Re: [orca-list] The new testing ISO pre Slint64-14.2.1.2 is now available.

[Christopher Gilland <clgilland07 gmail com>]

I know this distro is based apparently on Slackware, but compared to 
Ubuntu, how up to date are things here? I hear though don't have 
verification of this, that Slackware uses very very old libraries, etc. 
I'd be very willing to try Slint, but I just want to make sure the 
packages are up to date, and not using old legacy stuff.


Chris.


On 02/21/2019 06:40 PM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The new testing ISO pre Slint64-14.2.1.2 is now available.
>
> Visit http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/
> especially:
> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/README-14.2.1.2
> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/README.testing
>
> What's new? As mentioned in the ChangeLog:
> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/ChangeLog
>
> - The installer should now better handle speech and sound cards probing.
> - New kernel, version 4.19.24, in the installer as in the installed
>    system.
> - New feature of the installer: it can now auto-partition a device if
>    dedicated to Slint.
> - Updated and enhanced documentation, in this website as in the
>    installed system.
>
> The documentation in:
> http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/ has been
> expanded and is also available in the installed system.
>
> The sighted can click on the Slint Dashboard => Information and
> all users just type in a console or a terminal:
> slint-doc
> to access the documentation through a ncurses menu.
>
> There shouldn't be much changes in the definitive ISO, but translation
> of the yet in English only new texts in the installer and possibly a few
> packages upgrades, unless tests show issues that should be fixed.
>
> I will make available to the translators the new messages to translate
> tomorrow.
>
> Please test and report your findings, preferably in the mailing list:
> http://slint.fr/mailman/listinfo/slint_slint.fr
>
> Best,
>
> Didier
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