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