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

[Mallard <mallard kimabe eu>]

Hey Chris,


The packages are indeed up-to-date... Go for it!

Ciao,

Ollie




Il 22/02/2019 01:35, Christopher Gilland via orca-list ha scritto:
> 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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