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

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hello Chris,

What matters is not the age of a library but the age of the software
that you will actually use.

For instance all accessibility software in Slint are more recent than
in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) and even than in Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic).

Other examples: Slint ships lios 3, all Ubuntu version only 2.7.

But feel free to list the package for which you nee a very
recent version and I will tell you what you get in Slint

Best,

Didier  

On 22/02/2019 01:35, Christopher Gilland via orca-list wrote:
> 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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