Zenwalk Linux 5.2 Is out
	After more than four months of hard work, the Zenwalk team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the final version of its Slackware-powered distro, Zenwalk Linux 5.2: "The long awaited Zenwalk 5.2 is now available. In the 4 months since the last release many enhancements have been made. The Zenwalk GNU/Linux OS brings to its users both the latest stable software, a well polished Desktop and an ever-incr ... [read more >>]
	07 June 2008, 07:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 LiveDVD Released
	The release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1 LiveDVD was announced by Attila Craciun. Bluewhite64 Linux is a port of Slackware Linux to the x86_64 architecture, that offers advanced features and improved performance. Besides the LiveDVD, a LiveUSB version is also available. The LiveDVD uses the SMP Linux kernel 2.6.24.7 for improved stability and performance. It is designed to offer a modern system on AMD64 and EM64T architectures, w ... [read more >>]
	27 May 2008, 09:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Zenwalk Linux 5.2 Beta Available Now
	After 4 months of hard work, Zenwalk team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Zenwalk Linux 5.2 Beta: "The long awaited Zenwalk 5.2 is out in Beta. It's been 4 months since the last release, and it is time to brush off the packages" - says the Zenwalk team in the release a ... [read more >>]
	23 May 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

GoblinX 2.7 Beta 1 Available Now
	The first beta version of GoblinX 2.7 (Standard edition), the popular Slackware-based Live CD Linux distribution, was released on May 4th, bringing many updated software, including Linux kernel 2.6.24.3, KDE 3.5.9 and all the Gnome libraries and applications. Other important features, bug fixes and improvements included in Go ... [read more >>]
	06 May 2008, 02:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Second Release Candidate of Slackware 12.1 Is Here
	One of the most important Linux distributions, Slackware, has reached another milestone in its evolution. Slackware just got to version 12.1 RC2, as announced on the official website. Patrick Volkerding noted: "We're beyond updating packages or fixing minor cosmetic bugs at this point (actually, we had ... [read more >>]
	22 April 2008, 04:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Patrick Volkerding Announced Slackware 12.1 RC1
	The first release candidate of Slackware 12.1 was released today, as announced by Patrick J. Volkerding, who also invited everyone interested in testing to help out. CUPS was updated to version 1.3.7, which fixes some buffer overflows in the GIF image filter and in cgiCompileSearch. HAL was recomp ... [read more >>]
	03 April 2008, 09:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Slax 6.0.1 Launched
	Slax 6.0.1 was released yesterday, as announced by Tomas Matejicek. This is an update for the recently launched (on February 12th) Slax 6. This is a modern, small and fast Slackware-based distribution, translated in 28 languages. Here are the changes featured in Slax 6.0.1: • bugfix: Module Manager ... [read more >>]
	29 February 2008, 03:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

GoblinX 2.6 Comes Packed with 5 Window Managers
	The final version of GoblinX 2.6 (Standard edition), the popular Slackware-based Live CD Linux distribution, was released yesterday and the most amazing and unbelievable thing to mention is that it comes packed with not one, two or three, but five window managers: KDE, Fluxbox, Xfce, Enlightenment and Windo ... [read more >>]
	19 February 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Slax 6 Is Out! Get It Now!
	Slax 6, the latest version of the modern, small and fast Slackware-based distro Slax, was released yesterday. Slax participated in the development of sqlzma patches, where the code implements LZMA - 7-zip compression - into squashfs filesystem. Squashfs now supports bigger block sizes than before. These two enhance ... [read more >>]
	13 February 2008, 04:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Bluewhite64 12.0-LiveDVD-r1 Hits the Web
	Atilla Craciun, lead developer of Bluewhite 64, announced yesterday the availability of the Bluewhite64 12.0-Live-DVD-r1 edition. This is a maintenance release for the Bluewhite64 12.0 stable LiveDVD version. A large number of packages have been updated and new features made their way into this release. The latest stable version of the Linu ... [read more >>]
	05 February 2008, 05:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Vector Linux 5.9 GOLD Edition Just Released!
	The holidays are coming and the developers from Vector Linux thought about giving us a new version of their operating system as a present. Robert Lange and his team have just released Vector Linux 5.9 final GOLD edition. After several months of work – coding, debugging and testing – by the core development team and the Vector community, the results ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

GoblinX Mini 2.5 Released
	The "Mini" edition of GoblinX 2.5, codenamed "Goblins Attack at Halloween", was released yesterday. This distribution contains only XFCE as windows manager, and GTK/GTK2 based applications. The most important upgrades since release candidate v.01 are the following: A script was added to use module on the [ADMA ... [read more >>]
	01 November 2007, 04:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Slamd64 12.0 Released
	Slamd64 Linux 12.0 release, an unofficial port of Slackware Linux 12.0 to the AMD64 architecture, was announced by Fred Emmott. After nearly two and a half years of development, the new distribution comes with some interesting features: • Linux kernel 2.6.22.8 • GCC 4.1.2 • Support for booting the installer by USB or PXE (netboot). It is compati ... [read more >>]
	19 October 2007, 06:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Introducing BlackRoute
	BlackRoute is yet another Slackware-based Linux distribution for security and forensic analysis, created for x86 compatible architectures. What is so special about BlackRoute is the fact that it tries to create an Open Source Linux distribution for advanced users, security and network specialists and system administrators. As I've just said, BlackRoute is based on the very old and popular Slackware Linux, Slackware 11.0 to be more ... [read more >>]
	03 September 2007, 06:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Absolute Linux 12.0.1 Released
	Paul Sherman, developer of Absolute Linux, announced last night the immediate availability of the Absolute Linux 12.0.1, an update to the Slackware 12.0 modification. This version is compatible with Slackware packages, but leaner and includes some helpful tools to make configuration and setup a lot easier for desktop use. Let's ha ... [read more >>]
	07 August 2007, 03:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Menhir - Here to Share the Wisdom of the Four Linuxes
	I have recently heard of an ambitious project, called Menhir, which targets the noble idea of bringing Linux closer to its users and providing more information on each of its aspects. According to its creator, the project mainly searches to bring to the users’ knowledge information on all the four open source systems. According to the founders of the Menhir project (but not only), it seems that Linux is now ... [read more >>]
	18 July 2007, 16:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Ultima Linux 8.2 Has Been Released
	Developed by Martin Ultima, the Ultima Linux release is a Slackware based distribution which addresses both Intel and AMD architectures. Inheriting Slackware, which is known for being very openly customizable and suitable for learning the innards of Linux, Ultima Linux is a fast, secure, stable and easy-to use OS. Recently, Martin Ultima has announced the availability of the 8.2 version for this distro (codename Godo ... [read more >>]
	10 July 2007, 08:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

How to Install Slackware 12.0
	Slackare 12.0 was released last night, being a "must-have upgrade for any Slackware user", as Patrick Volkerding (Slackware developer) stated. If you wonder why, it's because this is the first release based on the 2.6 Linux kernel. Other highlights of Slackware ... [read more >>]
	03 July 2007, 06:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Slackware 12.0 Stable Release Is Now Available
	The much-waited stable Slackware version is now ready to run on your machine. Coming with numerous improvements, compared to the previous releases, among which I could mention the migration to the 2.6 kernel series, the 12.0 version is a "must-have upgrade for any Slackware user", quoting its developer. Slackware 12.0 also comes with two desktop environments: Xfce 4.4.1 (fast, light and easy to u ... [read more >>]
	03 July 2007, 02:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Slackware 12.0 RC2 Is Here
	Slackware is one of the earliest Linux distributions created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. One of the things Slackware is best known for among the open source community is the fact that it takes in only the stable releases of applications; stability and simplicity being the two fundamental concepts Slackware is based on. Recently, Patrick Volkerding has revealed the change log for the so-called RC2 version of ... [read more >>]
	26 June 2007, 07:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Slackware 12.0 RC1 Is Out for Testing
	Patrick Volkerding, founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution, has just announced the release of a 12.0 RC version for Slackware. Slackware Linux is one of the earliest distributions and also the oldest currently being maintained. Slackware has a policy of incorporating only stable releases of applications, standing mainly for design stability and simplicity. The 12.0 release client is now available for test ... [read more >>]
	15 June 2007, 06:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Zenwalk Beta Version 4.6 Was Released
	Zenwalk has been working hard since their latest Live 4.4.1 release and now they proudly announce the latest beta version of Zenwalk 4.6, Red Pill. Among the improvements and upgrades brought to this new version, there are also many bug-fixes made in different fields, such as the CD/DVD tools or the print system. The kernel is said to be faster than the ... [read more >>]
	01 May 2007, 10:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia