This is Slackware Linux 2.1.0. This version contains libc 4.5.26, Linux kernel 1.1.59 (plus source for many other versions in the source tree, including version 0.01 :^), and XFree86 3.1. Mail here _pours_ in at high volume, but feel free to report any problems you find. I can't promise a response but I *do* appreciate the help people offer me in fixing problems. This is what you'll find in the subdirectories below (or in the case of the installation disks, in the ./slakware subdirectory): ./bootdsks.144, ./rootdsks.144, bootdsks.12, rootdsks.12: Boot/install disks for 1.44M and 1.2M floppy drives. You will need at least one boot disk and one rootdisk to install this software. See the README files in these directories for more information. ./a1 - ./a4 The base system. Enough to get up and running and have elvis and comm programs available. Based around the 1.1.59 Linux kernel, and concepts from the Linux filesystem standard. These disks are known to fit on 1.2M disks, although the rest of Slackware won't. If you have only a 1.2M floppy, you can still install the base system, download other disks you want and install them from your hard drive. ./ap1 - ./ap5 Various applications and add ons, such as the manual pages, groff, ispell, term (and many TCP/IP programs ported to term), joe, jed, jove, ghostscript, sc, bc, ftape support, and the quota patches. ./d1 - ./d7 Program development. GCC/G++/Objective C 2.5.8, make (GNU and BSD), byacc and GNU bison, flex, the 4.5.26 C libraries, gdb, kernel source for Linux 1.1.59. SVGAlib, ncurses, clisp, f2c, p2c, m4, perl, rcs, dll tools. ./e1 - ./e5 GNU Emacs 19.27. ./f1 A collection of FAQs and other documentation. ./i1 - ./i2 Info pages for GNU software, readable by 'info', Jed, or Emacs. ./n1 - ./n4 Networking. TCP/IP, UUCP, mailx, dip, PPP, deliver, elm, pine, BSD sendmail, cnews, nn, tin, trn, inn. ./oop1 Object Oriented Programming. GNU Smalltalk 1.1.1, and the Smalltalk Interface to X. (STIX) ./q1 - ./q4 This series contains extra kernels. I would imagine that most people will want to use a kernel from this series. These kernels contain drivers such as UMSDOS, PPP, drivers for SCSI, networking cards, and the following non-SCSI CD-ROMs: Mitsumi, Sony cdu31/33a, Sound Blaster Pro/Lasermate/Panasonic, NEC260, and Sony 535/531. NOTE: With the exception of the PS/2 mouse driver (and the similar C&T 82C710 mouse (as on TI Travelmate) driver, there is NO busmouse support in any of the precompiled kernels. The drivers interact when you compile them all in, and I can't provide a whole new set of kernels for each type of busmouse. If you need these drivers, be sure to recompile your kernel. Some people take the menu that sets the /dev/mouse link to be an indication that their busmouse will work right out of the box. It's not, and it won't. ./t1 - ./t10 NTeX Release 1.2.1 - NTeX is a very complete TeX distribution for Linux. Thanks to Frank Langbein for contributing this! ./tcl1 - ./tcl2 Tcl, Tk, TclX, blt, itcl. David Engel's port of the major Tcl packages to Linux, including shared library support. These have been completely recompiled for XFree86 3.1. ./u1 This disk is required when installing Linux with the UMSDOS filesystem, and should only be installed when using UMSDOS for your root filesystem. For those who aren't familiar with it, UMSDOS is a filesystem which runs on top of an MS-DOS filesystem and allows long filenames, hard and symbolic links, and the other features needed to support Linux. Although not as fast as a native Linux filesystem, it's great for trying out Linux, and not bad on a system with a smaller hard drive that must also run DOS. ./y1 Games. The BSD games collection, Tetris for terminals, and Sasteroids. ./contrib This is a new one, and probably long overdue. Now that the new Slackware release contains scripts capable of creating packages (installpkg/makepkg/explodepkg), I've added a directory for user contributed packages. I've started it off with a dozen or so nice extra packages, just to give you the idea. The contents of this directory can basically be considered "as is", and subject to change without notice. There aren't any fancy install menus here, either. Just raw packages to install with pkgtool or installpkg. If you've got a package to contribute, contact me. --------- Disks for the X window system: ./x1 - ./x13 The base XFree86 3.1 system, with libXpm, fvwm 1.23b, and xlock added. Also includes a beta version of an XF86Config- writing program - just tell it your video card, mouse, and monitor, and it will create your XF86Config file for you! ./xap1 - ./xap3 X applications: X11 ghostscript, libgr13 (newly compiled with working shared stubs), seyon, workman, xfilemanager, xv 3.01, GNU chess and xboard, xfm 1.3, ghostview, gnuplot, xpaint, xfractint, and various X games. (No, Xfig isn't gone. It has been moved to the T (TeX) series, and the app-defaults bug has been fixed.) This disk set has been completely recompiled for XFree86 3.1. ./xd1 - ./xd3 X11 server linkkit, static libraries, and PEX support. ./xv1 - ./xv3 xview3.2p1-X11R6. XView libraries, and the Open Look virtual and non-virtual window managers for XFree86 3.1. ./iv1 InterViews libraries, 'doc', 'idraw', and other applications and utilities from the InterViews 3.1 distribution. Enjoy! --- Patrick Volkerding volkerdi@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu