2.38 + <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li> 2.39 + <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li> 2.40 + <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li> 2.41 + <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li> 2.42 + <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li> 2.43 + <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li> 2.44 + <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li> 2.45 + <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li> 2.46 + <li><a href="#upgrade">From Cooking to Stable.</a></li> 2.47 + <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li> 2.48 +</ul> 2.49 + 2.50 +<a name="overview"></a> 2.51 +<h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3> 2.52 +<p> 2.53 +SliTaz GNU/Linux is a free, open source community project. Version 1.0 was 2.54 +released on March 22 2008 after two years of hard work. Slitaz comprises of 446 2.55 +software packages easily installed via the "Tazpkg" package manager. The LiveCD 2.56 +can be fully configured to taste, to easily create a custom distribution 2.57 +specificically for tasks such as multimedia, graphics or development. 2.58 +</p> 2.59 +<p> 2.60 +Slitaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media - with 2.61 +"TazUSB" you are only a few simple commands away from a fully formatted and 2.62 +configured USB device, ready to boot. 2.63 +</p> 2.64 +<p> 2.65 +Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official 2.66 +forum. The "Slitaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely 2.67 +configure the system. Slitaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or 2.68 +by using the simple fast text installer. 2.69 +</p> 2.70 + 2.71 +<a name="hardware"></a> 2.72 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3> 2.73 +<p> 2.74 +SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible 2.75 +processors. A minimum 128MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD. 2.76 +64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the 2.77 +"slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor. 2.78 +</p> 2.79 +<p> 2.80 +With the slitaz-loram flavour, the system is less responsive, but allows you to 2.81 +graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, Slitaz works 2.82 +well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the 2.83 +web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example. 2.84 +</p> 2.85 +<p> 2.86 +Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently, 2.87 +power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is 2.88 +enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules. 2.89 +</p> 2.90 + 2.91 +<a name="livecd"></a> 2.92 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3> 2.93 +<p> 2.94 +SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to 2.95 +graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous 2.96 +system including all settings, applications, documents etc. 2.97 +</p> 2.98 +<p> 2.99 +The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the 2.100 +system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web, 2.101 +listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including 2.102 +PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the 2.103 +application menu to find software installed by category. 2.104 +</p> 2.105 +<p> 2.106 +The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from 2.107 +the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one 2.108 +of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution 2.109 +with the "Tazlito" tool. 2.110 +</p> 2.111 + 2.112 +<a name="install"></a> 2.113 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3> 2.114 +<p> 2.115 +The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text 2.116 +mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the 2.117 +Manual and Handbook. 2.118 +</p> 2.119 +<p> 2.120 +If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use 2.121 +Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At 2.122 +the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which 2.123 +is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to 2.124 +co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows. 2.125 +</p> 2.126 + 2.127 +<a name="kernel"></a> 2.128 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3> 2.129 +<p> 2.130 +Slitaz GNU/Linux is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2, patched for 2.131 +LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The 2.132 +support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3. 2.133 +</p> 2.134 +<p> 2.135 +Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with 2.136 +'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and 2.137 +oci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained 2.138 +with 'soundconf'. 2.139 +</p> 2.140 +<p> 2.141 +The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In 2.142 +LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules 2.143 +at boot time. 2.144 +</p> 2.145 +<p> 2.146 +The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file 2.147 +/proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories. 2.148 +</p> 2.149 + 2.150 +<a name="packages"></a> 2.151 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3> 2.152 +<p> 2.153 +The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager 2.154 +"Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the 2.155 +446 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your 2.156 +machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp 2.157 +or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide 2.158 +web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser. 2.159 +</p> 2.160 +<p> 2.161 +Slitaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable 2.162 +LightTPD/PHP package (installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python. 2.163 +</p> 2.164 +<p> 2.165 +Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall. 2.166 +SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the 2.167 +GCC 4.2.2 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development 2.168 +libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via 2.169 +the website: http://www.slitaz.org/packages/ 2.170 +</p> 2.171 +<p> 2.172 +The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or 2.173 +"Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the 2.174 +"SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online. 2.175 +</p> 2.176 + 2.177 +<a name="desktop"></a> 2.178 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3> 2.179 +<p> 2.180 +By default, the Slitaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable JWM window manager. 2.181 +The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically 2.182 +provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a 2.183 +small menu accessible via a screen click with the favourites, windows effects, 2.184 +LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, JWM configuration and system actions made available. 2.185 +Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel. 2.186 +</p> 2.187 +<p> 2.188 +Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install 2.189 +the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the Openbox window manager. 2.190 +The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim" 2.191 +login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit 2.192 +the ~/.Xinitrc file. 2.193 +</p> 2.194 + 2.195 +<a name="support"></a> 2.196 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3> 2.197 +<p></p> 2.198 +The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the 2.199 +system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation 2.200 +is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz 2.201 +to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals 2.202 +of the various tools are installed on the system and are available through the 2.203 +documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by 2.204 +the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and 2.205 +receipts are described in the "Slitaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and memos 2.206 +are all available online: http://www.slitaz.org/doc/ 2.207 + 2.208 +<a name="security"></a> 2.209 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3> 2.210 +<p> 2.211 +For the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and 2.212 +update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the 2.213 +LightTPD server supports authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear 2.214 +provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the 2.215 +system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files. 2.216 +For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the 2.217 +Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic: 2.218 +Security. 2.219 +</p> 2.220 + 2.221 +<a name="upgrade"></a> 2.222 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">From Cooking to Stable</font></h3> 2.223 +<p> 2.224 +The installer of SLiTaz GNU/linux offers an update function allowing you to 2.225 +upgrade from a 'Cooking' to 'Stable' version. To upgrade the system you first 2.226 +need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then 2.227 +specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The 2.228 +installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not 2.229 +present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot 2.230 +with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to 2.231 +rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages 2.232 +already installed. 2.233 +</p> 2.234 +<p> 2.235 +Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete 2.236 +archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install. 2.237 +</p> 2.238 + 2.239 +<a name="people"></a> 2.240 +<h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3> 2.241 +<p> 2.242 +SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the 2.243 +project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website, 2.244 +develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing 2.245 +through Switzerland, France, Quebec, Algeria and England. 2.246 +</p> 2.247 +<ul> 2.248 + <li>Christophe Lincoln</li> 2.249 + <li>Pascal Bellard</li> 2.250 + <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li> 2.251 + <li>Julien Rabier</li> 2.252 + <li>Paul Issot</li> 2.253 + <li>Andrew Miller</li> 2.254 + <li>Serge Daigle</li> 2.255 + <li>Gauthier Bar</li> 2.256 + <li>Mohamed Jabara</li> 2.257 + <li>Gwenhaël Goavec-Merou</li> 2.258 + <li>Didier Bretin</li> 2.259 +</ul> 2.260 +<p> 2.261 +The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users 2.262 +who have taken the time to help advance the distribution. 2.263 +</p> 2.264 + 2.265 + 2.266 +<!-- End of content --> 2.267 +</div> 2.268 + 2.269 +<!-- Footer. --> 2.270 +<div id="footer"> 2.271 + <div class="footer-right"></div> 2.272 + <a href="#top">Haut de la page</a> | 2.273 + <a href="index.html">Index of /usr/share/doc/slitaz</a> 2.274 +</div> 2.275 + 2.276 +<div id="copy"> 2.277 + Copyright © 2008 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/">SliTaz</a> - 2.278 + <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>;<br /> 2.279 + Documentation published under 2.280 + <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a> 2.281 + and <a href="http://validator.w3.org/">xHTML 1.0 valid</a>. 2.282 +</div> 2.283 + 2.284 +</body> 2.285 +</html>