14 DAY TRIAL // After announcing the availability of a custom Linux 4.10.2 kernel for Slackware 14.2 and Slackware-based distributions like Slax, Zenwalk, and SlackEX, developer Arne Exton informs us today about the release of SlackEX Build 170314.
SlackEX Build 170314 is the latest ISO snapshot of the Slackware derivative, and as expected, it ships with the same Linux 4.10.2 kernel that you can also download and install on your Slackware or Slackware-based operating system. The previous SlackEX Live ISO image was using a kernel from the now deprecated Linux 4.7 series.
"I have replaced kernel 4.7.1-x86_64-exton with kernel 4.10.2-x86_64-exton with support for 'everything.' Most important is that I have changed repositories from Slackware 14.1 to Current (i.e. Slackware 14.2)," said Arne Exton in today's release announcement.
Built around the KDE 4.14.27 desktop environment
Taking a closer look at its new components, we can't help but notice that SlackEX Build 170314 is built on the KDE 4.14.27 desktop environment and includes all the latest package versions from the Slackware 14.2 repositories. Among the most popular apps pre-installed in this release, there's Mozilla Firefox 52.0 and Thunderbird 45.2.8.
The Slackpkg 2.82.1 and GSlapt 0.5.4b package managers, Samba 4.5.5 file and printing sharing tool, and GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) 5.4.0 compiler are also installed in the SlackEX Build 170314 ISO image, along with apps that aren't available in the Slackware repos, such as Gparted 0.27.0, GIMP 2.8.10, Google Chrome, and VirtualBox 5.1.16.
NetworkManager replaces Wicd as default network connection manager, and the GRUB2 bootloader is included to allow users to choose it after installing the SlackEX distribution on their personal computers. The full package list can be studied here, and you can download the SlackEX Build 170314 Live ISO image right now from our website.
