Welcome to Slackware 8.1!
Slackware 8.1 is a complete distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system.
This version contains the 2.4.18 Linux kernel, plus recent versions of these
(and many more) software packages:
- C compiler gcc-2.95.3 and gcc-3.1
- Binutils 2.12.90.0.9
- GNU C Library glibc-2.2.5
- Shadow Password Suite shadow-4.0.3
- Util-linux util-linux-2.11r
- X Window System XFree86 4.2.0
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-8.1/
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 CRC format file checksums.
|-- 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 8.0 to 8.1.
|-- FAQ.TXT Frequently asked questions and answers.
|-- FILELIST.TXT List of files on the Slackware FTP site.
|-- 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.
| |-- bare.i Standard IDE/ATAPI bootdisk (default kernel).
| |-- ibmmca.s IBM PS/2 Microchannel bus bootdisk.
| |-- jfs.i Bootdisk with IBM JFS support.
| |-- lowmem.i Bootdisk for machines too low on RAM to boot bare.i.
| |-- old_cd.i Old non-SCSI non-IDE CD-ROM drive support bootdisk.
| |-- pportide.i Parallel port IDE bootdisk.
| |-- raid.s SCSI/IDE RAID bootdisk.
| |-- scsi.s Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT).
| |-- scsi2.s Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT).
| |-- speakaha.s adaptec.s + Speakup speech support.
| |-- speakup.i bare.i + Speakup speech support.
| |-- speakup.s scsi.s + Speakup speech support.
| |-- speakup2.s scsi2.s + Speakup speech support.
| |-- usb.i bare.i + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- usb.s scsi.s + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- usb2.s scsi2.s + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- usbaha.s adaptec.s + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- xfs.i Bootdisk with support for SGI XFS.
| `-- xt.i Bootdisk with support for old MFM drives.
|
|-- extra/ Extra packages for Slackware like:
| aumix-2.7, blackbox-0.62.1, brltty-2.99.8,
| cups-1.1.15, emacspeak-16.0, emacspeak-ss-1.9.1,
| espgs-7.05.2, gcc-3.1, ham radio packages,
| iproute2-2.4.7-now-ss020116-try, isdn4k-utils,
| java2-runtime-environment, libsafe-2.0-12,
| openmotif-2.2.1, parted-1.6.1, rp-pppoe-3.3,
| sdl-1.2.4, sgml-tools-1.0.9,
| and xcdroast-0.98alpha10.
|
|-- 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 2.4.18 kernel images.
| |
| |-- adaptec.s/ Adaptec kernel.
| |-- bare.i/ Standard IDE kernel.
| |-- ibmmca.s/ IBM Microchannel kernel.
| |-- jfs.i/ IBM Journaled Filesystem supporting 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/IDE RAID kernel.
| |-- scsi.s/ Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT).
| |-- scsi2.s/ Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT).
| |-- speakaha.s/ adaptec.s + Speakup speech support.
| |-- speakup.i/ bare.i + Speakup speech support.
| |-- speakup.s/ scsi.s + Speakup speech support.
| |-- speakup2.s/ scsi2.s + Speakup speech support.
| |-- usb.i/ bare.i + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- usb.s/ scsi.s + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- usb2.s/ scsi2.s + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- usbaha.s/ adaptec.s + USB keyboard/mouse support.
| |-- xfs.i/ Kernel with support for SGI XFS.
| |-- xt.i/ Kernel with support for old MFM drives.
| `-- 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,
| gnu-pop3d-0.9.8, libglut-3.7, 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.[1-5] are the installation floppy images.
| |-- install.2 If you will be starting the install using a boot
| |-- install.3 floppy, then you will need to load all 5 of these.
| |-- install.4
| |-- install.5
| |
| |-- 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.[1-5] to do
| |-- network.dsk.README 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. Handy when you want Linux but don't
| want to load 6 floppy disks.
|
|-- slackware/ This directory contains the core software packages
| | for Slackware 8.1.
| |
| |-- 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_8.1) 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