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23 <h1><font color="#3E1220">SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0</font></h1>
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30 <h2><font color="#DF8F06">Releases notes</font></h2>
32 <ul>
33 <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li>
34 <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li>
35 <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li>
36 <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li>
37 <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li>
38 <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li>
39 <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li>
40 <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li>
41 <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li>
42 <li><a href="#upgrade">From Cooking to Stable.</a></li>
43 <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li>
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46 <a name="overview"></a>
47 <h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3>
48 <p>
49 SliTaz GNU/Linux is a free, open source community project. Version 1.0 was
50 released on March 22 2008 after two years of hard work. Slitaz comprises of 448
51 software packages easily installed via the "Tazpkg" package manager. The LiveCD
52 can be fully configured to taste, to easily create a custom distribution
53 specifically for tasks such as multimedia, graphics or development.
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55 <p>
56 Slitaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media - with
57 "TazUSB" you are only a few simple commands away from a fully formatted and
58 configured USB device, ready to boot.
59 </p>
60 <p>
61 Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
62 forum. The "Slitaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely
63 configure the system. Slitaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or
64 by using the simple fast text installer.
65 </p>
67 <a name="hardware"></a>
68 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3>
69 <p>
70 SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
71 processors. A minimum 128MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD.
72 64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the
73 "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
74 </p>
75 <p>
76 With the slitaz-loram flavour, the system is less responsive, but allows you to
77 graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, Slitaz works
78 well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the
79 web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.
80 </p>
81 <p>
82 Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently,
83 power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is
84 enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules.
85 </p>
87 <a name="livecd"></a>
88 <h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3>
89 <p>
90 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to
91 graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous
92 system including all settings, applications, documents, etc.
93 </p>
94 <p>
95 The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the
96 system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web,
97 listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including
98 PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the
99 application menu to find software installed by category.
100 </p>
101 <p>
102 The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from
103 the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one
104 of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution
105 with the "Tazlito" tool.
106 </p>
108 <a name="install"></a>
109 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3>
110 <p>
111 The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
112 mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the
113 Manual and Handbook.
114 </p>
115 <p>
116 If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use
117 Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At
118 the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which
119 is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to
120 co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows.
121 </p>
123 <a name="kernel"></a>
124 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3>
125 <p>
126 Slitaz GNU/Linux is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2, patched for
127 LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The
128 support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3.
129 </p>
130 <p>
131 Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with
132 'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and
133 oci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained
134 with 'soundconf'.
135 </p>
136 <p>
137 The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In
138 LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules
139 at boot time.
140 </p>
141 <p>
142 The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file
143 /proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories.
144 </p>
146 <a name="packages"></a>
147 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3>
148 <p>
149 The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager
150 "Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the
151 448 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your
152 machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp
153 or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide
154 web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser.
155 </p>
156 <p>
157 Slitaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable
158 LightTPD/PHP package (installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python.
159 </p>
160 <p>
161 Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall.
162 SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the
163 GCC 4.2.2 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development
164 libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via
165 the website: <a
166 href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/</a>
167 </p>
168 <p>
169 The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or
170 "Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the
171 "SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online.
172 </p>
174 <a name="desktop"></a>
175 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3>
176 <p>
177 By default, the Slitaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable JWM window manager.
178 The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically
179 provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a
180 small menu accessible via a screen click with the favourites, windows effects,
181 LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, JWM configuration and system actions made available.
182 Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel.
183 </p>
184 <p>
185 Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install
186 the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the Openbox window manager.
187 The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim"
188 login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit
189 the ~/.Xinitrc file.
190 </p>
192 <a name="support"></a>
193 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3>
194 <p></p>
195 The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the
196 system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation
197 is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz
198 to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals
199 of the various tools are installed on the system and are available through the
200 documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by
201 the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and
202 receipts are described in the "Slitaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and memos
203 are all available online: <a
204 href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a>
206 <a name="security"></a>
207 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3>
208 <p>
209 For the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and
210 update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the
211 LightTPD server supports authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear
212 provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the
213 system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files.
214 For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the
215 Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic:
216 Security.
217 </p>
219 <a name="upgrade"></a>
220 <h3><font color="#6c0023">From Cooking to Stable</font></h3>
221 <p>
222 The installer of SLiTaz GNU/linux offers an update function allowing you to
223 upgrade from a 'Cooking' to 'Stable' version. To upgrade the system you first
224 need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then
225 specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The
226 installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not
227 present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot
228 with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to
229 rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages
230 already installed.
231 </p>
232 <p>
233 Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete
234 archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install.
235 </p>
237 <a name="people"></a>
238 <h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3>
239 <p>
240 SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the
241 project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website,
242 develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing
243 through Switzerland, France, Quebec, Algeria and England.
244 </p>
245 <ul>
246 <li>Christophe Lincoln</li>
247 <li>Pascal Bellard</li>
248 <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li>
249 <li>Julien Rabier</li>
250 <li>Paul Issott</li>
251 <li>Andrew Miller</li>
252 <li>Serge Daigle</li>
253 <li>Gauthier Bar</li>
254 <li>Mohamed Jabara</li>
255 <li>Gwenhaël Goavec-Merou</li>
256 <li>Didier Bretin</li>
257 </ul>
258 <p>
259 The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users
260 who have taken the time to help advance the distribution.
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