Venerable Slackware 12 Gets a Sporty New Wardrobe | Linux Today

Venerable Slackware 12 Gets a Sporty New Wardrobe

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 10, 2007

“Slackware Linux is the oldest surviving Linux distribution, and
still one of the most popular. Last week’s release of version 12.0
is a milestone for the Slackware team, as it marks Slackware’s
first use of a default 2.6.x kernel. Other new components include
KDE 3.5.7, Xfce 4.4.1, Xorg 7.2.0, and GCC 4.1.2. Slackware is now
nearing the bleeding edge without sacrificing stability, making
this truly an exciting release.

“I downloaded the first three CD-ROM images as torrents. They
came in surprisingly fast for torrents, indicating many
seeders…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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