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pankso@1045 19 <h1>SliTaz 2.0 Release Notes</h1>
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pankso@404 26 <h2><font color="#df8f06">Releases notes</font></h2>
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pankso@404 28 <ul>
al@1006 29 <li><a href="#overview">Overview.</a></li>
al@1006 30 <li><a href="#hardware">Supported Hardware.</a></li>
al@1006 31 <li><a href="#livecd">LiveCD Flavors.</a></li>
al@1006 32 <li><a href="#gpxe">Network startup (gPXE).</a></li>
al@1006 33 <li><a href="#install">Installation.</a></li>
al@1006 34 <li><a href="#kernel">Linux Kernel.</a></li>
al@1006 35 <li><a href="#packages">Software Packages.</a></li>
al@1006 36 <li><a href="#desktop">Graphical Desktops.</a></li>
al@1006 37 <li><a href="#support">Support and Documentation.</a></li>
al@1006 38 <li><a href="#security">Security.</a></li>
al@1006 39 <li><a href="#upgrade">From 1.0 to 2.0.</a></li>
al@1006 40 <li><a href="#people">People of the Project.</a></li>
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pankso@404 42
pankso@404 43 <a name="overview"></a>
pankso@404 44 <h3><font color="#6c0023"></font>Overview</h3>
pankso@404 45 <p>
pankso@404 46 SliTaz GNU/Linux Version 2.0 was released on April 16 2009 after a year
pankso@404 47 of hard work. Based on Version 1.0 (published 22 March 2008), SliTaz comprises
pankso@404 48 of 1400 (up 900) software packages easily installable via the "Tazpkg"
pankso@404 49 package manager. The LiveCD can be fully configured to taste, to easily
pankso@404 50 create a custom distribution specifically for tasks such as multimedia,
pankso@404 51 graphics or development. Some of the new features in this release include:
pankso@404 52 </p>
pankso@404 53 <ul>
pankso@404 54 <li>Better hardware support for wifi, windows drivers, NTFS and low
pankso@404 55 memory systems (through flavors)</li>
pankso@404 56 <li>Easier customization to roll your own distro</li>
pankso@404 57 <li>Web Boot support</li>
pankso@404 58 <li>Openbox replaces JWM as the window manager</li>
pankso@404 59 <li>More tiny graphical utilities for administration, setting preferences,
pankso@404 60 system upgrade, etc</li>
pankso@404 61 </ul>
pankso@404 62 <p>
pankso@404 63 Technical support is provided to users via the mailing list and the official
pankso@404 64 forum. The "SliTaz Handbook" is an instructive manual on how to use and finely
pankso@404 65 configure the system. SliTaz can be updated easily via the graphic installer or
pankso@404 66 by using the simple and fast text installer.
pankso@404 67 SliTaz can also be installed to your hard drive, or used with USB media
pankso@404 68 - with "TazUSB" or the GUI "TazUSBbox" you are only a few simple commands
pankso@404 69 away from a fully formatted and configured USB device, ready to boot.
pankso@404 70 </p>
pankso@404 71 <p>
pankso@404 72 The system is now configurable via a graphical control center and
pankso@404 73 packages can be managed with the "Tazpkgbox" GUI package manager. The
pankso@404 74 project has also created several different GUIs to command line tools to
pankso@404 75 facilitate the use of the system.
pankso@404 76 </p>
pankso@404 77 <p>
pankso@404 78 The distribution is available in English, German, French and Portuguese -
pankso@404 79 in all 26 keymappings are available. The project website and documentation
pankso@404 80 are also available in different languages and other language packs (locale)
pankso@404 81 can be installed via the package manager.
pankso@404 82 </p>
pankso@404 83 <p>
pankso@404 84 SliTaz is published as a LiveCD or bootable cdrom, all software packages
pankso@404 85 are available via a direct download or DVD image. SliTaz 2.0 offers a fast,
pankso@404 86 simple, elegant desktop respecting the standards of Freedesktop.org. The
pankso@404 87 system was built from the GNU toolchain: glibc-2.7, gcc-4.2.3,
pankso@404 88 binutils-2.17.50 and offers the Linux 2.6.25.5 kernel. The core
pankso@404 89 of the LiveCD proposes replacing PHP with Perl as the programming
pankso@404 90 language. Hardinfo system tools and LXTask provide knowledge and
pankso@404 91 monitoring equipment. NTFS support is also included on the cdrom and Windows
pankso@404 92 drives can be easily browsed through the file manager.
pankso@404 93 </p>
pankso@404 94
pankso@404 95 <a name="hardware"></a>
pankso@404 96 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Supported Hardware</font></h3>
pankso@404 97 <p>
pankso@404 98 SliTaz GNU/Linux supports all machines based on i486 or x86 Intel compatible
pankso@404 99 processors. A minimum 256MB of memory is recommended to use the main LiveCD.
pankso@404 100 64MB is needed for the "slitaz-loram" flavor and 16MB for the
pankso@404 101 "slitaz-loram-cdrom" flavor.
pankso@404 102 </p>
pankso@404 103 <p>
pankso@404 104 With the slitaz-loram flavor, the system is less responsive, but allows you to
pankso@404 105 graphically install SliTaz on very old machines. Once installed, SliTaz works
pankso@404 106 well with a minimum of 16MB memory, but forget about using Firefox to surf the
pankso@404 107 web - you'll have to use the text based 'links' for example.
pankso@404 108 </p>
pankso@404 109 <p>
pankso@404 110 SliTaz 2.0 provides partial support for wireless network cards (WiFi), some
pankso@404 111 cards work directly with a kernel module and others need non-free firmware
pankso@404 112 and additional drivers. These can easily be automatically
pankso@404 113 installed using a GUI created for the distribution.
pankso@404 114 </p>
pankso@404 115 <p>
pankso@404 116 Most network and sound card drivers are supported in the Kernel. Presently,
pankso@404 117 power management is enabled by default with ACPI and support for laptops is
pankso@404 118 enabled with the "ac" and "battery" modules ("thermal", "processor" and "dock"
pankso@404 119 are built into the kernel; "fan" and "button" are also available as modules).
pankso@404 120 </p>
pankso@404 121
pankso@404 122 <a name="livecd"></a>
pankso@404 123 <h3><font color="#6c0023">LiveCD Flavors</font></h3>
pankso@404 124 <p>
pankso@404 125 SliTaz GNU/Linux is distributed as a bootable LiveCD allowing you to
pankso@404 126 graphically install to the hard drive and retain the use of your previous
pankso@404 127 system including all settings, applications, documents, etc.
pankso@404 128 </p>
pankso@404 129 <p>
pankso@404 130 The project distributes an ISO image called "core", which is the body of the
pankso@404 131 system, providing a selection of multi-use packages for surfing the web,
pankso@404 132 listening to music, audio editing, image manipulation, developing (including
pankso@404 133 PHP/SQL), editing ISOs or burning to optical media. It's just one click in the
pankso@404 134 application menu to find software installed by category.
pankso@404 135 </p>
pankso@404 136 <p>
pankso@404 137 The official flavors of SliTaz can be directly downloaded from the mirrors
pankso@404 138 of the project. The base flavor (~6MB) provides a minimal system in text mode
pankso@404 139 and the JustX flavor (~14 MB) offers a minimal graphical desktop respecting
pankso@404 140 standard drag and drop with GTK2 libraries and tools for installing additional
pankso@404 141 applications with a few clicks of the mouse.
pankso@404 142 </p>
pankso@404 143 <p>
pankso@404 144 The "core" LiveCD can also be customised and rebuilt both graphically or from
pankso@404 145 the command line. Install your own custom set of packages, or simply use one
pankso@404 146 of the preset flavors on the mirror. Then simply generate your distribution
pankso@404 147 with the "Tazlito" tool.
pankso@404 148 </p>
pankso@404 149
pankso@404 150 <a name="gpxe"></a>
pankso@404 151 <h3>Network startup (gPXE)</h3>
pankso@404 152 <p>
pankso@404 153 SliTaz is able to boot from the internet, launching the system into RAM during
pankso@404 154 system startup. This feature allows you to boot computers with no hard drive
pankso@404 155 as a thin client. Full instructions for using this service are available at:
pankso@404 156 <a href="http://boot.slitaz.org">http://boot.slitaz.org</a>
pankso@404 157 </p>
pankso@404 158
pankso@404 159 <a name="install"></a>
pankso@404 160 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Installation</font></h3>
pankso@404 161 <p>
pankso@404 162 The installation is fully automated and can be done graphically or in text
pankso@404 163 mode. The prerequisite material and other useful information can be found in the
pankso@404 164 Manual and Handbook.
pankso@404 165 </p>
pankso@404 166 <p>
pankso@404 167 If you want to partition a disk before installation, you can quickly use
pankso@404 168 Gparted in LiveCD mode or use a flavor containing the partitioning tool. At
pankso@404 169 the end of the installation it is possible to setup the "GRUB" bootloader which
pankso@404 170 is capable of starting almost all operating systems. This allows SliTaz to
pankso@404 171 co-exist with a previously installed operating system, such as Windows.
pankso@404 172 </p>
pankso@404 173
pankso@404 174 <a name="kernel"></a>
pankso@404 175 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Linux Kernel</font></h3>
pankso@404 176 <p>
pankso@404 177 SliTaz GNU/Linux 2.0 is distributed with the Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5, patched for
pankso@404 178 LZMA compression support and display correction for the virtual console. The
pankso@404 179 support for IDE and SCSI is integrated, as are the filesystems ext2 and ext3.
pankso@404 180 The kernel in SliTaz 2.0 is split into several different packages, this allows
pankso@404 181 you to install only the specific modules required for the machine on which
pankso@404 182 SliTaz operates. All packages can be installed via the package manager and
pankso@404 183 dependancies are handled automatically.
pankso@404 184 </p>
pankso@404 185 <p>
pankso@404 186 Most network cards are supported either directly or as loadable modules with
pankso@404 187 'modprobe'. Video capture, if needed, requires the ieee1394, raw1394 and
pankso@404 188 ohci1394 modules installed. The management of the sound card drivers is obtained
pankso@404 189 with 'soundconf'.
pankso@404 190 </p>
pankso@404 191 <p>
pankso@404 192 The configuration of startup modules is located in /etc/rcS.conf. In
pankso@404 193 LiveCD/LiveUSB mode you can use 'modprobe=mod1, mod2' to load various modules
pankso@404 194 at boot time.
pankso@404 195 </p>
pankso@404 196 <p>
pankso@404 197 The Linux Kernel configuration of SliTaz is available in the compressed file
pankso@404 198 /proc/config.gz and also in the Mercurial repositories.
pankso@404 199 </p>
pankso@404 200
pankso@404 201 <a name="packages"></a>
pankso@404 202 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Software Packages</font></h3>
pankso@404 203 <p>
pankso@404 204 The management of software packages is done with the custom package manager
pankso@404 205 "Tazpkg". It's simple, fast, stable and offers an interactive mode. Among the
pankso@404 206 1400 packages available you will find anything you need to transform your
pankso@404 207 machine to a complete graphical desktop (e17), a graphics studio with The Gimp
pankso@404 208 or Inkscape, or to a video editor with Kino. You can experience the world wide
pankso@404 209 web with instant messaging, VOIP, email and of course through a web browser.
pankso@404 210 </p>
pankso@404 211 <p>
pankso@404 212 SliTaz is also designed to function as a powerful web server, using the stable
pankso@404 213 LightTPD/PHP package (not installed by default), supporting CGI, Perl and Python.
pankso@404 214 Apache and Squid are also available.
pankso@404 215 </p>
pankso@404 216 <p>
pankso@404 217 Rsync is used for incremental backup and iptables functions as the firewall.
pankso@404 218 SliTaz can of course also provide a complete development environment with the
pankso@404 219 GCC 4.2.3 compiler, Geany IDE, Mercurial Repostitories and all development
pankso@404 220 libraries. Packages can be found through the search function of Tazpkg or via
pankso@404 221 the website: <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/packages/</a>
pankso@404 222 </p>
pankso@404 223 <p>
pankso@404 224 The binary packages on the mirror can all be compiled by using the "wok" or
pankso@404 225 "Tazwok" to cook. All of the developer documentation is contained in the
pankso@404 226 "SliTaz Cookbook" and is available online.
pankso@404 227 </p>
pankso@404 228
pankso@404 229 <a name="desktop"></a>
pankso@404 230 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Graphical Desktops</font></h3>
pankso@404 231 <p>
pankso@404 232 By default, the SliTaz LiveCD uses the very light and stable Openbox window manager.
pankso@404 233 Openbox is widely themeable and configurable using the ObConf utility.
pankso@404 234 The integration of the taskbar "LXpanel" makes it possible to dynamically
pankso@404 235 provide a menu based on the Freedesktop standards. The principle is to have a
pankso@404 236 small menu accessible via a screen click with the favorites, windows effects,
pankso@404 237 LiveCD and LiveUSB tools, Openbox configuration and system actions made available.
pankso@404 238 Applications can also be accessed through the menu supplied by LXpanel. The
pankso@404 239 managment of the Desktop and icons are entrusted to the file manager PCmanFM.
pankso@404 240 </p>
pankso@404 241 <p>
pankso@404 242 Through the support of a LiveCD flavor or an installed system you can install
pankso@404 243 the Enlightenment (e17) desktop environment or the window managers JWM and DWM .
pankso@404 244 The different sessions can be selected via the F1 key when using the "Slim"
pankso@404 245 login window. To change the default session you can use 'tazx' or manually edit
pankso@404 246 the ~/.Xinitrc file.
pankso@404 247 </p>
pankso@404 248
pankso@404 249 <a name="support"></a>
pankso@404 250 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Support and Documentation</font></h3>
pankso@404 251 <p>
pankso@404 252 The SliTaz project offers various means of help and support to users of the
pankso@404 253 system, using the mailing list, forum or IRC channel. User documentation
pankso@404 254 is contained in the SliTaz Handbook, making it possible to configure SliTaz
pankso@404 255 to some degree. The Handbook is also available on the web site. The manuals
pankso@404 256 of the standard tools are installed on the system and are available through the
pankso@404 257 documentation menu - they describe all the various commands made possible by
pankso@404 258 the tools. The development of the operating system and the use of the wok and
pankso@404 259 receipts are described in the "SliTaz Cookbook". The books, manuals and release notes
pankso@404 260 are all available online:
pankso@404 261 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/">http://www.slitaz.org/en/doc/</a>
pankso@404 262 </p>
pankso@404 263
pankso@404 264 <a name="security"></a>
pankso@404 265 <h3><font color="#6c0023">Security</font></h3>
pankso@404 266 <p>
pankso@404 267 The stable versions enjoy security updates,
pankso@404 268 for the benefit of a safe and secure system it's important to recharge and
pankso@404 269 update packages regularly. The Firewall is provided by iptables, and the
pankso@404 270 LightTPD and Apache servers support authentication by encrypted passwords and Dropbear
pankso@404 271 provides a secure SSH client and server. The passwords for the users of the
pankso@404 272 system are encrypted and only the root administrator can modify system files.
pankso@404 273 For information about how to configure the firewall, you can refer to the
pankso@404 274 Handbook. The packages related to security are all classified under the topic:
pankso@404 275 Security.
pankso@404 276 </p>
pankso@404 277
pankso@404 278 <a name="upgrade"></a>
pankso@404 279 <h3><font color="#6c0023">From 1.0 to 2.0</font></h3>
pankso@404 280 <p>
pankso@404 281 The SliTaz GNU/linux installer offers an update function allowing you to
pankso@404 282 upgrade from a '1.0' to '2.0' version. To upgrade the system you first
pankso@404 283 need to boot the 'Stable' LiveCD, launch the installer, select upgrade and then
pankso@404 284 specify the partition containing the system that you want to update. The
pankso@404 285 installer will then clean out the system and reinstall all the packages not
pankso@404 286 present on the CD from the mirror. When this has finished you can reboot
pankso@404 287 with your new version of SliTaz. Note that this method can also be used to
pankso@404 288 rebuild an already installed system, while retaining the selection of packages
pankso@404 289 already installed.
pankso@404 290 </p>
pankso@404 291 <p>
pankso@404 292 Note that the installer will keep a copy of the list of packages and a complete
pankso@404 293 archive of the /etc directory (etc.tar.gz) in /var/lib/slitaz-install.
pankso@404 294 </p>
pankso@404 295 <p>
pankso@404 296 To upgrade a 1.0 to 2.0 it is also possible to use the package manager "Tazpkg"
pankso@404 297 via the 'set-release' function, but beware this is not yet proven and may require some
pankso@404 298 manual intervention.
pankso@404 299 </p>
pankso@404 300
pankso@404 301 <a name="people"></a>
pankso@404 302 <h3><font color="#6c0023">People of the Project</font></h3>
pankso@404 303 <p>
pankso@404 304 SliTaz is proud to be an international community project. The people of the
pankso@404 305 project are the ones who develop the distribution, correct the website,
pankso@404 306 develop the HG repositories and write the official documentation. Passing
pankso@404 307 through Switzerland, France, Brazil, Quebec, China, Russia, England,
pankso@404 308 and the U.S.
pankso@404 309 </p>
pankso@404 310 <ul>
pankso@404 311 <li>Christophe Lincoln</li>
pankso@404 312 <li>Pascal Bellard</li>
pankso@404 313 <li>Eric Joseph-Alexandre</li>
pankso@404 314 <li>Paul Issott</li>
pankso@404 315 <li>Julien Rabier</li>
pankso@404 316 <li>Pierre-Jean Fichet</li>
pankso@404 317 <li>Dominique Corbex</li>
pankso@404 318 <li>Mallory Mollo</li>
pankso@404 319 <li>Mike D. Smith</li>
pankso@404 320 <li>Claudinei Pereira</li>
pankso@404 321 <li>Allan Pinto</li>
pankso@404 322 <li>Alice Ayanami</li>
pankso@404 323 <li>F. Steiner</li>
pankso@404 324 <li>Chen Yufei</li>
pankso@404 325 <li>Bill Nagel</li>
pankso@404 326 <li>Michael Dupont</li>
pankso@404 327 <li>Franco Azzano</li>
pankso@404 328 <li>Fabrice Thiroux</li>
pankso@404 329 <li>Eduardo Suarez-Santana</li>
pankso@404 330 <li>Tom Frankland</li>
pankso@404 331 <li>Sandeep Srinivasa</li>
pankso@404 332 <li>David Ozura</li>
pankso@404 333 <li>Pierre Romillon</li>
pankso@404 334 <li>Rohit Joshi </li>
pankso@404 335 </ul>
pankso@404 336 <p>
pankso@404 337 The project also wishes to thank all the reviewers, testers, hackers and users
pankso@404 338 who have taken the time to help advance the distribution.
pankso@404 339 </p>
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