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1 SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0 - Releases Notes March 2008
2 ===============================================================================
5 * Overview
6 * Supported Hardware
7 * LiveCD Flavors
8 * Installation
9 * Linux Kernel
10 * Software Packages
11 * Graphical Desktops
12 * Support and Documentation
13 * Security
14 * From Cooking to Stable
15 * People of the Project
18 Overview
19 --------
20 SliTaz GNU/Linux is a free, open source community project. Version 1.0 was
21 released on March 22 2008 after two years of hard work. SliTaz comprises of 448
22 software packages easily installed via the "Tazpkg" package manager. The LiveCD
23 can be fully configured to taste, to easily create a custom distribution
24 specifically for tasks such as multimedia, graphics or development.
26 SliTaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media - with
27 "TazUSB" you are only a few simple commands away from a fully formatted and
28 configured USB device, ready to boot.
30 Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
31 forum. The "SliTaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely
32 configure the system. SliTaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or
33 by using the simple fast text installer.
36 Supported Hardware
37 ------------------
38 SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
39 processors. A minimum 128MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD.
40 64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the
41 "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
43 With the slitaz-loram flavour, the system is less responsive, but allows you to
44 graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, SliTaz works
45 well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the
46 web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.
48 Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently,
49 power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is
50 enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules.
53 LiveCD Flavors
54 --------------
55 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to
56 graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous
57 system including all settings, applications, documents, etc.
59 The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the
60 system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web,
61 listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including
62 PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the
63 application menu to find software installed by category.
65 The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from
66 the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one
67 of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution
68 with the "Tazlito" tool.
71 Installation
72 ------------
73 The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
74 mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the
75 Manual and Handbook.
77 If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use
78 Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At
79 the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which
80 is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to
81 co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows.
84 Linux Kernel
85 ------------
86 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2, patched for
87 LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The
88 support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3.
90 Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with
91 'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and
92 oci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained
93 with 'soundconf'.
95 The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In
96 LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules
97 at boot time.
99 The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file
100 /proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories.
103 Software Packages
104 -----------------
105 The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager
106 "Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the
107 448 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your
108 machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp
109 or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide
110 web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser.
112 SliTaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable
113 LightTPD/PHP package (installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python.
115 Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall.
116 SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the
117 GCC 4.2.2 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development
118 libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via
119 the website: http://www.slitaz.org/packages/
121 The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or
122 "Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the
123 "SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online.
126 Graphical Desktops
127 ------------------
128 By default, the SliTaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable JWM window manager.
129 The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically
130 provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a
131 small menu accessible via a screen click with the favourites, windows effects,
132 LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, JWM configuration and system actions made available.
133 Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel.
135 Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install
136 the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the Openbox window manager.
137 The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim"
138 login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit
139 the ~/.Xinitrc file.
142 Support and Documentation
143 -------------------------
144 The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the
145 system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation
146 is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz
147 to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals
148 of the various tools are installed on the system and are available through the
149 documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by
150 the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and
151 receipts are described in the "SliTaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and memos
152 are all available online: http://www.slitaz.org/doc/
155 Security
156 --------
157 For the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and
158 update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the
159 LightTPD server supports authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear
160 provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the
161 system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files.
162 For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the
163 Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic:
164 Security.
167 From Cooking to Stable
168 ----------------------
169 The installer of SLiTaz GNU/linux offers an update function allowing you to
170 upgrade from a 'Cooking' to 'Stable' version. To upgrade the system you first
171 need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then
172 specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The
173 installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not
174 present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot
175 with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to
176 rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages
177 already installed.
179 Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete
180 archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install.
183 People of the Project
184 ---------------------
185 SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the
186 project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website,
187 develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing
188 through Switzerland, France, Quebec, Algeria and England.
190 Christophe Lincoln
191 Pascal Bellard
192 Eric Joseph Alexander
193 Julien Rabier
194 Paul Issott
195 Andrew Miller
196 Serge Daigle
197 Gauthier Bar
198 Gwenhaël Goavec-Merou
199 Mohamed Jabara
200 Didier Bretin
202 The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users
203 who have taken the time to help advance the distribution.
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