Welcome to Slackware 9.0! Slackware 9.0 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system. This version contains the 2.4.20 Linux kernel, plus recent versions of these (and many more) software packages: - C compiler gcc-3.2.2 - Binutils 2.13.90.0.18 - GNU C Library glibc-2.3.1 - X Window System XFree86 4.3.0 - KDE 3.1 - GNOME 2.2 For installation instructions, see the file 'Slackware-HOWTO'. These are some of the important files and directories found on the Slackware FTP site: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/ If you're reading this on a CD-ROM, these directories will probably be split across several discs. . |-- BOOTING.TXT Tips for troubleshooting boot problems. |-- CHECKSUMS.md5 MD5 format file checksums. |-- COPYING The GNU Public License. |-- COPYRIGHT.TXT Slackware copyright and trademark information. |-- CRYPTO_NOTICE.TXT Legal information about encryption in Slackware. |-- ChangeLog.txt Log of system changes from Slackware 8.1 to 9.0. |-- FAQ.TXT Frequently asked questions and answers. |-- FILELIST.TXT List of files on the Slackware FTP site. |-- GPG-KEY The GnuPG key used to verify Slackware packages. |-- PACKAGES.TXT A detailed list of the core Slackware packages. |-- SPEAKUP_DOCS.TXT Documentation for the Speakup speech synth software. |-- SPEAK_INSTALL.TXT How to install with Speakup speech synthesis. | |-- Slackware-HOWTO Instructions for installing Slackware from CD. | If you're new to Slackware, start with this. | |-- UPGRADE.TXT Instructions for upgrading from earlier versions. | |-- bootdisks/ Bootdisks for installing without a bootable CD-ROM or | | for starting a Linux system from floppy disk. See | | also the rootdisks/ directory below. | | | |-- RAWRITE.EXE The "RAWRITE" programs are used to write a floppy | |-- RAWRITE12.DOC image under DOS or Windows. Because there are a lot | |-- RAWRITE12.EXE of versions of DOS and Windows, there are several | |-- RAWRITENT.DOC versions of RAWRITE, and you may have to try a few | |-- RAWRITENT.EXE before finding one that works with your version of DOS | |-- RAWRITEXP.EXE or Windows. | | | |-- README.TXT Detailed descriptions of all the boot floppies. | | | |-- adaptec.s Adaptec bootdisk. | |-- ataraid.s Bootdisk with ATA (IDE) RAID support. | |-- bare.i Standard IDE/ATAPI bootdisk (default kernel). | |-- ibmmca.s IBM PS/2 Microchannel bus bootdisk. | |-- jfs.s Bootdisk with IBM JFS support. | |-- lowmem.i Bootdisk for machines too low on RAM to boot bare.i. | | This is also the only kernel that supports a 386. | |-- old_cd.i Old non-SCSI non-IDE CD-ROM drive support bootdisk. | |-- pportide.i Parallel port IDE bootdisk. | |-- raid.s SCSI RAID bootdisk. | |-- scsi.s Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT). | |-- scsi2.s Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT). | |-- speakup.i bare.i + Speakup speech support. | `-- xfs.i Bootdisk with support for SGI XFS. | |-- extra/ Extra packages for Slackware like: | | 3dfx-glide libraries, aspell-word-lists, aumix-2.7, | | bash-completion-20030209, bison-1.875, blackbox-0.65.0, | | brltty-2.99.8, btmgr-3.7, checkinstall-1.5.3, | | cups-1.1.18, db-4.1.25, dip-3.3.7p, emacspeak-16.0, | | emacspeak-ss-1.9.1, emu-tools-0.9.4, fluxbox-0.1.14, | | gimp-1.3.12, glibc-extra-packages, ham radio packages, | | iproute2-2.4.7-now-ss020116-try, isdn4k-utils, | | java2-runtime-environment, kernel-modules-2.4.20_xfs, | | kfiresaver3d-0.6, libsafe-2.0-16, lilo-22.5, | | links-2.1pre7, mpg123-0.59r, openmotif-2.2.1, | | parted-1.6.5, sgml-tools-1.0.9, vlc-0.5.2, | | xcdroast-0.98alpha13, and xlockmore-5.06. | | | `-- source/ Source code for the extra packages. | |-- isolinux/ The ISOLINUX loader and initrd.img used to install | | Slackware from a CD-ROM. You'll also find the | | PCMCIA and network images (these can be loaded | | from the installation CD-ROM), and a README.TXT | | describing how to create a Slackware installation | | ISO image and burn it to CD-R. | | | |-- README.TXT How to burn a Bootable Slackware CD-ROM. | |-- initrd.img Installation initrd (can also be loaded with Loadlin) | |-- network.dsk Image containing network modules. | `-- pcmcia.dsk Image containing PCMCIA modules. | |-- kernels/ Many precompiled Linux 2.4.20 kernel images. | | | |-- adaptec.s/ Adaptec kernel. | |-- ataraid.s/ Kernel with ATA (IDE) RAID support. | |-- bare.i/ Standard IDE kernel. | |-- ibmmca.s/ IBM Microchannel kernel. | |-- jfs.s/ IBM Journaled Filesystem +aic7xxx SCSI kernel. | |-- loadlin16c.txt Loadlin README file. | |-- loadlin16c.zip Loadlin boot loader (used to boot Linux from DOS) | |-- lowmem.i/ Kernel that uses very little memory. | |-- old_cd.i/ Old non-SCSI non-IDE CD-ROM support kernel. | |-- pportide.i/ Parallel port IDE kernel. | |-- raid.s/ SCSI RAID kernel. | |-- scsi.s/ Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT). | |-- scsi2.s/ Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT). | |-- speakup.i/ bare.i + Speakup speech support. | |-- xfs.i/ Kernel with support for SGI XFS. | `-- zipslack.s/ Kernel with Iomega support. | |-- pasture/ These are packages that have been removed | from Slackware, but are useful enough to | keep around. Packages currently found here | include old XFree86-3.3.6-servers, | XFree86-4.2.1.1, db3-3.1.17, freetype-1.3.1, | gnu-pop3d-0.9.8, libglut-3.7, libxml-1.8.17, | pop3d-1.020i, wu-ftpd-2.6.2, and xview-3.2p1.4. | |-- rootdisks/ Slackware installation and rescue floppy images. | | | |-- RAWRITE.EXE The "RAWRITE" programs are used to write a floppy | |-- RAWRITE12.DOC image under DOS or Windows. | |-- RAWRITE12.EXE | |-- RAWRITENT.DOC | |-- RAWRITENT.EXE | |-- RAWRITEXP.EXE | | | |-- README.TXT This README.TXT file explains the various choices. | |-- install.1 install.1 and install.2 are the install floppy images. | |-- install.2 If you will be starting the install using a boot | | floppy, then you will need to load both of these. | | | |-- install.zip install.zip is a version of the installer that | |-- install.zip.README runs from a DOS partition. See the README. | | | |-- network.dsk This is used also with install.1 and install.2 | |-- network.dsk.README to do installation from an NFS server. | | | |-- pcmcia.dsk This is used to activate PCMCIA devices (laptop | |-- pcmcia.dsk.README cards) needed during installation. | | | |-- rescue.dsk A simple rescue floppy you can load with a | |-- rescue.dsk.README bootdisk. | | | `-- sbootmgr.dsk A small image containing a simple boot manager. | In some cases this can be used to boot a CD in a | machine that otherwise couldn't support it. | |-- slackware/ This directory contains the core software packages | | for Slackware 9.0. | | | |-- a/ The A (base) package series. | |-- ap/ The AP (applications) package series. | |-- d/ The D (development) package series. | |-- e/ The E (GNU Emacs) package series. | |-- f/ The F (FAQ/Documentation) package series. | |-- gnome/ The GNOME package series. | |-- k/ The K (kernel source) package series. | |-- kde/ The KDE package series. | |-- kdei/ The KDE internationalization package series. | |-- l/ The L (libraries) package series. | |-- n/ The N (networking) package series. | |-- t/ The T (TeX) package series. | |-- tcl/ The TCL (Tcl/Tk and related) package series. | |-- x/ The X (XFree86) package series. | |-- xap/ The XAP (X applications) package series. | `-- y/ The Y (BSD games) package series. | |-- source/ This directory contains source code for the core | | software packages in Slackware. | | | |-- a/ Source for the A (base) series. | |-- ap/ Source for the AP (applications) series. | |-- d/ Source for the D (development) series. | |-- e/ Source for the E (GNU Emacs) series. | |-- f/ slack-desc files for the F (FAQ) series. | |-- gnome/ Source for the GNOME series. | |-- k/ Source for the K (kernel source) series. | |-- kde/ Source for the KDE series. | |-- kdei/ Source for the KDEI series. | |-- l/ Source for the L (libraries) series. | |-- n/ Source for the N (networking) series. | |-- rootdisks/ Source for utilities on the rootdisks. | |-- t/ Source for the T (TeX) series. | |-- tcl/ Source for the TCL (Tcl/Tk and related) series. | |-- x/ Source for the X (XFree86) series. | |-- xap/ Source for the XAP (X applications) series. | `-- y/ Source for the Y (BSD games) series. | `-- zipslack/ This is ZipSlack, a small (100MB) Slackware | system packaged as a Zip file. Installation | is as simple as unzipping zipslack.zip on a FAT or | FAT32 partition, or Zip disk. It does not come | with X, but is otherwise fairly complete, including | many networking tools. The package management tools | allow you to add as much extra software as you need | (such as X) once you boot the system. For more | information, see the README.1st file. | |-- ChangeLog.txt Changes to ZipSlack. |-- FAQ.TXT ZipSlack FAQ. | |-- RAWRITE.EXE The "RAWRITE" programs are used to write a floppy |-- RAWRITE12.DOC image under DOS or Windows. |-- RAWRITE12.EXE |-- RAWRITENT.DOC |-- RAWRITENT.EXE |-- RAWRITEXP.EXE | |-- README.1st ZipSlack README and installation instructions. |-- README.ppa Information about parallel port Zip drives. |-- bootdisk.img A bootdisk you can use to boot ZipSlack. |-- fourmeg.txt README for the 8MB swapfile package for ZipSlack. |-- fourmeg.zip An 8MB swapfile useful on machines with low RAM. |-- split/ ZipSlack split into floppy-sized chunks. `-- zipslack.zip ZipSlack as a single Zip archive. If you like Slackware, please consider supporting the project by becoming a Slackware subscriber. The announcement (ANNOUNCE_9.0) in this directory has information about subscribing to the Slackware CD-ROM releases, or you can read about it (and check out other Slackware products) by visiting the Slackware store: http://store.slackware.com Enjoy! Patrick Volkerding volkerdi@slackware.com