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Epidemic GNU/Linux was a Brazilian desktop Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. Its main features are the KDE desktop, easy-to-use installer, 3D desktop features with CompizFusion, use of the GFXBoot bootloader, out-of-the-box support for numerous proprietary and non-free kernel drivers, and support for a variety of media codecs.
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| 2016-01-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 Beta |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of a beta release for the upcoming launch of Zenwalk Linux 8.0. Zenwalk Linux is based on Slackware Linux and it provides its users with the Xfce desktop environment and a focused collection of applications. "The main recent change at user level is Chromium becoming the web browser, serving as well as image gallery viewer and very fast PDF viewer. (As soon as Firefox provides some descent video/Flash support let's see what we do.) The current release is 100% backward compatible with Slackware and is also using a few packages from trusted and serious Slackware contributors like Alien Bob. In 2016 I believe that the web browser is becoming the most important application, and that desktops have to be able to be synced with smart phones." The current beta release is available for the 64-bit x86 architecture exclusively. The final, stable release of Zenwalk 8.0 is planned to follow the next stable release of Slackware. Further information can be found in the Zenwalk 8.0 Beta release announcement. Download: zenwalk-8.0beta.iso (1,007MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| Zenwalk Linux (formerly Minislack) is a Slackware-based GNU/Linux operating system with a goal of being slim and fast by using only one application per task and with a focus on graphical desktop and multimedia usage. Zenwalk features the latest Linux technology along with a complete programming environment and libraries to provide an ideal platform for application programmers. Zenwalk's modular approach also provides a simple way to convert Zenwalk Linux into a finely-tuned modern server (e.g. LAMP, messaging, file sharing).
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| 2023-09-10 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk GNU Linux Current-230909 |
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Zenwalk GNU Linux is a Slackware-based distribution that strives to be fast and streamlined with a focus on desktop usage. The project maintains a rolling release branch which has been updated to provide fresh desktop software and libraries. The release announcement reads: "Zenwalk Current is the rolling release of Zenwalk GNU Linux. Current status seems stable enough for an ISO to be published, so here we go. As usual this edition provides a complete package rebuild from upstream Slackware and Zenwalk specific packages. The desktop has been updated to use latest Adwaita themes featuring a unified look for GTK4, GTK3, GTK2 and Qt applications. On application side, this release introduces Syncthing for realtime folder synchronization with any device from Linux, Android to IOS and Windows (think about it as an open source private OneDrive). The desktop is built upon the latest stable XFCE environment with the one of a kind original 'dock centric' Zenwalk layout. Flatpak package management is installed by default and ready to use. Zenwalk aims to be a best of breed media OS. Several new applications and media frameworks have been added : Navidrome Music Server, Jellyfin Media Center (just type 'netpkg jellyfin'), Lollypop Music Player, Rygel DLNA Server, ... PipeWire is the default sound system, completely replacing PulseAudio." Download: zenwalk-current-230909.iso (1,438MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2022-02-05 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk GNU Linux 15.0-220204 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk GNU Linux 15.0-220204, a new stable build of the project's Slackware-based distribution featuring a customised Xfce desktop, a simplified system installation, and support for Flatpak and AppImage applications. It is available for 64-bit systems only. "Zenwalk 15.0 'Skywalker' milestone is ready. Following the release of the so-long-awaited Slackware 15.0, here we go for the Zenwalk 15.0 'Skywalker', aka 'It must be very stable after all this time' milestone. As usual for a milestone release, most packages have been rebuilt down here or upstream. The desktop is the latest Xfce 4.16, with the special Zenwalk layout - this unusual NEXT/WindowMaker inspired dock system, with unique panel placement for ergonomic user access to the whole desktop area. This one-of-a-kind desktop is optimized for modern wide screens. What you get is a pure Slackware system with the following main changes: optimized for Xfce; Flatpak and AppImage ready (any existing app can be installed); simplified setup; focused on desktop usage; optimized for size and RAM footprint." Here is the full release announcement. Download the installation ISO image from here: zenwalk-current-15.0-220204.iso (1,237MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2020-07-02 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 15.0-200703a |
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Zenwalk Linux is a Slackware-based, desktop-oriented distribution. The project's latest release provides users with the Xfce 4.14 desktop and Flatpak support. PAM support, imported from Slackware's development branch, is available available. "Once a year, Zenwalk Current is considered stable enough for a "milestone" release, here's Zenwalk 15 milestone 2020. Based on Slackware Current July 2020, Zenwalk 15 milestone 2020 is fully compatible. As usual, the goal is to provide fast simple setup, refined desktop, selection of the best apps, ease of use, with full respect of the Slackware philosophy. The news items are: New Xfce desktop based on the latest Xfce 4.14+ with many tweaks providing the widest possible workspace for modern full HD displays. Introduction of Flatpak support for installing any application from Flathub or GNOME Desktop. New rewritten Netpkg package manager for instant access to thousand of packages from the Slackware community, and keep the system up to date with one liner command. PAM authentication system thanks to upstream. Kernel 5.4.50...." Further details can be found in the release announcement. Download: zenwalk-current-15.0-200703a.iso (1,192MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2017-02-22 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 220217 |
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The Zenwalk Linux distribution is a desktop operating system built on the foundation of Slackware Linux. The project has announced a new rolling release snapshot of Zenwalk Linux which carries the version number 220217. The new snapshot reintroduces the Firefox web browser in the default installation and offers a number of updated packages. "The main change is the comeback of Firefox, built with GTK+ 3 and multi-threading enabled by default: This build of Firefox starts and reacts nearly as fast as Chromium, and with many tabs opened: scales much better in terms of responsiveness and memory footprint. You will also notice some improvements around FFmpeg, and MPV which is from now the main media player in Zenwalk. GStreamer has been dropped from ISO but is still available from Slackware repositories. Of course this ISO image contains many updated packages." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: zenwalk-current_220217.iso (1,049MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2016-07-02 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of Zenwalk Linux 8.0, a major new release of the project's Slackware-based distribution with Xfce as the default desktop and a number user-friendly enhancements: "Zenwalk is back after a long development blackout, with the latest best-of-breed software (LibreOffice 5.1.3, Chromium 51, MPlayer 1.3, FFmpeg 3.0.1), the latest Slackware base system featuring the Linux kernel 4.4.14 and a new desktop layout for the user-friendly Xfce 4.12.1. Zenwalk 8.0 is a 'less than 1 GB ISO image' pure Slackware system with added post-install configurations, optimizations and tunings already done out of the box, with a ready-to-use polished desktop environment, added graphical system tools, added office and multimedia applications, and striped to keep just 'one application per task'. Beginning with 8.0, Zenwalk is a 64-bit only Linux distribution. As it is hard to find 32-bits CPUs nowadays, I believe that the old 32-bit architecture is for small specialized systems only, not for the desktop." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details and a screenshot. Download the installation DVD image from here: zenwalk-8.0.iso (989MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2016-06-19 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 RC2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced that the second release candidate for the upcoming Zenwalk Linux 8.0 is ready for testing: "This is most probably the final release candidate for the upcoming Zenwalk 8.0. This pre-release ISO image should be at 99% the stable target, you will get latest LibreOffice 5.1.3, latest Chromium 51, MPlayer 1.3, FFmpeg 3.0.1, latest Slackware 'Current' system (many upstream packages updated) featuring the Linux kernel 4.4.13, and a new desktop layout for Xfce 4.12. Lately, system tools have been heavily improved to fully integrate Policykit privileges elevation features, enabling the unprivileged user to tweak many system parameters that require root ownership - you can now change your user password from the Xfce panel by just entering your previous password, you can set the X.Org keyboard layout without root privileges, set your locale, set the login manager settings, set system clock. All these features can, of course, be hardened with Policykit to disallow automatic privileges elevation for users." Continue to the release announcement for more information and a screenshot. Download: zenwalk-8.0RC2.iso (986MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2016-04-15 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 RC1 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced a new, and probably final, release candidate for Zenwalk Linux 8.0. The new development snapshot, Zenwalk 8.0 Release Candidate 1, includes improvements from the upstream Slackwre project, including bug fixes for Logitech wireless keyboards, Subversion and Samba. This release also features updates to FFmpeg and MPlayer. "Following the Slackware hopefully final release candidate, here we are for Zenwalk 8.0 RC1. Many upstream bug fixes (Logitech cordless keyboards support, Subversion security fix) and updates (kernel 4.4.7, Samba 4.4.2). Many improvements in Zenwalk system tools to handle per-user settings like locale or HTTP proxy. Latest versions of userland applications: Chromium 49.0.2623.112 and LibreOffice 5.1.2 are also passengers of the wagon. FFmpeg has been updated to 3.0.1, and MPlayer 1.3 seems to be very stable nowadays when built dynamic (sharing FFmpeg libs), so I decided to release it 'dynamic': no more code redundancy." Details and download links can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: zenwalk-8.0rc1.iso (1,012MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2016-02-08 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 8.0 Beta 2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the second beta build of Zenwalk Linux 8.0, a major new update of the project's Slackware-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop: "Zenwalk 8.0 release is very close - beta 2 is ready now. Beta 2 fixes several minor bugs in Zenwalk's 'z' series of packages and it also provides all beta 2 bug fixes at the Slackware level. As requested by several testers, unprivileged user accounts creation dialog has been added to the setup, prior to the first X login. Also, some reviews let me think that I have to clear something about Zenwalk - Zenwalk *is* and *wants to be* a vanilla Slackware system with very few modifications at the system level. Zenwalk is not much easier to install than Slackware; just easier to setup at the desktop level. Being simpler than the big players, Slackware is already faster and more lightweight than most other Linux operating systems. You won't notice many differences between Zenwalk and Slackware - just a little bit faster to boot, fewer services, optimized SysVInit and a little bit more responsive." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download the installation DVD image from here: zenwalk-8.0beta2.iso (1,009MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2014-04-29 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.4 "Live" |
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Sebastian Reisse has announced the release of the "Live" edition of Zenwalk Linux 7.4 (also known as "Zenlive", based on Slackware Linux): "I uploaded the final version of Zenwalk Live 7.4 which has updated OpenSSL packages to fix the Heartbleed issue and some other small fixes. This is the first Zenwalk Live version that is NOT using an Aufs-enabled kernel but instead running Unionfs in userspace via FUSE on an unmodified Slackware generic kernel. It will also be probably the last Zenwalk Live version supporting 32-bit systems and it's going to be very likely the last Zenwalk Live edition that I contribute to the Zenwalk project. Same as in Zenwalk Live 7.2 I decided to feature PAE for supporting more than 4 GB RAM on 32-bit systems, but as a downside Zenwalk Live will not run on Pentium M (which lacks PAE support)." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download link: zenlive-7.4-dvd.iso (845MB, MD5). |
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| 2014-02-14 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.4 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.4. This is the project's first stable release since October 2012 and an important update of the Slackware-based desktop Linux distribution with the latest development build of the Xfce desktop. From the release announcement: "The Xfce desktop environment has been updated version 4.12 git, providing a good overview of the upcoming 4.12 final. This intermediate version has been fully tested during four months and the result can already be considered very stable (a few components of the Xfce 4.10 have been kept for stability). Several applications of previous Zenwalk releases have been replaced - MPlayer is now the multimedia player (instead of Totem), LXDM is the display manager (instead of GDM), Xfburn is the CD/DVD burner (instead of Brasero), Geeqie is now the image viewer. As usual most packages have been updated: LibreOffice 4.1.3, GIMP 2.8.10, Firefox 27.0, Thunderbird 24.3.0, Linux kernel 3.10.25 with performance tweaks." Get the new Zenwalk (installation CD image) from here: zenwalk-7.4.iso (661MB, MD5). |
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| 2013-12-06 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.4 Beta 1 |
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After a hiatus lasting just over a year, Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced a new development release of Zenwalk Linux - the first beta build of the upcoming version 7.4. Zenwalk Linux is a lightweight Slackware-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop environment. From the release announcement (which includes a screenshot of the default Xfce desktop): "Zenwalk Linux 7.4 beta is ready for testing. In this release you will find: LibreOffice 4.1.1, GIMP 2.8.6, Xfce 4.12git, Thunderbird 24.1.0, Firefox 25.0.1, Linux kernel 3.10.20 with performance tweaks. Several applications from previous Zenwalk releases have been replaced: MPlayer is now the multimedia player (instead of Totem), LXDM is the display manager (instead of GDM), Xfburn is the CD/DVD burner (instead of Brasero), Geeqie is now the image viewer. Have fun and please report bugs." Here is the brief with a screenshot of the default Xfce desktop. Download the installation CD image from the project's main download server: zenwalk-7.4beta1.iso (656MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-22 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.2 "Live" |
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The "Live" edition of Zenwalk Linux (also known as "Zenlive" and based on the latest version of Slackware Linux), version 7.2, has been released: "I am happy to finally announce the release of Zenlive 7.2 - just a few days after Zenwalk Linux 7.2 standard edition was official launched. A lot of fine-tuning and testing was necessary and a lot of packages have been upgraded since the last beta 3 to reflect recent changes in upstream Zenwalk. Under the hood: new xz compression Squashfs 4.0 (now in vanilla kernel); all new simple installer and live scripts; on-the-fly optional live module activation during the running live session; persistent changes feature is now supported, even over network shares; additional packages for more functionality; additional language packs and full Japanese language input support...." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download the live DVD image from here: zenlive-7.2-dvd.iso (922MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-10-12 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.2, a Slackware-based desktop Linux distribution with Xfce as the preferred desktop environment: "We are happy to release Zenwalk Linux 7.2. After several months of rescheduling we think it's time to let this new jet fly. Zenwalk 7.2 is loyal to its design - providing 1 application per task, everything needed to work, play, code and create, in a single 700 MB CD image, through a 10 minutes automatic install process on any recent computer. Zenwalk 7.2 runs on kernel 3.4.8 with BFS scheduler. The Zenwalk desktop is based on the Xfce 4.10, GTK+ 2.24.10 and 3.4.4, with unique look and feel and perfect ergonomic integration of the application set - LibreOffice 3.6.2, Firefox and Thunderbird 15.0.1, GIMP 2.8.2 and much more. The Netpkg package manager has been improved with multiple mirrors support and better performance." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-7.2.iso (679MB, MD5). |
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| 2012-08-29 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.2 RC5 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the fifth release candidate for Zenwalk Linux 7.2, a Slackware-based desktop distribution: "Zenwalk Linux 7.2 RC5 is ready for testing. Lately we've been looking towards a better Slackware compatibility, which will make it easy to switch to 64-bit in a near future using the Slackware64 package base. In fact Pat has updated GTK+ 2 and many other packages, added GTK+ 3, making it possible to replace many Zenwalk packages with very little adaptation. The work may not be finished, it's up to you to find any remaining bugs. Main changes: Linux kernel 3.4.8 with BFS scheduler; Xfce 4.10, LibreOffice 3.5, GTK+ 2.24.10 and 3.4.4, Thunderbird 14, GIMP 2.8, Firefox 14.0.1; Netpkg 4.9.1 with multi-mirror support." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: zenwalk-7.2RC5.iso (654MB, MD5).
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| 2011-05-26 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "GNOME" |
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Frederic Boulet has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "GNOME" edition, a Slackware-based distribution featuring the GNOME 2.32 desktop: "We are proud to provide Zenwalk GNOME 7.0 based on GNOME 2.32.1. It is the last step before going to GNOME 3.0. Zenwalk GNOME keeps the same way as the standard Zenwalk edition, a clean and clear desktop. Hal support is removed, NetworkManager is preferred instead of wicd, Rhythmbox is also introduced as the default music player and CD grabber, Viewnior is used as a fast and quick viewer of pictures, and Simple Scan replaces XSane to scan documents. As usual, most packages have been updated to the latest stable version: NetworkManager 0.8.4, gedit 2.30.4, Nautilus 2.32.2.1, Rhythmbox 0.13.3, Viewnior 1.1, Simple Scan 2.32.0.2, gThumb 2.12.3, LibreOffice 3.3.1, Linux kernel 2.6.37.4 with BFS scheduler and performance tweaks." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: zenwalk-gnome-7.0.iso (665MB, MD5).
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| 2011-05-08 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "Live" |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "Live" edition, a complete and installable Zenwalk live CD: "We are happy to announce the highly awaited Zenwalk Live 7.0, which will allow more people to try out Zenwalk without having to install it first. Zenwalk Live 7.0 is based on the sophisticated Slackware-Live scripts. Zenwalk Live consists of standard Zenwalk ISO packages following the main Zenwalk release, with the latest Xfce desktop and applications, and is shipped with a new artwork theme, additional localization packages for Icecat and Icedove, and the NVIDIA proprietary driver. It also comes with full support for inputting and displaying Japanese. You'll get the latest stable software including the most recent patches and bug fixes." Continue reading the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: zenlive-7.0.iso (688MB, MD5).
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| 2011-04-04 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "Core" |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "Core" edition, a minimalist, but extensible distribution based on Slackware Linux: "Zenwalk Core 7.0 is ready. Zenwalk Core 7.0 is the base foundation of Zenwalk - everything except the X server and desktop environment. Installation process takes about 10 minutes and then you are free to install just the packages you need to create your very own desktop environment or your highly optimized and secured server. Zenwalk Core features the 2.6.37.4 kernel with BFS scheduler, KMS and many performance tweaks. Two kernels are available - the standard one supporting SATA or PATA disks, and a bigger kernel supporting any disk technology from SATA to SCSI. Note: the next version of Zenwalk Core will most probably be included in Zenwalk Standard edition as an installation option." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: zenwalk_Core-7.0.iso (329MB, MD5).
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| 2011-03-29 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "Openbox" |
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Markus Muttilainen has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.0 "Openbox" edition, a Slackware-based distribution featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager: "Zenwalk Openbox 7.0 is ready. I am happy to bring you the Openbox spin of Zenwalk Linux. This release focuses on being more beginner-friendly by providing an integrated and easy-to-use Openbox desktop. You will get the latest stable software and new artwork. Some of the packages included are Linux kernel 2.6.37.4, glibc 2.13, Mozilla Firefox 4.0, Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.9, Gnumeric 1.10.12 and AbiWord 2.8.6. Tweak it till you geek it. Have fun!" Read the brief release announcement and check out the detailed changelog if you wish to find out more about the release. Download the installation CD image from here: zenwalk-openbox-7.0.iso (503MB, MD5).
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| 2011-03-25 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 7.0, a Slackware-based desktop distribution featuring the new Xfce 4.8 desktop: "Zenwalk Linux 7.0 is available for immediate download. Still desktop, Internet and multimedia oriented, Zenwalk 7.0 is a milestone in the evolution of the distribution. This release brings several major changes at user level and system level. At user level, the Xfce desktop environment has been updated to major version 4.8.1, coming with a new VFS, Xfce 4.8 allows CIFS and SFTP shares browsing through the file manager, making it mostly feature equivalent to GNOME while still a lot faster. The new panel has good support for transparency, and is packaged with many plugins out of the box. We are pleased to announce that OpenOffice.org will be replaced by LibreOffice.". Read the rest of the release announcement for full details. Download: zenwalk-7.0.iso (583MB, MD5).
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| 2011-03-05 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 RC3 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the third and final release candidate for Zenwalk Linux 7.0, a Slackware-based desktop distribution featuring the Xfce desktop: "Zenwalk Linux 7.0 RC3 is ready. Since RC2 we have fixed all reported bugs and the OS seems to be stable, so here we go for RC3, hopefully the last 7.0 release candidate. The kernel was downgraded to 2.6.35.11 (a long-term supported special branch) as we encountered several regressions with 2.6.37. Zenwalk 7.0 will come with Xfce 4.8.1 (stable version, many bugs have been fixed since 4.8.0), and we are pleased to announce that OpenOffice.org will be replaced by LibreOffice which appeared to be more reliable on Zenwalk during our testing process (stability is very important for an office software). We also changed a little bit the way we manage packages, you may have noticed that we no longer provide a 'current' repository." Read the complete release announcement for additional details. Download: zenwalk-7.0-RC3a.iso (556MB, MD5).
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| 2011-01-22 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 7.0 Beta 1 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 7.0, a Slackware-based distribution with a pre-configured Xfce desktop. The version comes with the recently-released Xfce 4.8.0. From the release announcement: "Zenwalk Linux 7.0 beta is ready for testing. Zenwalk 7.0 will be a milestone in the evolution of the distribution. At user level, the Xfce desktop environment has been updated to the brand new 4.8.0 version, providing many improvements and new features. Coming with a new VFS, Xfce 4.8.0 allows CIFS and SFTP shares browsing through the file manager, making it mostly feature-equivalent to GNOME while still a lot faster. The new panel has good support for transparency, and is packaged with many plugins out of the box. At system level Zenwalk 7.0 beta comes without HAL, which has been completely replaced by udev/GIO." The installation CD image is available for download from here: zenwalk-7.0BETA1.iso (554MB, MD5).
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| 2010-08-26 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "Live" |
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Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "Live" edition has been released: "Zenwalk Live 6.4 is ready. I am happy to announce Zenwalk Live 6.4, which will allow more people to discover the speed and simplicity of Zenwalk without having to install it first. It consists of standard Zenwalk ISO packages following the main Zenwalk release, with same set of applications and the latest Xfce desktop. Additional stuff besides the standard package selection include: livekernel with Aufs and Squashfs 3.4 including LZMA compression; scripts and tools that are needed for creating and running the live environment; Ash; a few localizations for Icecat and Icedove; Sazanami fonts and UIM with Anthy as input method to support Japanese language display and input; a unique custom theme for bootsplash and GDM." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: zenlive-6.4.iso (687MB, MD5).
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| 2010-06-20 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "Core" |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "Core" edition, a minimalist, but extensible Slackware-based operating system: "Zenwalk Core 6.4 is ready. Zenwalk Core is a one-of-a-kind complete 300 MB base Zenwalk system designed to build high-performance and high-security non-GUI Linux servers, or to be used as the base of a custom light-speed desktop system. It can be installed in just 10 minutes using the auto-install setup option on a dedicated disk. Zenwalk Core 6.4 provides the 2.6.33.4 kernel with the new BFS scheduler, designed for the best interactivity on multi-core CPUs while taking the most of lower specification machines. You'll notice better responsiveness of many applications, better real-time performance (very low latency), and efficiency of 'niced' commands." Find more details in the release announcement. Download: zenwalk-core-6.4.iso (285MB, MD5).
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| 2010-06-11 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 "GNOME" |
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Frédéric Boulet has announced the release of the "GNOME" edition of Zenwalk Linux 6.4, a Slackware-based distribution featuring the GNOME desktop: "We are proud to announce the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.4 GNOME edition. As always, Zenwalk features the latest Linux technology, including the Linux kernel 2.6.33.4 and the GNOME 2.28.2 desktop environment. The GNOME 2.28.2 desktop includes a number of new features: Totem has an asynchronous parsing API now, GNOME Power Manager now has support for laptops with multiple batteries and has added disk spin-down support for DeviceKit disks. The GNOME panel comes back to the origin layout. You will find the same software base as in the standard edition: Pidgin 2.7.0, Totem 2.28.6, Brasero 2.28.3, Goobox 2.1.1, Geany 0.8.1, gedit 2.28.4, OpenOffice.org 3.2.0, GStreamer 0.10.29; X.Org 7.5. Others GNOME applications are available in the extra repository." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-gnome-6.4.iso (568MB, MD5).
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| 2010-05-27 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.4, a Slackware-based distribution with the Xfce desktop, custom package management, and many user-friendly features: "Zenwalk Linux 6.4 provides many enhancements at system and application levels, while confirming the maturity and feature stability of Zenwalk. The brand new 2.6.33.4 kernel is featuring the new BFS scheduler, designed for the best desktop interactivity on multi-core CPUs while taking the most of lower specification machines. You'll notice better responsiveness of graphical applications, better real-time performance of sound applications (very low latency), and efficiency of 'niced' commands (compilation tasks can really be niced in a way they don't disturb other applications). Like its predecessor, Zenwalk 6.4 features ext4 as the main file system, and latest versions of most applications and desktop environments." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional details. Download: zenwalk-6.4.iso (520MB, MD5).
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| 2010-03-30 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.4 Beta |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 6.4, a Slackware-based distribution featuring the Xfce desktop: "Zenwalk 6.4 Beta is ready for testing. Zenwalk 6.4 provides many enhancements at system and application levels. The brand new 2.6.33.1 kernel features the new BFS scheduler, designed for the best desktop interactivity on multi-core CPUs while taking the most of lower-specification machines. You'll notice better responsiveness of graphical applications, better real-time performance of sound applications (very low latency), and efficiency of 'niced' commands. Like its predecessor, Zenwalk 6.4 features ext4 as main file system, and latest versions of most applications and desktop environments. Here's a summary of the important changes: updated version of Xfce 4.6.1; new artwork; udev 151 (faster boot); OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 (fast, optimized version); X.Org 7.5...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-6.4beta.iso (516MB, MD5).
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| 2009-11-09 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.2 "Core" |
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Emmanuel Bailleul has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.2 "Core" edition, a minimal Zenwalk distribution without any graphical servers intended as a starting point for building a custom desktop or server system: "Zenwalk Core 6.2 is ready! Like the plain 6.2, Zenwalk Core 6.2 is mostly new code (nearly all packages have been updated), and the base system has been slightly modified (ext4, kernel 2.6.30.5). The switch to LZMA for package compression has reduced the overall size of the ISO image to 170 MB. Here's a summary of important changes: Kernel 2.6.30.5; LZMA compression for packages; ext4 as main file system; faster boot (tuned init scripts); bus auto-detection in the installer (will choose appropriate kernel depending on the architecture, SATA, PATA, SCSI); latest development tools... In brief, all you need to create a personalized build platform, your favorite desktop environment or a clean and secured server machine." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: zenwalk-core-6.2.iso (169MB, MD5).
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| 2009-09-06 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.2, a Slackware-based distribution with advanced package management and Xfce as the default desktop: "Zenwalk 6.2 has been released. Zenwalk 6.2 is mostly new code (nearly all packages have been updated), and the base system has been slightly modified (ext4, Linux kernel 2.6.30.5). The switch to LZMA for package compression has reduced the overall size of the ISO image (490 MB) while allowing us to provide more applications and drivers. Here's a summary of the other important changes: the new XFCE 4.6.1; OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 (fast, optimized version); new Netpkg featuring a refined interface, rollback support and instant install with dependencies control; a complete set of HP printers drivers are included; faster boot (tuned init scripts); bus auto-detection in the installer (will choose appropriate kernel depending on the architecture, SATA, PATA, SCSI)." Read the complete release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-6.2.iso (492MB, MD5).
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| 2009-07-25 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.2 Beta |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced that the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 6.2, a Slackware-based desktop distribution, is now ready for testing: "Zenwalk Linux 6.2 beta has been released. Zenwalk Linux 6.2 is an up-to-date and improved version of Zenwalk 6.0, as we think that this series has reached the maturity level in terms of features. Here is a summary of the important changes: Linux kernel 2.6.30.2; ext4 as the main file system; the new Xfce 4.6.1; OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 (fast, optimized version); GRUB 2 bootloader with automatic configuration (will detect all your partitions and other operating systems); new Netpkg featuring a refined interface, rollback support and instant install with dependency control; faster boot (tuned init scripts); bus auto-detection in the installer (will choose appropriate kernel depending on the architecture, SATA, PATA, SCSI)." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-6.2BETA.iso (483MB, MD5).
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| 2009-05-12 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Live 6.0 |
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Pierrick Le Brun has announced the release of Zenwalk Live 6.0, a live CD edition of the popular Slackware-based distribution: "Zenwalk Live 6.0, the latest Zenwalk in a live CD format, is ready! Based on Zenwalk's current repository, Zenwalk live 6.0 is an almost perfect clone of the latest Zenwalk 6.0 with the addition of the latest security patches and bug fixes. Zenwalk Live 6.0 uses version 6.2.9 of the Linux-Live scripts and its kernel 2.6.28.7 is patched with Aufs, Squashfs and LZMA with sqlzma. Our native utilities, LiloFix and LiveClone, have been entirely rewritten in Glade/Python and new functionalities have been added to LiveClone. If you've just recently migrated to Linux, a beginner's guide will assist and guide you through all the basics." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: zenwalk-live-6.0.iso (686MB, MD5).
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| 2009-03-22 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.0 "GNOME" |
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George Vlahavas has announced the release of the GNOME edition of Zenwalk Linux 6.0, the first stable distribution shipping the brand new GNOME 2.26: "We are proud to announce the release of Zenwalk 6.0 GNOME edition! As always, Zenwalk features the latest Linux technologies, with Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 and the GNOME 2.26.0 desktop environment. One of the main changes over previous Zenwalk releases is the inclusion of a lightweight variant of OpenOffice.org 3.0.1, replacing AbiWord and Gnumeric. Other significant changes in this release are: faster boot; new Zenpanel with integrated disk manager, WiFi and wired network manager; GKSu-based desktop granting system; PAM authentication; new Netpkg with orphan dependencies and offline operation support; powerful Exaile music jukebox; GTHUMB for viewing images and importing them from a camera; new artwork...." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download: zenwalk-gnome-6.0.iso (687MB, MD5).
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| 2009-03-07 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.0 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 6.0, a Slackware-based distribution for the desktop: "We are proud to announce the 6th major version of Zenwalk Linux. This release comes with the biggest changelog in the history of the project to offer many new features and optimizations. We spent the 2 last month polishing the desktop around the new Xfce 4.6, making sure that this brand new version is well integrated into Zenwalk 6.0. We also replaced GNOME Office with our lightweight and optimized version of OpenOffice.org 3.0.1, split in two packages. The Totem movie player is also part of the adventure, replacing MPlayer, which is still available from our growing package repository." Read the rest of the release announcement for a more detailed list of changes. Download: zenwalk-6.0.iso (628MB, MD5).
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| 2009-02-28 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 6.0 RC1 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the first release candidate for Zenwalk Linux 6.0, a Slackware-based desktop distribution featuring the newly released Xfce 4.6 desktop: "Zenwalk 6.0 RC1 is available. Considering the size of the changelog, which probably makes it impossible to upgrade directly from Zenwalk 5.2 (due to the number of new packages and features), we decided that the version number should jump to 6.0. Here's a list of the most important changes: Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 with gspca (supports many USB webcams); Xfce 4.6; faster boot (tunned init scripts, with realtime I/O scheduler); PAM authentication has been added to the system; wicd is becoming the main network configuration tool; OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 replaces GNOME Office; improved suspend and hibernate, with Xfce power manager; new Netpkg with orphan dependencies and offline operation support; new artwork...." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-6.0RC1.iso (679MB, MD5).
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| 2008-12-24 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.4 Beta 1 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 5.4, a Slackware-based desktop distribution: "The first beta of Zenwalk Linux 5.4 is ready for testing. This beta version is a good preview of the upcoming Zenwalk 5.4, as we are mostly waiting for Xfce 4.6 final. The most important changes: Linux kernel 2.6.27.10 with gspca (supports many USB webcams); Xfce 4.6-beta2; faster boot; PAM authentication has been added to the system; wicd has become the main network configuration tool; improved suspend and hibernate with Xfce power manager; new Netpkg with orphan dependencies and 'offline operation' support; new Zenpanel with integrated disk manager, WiFi and wired network manager; Gksu keyring based desktop granting system; new artwork; many new applications." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-5.4BETA1.iso (462MB, MD5).
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| 2008-08-24 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.2 "GNOME" |
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George Vlahavas has announced the final release of Zenwalk Linux 5.2 "GNOME" edition: "Zenwalk GNOME 5.2 is now available. Based on Zenwalk current, it features the latest stable GNOME 2.22.3 Desktop, with a familiar Zenwalk desktop layout and beautiful Zenwalk artwork. Included in this release are Linux kernel 2.6.25.4, the latest X.Org 7.3 suite of X servers and the next generation of the Netpkg package manager. Zenwalk GNOME follows the 'one application per task' philosophy: Iceweasel and Icedove for all your browsing and email needs, wicd for easy connecting to wireless networks, Brasero for burning CD/DVD discs, AbiWord and Gnumeric for your office needs, the GIMP for editing graphics files and photos, gtkam for managing your digital camera and gmusicbrowser for handling huge collections of music. Totem is the multimedia player of choice." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: zenwalk-gnome-5.2.iso (598MB, MD5).
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| 2008-08-08 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.2 Beta "GNOME" |
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Here is a new option for the fans of Slackware Linux and the GNOME desktop - Zenwalk Linux 5.2 "GNOME" edition. A first beta build was released earlier today: "We are proud to announce that Zenwalk GNOME 5.2 beta is ready for testing. Based on Zenwalk current, it features the latest stable GNOME 2.22.3 desktop, customized with beautiful Zenwalk artwork. Also included are Linux kernel 2.6.25.4, the latest X.Org 7.3 suite of X servers and the next generation of the Netpkg package manager. Zenwalk GNOME follows the 'one application per task' Zenwalk philosophy and provides a complete programming environment for coders. Changes since the alpha version: all known problems and bugs have been fixed; it should work under VirtualBox now; Evince has taken its place in the ISO again; the Metacity compositor is now turned off by default." Read the short release announcement posted on Zenwalk's user forum. Download: zenwalk-gnome-5.2beta.iso (598MB, MD5).
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| 2008-06-18 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Live 5.2 |
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Pierrick Le Brun has announced the release of Zenwalk Live 5.2, a live CD edition of the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux: "Zenwalk Live 5.2, the latest Zenwalk in its live CD format is ready! Based on Zenwalk Current and a slightly modified version 6.2.3 of the Linux-Live scripts, Zenwalk Live is meant to be an almost perfect clone of Zenwalk standard, although it now uses a slightly modified kernel in order to unlock specific live CD features, such as the re-mastering of Zenwalk Live on a USB key with persistent changes. As always, Zenwalk live features several specific live CD GUI tools which you will find in Zenpanel. Essential recovery and system tools, such as LiloFix, GParted and TestDisk have not been forgotten. Zenwalk Live 5.2 includes all the latest improvements from Zenwalk 5.2 recent release." Visit the distribution's user forums to read the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-live-5.2.iso (527MB, MD5).
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| 2008-06-07 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 5.2: "The long awaited Zenwalk Linux 5.2 is now available. What's new? The new release includes nearly 500 changes to software packages including a number of updates, bug fixes and enhanced replacements for some software. Notable updates include the Linux kernel version 2.6.25.4 and the Xfce desktop 4.4.2. An improved package manager; Netpkg 'new generation' is now at version 4, introducing many improvements: better layout, tree-like view of packages, many help pop-ups, ultra-intuitive user interface, automatic colorization of icons; full internationalization of the user interface; real-time recursive dependency computing, and full-text search. Improved multimedia support; refined system power usage; the beautiful and well-polished Xfce desktop refreshed with new artwork...." Read the complete release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-5.2.iso (505MB, MD5).
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| 2008-05-22 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.2 Beta |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 5.2: "The long awaited Zenwalk 5.2 is out in beta. It has been four months since the last release and it's time to brush off the packages. What's new? The package manager, netpkg 'new generation' v4, has been completely rewritten in Perl-GTK and several new features have been added, making this already great application even greater. MPlayer is provided with the latest dvdnav (DVD menus support). Powerthend adds CPU scaling daemon and control script. The suspend and resume system has been improved. What's updated? As usual for each release, the desktop has been refreshed with new artwork. Almost all packages have been updated or rebuilt, including the Linux kernel 2.6.25.4 and Xfce 4.4.2. The update also takes care of a number of security fixes." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-5.2BETA.iso (507MB, MD5).
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| 2008-03-25 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Live 5.0 |
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Zenwalk Live 5.0, a live edition of the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux distribution, has been released: "Zenwalk Live 5.0 is ready! Based on the 'current' repository, the new Zenwalk Live features all the latest secure and stable versions of Zenwalk 5.0 standard packages. With this release, it is also our great pleasure to present Zen Installer which will enable you to install a standard Zenwalk system onto your computer's hard drive. Now, if you first use Live Clone to remaster your own live CD and then execute Zen Installer from that remastered live CD, you will install your own customized version of Zenwalk rather than the standard edition. This is very helpful if you need to deploy a highly personalized Zenwalk system on the computer park of a school, a cybercafé, an office or an organization. As always, Zenwalk Live 5.0 also offers extended multilingual, multimedia and WiFi support." Here is the brief release announcement. Download: zenwalk-live-5.0.iso (482MB, MD5).
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| 2008-01-18 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.0 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 5.0: "Zenwalk Linux 5.0 has been released! Version 5.0 is the first Zenwalk release to introduce the Freedesktop HAL system. Noticeable enhancements found in version 5.0 are numerous software updates, including the latest X.Org 7.3 suite of X servers, drivers, fonts and other software. Other updates include the latest version of the Iceweasel web browser, the Icedove email client and hundreds more! WiFi support in Zenwalk 5.0 is probably the very best of what you can expect to find in the GNU/Linux world. The modern and powerful Wicd WiFi browser replaces WiFi Radar, while the Intel wireless device firmware is provided out of the box. Following tradition, Zenwalk's default desktop environment is based on Xfce, which is now at version 4.4.2." Further details can be found in the release announcement. Download: zenwalk-5.0.iso (469MB, MD5).
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| 2007-12-27 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 5.0 Beta |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 5.0: "Zenwalk 5.0 will be a major release, introducing several new systems. Firstly, version 5.0 is the first Zenwalk release to introduce the freedesktop.org HAL system. Noticeable enhancements to Zenwalk found in version 5.0 are the numerous software updates, including the latest X.Org 7.3 suite of X servers, drivers, fonts and other software packaged in a modular and easily manageable fashion. The modern and powerful wicd WiFi browser replaces WiFi Radar, while Intel's wireless device firmware is provided out of the box. Following tradition, Zenwalk's default desktop environment is Xfce and is now at version 4.4.2." Read the complete release notes for more details and download links. Interested beta testers can download the installation CD image from here: zenwalk-5.0.iso (475MB, MD5).
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| 2007-12-22 |
Distribution Release: ZenEdu Live |
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Pierrick Le Brun announced the availability of ZenEdu Live Christmas Edition, a special edition of Zenwalk Linux: "Zenwalk community, on the occasion of this festive season, is pleased to offer you a Special Edition of ZenEdu Live. A live CD based on Zenwalk snapshot and focusing on educational and fun contents which can be used independently by educational institutions, families, students and children alike. Along with the legendary speed, lightness and full multimedia support you can expect from a Zenwalk derived production, key features include the famed educational suite GCompris, the universal OpenOffice.org suite and the indispensable over-the-network teaching and viewing tool iTALC, already pre-configured with teacher/student parameters." Here is the full announcement. Download: zenedu_specialed_2007.iso (697MB, MD5).
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| 2007-11-16 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Live 4.8 |
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Michael Verret has announced the release of the "Live" edition of Zenwalk Linux 4.8: "With great joy the Zenwalk Live team presents Zenwalk Live 4.8. New or improved features of Zenwalk Live include automatic wide-screen resolution adjustments, the ability to read and write to the NTFS file system, a LiloFix GUI tool, wireless free drivers and much, much more. This release also comes complete with enhanced localization and user guides translated into more languages than ever before so that you feel right at home, no matter where you are as you learn all of its features and just what this thing can really do for you. Weighing in at under 500 MB, this baby packs a punch!" Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-live-4.8.iso (473MB, MD5).
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| 2007-10-07 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.8 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 4.8 "The Zenwalk Team is happy to announce the Zenwalk 4.8 release. After several release-candidates, it seems that we are ready for a very stable release. Kernel is now at 2.6.22.9, with its new wireless stack, tickless clock and 1000 Hz scheduler for better reactivity while lowering power consumption (ideal for laptops). Talking about applications, the very visible change in 4.8 is the substitute of Firefox and Thunderbird into the equivalent GNU licence versions, named Iceweasel and Icedove. Video and X.Org auto-configuration has been improved to handle wide-screen monitors as well as to provide full features for Synaptics touchpads. The fine-tuning of the user interface continues with new desktop artwork, new bootsplash." Read the full release announcement to learn more about the new features in Zenwalk Linux 4.8. Download: zenwalk-4.8.iso (433MB, MD5).
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| 2007-09-25 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.8 RC |
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Fred Galusik has announced that the release candidate for Zenwalk Linux 4.8 is now available for testing: "We are pleased to announce the Zenwalk 4.8 RC release. Thanks to our devoted users, many bugs have been fixed and many improvements have been done since the beta release. As an example, SLIM, the very light desktop manager, has been modified to handle custom commands such as halt, reboot, hibernate, per user keyboard and locale configuration. KTSUSS (Keep The Su Simple, Stupid), replaces the well-known gksu, however a wrapper is provided for backward compatibility. Many packages have been updated: Linux kernel 2.6.22.7, Pidgin 2.2.0, Transmission 0.82, ra73 support has been added to wpa-supplicant 0.5.8. At the same time, OpenOffice.org, its localization packages and most other packages provided in [extra] repository were kept up to date as well." Read the rest of the release announcement release announcement for further details. Download: zenwalk-4.8.iso (429MB, MD5).
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| 2007-08-31 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.8 Beta |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the availability of a beta release of Zenwalk Linux 4.8: "The Zenwalk Team is happy to announce the Zenwalk 4.8 beta release. The up-to-date kernel is now at 2.6.22.5, with its new wireless stack, tickless clock and 1000 Hz scheduler for better reactivity while lowering power consumption. The most important change in 4.8 is the substitution of Firefox and Thunderbird by the equivalent GNU packages, named IceWeasel and IceDove. The fine-tuning of the user interface continues with new desktop artwork and new boot splash. The GDM login manager has been replaced with SLIM. Zenwalk 4.8 introduces GMusicBrowser, an application that can do everything you can dream of to categorize your music collection, edit tags, normalize file names, and browse thousands of music files very easily." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-4.8beta.iso (428MB, MD5).
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| 2007-07-07 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Live 4.6 |
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Michael Verret has announced the release of Zenwalk Live 4.6, the live CD edition of Zenwalk Linux: "We are pleased to announce the release of Zenwalk Live 4.6. This version is based on Zenwalk Linux 4.6 and compliments the security, speed and stability you've come to expect from Zenwalk. In addition to the selection of software and tools provided by the standard edition of Zenwalk, included in this Live edition are the GParted graphical hard disc partitioning software, system recovery tools and much more. On the desktop, Xfce 4.4.1 is provided complete with notification support to let systems like udev notify the user about auto-mounted devices such as USB keys, DVD, etc. The Thunar file manager now handles video thumbnails and many new panel plugins have been added or updated." Here is the complete release announcement. Download: zenwalk-live-4.6.iso (394MB, MD5).
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| 2007-06-14 |
Distribution Release: Zenserver 0.5 |
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The Zenwalk Linux development team has announced the release of Zenserver 0.5, the project's new server edition: "After over four months of development, Zenserver 0.5 has been released. There has been a huge amount of changes since last release. Zenserver 0.5 features the 2.6.19.7 kernel with the Grsecurity patch, lighttpd, PHP, MySQL, BIND, Postfix, Samba, full development tools, WebLua, and ZSAdmin for effective and simple systems administration. ZSAdmin is capable of enabling web scripting languages for lighttpd, system configuration, configuring inetd, configuring MySQL, and more." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: zenserver-0.5.iso (263MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
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| 2007-06-01 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.6 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 4.6: "The Zenwalk Team is happy to announce that Zenwalk 4.6 (code name 'Red Pill') has been released. The up-to-date kernel is now at 2.6.21.3, providing KVM support. New init scripts and several performance enhancement have also been committed. The Xfce desktop is provided in version 4.4.1, with notification support to let systems like udev notify the user about auto-mounted devices (USB keys, DVD...). The Thunar file manager now handles video thumbnails and many new panel plugins have been added or updated. X11 compositing (aka translucency, window shadows...) is available out of the box. The most important change in 4.6 at system level is the new tool chain, with GCC 4.1, which has been fully implemented." Here is the full release announcement. Download: zenwalk-4.6.iso (451MB, MD5).
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| 2007-05-13 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.6 Beta 2 |
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The second beta release of Zenwalk Linux 4.6 is ready for testing: "After some weeks of testing, it seems that we have managed to fix most problems that were reported on the beta1. Apart of the stabilization process, we have been working on a new GTK+ network configuration tool with firewall support and merged the firewall support in the main networking start-up process. This is an example of one more big fork from Slackware. Practically speaking, a Zenwalk box can now be firewalled with only one click on a checkbox. This system also allows advanced netfilter specialists to setup a complex firewall policy and still be able to activate and deactivate it from the new networking frontend: it's called xnetconf." See the rest of the release announcement for full details. Download: zenwalk-4.6beta2.iso (454MB, MD5).
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| 2007-05-01 |
Development Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.6 Beta 1 |
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Michael Verret has announced the availability of the first beta release of Zenwalk Linux 4.6: "The beta 1 of Zenwalk 4.6 'Red pill' introduces public beta releases of Zenwalk Linux. Main changes in this release are: kernel 2.6.21, with KVM support; a new toolchain, featuring a new glibc and GCC so that most packages have been rebuilt; Xfce 4.4.1 with new plugins and system notifications (for example, udev now send user notifications about hotplugged devices); Firefox 2.0.0.3, Thunderbird 2.0.0.0; many improvements in the base system and admin tools. You will notice that Zenwalk installer has been simplified a lot, making it one of the simplest setups available in the GNU/Linux world. You will also enjoy faster boot times, resulting from the highly parallelized and optimized init system." Here is the full release announcement. Interested beta testers can download the beta CD image from here: zenwalk-4.6.iso (451MB, MD5).
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| 2007-04-18 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Live 4.4.1 |
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Michael Verret has announced the release of Zenwalk Live 4.4.1, a live CD edition of Zenwalk Linux: "We are pleased to announce the release of Zenwalk Live 4.4.1. As you have grown to expect, Zenwalk Live replicates a Zenwalk Standard installation while at the same time adds many features. Also included are the GParted graphical hard disk partitioning software as well as a new utility in ZenPanel (Zenwalk's System Administration Control Panel) enabling a recovery of the LILO boatloader setup on your PC. Zenwalk Live continues to provide a complete development suite for all of you coders and software developers. For you video gaming fans, you'll be pleased to know that Zenwalk Live 4.4.1 includes Mega Mario, Ceferino Hazaña, Frozen Bubble, LBreakout and Wormux." More details in the release announcement. Download: zenwalk-live-4.4.1.iso (491MB, MD5).
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| 2007-02-22 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.4 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 4.4: "Dear community, Zenwalk 4.4 has been released. This version of Zenwalk utilizes the new Xfce 4.4 desktop and kernel 2.6.20. It introduces many new features and utilities: everything has been polished in many ways. The automount system has been enhanced to detect and handle more CD/DVD devices, including dynamic mount points management. Fusesmbtool has been updated and can now be launched from the Thunar file manager on any folder in order to browse network shares. Zenwalk 4.4 introduces the hotname system: with a few mouse clicks you can rename any USB mounted device to your preferred 'nice' name." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: zenwalk-4.4.iso (424MB, MD5).
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| 2007-01-16 |
Distribution Release: ZenLive 4.2 |
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ZenLive, the live CD edition of Zenwalk Linux, has reached version 4.2: "ZenLive 4.2 is based on Zenwalk Linux version 4.2 and compliments the speed and stability you've come to expect from Zenwalk. Some of the new features include Zenpanel which is Zenwalk's new system configuration panel that makes customizing your Linux system easy. Desktop enhancements include a new panel layout and RSS feed reader that were added to Xfce among other nice enhancements, such as the original Tango-derived icon theme. Howl has been replaced with the more modern and supported Avahi Zeroconf subsystem. Fam has been replaced with Gamin resulting in noticeable speed increases to file and directory monitoring." Find more details in the release announcement. Download: zenlive-4.2.iso (476MB, MD5).
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| 2007-01-06 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.2 |
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Jean-Philippe Guillemin has announced the release of Zenwalk Linux 4.2: "Version 4.2 of Zenwalk Linux is officially released. This version comes with the Linux kernel 2.6.18.6 and X.Org 7.1.1, along with new features and hundreds of updated packages. Some of the more noticeable changes include 'Zenpanel' which is Zenwalk's new system configuration panel that makes customizing your Linux system easy. Zenwalk 4.2 desktop introduces a new panel layout and RSS feed reader that was added to Xfce. Howl has been replaced with the more modern and supported Avahi Zeroconf subsystem. Python has been upgraded to version 2.5 to bring new features and stability to the overall system." More details in the release announcement. Download: zenwalk-4.2.iso (406MB, MD5).
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| 2006-12-19 |
Distribution Release: ZenEdu 0.3 |
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The Zenwalk Linux project has announced the release of ZenEdu 0.3, a distribution whose main goal is to provide an easy-to-install, stable and free operating system to nurseries and primary schools. ZenEdu includes a good collection of teachers' tools for their daily educational work as well as games dedicated to children. ZenEdu 0.3 is based on Zenwalk Linux 4.0, with a number of applications removed and replaced with educational software, such as Dr Geo, GCompris, GNU Chess, OpenOffice.org, TuxMath, Tux Paint, Tuxtype, and many others. The distribution currently supports French only. For more information about the project and its goals please read the release announcement and visit ZenEdu's presentation page with screenshots (both links in French). The CD image is available for download from here: zenedu-0.3.iso (663MB, MD5).
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| 2006-11-20 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 4.0 |
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Zenwalk Linux 4.0 has been released: "The major version number reflects that X11 is updated to version 7.1, which is a structural modification, system wide. All X software packages have been recompiled, including a large amount of software in the ZenCommunity repository. This is the biggest change since the beginning of the Zenwalk project; however, old Zenwalk 3.x and Slackware 11 X-software packages should be compatible with Zenwalk 4.0. This version of Zenwalk uses the new stable 2.6.18.1 kernel. Netpkg has been updated with a new GTK-based user interface - a total rewrite of the software to become one of the most advanced and intuitive network package managers." More details about the changes and updates in Zenwalk Linux 4.0 are available in the release announcement. Download: MD5).
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| 2006-10-07 |
Distribution Release: ZenLive Linux 3.0 |
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ZenLive Linux 3.0 has been released. ZenLive is a live CD edition of the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux: "ZenLive 3.0 is here! We are proud to present the next generation of the ZenLive Linux live CD. Based on the latest stable release of Zenwalk Linux, version 3.0, ZenLive 3.0 is a live CD powerhouse complete with wireless networking support, multimedia, office and gaming software, as well as international fonts and DVD codecs. It has been optimized for easier usage including one application per task and the latest XFce desktop and Zenwalk artwork. Changes from ZenLive 2.8 include: better USB storage devices support and sound auto-configuration; a new, more stable implementation of the Unionfs file system; Linux kernel 2.6.17.11; over 100 software upgrades as well as some new software." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download: zenlive-3.0.iso (439MB, MD5).
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| 2006-09-08 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 3.0 |
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Zenwalk Linux 3.0 has been released: "The development team of the Zenwalk Linux operating system is pleased to announce that the latest stable major release, Zenwalk 3.0, is now available for download as a CDROM ISO, and from CD stores. This release includes numerous software and visual advancements. Key software improvements include XFce 4.3.99.1, the Linux kernel 2.6.17.11 Firefox 1.5.0.6, Thunderbird 1.5.0.5, Xarchiver 0.4, as well as many others all updated to the latest releases (around 200 packages updated or added). Visual aspects of the desktop have been improved by using a complete Tango icon set." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: zenwalk-3.0.iso (414MB, MD5). On a related note, an updated version of ZenLive Linux (Zenwalk's live CD edition) has also been released.
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| 2006-09-03 |
Distribution Release: ZenLive Linux 2.8 |
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A new version of ZenLive Linux, a subproject the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux, is out: "It's official, ZenLive 2.8 has been released! This is a major version release based on the latest stable release of Zenwalk Linux, version 2.8. In addition, the latest versions of Zenwalk's net-based package management system, 'netpkg', which now allows software downloading from multiple repositories, system-tools and xdialog have been upgraded. A few new games have been added. All of your favorite Zenwalk applications are here as well so you'll feel right at home. Zenwalk 2.8 is a live CD powerhouse complete with wireless networking support, multimedia, office and gaming software, as well as international fonts and DVD codecs." Visit the project's home page to read the complete release announcement. Download: zenlive-2.8.iso (438MB, MD5).
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| 2006-07-21 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 2.8 |
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The development team of the Zenwalk GNU/Linux distribution is pleased to announce that their latest stable release, Zenwalk Linux 2.8, is now available: "Zenwalk 2.8 is a major evolution as more than 160 packages have been updated or added, including the Linux kernel 2.6.17.6 and several system improvements... Visual enhancements include a new boot splash screen and 4 new icon themes for the latest XFCE desktop environment (version 4.3.90.2). The most significant recent addition to Zenwalk's software repository is a full GNOME desktop environment built in only six packages! Extra desktop environments (Gnome and KDE) are available as optional packages in the repository, available via Zenwalk's internet based package management system "netpkg"." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-2.8.iso (410MB, MD5).
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| 2006-07-21 |
Distribution Release: ZenLive Linux 2.6.1 |
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A simple bug-fix and general improvement from ZenLive-2.6, a new live CD edition of the Slackware-based distribution Zenwalk, has been released: "ZenLive-2.6.1 features new games, the Gparted utility with ntfs support, full DVD support and a better sampling of International fonts. Furthermore, it is based upon Zenwalk-current (as of July 15th) which will give you a sneak peek into the imminent Zenwalk-2.8 release... At the same time, we have also released a Special French-speaking edition dedicated to our sister website: Zenwalk.fr. This Special Edition features, among other things, a direct boot & applications such as Firefox & Thunderbird already in French. Enjoy!" More information, including the changelog and download links, can be found on the project's home page. Get the live CD image from here: ZenLive-2.6.1.iso (500MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
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| 2006-07-02 |
Distribution Release: ZenLive Linux 2.6 |
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The fans of Zenwalk Linux will be excited to learn that a new live CD edition of the Slackware-based distribution has been released: "An idea has quickly become a reality as the ZenLive Linux live CD project is happy to announce its first major release - ZenLive 2.6! This release is based on a combination of Zenwalk Linux and Linux-Live scripts to create the ultimate Linux live CD. The features of this release include hardware recognition using Zenwalk's configuration tools, international translations, the latest XFce window manager, multimedia applications, video games, office software, and networking and development tools - all in a single CD." More information and download links can be found on the project's home page. Get the live CD image from here: ZenLive-2.6.iso (413MB, MD5); also available via BitTorrent.
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| 2006-05-23 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 2.6 |
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Zenwalk Linux 2.6 has been released: "A new stable Zenwalk release 2.6 is available as a CD-ROM ISO. More than 80 packages have been updated or added. The kernel is 2.6.16.16. Since the last release, we worked on the desktop look and feel, and also on Zenwalk specific system tools, like networkconfig, serviceconfig,and Zenwalk USB automount system. In our continuous search for the best applications for our GTK2-based platform, we have added WiFi Radar to handle WiFi roaming network profiles. The extra section provides optional add-on packages made specifically for your Zenwalk system, like the OpenOffice.org suite or KDE." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-2.6.iso (413MB, MD5).
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| 2006-04-04 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 2.4 |
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A new major release of the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux is ready: "Our latest release sports a brand new 2.6.16.1 kernel, and the latest udev, which provides improved support for hotplugging devices - cleaning up the remains of the old hotplug system. Now that the transition to a full udev is complete, we were also able to remove the discover service. The changes were not limited to the base system though; with the 2.4, a series of updated packages will be released (nearly 130 packages)." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download: zenwalk-2.4.iso (420MB, MD5).
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| 2006-02-16 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 2.2 |
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A new major release of the Slackware-based Zenwalk Linux is out: "Zenwalk 2.2 has been released! This version introduces many improvements at system and desktop levels. Zenwalk 2.2 runs atop Linux kernel version 2.6.15.4, introducing an improved hotplug subsystem, fully based on udev. This is a major change in the way Linux handles hotpluging and coldpluging, thus resulting in faster boot times. About 140 packages have been updated, including the Mozilla Firefox web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird email client, AbiWord word processor, Gnumeric spreadsheet.... Like before, the Zenwalk desktop is based on XFce (version 4.3.0)." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download: zenwalk-2.2.iso (416MB, MD5).
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| 2006-01-18 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 2.1 (Core) |
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The developers of Zenwalk Linux have released the "core" of the upcoming Zenwalk 2.2: "Zenwalk core 2.1 is released! The new version of Zenwalk core includes the following improvements: based on Linux kernel version 2.6.14.4 with Reiser4 support; SGI XFS support was added; Pcmciautils replaces Pcmcia-cs; video detection tool 'videoconfig' was improved and should auto-detect nearly 100% of video card drivers and monitor frequencies; network configuration tool 'networkconfig' now handles wireless settings; glibc is upgraded to version 2.3.6, GCC to version 3.4.5; Netpkg now has full dependency support...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: zenwalk-2.1core.iso (244MB, MD5).
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| 2005-12-04 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 2.0.1 |
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Zenwalk Linux 2.0.1 has been released: "This release is based on the 2.6.14.2 kernel, with Reiser4 filesystem support and many enhancements and updates. Zenwalk 2.0.1 is the biggest jump in Zenwalk evolution since the beginning of the project. Main software updates are XFce 4.2.3.2, xine 1.1.1, Firefox 1.5, KDE 3.5 available from 'netpkg'. GTK has been updated to version 2.8.7, based on the Cairo library designed for a better use of display hardware acceleration. All GTK applications that can take advantage of Cairo were rebuilt or upgraded. Zenwalk 2.0.1 includes full OpenOffice.org 2.0...." Read the rest of the release announcement for more details. Download: zenwalk-2.0.1.iso (477MB, MD5).
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| 2005-11-27 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk 2.0 Core |
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Zenwalk Core is a new edition of Zenwalk Linux; it is composed of essential system files only, without any graphical programs: "We are proud to announce the release of Zenwalk-core: a new branch of Zenwalk Linux. Zenwalk-core is a complete Zenwalk system without X applications. Zenwalk-core is intended to be used as a starting point to build a custom desktop system or a server system, and for users with limited space on their disk, or great perfectionists wanting to build their personal desktop system themselves. The idea is simple: the user downloads and install the 230MB ISO, then uses the 'netpkg' online tool to install his preferred desktop environment (XFce, KDE) and only applications he needs from the Internet repository, resulting in a fully personalized Linux system." Find more information in the release announcement. Download: zenwalk-core-2.0.iso (231MB, MD5).
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| 2005-10-15 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 1.3 |
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Zenwalk Linux (formerly Minislack) 1.3 has been released: "The stable Zenwalk Linux 1.3 is available as a CD-ROM ISO. More than a hundred packages have been updated, including kernel 2.6.12.6 with Reiser4 support. Many new features have been added. The fast and complete XFce desktop environment (4.2.2) has been updated with the new Xffm file manager (4.3.3.1) that allows desktop icons and 'icon view' mode of operation. Zenwalk is leaning towards the GTK toolkit API and provides its own gnome-libs packages (2.10.2), but runs both GTK and QT environments at will. Installing and running KDE as your primary desktop is optional. Zenwalk 1.3 is a complete desktop and multimedia environment including a host of graphical (GTK) system configuration tools." The release announcement. Download: zenwalk-1.3.iso (402MB, MD5).
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| 2005-08-12 |
Distribution Release: Zenwalk Linux 1.2 |
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Zenwalk Linux is a new name of what used to be known as "Minislack". The change of name is accompanied by a new release - version 1.2: "We are happy to announce the first release: Zenwalk 1.2. New features are the hardware Discover service (v2.0.7), Gnome System Tools (v1.2) which provide a more user-friendly way to setup network, users, time, and Gnome CUPS Manager for easy printer setup. A large number of packages have been updated, most significant being the kernel (2.6.12.2), GCC, Firefox, Thunderbird, Gnome-libs, OpenOffice.org (1.9.122). Developers can also try the new Chai source code editor, which is available in the extra section." Read the release announcement for more information. Download: zenwalk-1.2.iso (399MB, MD5).
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| 2005-07-06 |
Reviews: A Linux Newbie's Introduction to Minislack |
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DesktopLinux.com has published an interesting user review of Minislack: "It has been a pleasant surprise to discover that such a complete, yet small and non-demanding (in terms of resources) distribution as Minislack exists. I plan to continue to work with it as my primary platform for playing around with Linux. I have seen the popularity of Minislack climbing over the past several months. Given the enthusiasm from the team, I believe this will continue. I also believe that Minislack will continue utilizing open source applications only - it is in the entire nature of the distribution. I came from a non-Linux environment (Windows). Now, instead of a standard system with a very limited route for upgrades, I have a fast and flexible Linux system - highly upgradeable, and equipped with all the software I use on a regular basis." Read all about a user's migration from Windows to Minislack.
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| 2005-06-10 |
Distribution Release: Minslack 1.1 |
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Minislack 1.1 has been released: "The Minislack team is pleased to announce availability of Minislack 1.1. This version introduces the fast and reliable Reiser4 filesystem, NPTL support, and 'netpkg' - a user friendly package management and update tool. Main updates are kernel 2.6.11.10, XFCE 4.2.2, OpenOffice.org 2.0b (available via netpkg), Firefox 1.0.4, Gaim 1.3.0. A lot of minor updates are also provided, please take a look at the changelog for details. The XFce desktop has been redesigned for a modern and sober look & feel with SVG icons. This release has been examined during 2 weeks by our team of testers, thanks to the growing Minislack community for their help supporting the project." The release announcement. Download from here: minislack-1.1.iso (406MB, MD5).
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| 2005-05-03 |
Distribution Release: Minislack 1.0.1 |
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Minislack has been updated to version 1.0.1: "Minislack 1.0.1 is a maintenance release providing the following changes: a new service management tool called 'service'; a more pleasant setup color; addition of the Ruby language interpreter; cleanup in the package tree; minor bugfixes (XFce package). The ISO is already available in the download section (by the way, the torrent mirror is currently unavailable, sorry for this)." This is the full release announcement. Download: minislack-1.0.1.iso (399MB).
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| 2005-04-24 |
Distribution Release: Minislack 1.0 |
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Minislack 1.0 has been released: "The Minislack project's team is happy to announce the availability of the 1.0 version. 1.0 includes lots of updates: kernel 2.6.11.6, XFce 4.2.1.1, GNOME 2.10, Thunderbird 1.0.2, Firefox 1.0.3, AbiWord 2.2.7, Gnumeric 1.4.2, Gxine 0.4.1, Grip 3.2.0, Leafpad 0.7.9, Libglade 2.5.1, and more... This release also includes security enhancements (firewall, inetd tuning), and good cpufreqd support for laptops. Minislack provides all needed GNOME libraries to run most GTK+2 Gnome applications. KDE users will find an optimized KDE 3.4 distribution in the packages section of the Minislack website." Read the release announcement for more details. Download: minislack-1.0.iso (397MB); also available via BitTorrent.
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| 2005-03-26 |
Distribution Release: Minislack 0.4 |
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Minislack 0.4 has been released: "The Minislack Linux Team is pleased to announce the availability of Minislack 0.4. This new stable release has been tested during 2 weeks of daily work. It includes updates, enhancements, and also new applications. Main updates are kernel 2.6.11.4, GCC 3.3.5, X.Org 6.8.2, GTK+ 2.6.3, Firefox 1.0.1, Gaim 1.2.0. Gnomebaker 0.3 replaces X-CD-Roast for CD/DVD burning, Beep 0.9.7 replaces XMMS and Ethereal 0.10.9 was added. Minislack 0.4 now includes an easy to setup firewall, and the install script has been simplified. Our testers report performance enhancement, reliability, and great hardware support." Here is the full release announcement. The Minislack 0.4 ISO image can be downloaded via BitTorrent: minislack-0.4.iso.torrent (393MB).
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| 2005-02-17 |
Distribution Release: Minislack 0.3 |
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A new version of Minislack, a light-weight Slackware-based Linux distribution with WindowMaker and XFce, has been released: "Smaller and still more complete than ever, this is a key release of Minislack. Minislack 0.3 runs by default on kernel 2.6.10, with support for most hardware including SCSI, ACPI, PCMCIA, frame buffered video-card support, and was built in accordance with Slackware's i486 philosophy. Minislack 0.3 provides two of the fastest and most reliable X environments: XFce (4.2) and WindowMaker (0.91), along with all needed GTK2/GNOME libraries. GNOME and KDE users will like to install their favorite desktop using the included Slapt-get tool." Read the release announcement for further information about the release. Download: minislack-0.3.iso (416MB).
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| 2004-08-23 |
Distribution Release: Minislack 0.2 |
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A new version of the Slackware-based Minislack Linux distribution is out: "The new version of Minislack comes with kernel 2.6.7 and GCC 3.3.4, following the release of Slackware 10.0. At desktop level: the X server switches to Xorg, and default graphical environment becomes KDE with an elegant look inspired from Gnustep. WindowMaker is provided in CVS version with new antialiased fonts support. Of course Minislack provides essential tools for coding (Python 2.3.4, Perl 5.8.4, Vim 6.3.004, Kdevelop 3.0.4, Quanta 3.2.3, Kate), office production (GIMP 2.0.2, Koffice 1.3.1, CD burning tool K3B 0.11.12), as well as Internet software (Mozilla 1.7, Kmail 1.6.2), and more..." You can find the announcement on the distribution's home page. Download: minislack-0.2.iso (578MB).
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