| rev |
line source |
|
pankso@7
|
1 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
|
|
pankso@7
|
2 "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
|
|
al@1006
|
3 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
|
|
pankso@7
|
4 <head>
|
|
pankso@7
|
5 <title>SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0 - Release Notes</title>
|
|
al@1006
|
6 <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
|
|
pankso@7
|
7 <meta name="description" content="slitaz doc system releases notes information cooking" />
|
|
pankso@7
|
8 <meta name="expires" content="never" />
|
|
pankso@7
|
9 <meta name="modified" content="2008-03-14 11:30:00" />
|
|
pankso@7
|
10 <meta name="publisher" content="www.slitaz.org" />
|
|
pankso@7
|
11 <meta name="author" content="Paul Issot"/>
|
|
pankso@404
|
12 <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../favicon.ico" />
|
|
pankso@1045
|
13 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../style.css" />
|
|
pankso@7
|
14 </head>
|
|
pankso@7
|
15 <body bgcolor="#ffffff">
|
|
pankso@7
|
16
|
|
pankso@1045
|
17 <!-- Header -->
|
|
pankso@7
|
18 <div id="header">
|
|
pankso@1045
|
19 <h1>SliTaz 1.0 Release Notes</h1>
|
|
pankso@7
|
20 </div>
|
|
pankso@7
|
21
|
|
pankso@7
|
22 <!-- Content. -->
|
|
pankso@7
|
23 <div id="content">
|
|
pankso@7
|
24
|
|
pankso@7
|
25 <h2><font color="#DF8F06">Releases notes</font></h2>
|
|
pankso@7
|
26
|
|
pankso@7
|
27 <ul>
|
|
al@1006
|
28 <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
29 <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
30 <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
31 <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
32 <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
33 <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
34 <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
35 <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
36 <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
37 <li><a href="#upgrade">From Cooking to Stable.</a></li>
|
|
al@1006
|
38 <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
39 </ul>
|
|
pankso@7
|
40
|
|
pankso@7
|
41 <a name="overview"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
42 <h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
43 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
44 SliTaz GNU/Linux is a free, open source community project. Version 1.0 was
|
|
pankso@7
|
45 released on March 22 2008 after two years of hard work. Slitaz comprises of 448
|
|
pankso@7
|
46 software packages easily installed via the "Tazpkg" package manager. The LiveCD
|
|
pankso@7
|
47 can be fully configured to taste, to easily create a custom distribution
|
|
hacker@20
|
48 specifically for tasks such as multimedia, graphics or development.
|
|
pankso@7
|
49 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
50 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
51 Slitaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media - with
|
|
pankso@7
|
52 "TazUSB" you are only a few simple commands away from a fully formatted and
|
|
pankso@7
|
53 configured USB device, ready to boot.
|
|
pankso@7
|
54 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
55 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
56 Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
|
|
pankso@7
|
57 forum. The "Slitaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely
|
|
pankso@7
|
58 configure the system. Slitaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or
|
|
pankso@7
|
59 by using the simple fast text installer.
|
|
pankso@7
|
60 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
61
|
|
pankso@7
|
62 <a name="hardware"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
63 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
64 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
65 SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
|
|
pankso@7
|
66 processors. A minimum 128MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD.
|
|
pankso@7
|
67 64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the
|
|
pankso@7
|
68 "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
|
|
pankso@7
|
69 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
70 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
71 With the slitaz-loram flavour, the system is less responsive, but allows you to
|
|
pankso@7
|
72 graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, Slitaz works
|
|
pankso@7
|
73 well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the
|
|
pankso@7
|
74 web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.
|
|
pankso@7
|
75 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
76 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
77 Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently,
|
|
pankso@7
|
78 power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is
|
|
pankso@7
|
79 enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules.
|
|
pankso@7
|
80 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
81
|
|
pankso@7
|
82 <a name="livecd"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
83 <h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
84 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
85 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to
|
|
pankso@7
|
86 graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous
|
|
paul@156
|
87 system including all settings, applications, documents, etc.
|
|
pankso@7
|
88 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
89 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
90 The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the
|
|
pankso@7
|
91 system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web,
|
|
pankso@7
|
92 listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including
|
|
pankso@7
|
93 PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the
|
|
pankso@7
|
94 application menu to find software installed by category.
|
|
pankso@7
|
95 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
96 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
97 The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from
|
|
pankso@7
|
98 the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one
|
|
pankso@7
|
99 of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution
|
|
pankso@7
|
100 with the "Tazlito" tool.
|
|
pankso@7
|
101 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
102
|
|
pankso@7
|
103 <a name="install"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
104 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
105 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
106 The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
|
|
pankso@7
|
107 mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the
|
|
pankso@7
|
108 Manual and Handbook.
|
|
pankso@7
|
109 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
110 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
111 If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use
|
|
pankso@7
|
112 Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At
|
|
pankso@7
|
113 the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which
|
|
pankso@7
|
114 is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to
|
|
pankso@7
|
115 co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows.
|
|
pankso@7
|
116 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
117
|
|
pankso@7
|
118 <a name="kernel"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
119 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
120 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
121 Slitaz GNU/Linux is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2, patched for
|
|
pankso@7
|
122 LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The
|
|
pankso@7
|
123 support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3.
|
|
pankso@7
|
124 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
125 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
126 Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with
|
|
pankso@7
|
127 'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and
|
|
pankso@7
|
128 oci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained
|
|
pankso@7
|
129 with 'soundconf'.
|
|
pankso@7
|
130 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
131 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
132 The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In
|
|
pankso@7
|
133 LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules
|
|
pankso@7
|
134 at boot time.
|
|
pankso@7
|
135 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
136 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
137 The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file
|
|
pankso@7
|
138 /proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories.
|
|
pankso@7
|
139 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
140
|
|
pankso@7
|
141 <a name="packages"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
142 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
143 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
144 The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager
|
|
pankso@7
|
145 "Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the
|
|
pankso@7
|
146 448 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your
|
|
pankso@7
|
147 machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp
|
|
pankso@7
|
148 or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide
|
|
pankso@7
|
149 web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser.
|
|
pankso@7
|
150 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
151 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
152 Slitaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable
|
|
pankso@7
|
153 LightTPD/PHP package (installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python.
|
|
pankso@7
|
154 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
155 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
156 Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall.
|
|
pankso@7
|
157 SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the
|
|
pankso@7
|
158 GCC 4.2.2 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development
|
|
pankso@7
|
159 libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via
|
|
pankso@11
|
160 the website: <a
|
|
pankso@11
|
161 href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/</a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
162 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
163 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
164 The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or
|
|
pankso@7
|
165 "Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the
|
|
pankso@7
|
166 "SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online.
|
|
pankso@7
|
167 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
168
|
|
pankso@7
|
169 <a name="desktop"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
170 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
171 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
172 By default, the Slitaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable JWM window manager.
|
|
pankso@7
|
173 The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically
|
|
pankso@7
|
174 provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a
|
|
pankso@7
|
175 small menu accessible via a screen click with the favourites, windows effects,
|
|
pankso@7
|
176 LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, JWM configuration and system actions made available.
|
|
pankso@7
|
177 Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel.
|
|
pankso@7
|
178 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
179 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
180 Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install
|
|
pankso@7
|
181 the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the Openbox window manager.
|
|
pankso@7
|
182 The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim"
|
|
pankso@7
|
183 login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit
|
|
pankso@7
|
184 the ~/.Xinitrc file.
|
|
pankso@7
|
185 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
186
|
|
pankso@7
|
187 <a name="support"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
188 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
189 <p></p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
190 The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the
|
|
pankso@7
|
191 system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation
|
|
pankso@7
|
192 is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz
|
|
pankso@7
|
193 to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals
|
|
pankso@7
|
194 of the various tools are installed on the system and are available through the
|
|
pankso@7
|
195 documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by
|
|
pankso@7
|
196 the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and
|
|
pankso@7
|
197 receipts are described in the "Slitaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and memos
|
|
pankso@11
|
198 are all available online: <a
|
|
pankso@11
|
199 href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
200
|
|
pankso@7
|
201 <a name="security"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
202 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
203 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
204 For the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and
|
|
pankso@7
|
205 update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the
|
|
pankso@7
|
206 LightTPD server supports authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear
|
|
pankso@7
|
207 provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the
|
|
pankso@7
|
208 system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files.
|
|
pankso@7
|
209 For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the
|
|
pankso@7
|
210 Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic:
|
|
pankso@7
|
211 Security.
|
|
pankso@7
|
212 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
213
|
|
pankso@7
|
214 <a name="upgrade"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
215 <h3><font color="#6c0023">From Cooking to Stable</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
216 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
217 The installer of SLiTaz GNU/linux offers an update function allowing you to
|
|
pankso@7
|
218 upgrade from a 'Cooking' to 'Stable' version. To upgrade the system you first
|
|
pankso@7
|
219 need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then
|
|
pankso@7
|
220 specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The
|
|
pankso@7
|
221 installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not
|
|
pankso@7
|
222 present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot
|
|
pankso@7
|
223 with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to
|
|
pankso@7
|
224 rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages
|
|
pankso@7
|
225 already installed.
|
|
pankso@7
|
226 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
227 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
228 Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete
|
|
pankso@7
|
229 archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install.
|
|
pankso@7
|
230 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
231
|
|
pankso@7
|
232 <a name="people"></a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
233 <h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3>
|
|
pankso@7
|
234 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
235 SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the
|
|
pankso@7
|
236 project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website,
|
|
pankso@7
|
237 develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing
|
|
pankso@7
|
238 through Switzerland, France, Quebec, Algeria and England.
|
|
pankso@7
|
239 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
240 <ul>
|
|
pankso@7
|
241 <li>Christophe Lincoln</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
242 <li>Pascal Bellard</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
243 <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
244 <li>Julien Rabier</li>
|
|
pankso@9
|
245 <li>Paul Issott</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
246 <li>Andrew Miller</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
247 <li>Serge Daigle</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
248 <li>Gauthier Bar</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
249 <li>Mohamed Jabara</li>
|
|
al@1006
|
250 <li>Gwenhaël Goavec-Merou</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
251 <li>Didier Bretin</li>
|
|
pankso@7
|
252 </ul>
|
|
pankso@7
|
253 <p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
254 The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users
|
|
pankso@7
|
255 who have taken the time to help advance the distribution.
|
|
pankso@7
|
256 </p>
|
|
pankso@7
|
257
|
|
pankso@7
|
258
|
|
pankso@7
|
259 <!-- End of content -->
|
|
pankso@7
|
260 </div>
|
|
pankso@7
|
261
|
|
pankso@7
|
262 <div id="footer">
|
|
pascal@669
|
263 Copyright © <span class="year"></span> <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/">SliTaz</a> -
|
|
pankso@7
|
264 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>;<br />
|
|
pankso@7
|
265 Documentation published under
|
|
pankso@7
|
266 <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>
|
|
pankso@7
|
267 and <a href="http://validator.w3.org/">xHTML 1.0 valid</a>.
|
|
pankso@7
|
268 </div>
|
|
pankso@7
|
269
|
|
pankso@7
|
270 </body>
|
|
paul@141
|
271 </html>
|
|
paul@141
|
272
|