Slackware 12.0发布！感谢大神！！

fei

Sun Jul  1 22:30:42 CDT 2007
Released as Slackware 12.0 with no changes since the last batch.
  Big Thanks again are due to the CREW, without whom this just wouldn't be
  possible to do with the level of quality that Slackware users demand.
  We had a lot of help this time, and I hope it shows in project output
  that you'll enjoy.  Thanks for the support of the Slackware community,
  because without your support I wouldn't be able to keep leading this
  project (and I happen to like it a lot :-).
  For more detailed information about what all has changed since Slackware
  11.0, start with CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT, and maybe read my RELEASE_NOTES.
  Have fun!
Slackware 12.0 is released!
That's right, the first 2.6(.21.5) based Slackware release is ready for download! We think you'll enjoy the latest kernel, KDE 3.5.7, XFce 4.4.1, HAL automounting for desktop users, an updated toolchain, and many other enhancements. The official announcement has more details. Also, consider supporting the project at http://store.slackware.com. Thanks to everyone who contributed improvements and fixes this time -- a lot of help made this a relatively smooth release.

Thanks, and enjoy!

Pat and the Slackware team
Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release
again.  So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.0!  
Since we've moved to supporting the 2.6 kernel series exclusively (and
fine-tuned the system to get the most out of it), we feel that Slackware
12.0 has many improvements over our last release (Slackware 11.0) and is a
must-have upgrade for any Slackware user.

This first Slackware edition of the year combines Slackware's legendary
simplicity (and close tracking of original sources), stability, and
security with some of the latest advances in Linux technology.  Expect no
less than the best Slackware yet.

Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find
two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.1,
a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and easy to use desktop
environment, and KDE 3.5.7, the latest version of the award-winning K
Desktop Environment.  We have added to Slackware support for HAL (the
Hardware Abstraction Layer) which allows the system administrator to add
users to the cdrom and plugdev groups. Then they will be able to use items
such as USB flash sticks, USB cameras that appear like USB storage,
portable hard drives, CD and DVD media, MP3 players, and more, all without
requiring sudo, the mount or umount command.  Just plug and play.  
Properly set up, Slackware's desktop should be suitable for any level of
Linux experience.

Slackware uses the 2.6.21.5 kernel bringing you advanced performance
features such as journaling filesystems, SCSI and ATA RAID volume support,
SATA support, Software RAID, LVM (the Logical Volume Manager, and
encrypted filesystems.  Kernel support for X DRI (the Direct Rendering
Interface) brings high-speed hardware accelerated 3D graphics to Linux.  
We have switched from the older one-piece X11 Window System to the newest
modular X11 from X.Org, which should be simpler to maintain and will
likely speed up development of new features for X (such as translucent
windows and a few other things that are on the horizon).

There are two kinds of kernels in Slackware -- the huge kernels, which
contain support for just about every driver in the Linux kernel. These are
primarily intended to be used for installation, but there's no real reason
that you couldn't continue to run them after you have installed.  The
other type of kernel is the generic kernel, in which nearly every driver
is built as a module.  To use a generic kernel you'll need to build an
initrd to load your filesystem module and possibly your drive controller
or other drivers needed at boot time, configure LILO to load the initrd at
boot, and reinstall LILO.  See the docs in /boot after installing for more
information.  Slackware's Linux kernels come in both SMP and non-SMP types
now.  The SMP kernel supports multiple processors, multi-core CPUs,
HyperThreading, and about every other optimization available.  In our own
testing this kernel has proven to be fast, stable, and reliable.  We
recommend using the SMP kernel even on single processor machines if it
will run on them.

From the beginning, Slackware has offered a stable and secure Linux
distribution for UNIX veterans as well as an easy-to-use system for
beginners.  Slackware includes everything you'll need to run a powerful
server or workstation.  Each Slackware package follows the setup and
installation instructions from its author(s) as closely as possible,
offering you the most stable and easily expandable setup.

Here are some of the advanced features of Slackware 12.0:

- Runs the 2.6.21.5 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org.
  Also included is a kernel patched with Speakup to support speech
  synthesizers providing access to Linux for the visually impaired
  community.  The 2.6.x kernel series has matured into a stable
  kernel, and provides reliable performance for your desktop or
  your production server.

- System binaries are linked with the GNU C Library, version 2.5.
  This version of glibc also has excellent compatibility with
  existing binaries.

- X11 7.2.0.  This is the X.Org Foundation's modular X Window System.
  You will notice many more X package than before, and it's probably
  best to install them all.  There's been much activity in the X
  development world, and the improvements here in terms of performance
  and hardware support are sure to be only the beginning.

- Installs gcc-4.1.2 as the default C, C++, Objective-C,
  Fortran-77/95, and Ada 95 compiler.

- Support for fully encrypted network connections with OpenSSL,
  OpenSSH, OpenVPN, and GnuPG.

- Apache (httpd) 2.2.4 web server with Dynamic Shared Object
  support, SSL, and PHP 5.2.3.

- PCMCIA, CardBus, USB, IEE1394 (FireWire) and ACPI support.  This
  makes Slackware a great operating system for your laptop.

- The udev dynamic device management system for Linux 2.6.x.
  This locates and configures most hardware automatically as it
  is added (or removed) from the system, and creates the access
  nodes in /dev.  It also loads the kernel modules required by
  sound cards and other hardware at boot time.

- New development tools, including Perl 5.8.8, Python 2.5.1,
  Ruby 1.8.6, Subversion 1.4.4, git-1.5.2.2, mercurial-0.9.4,
  graphical tools like Qt designer and KDevelop, and much more.

- Updated versions of the Slackware package management tools make it
  easy to add, remove, upgrade, and make your own Slackware packages.
  Package tracking makes it easy to upgrade from Slackware 11.0 to
  Slackware 12.0 (see CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT).  The slackpkg tool in
  /extra can also help update from an older version of Slackware to
  a newer one, and keep your Slackware system up to date.  In
  addition, the slacktrack utility (in extra/) will help you build
  and maintain your own packages.

- Web browsers galore!  Includes KDE's Konqueror 3.5.7,
  SeaMonkey 1.1.2 (this is the replacement for the Mozilla
  Suite), and the immensely popular Firefox 2.0.0.4, as well as
  the Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 email and news client with advanced
  junk mail filtering.

- The complete K Desktop Environment (KDE) version 3.5.7, including
  the KOffice productivity suite, networking tools, GUI development
  with KDevelop, multimedia tools (including the amazing Amarok
  music player), the Konqueror web browser and file manager, dozens
  of games and utilities, international language support, and more.

- A collection of GTK+ based applications including pidgin-2.0.2,
   gimp-2.2.15, gkrellm-2.2.10, gxine-0.5.11, xchat-2.8.2, xsane-0.994,
   and pan-0.131.

- Large repository of extra software packages compiled and ready to
  run.  This includes various window managers, the Java(TM) 2 Software
  Development Kit Standard Edition, libsafe (buffer overflow protection
  for additional security), ISDN support, additional 802.11 drivers,
  and much more (see the /extra directory).
  
- Many more improved and upgraded packages than we can list here.  For
  a complete list of core packages in Slackware 12.0, see this file:

    ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/PACKAGES.TXT

     
Downloading Slackware 12.0:
---------------------------

The full version of Slackware Linux 12.0 is available for download from
the central Slackware FTP sites hosted by our friends at www.cwo.com
and osuosl.org:

   ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/
   ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/

If the sites are busy, see the list of official mirror sites here:

   http://slackware.com/getslack/

We will be setting up BitTorrent downloads for the official ISO images.
Stay tuned to http://slackware.com for the latest updates.

Instructions for burning the Slackware tree onto install discs may be
found in the isolinux directory.


Purchasing Slackware on CD-ROM:
-------------------------------

Or, please consider purchasing the Slackware Linux 12.0 six CD-ROM set
directly from Slackware Linux, and you'll be helping to support the
continued development of Slackware Linux!  :-)

This is the official release of Slackware on CD-ROM, and has many enhanced
features, including:

-  Easy bootable CD-ROM installation.  If your machine can boot a
    CD-ROM, just boot the first disc to begin the installation process.
-  The source code used to build Slackware Linux 12.0.

The price for the Slackware Linux CD-ROM set is $49.95 plus shipping.

Slackware 12.0 is also available on a single DVD for $59.95 plus shipping.

Slackware Linux is also available by subscription.  When we release a new
version of Slackware (which is normally once or twice a year) we ship it
to you and bill your credit card $32.95 plus shipping.  Shipping is $5 in
the USA, Canada, and Mexico for First Class.  Overseas is $9 PER ORDER.  
There is an additional $3 COD charge (USA Only).  UPS Blue Label (2nd day)
[USA Only] is $10 PER ORDER, UPS Red Label (next day) [USA Only] is $15
PER ORDER.

Before ordering express shipping, you may wish to check that we have the
product in stock.  We make releases to the net at the same time as disc
production begins, so there is a lag between the online release and the
shipping of media.  But, even if you download now you can still buy the
official media later.  You'll feel good, be helping the project, and have
a great decorative item perfect for any computer room shelf.  :-)


Ordering Information:
---------------------

   You can order online at the Slackware Linux store:
     http://store.slackware.com

   Other Slackware items like t-shirts, caps, pins, and stickers
   can also be found here.  These will help you find and identify
   yourself to your fellow Slackware users.  :-)

   Order inquiries (including questions about becoming a Slackware
   reseller) may be directed to this address:
     info@slackware.com
   
   Or, send a check or money order to:

     Slackware Linux, Inc.
     1164 Claremont Drive
     Brentwood, CA 94513
     USA


Have fun! :^)  I hope you find Slackware to be useful, and thanks
very much for your support of this project over the years.

---
Patrick J. Volkerding    <volkerdi@slackware.com>

Visit us on the web at:  http://slackware.com

lchxr

That's right, the first 2.6(.21.5) based Slackware release is ready for download! We think you'll enjoy the latest kernel, KDE 3.5.7, XFce 4.4.1, HAL automounting for desktop users, an updated toolchain, and many other enhancements. The official announcement has more details. Also, consider supporting the project at http://store.slackware.com. Thanks to everyone who contributed improvements and fixes this time -- a lot of help made this a relatively smooth release.

Thanks, and enjoy!

Pat and the Slackware team

fei

Get your Slackware 12.0 ISOs through BitTorrent here.

Please keep your finished torrent session running as long as possible! We need your help! BitTorrent depends on sharing bandwidth and does not work if there are no seeds (downloaders keeping their client open when download is complete).

You can help by re-starting a finished torrent download in order to share your bandwidth and allow others to download faster! For example: When you're going to bed or away for the weekend, start downloading an already finished torrent. The torrent will perform a quick consistency check and then offer your upload bandwidth to the download pool.

Thanks!
CDROM ISO images may be torrented from these links:
Slackware 12.0 Install ISO disc 1 (A/AP/D/E/F/K/L/N/TCL/Y, /isolinux, /kernels)
Slackware 12.0 Install ISO disc 2 (KDE/T/X/XAP, /extra, /usb-and-pxe-installers)
Slackware 12.0 Install ISO disc 3 (KDEI, /extra)
Slackware 12.0 ISO disc 4 (source)
Slackware 12.0 ISO disc 5 (Slackware Book, /pasture, source, /testing)
Slackware 12.0 ISO disc 6 (source)

Or a complete DVD ISO image may be found here:
Slackware 12.0 DVD ISO (everything)
http://www.slackware.com/torrents/
BT下载

fei

Slackware 12.0 release notes.

Today is Boomtime, the 36th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3173
Sun Jul  1 14:10:58 CDT 2007, The Moon is Waning Gibbous (98% of Full).

Hi folks,

    Since I've always written RELEASE_NOTES (at least in recent
releases) I feel like *something* should go here, but the fact is that
Robby about has everything covered in CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT.  Thanks!

    About the only things to mention here are that Slackware now
requires a recent 2.6.x kernel (I believe 2.6.18 is a minimum), but
as usual unless your needs are specific you're probably better off
running the included kernels that we've tested things against.
The best kernel to run (even on a one CPU/core machine) is the generic
SMP one, but that needs an initrd, so be sure to read the instructions
in /boot after installing with a huge* kernel if you plan to switch.
Since the initrd has been around since Slackware 11.0, hopefully most
Slackware users can take on this task easily and will not be "shocked
and appalled".

    I would not suggest trying to run without udev.  Consider it the
userspace portion of the kernel.  It *is* possible, but if you must
do that you'll have to tweak a couple things here and there.  The
specifics are left as an exercise for the advanced user.  Wait, an
advanced user would just use udev.  Really, it works and makes things
a lot easier.  The only real pitfalls are the network/optical rules
that are auto-generated at boot.  CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT mentions
these.

    NPTL glibc is the default now, so no special compile flags are
needed to compile with Native POSIX threads.  LinuxThreads are now
obsolete.  If you have old software that needs them, you can grab
old libraries from Slackware 11.0 and set them up in /lib/obsolete
and use LD_ variables to preload them and set a kernel assume.  A
bit of Google searching will bring up instructions on that easily.

    It looks like the only outside GNOME for Slackware that's
actively maintained is this one:

    http://www.droplinegnome.net/

Since it replaces some system components, using it voids your
warranty.  ;-)  But it should work, *if* you absolutely must have
GNOME.  I'd suggest XFce instead if you want a GTK+ based desktop.
If you do want to use Dropline, they may be updating a few things
after 12.0 releases, so it might be best not to rush into it.

    Need more build scripts?  Something that you wanted wasn't
included in Slackware?  Well, then check out slackbuilds.org.
Several of the team members work on the scripts there.

    Thanks to the rest of the team for the great help -- Eric
Hameleers for help with networking improvements, LVM, and encrypted
partition support, Piter Punk for udev work, Stuart Winter for
help with linuxdoc-tools, cleaning up the Qt build script, and
other stuff, Erik Jan Tromp for the etherboot floppy for starting
a PXE install, Amritpal Bath for getting a fixed vim syntax file
for me (and general improvements to my sanity), Robby Workman for
docs (and a *lot* more), mrgoblin for suggestions on what to do
with 5kg of Kiwis, and anyone else I'm forgetting (including the
other team members who contributed little fixes and suggestions
here and there along with general moral support), and all the
folks who emailed in bug reports (and especially fixes).  Thanks
for the technical assistance (*you* make this possible), and for
keeping the project a good time.  And, of course, thanks *much*
to the upstream developers for such nice building materials.

Oh, and thanks to my wife Andrea for not smacking me with the
LART as release time drew close.  ;-)

Have fun!  :-)

Pat Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com>

fei

This file documents the instructions for upgrading to Slackware 12.0, the
packages added, removed, renamed, and/or split  during the development cycle
from Slackware 11.0 through Slackware 12.0, and some potential "gotchas" that
users can avoid by arming themselves with a little knowledge.


*** INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPGRADING FROM 11.0 ***

  Note: Follow these steps in this order

  1. Install a 2.6.18 or later kernel (if you are using the default 2.4 kernel
     from Slackware 11.0) - there are kernel packages available in the A series
     that should work fine.  Note that the generic* kernels will require an
     initrd, and 11.0's mkinitrd is unable to build a suitable one, so you need
     to choose one of the huge* kernels for now.  There is a discussion later
     in this document about whether to use the SMP-enabled kernel or not.
     At this point, use "installpkg" to install the kernel rather than
     "upgradepkg" so that you will still have a working kernel if the new one
     doesn't boot.  If you were not already running a 2.6 kernel, you will
     need to reboot before doing anything else.  Before you reboot, you will
     need to make sure the old and new kernels have an appropriate section in
     /etc/lilo.conf, and then run /sbin/lilo.
  2. After successfully booting the new 2.6 kernel, you may now remove the
     kernel-ide and kernel-modules-2.4.* packages if they were installed, and
     you can remove any other kernels that you had installed from 11.0.
  3. Go into single user mode (runlevel 1) with "telinit 1"
  4. Upgrade the a/glibc-solibs package.
  5. Upgrade the a/pkgtools and a/sed packages.
  6. Remove all of the x/ series packages ( cd /var/log/packages ;
     removepkg x11-* fontconfig* dejavu-ttf* ttf-indic-fonts* ).
     Also remove the xpdf package.
  7. Upgrade the aaa_base and aaa_elflibs packages - this MUST be done before
     the next step.
  8. Using "upgradepkg --install-new" install the new l/expat, x/libfontenc,
     x/fontconfig, x/mkfontdir, x/mkfontscale, and x/x11-skel packages.
  9. Upgrade/install everything else using "upgradepkg --install-new" - note
     that you can skip the KDEI series if your only language is English.
     Even if you do need something in this series, it might be best to skip
     it for now and then install only what you need later.
10. Remove all of the packages listed below in the "ACKAGE REMOVALS" section.
11. Make sure the paths in /etc/lilo.conf point to a valid kernel and run
     "/sbin/lilo" to reinstall LILO.  Note that by default, /boot/vmlinuz will
     be a symlink to the "hugesmp" kernel.  You should also remove any sections
     of lilo.conf which point to the old 2.4.x kernels.
     If you plan to use one of the generic kernels (this is recommended), you
     will need to make an initrd.  See /boot/README.initrd for instructions.
12. Be sure to move your *.new config files into place and merge any custom
     changes you had made to the originals.  To find them, run:
       find /etc -name "*.new"
     You will need to leave passwd, shadow, group, and gshadow alone for the
     most part (do not copy the *.new versions over the existing ones), but
     you will need to add any new user/group accounts in passwd.new and
     group.new to the existing files.  There have also been some changes to
     the network scripts, so pay close attention to those as well.
13. You can either reboot or do "telinit 3" to go back to runlevel 3.

You will need to generate a new /etc/X11/xorg.conf file after upgrading, and
  you will also need to have each user run /usr/bin/xwmconfig again to copy
  the updated xinitrc files to $HOME/.xinitrc (if using runlevel 3).  
  If you're using fluxbox, you will probably want to verify all of the paths
  defined in $HOME/.fluxbox/startup (and maybe other files there) too.

The old contents of /usr/X11R6 has been moved to a /usr/X11R6.bak directory.
  This setup should allow third party video drivers to find X in the old
  places.  Anything you really want to keep will need to be merged back by
  hand, although you should strongly consider recompiling anything still
  there.

If you had any custom additions to /etc/X11/xkb (such as in ./symbols/pc/),
  the contents of the old directory will be present after upgrading at:
    /etc/X11/xkb.old.bak.$$
  If you had not made any custom additions, this directory might still be
  present - it is safe to remove.

If you have problems (especially regarding fonts) after the upgrade, run
  pkgtool and re-run the mkfontdir and fontconfig setup scripts.

sysvinit and udev were upgraded, and the actual init scripts were split out
  into the sysvinit-scripts package.  Be sure to install it, and don't forget
  to move/merge all of the associated *.new files into place or your system
  will not boot.  If you have more than one network card and have been using
  /etc/udev/rules.d/network-devices.rules, the new syntax requires using
  ATTR{address} instead of SYSFS{address}, and the file is now called
  /etc/udev/rules.d/75-network-devices.rules.  While we're on the subject of
  udev, all udev rules files should now have numerical prefixes, so you should
  remove any leftover rules files that do not have numerical prefixes and
  rename any custom rules files.

Slackware's udev implementation will automatically create rules files for your
  optical devices (/etc/udev/rules.d/75-optical-devices.rules) and network
  interfaces (/etc/udev/rules.d/75-network-devices.rules) on first boot.
  If you add/remove/replace any of this hardware, and/or you "clone" a system
  to another hard drive for deployment, you will need to either remove these
  two files (so that udev will regenerate them to reflect the new/changed
  hardware) or edit them accordingly.  

Some of the syntax in the network initialization scripts has changed in this
  release (particularly that relating to WLAN_IWPRIV in rc.inet1.conf and IWPRIV
  in rc.wireless.conf).

The /dev/cdrom line in /etc/fstab is commented out by default, as it interferes
  with HAL.  HAL defaults to on, so if you do not wish to use it, you will need
  to chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.hald and uncomment the /dev/cdrom line in /etc/fstab

Note that HAL will honor settings in /etc/fstab if a device is present there,
  so you could technically have removable devices defined in /etc/fstab, but if
  the fstab settings do not allow normal users to mount them (with the "user" or
  "users" option), then HAL/dbus will not allow them to be mounted either.
  Also note that you will need to run "/etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus reload" after
  adding any users to plugdev, power, or video groups so that it re-reads the
  /etc/group file.

It is recommended that you use one of the generic kernels (either the plain
  kernel-generic or kernel-generic-smp) for daily use.  For most systems,
  you should use the generic SMP kernel if it will run, even if your system
  is not SMP-capable.  Some newer hardware needs the local APIC enabled in
  the SMP kernel, and theoretically there should not be a performance penalty
  with using the SMP-capable kernel on a uniprocessor machine, as the SMP
  kernel tests for this and makes necessary adjustments.  Furthermore, the
  kernel sources shipped with Slackware 12.0 are configured for SMP usage,
  so you won't have to modify those to build external out-of-tree modules
  (such as NVidia or ATI proprietary drivers) if you use the SMP kernel.

If you are using one of the non-SMP kernels (huge.s or generic.s) and need
  to compile third-party modules (such as the proprietary NVidia driver),
  have a look in /extra/linux-2.6.21.5-nosmp-sdk/ for information on what
  is needed to build them.

As stated earlier, it is recommended that you use one of the generic kernels
  rather than the huge kernels; the huge kernel is primarily intended as
  an "installer" and "emergency" kernel in case you forget to make an initrd.
  However, if you do use one of the huge kernels, you will likely encounter
  errors like this:
    kobject_add failed for uhci_hcd with -EEXIST, don't try to register
  These occur because the respective drivers are compiled statically into the
  huge kernels but udev tries to load them anyway.  These errors should be safe
  to ignore, but if you really don't want them to appear, you can blacklist the
  modules that try to load in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.  However, make sure you
  remove them from the blacklist if you ever decide to use the (recommended)
  generic kernels.

The Slackware kernels now include support for the "magic SysRQ key."
  For more information about what this is and how it can be used, see
  /usr/src/linux-2.6.21.5/Documentation/sysrq.txt
  After you've read this, if you would like to disable it, there are at
  least two ways to do so.
    1. Add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf (note that this file does not
       exist by default, so you'll have to create it):
         kernel.sysrq = 0
    2. Add the following to one of the init scripts (preferably rc.local):
         echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
  The first method has the advantage of being run from rc.S when the system
  first comes up, while the second will be run only after the system is in
  multi-user mode.  It's up to you as to which is better.

All php extensions built in /usr/lib/php/extensions are activated by default;
  if you don't want any of them, comment them out in /etc/httpd/php.ini

gcc-3.4.6 has been moved to /pasture. We've upgraded to gcc-4.1.2, but gcc-3.4.6
  is being kept around because some things still aren't ready for gcc-4.

The upgrade to gcc-4.1.2 is likely to cause problems with building some software
from source.  Please complain to the upstream maintainers...



*** PACKAGE ADDITIONS SINCE 11.0 ***

a/aaa_terminfo: split from the pkgtools package.
a/cryptsetup: add cryptsetup package.
a/device-mapper: moved from /extra
a/dialog: split from the pkgtools package.
a/dosfstools: split from the bin package.
a/ed: split from the bin package.
a/eject: split from the bin package.
a/file: split from the bin package.
a/lha: split from the bin package.
a/lvm2: moved from /extra (replaces lvm).
a/kernel-generic: added single processor generic kernel; requires initrd.
a/kernel-huge: added single processor full featured kernel (no initrd needed).
a/kernel-modules: added modules for single processor kernels.
a/kernel-generic-smp: added generic SMP capable kernel; requires initrd.
a/kernel-huge-smp: added full featured SMP capable kernel; (no initrd needed).
a/kernel-modules-smp: added modules for SMP capable kernels.
a/mtx: added the mtx package.
a/ncompress: split from the bin package.
a/patch: split from the bin package.
a/rpm2tgz: split from the bin package.
a/sdparm: added sdparm package.
a/splitvt: split from the bin package.
a/sysvinit-functions: added Red Hat style functions.
a/sysvinit-scripts: split from the sysvinit package.
a/time: split from the bin package.
a/tree: split from the bin package.
a/unarj: split from the bin package.
a/which: split from the bin package.
a/zoo: split from the bin package.
ap/dmidecode: added the dmidecode package.
ap/ghostscript-fonts-std: added - this replaces the gnu-gs-fonts package.
ap/hplip: moved from /testing (replaces hpijs).
ap/lsscsi: added the lsscsi tool.
ap/nano: added the nano editor.
d/cmake: added the CMake package.
d/gcc-gfortran: this package replaces the gcc-g77 package.
d/gperf: added gperf package.
d/pkg-config: renamed from pkgconfig.
l/dbus: added dbus IPC library.
l/dbus-glib: added glib bindings for dbus.
l/dbus-qt3: added qt3 bindings for dbus.
l/gamin: added gamin library.
l/gmime: added gmime library - used by new pan version.
l/hal-info: added hal-info package (device information).
l/hal: added hardware abstraction layer.
l/libkarma: added libkarma - used by amarok.
l/lzo: added lzo library.
l/mcs: added mcs library.
l/poppler: added poppler library.
l/poppler-data: added poppler data.
l/svgalib_helper: this package contains the kernel helper module(s) needed by
  the svgalib package.
l/vte: added vte library used by Xfce's Terminal program.
kde/k3b: added (moved from /extra).
kde/knemo: added knemo package.
n/biff+comsat: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/bluez-firmware: added bluez-firmware.
n/bluez-hcidump: added bluez-hcidump.
n/bluez-libs: added bluez-libs.
n/bluez-utils: added bluez-utils.
n/bridge-utils: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/bsd-finger: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/dirmngr: added dirmngr.
n/ethtool: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/gnupg2: added GnuPG 2 - this is *not* a replacement for gnupg-1.4.x.
n/gnutls: added GNU TLS library.
n/gpa: added gpa.
n/gpgme: added gpgme.
n/httpd: this replaces the apache package.
n/icmpinfo: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/iputils: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/libassuan: added libassuan.
n/libgcrypt: added libgcrypt.
n/libgpg-error: added libgpg-error.
n/libksba: added libksba.
n/mcabber: added mcabber package.
n/mtr: added mtr.
n/net-snmp: added net-snmp.
n/net-tools: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/netdate: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/netkit-*: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/network-scripts: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/netwrite: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/obexftp: added obexftp.
n/openobex: added openobex.
n/openvpn: added OpenVPN.
n/pinentry: added pinentry.
n/pssh: added pssh.
n/pth: added pth.
n/tcp_wrappers: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/telnet: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/tftp-hpa: split from old n/tcpip package.
n/vlan: split from old n/tcpip package.
x/*: except for fontconfig, all packages here are new.
  They replace the old x11-* with the X.org modular release.
xap/audacious: added Audacious media player (similar to xmms).
xap/audacious-plugins: added plugins for audacious.
xap/gqview: added GQView image browser.
xap/pidgin: added (replaced old gaim package).



*** PACKAGE REMOVALS SINCE 11.0 ***

a/hotplug: removed since this is for 2.4.x kernels.
a/pcmcia-cs: removed since this is for 2.4.x kernels.
a/umsdos-progs: removed since 2.6.x kernels do not support this filesystem.
ap/gnu-gs-fonts: removed (replaced by the ghostscript-fonts-std package).
ap/hpijs: removed (replaced by hplip).
ap/lvm: moved to /pasture (replaced by a/lvm2).
ap/raidtools: moved to /pasture (use mdadm).
d/byacc: removed since pretty much everything uses bison now.
d/gcc-g77: this package was replaced by the gcc-gfortran package.
d/pkgconfig: removed - renamed to d/pkg-config.
l/alsa-driver: removed since the 2.6.x kernels include the alsa modules.
l/gdk-pixbuf: removed; no Slackware packages link to this old library.
l/glut: removed since MesaGLUT is now included with the Mesa package.
l/gnet: removed; was needed by Pan newsreader, but no Slackware packages
  link to this any more.
l/libmikmod: removed since xmms was the only thing using this.
l/mpeg_lib:removed.
n/apache: this was replaced by the new httpd package.
n/mod_ssl: removed; this is now built into httpd.
n/tcpip: removed - split into lots of small packages.
x/x11-*: removed old x/x11-* packages - replaced by new modular x11.
xap/gaim: removed (replaced by xap/pidgin).
xap/xfm: moved to /pasture - it was recompiled, so it should still work on
  12.0, but there are better file manager choices now...
xap/xmms: removed; have a look at audacious instead.
11.0/patches/mozilla-nss: removed; Pidgin now uses gnutls for ssl, so this
  is not needed any more.



*** OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES AND HINTS ***

a/aaa_base: rebuilt.  As noted above, the old contents of /usr/X11R6 will
  be backed up to /usr/X11R6.bak.  This package needs to be upgraded
  *before* any of the new X/ series packages are installed.
a/bin: Most of the utilities were split from this package (see the Additions
  section above).
{a,l}/glibc-*: upgraded to version 2.5 - be sure to do this upgrade in
  runlevel 1 (according to the instructions in this file).  Also note
  that you MUST be running a 2.6 kernel before performing this upgrade!
a/mdadm: moved from AP series.
a/mt-st: moved from AP series.
a/pkgtools: upgraded to remove several stale bits.
a/quota: moved from AP series.
ap/hplip: now depends on n/net-snmp (and some other things probably will too).
l/qca: moved from KDE series.
l/qca-tls: moved from KDE series.
l/qt: moved from KDE series.
l/svgalib_helper: if you build a custom kernel and need to use the helper
  module for svgalib, you will need to rebuild this package to create the
  needed module for your custom kernel.
n/tcpip: this package was split up and removed (see Additions above).
kde/amarok: this is now linked with libkarma, but you'll need to get the
  omfs kernel module for it to work.
kde/kdegraphics: this package requires the l/poppler package.
kde/koffice: this package requires the l/poppler package.
kde/*: KDE is now built with --prefix=/usr instead of /opt/kde, so it's now
  much easier to follow the freedesktop.org standards for unifying all of the
  various Linux desktop environments.
x/xaw3d: moved from L series.
xap/rdesktop: moved from N series.
extra/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3: Added an alternate ati driver for xorg due to some
  reports of the 6.6.192 driver not working on some hardware.  If the 6.6.192
  driver does not work for you, try this one.
extra/intel-wlan-ipw3945:  Added kernel module sources, microcode, and the
  regulatory daemon for the ipw3945 chipset.  See the documentation in that
  directory for instructions.  Note that the "*.tgz" packages in there are
  NOT Slackware packages - they are simply gzipped tar archives on which
  Intel decided to put ".tgz" extensions.
extra/xcdroast: this package has been moved to unsupported (but it was
  recompiled for this release).  http://slackware.osuosl.org/unsupported/

LiteX

hehe,刚在distrowatch看到

chinabiue

如果实在喜欢就翻译过来啊.

fei

ftp://202.96.64.144/pub/slackware-12.0-install-d1.iso
我的ftp上放上第一张iso.网通线路。

jazzly

昨天还在想什么时候出12呀，没想到……，不说了，去下DVD版去了

freesu

可惜我的电脑里面，已经有debian了
实在是，虽然很喜欢slackware
可，终究还是放不掉debian