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