Slackware 12.0 is released!

2007年7月2日，Slackware 12.0终于Release左啦，心情激动！

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重要的升级如下：

- 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

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详情请看： http://www.slackware.com/index.php，这里也可找到相应的Slackware下载地址。

我还用试用过Slackware 12，不敢说什么，用了Slackware 11一段时间，感觉很不错。在你有一定LINUX基础后，很快就可以上手，而且简单易用。当然了，Slackware不太适合追新一族的菜鸟们。如果你喜欢追新，又不想花太大功夫，那么UBUNTU和FC等比较适合你。呵呵，不管怎么样，LINUX的基础是不会变的，而Slackware看重是稳定性，按个人喜好选择适合自己的发行版本吧。

看来这个假期还是装不上的了，家里的电脑硬盘吃紧……用Cygwin又很不爽……