| Slackware 11.0 goes gold |
Oct. 03, 2006
 Following three release candidates -- the most recent of which emerged on Aug. 25 -- Slackware 11.0 went gold on Oct. 3. The oldest-surviving Linux distro contains a 2.4.33.3 Linux kernel and the KDE 3.5.4 desktop, among many other features.
According to the project team, the release includes:- extra kernels: 2.6.17.13 in /extra and 2.6.18 in the /testing directory; plus support for 2.6.x kernels
- KDE version 3.5.4
- Amarok media player
- XFce 4.2.3.2
- Firefox 1.5.0.7
- Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
- GAIM 1.5 messaging client
- SeaMonkey 1.0.5 (replaces the Mozilla suite)
- glibc-2.3.6
- gcc-3.4.6
- X11R6.9.0 from X.Org
According to the project team, Slackware Linux offers new and experienced users a full-featured system suitable for use in any capacity, from desktop workstation to machine-room server. Web, ftp, and email servers are ready to go out of the box, and a full set of development tools, editors, and current libraries is included for users who wish to develop or compile additional software, the team adds.
Distro founder and lead developer Patrick Volkerding stated, "This Slackware version is by far the most cutting edge ever released."
You can download the 3.7GB DVD iso here, or from the BitTorrent Slackware site.
Screen shots, courtesy of OSDir, are available here.
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