In 19 releases, only 10 of them saw kernel upgrades, and of those 10, only 5 were completely new versions. Here are some of the advanced features of slackware 14. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, slackware brings the. Oppo k3 gets android 10based coloros 7 update in india. May 11, 2011 10 reasons why you should give slackware linux a chance. But as we have seen with other distributions, the 2. The official release of slackware linux by patrick volkerding is an. Sometimes the operating system does not support our hardware by default, or we just want to remove support of hardware we don. There will be android, systemd and unix and that will be ok then. The slackware project has announced a new stable release of the worlds oldest surviving linux distribution. Armbian pack as 7zip, please unzip first before dd. Looking instead to what could be considered core server software, slackware 10 is clearly one of the most up to date distributions currently available.
Slackware, oldest linux distro still in active development. Windows 10s security, in particular its mitigations against memorybased attacks. If you started using gnulinux in the last 10 years or so, theres a. Oppo k3 gets android 10 based coloros 7 update in india. I run mandrake 10 on my main computer but i can see why people fall in love with slackware 10. For those of us whove been with slackware for a long time, we know its not common to receive a completely new kernel version. Due to how complicated the installation process is, weve decided to create a stepbystep walkthrough that will help you install slackware linux. Assuming the kernel in your working system is the standard one that came with salix, the new one you just built will also be a huge kernel that doesnt need an initrd, so you can omit the next step. Special kernels were prepared to support hardware such as scsi controllers, sata controllers, usb keyboards and mice, parallelport ide devices, ibm ps2 machines with the microchannel bus, and even speech synthesizers. How can i find the name of the kernel and its version that. Also, pick a mirror which is close to you or of which you. I want to tell you that it is the version of your kernel simply, the kernel is a software which works in between our hardware and our applications or software. A bypass of patchguard kernel protection in windows 10 has been developed that brings rootkits for the latest version of the os within reach of attackers.
Slackware release announcement the slackware linux project. A list of available mirrors for your slackware version can be found in this file. Open the file in a text editor such as nano or vi and uncomment a single mirror url. I am typing from slackware 10 right now with kernel 2. The linux kernel is a free and opensource, monolithic, unixlike operating system kernel. How can i find the name of the kernel and its version that is. Since the introduction of patchguard and deviceguard, very few 64bit windows rootkits have been observed. Special kernels were prepared to support hardware such as scsi controllers, usb keyboards and mice, parallelport ide devices, ibm ps2 machines with the microchannel bus, and even speech synthesizers providing access to. Gnulinux developer arne exton released this past weekend a new custom kernel for slackware and slackware based distributions, based. Slacklog is an app for android devices that helps you to check if updates are available for current slackware linux. New kernel packages are available for slackware 14.
Which is a good os for android development, linux or. Armbian ubuntu bionic desktop on mainline kernel microsd emmc boot. Run your slackware installation with the latest kernel 4. Because it worked i submitted a patch to the kernel. When we go to the setting and then click the about phone, kernel version option is shown. I even backported my patch to the kernel i originally tested it on and it still didnt work which is really confusing. Slackware does not apply patches to any of the software in its package repository, nor the kernel. Android 111 arch linux 250 centos 4968 debian 5539 drivers 2518 everything linux 1793 fedora linux 3285 feedback 15 general 8055 gentoo 1916 gnome 3278 guides 3 guides 4482 hardware.
Download a new kernel, unpack it into usrsrc and create the linux link so that the commands are a little more generic. Failure to set this will result in your kernel compile overwriting all the modules used by the stock kernels. Official website, slackware is a linux distribution created by patrick volkerding in 1993. It was conceived and created in 1991 by linus torvalds. Slackware does not release a new version until it is ready. July 17 marked the 24th anniversary of slackware linux, the oldest gnulinux still in active development, being created in 1993 by patrick volkerding, who still serves as its bdfl. Synopsis the remote slackware host is missing a security update. How to rebuild the slackware kernel with different settings. We are not going in to details of kernel compilation here, you can find excellent tutorial available out there. One of the most significant updates in slackware 10 is the inclusion of the 2. Jun 29, 2004 some users might be disappointed about the fact that the linux kernel in slackware 10.
The linux kernel stable release model started in 2005, when it was. Create a new entry for the new kernel im using mine as default but thats optional. Originally based on softlanding linux system, slackware has been the basis for many other linux distributions, most notably the first versions of suse linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution that is still maintained slackware aims for design stability and simplicity and to be the most unixlike linux. This way, specific rc files for different kernels can be present, allowing an optimal tuning for your system. Its just that on a stable release, pat does not commonly update the kernel. Its often helpful to know which version of android a specific phone or tablet is running so you can get help with something or determine whether a feature is present. Here are some of the advanced features of slackware 10. Make sure to not remove the entry specifying your running slackware kernel. That was the easiest and smoothest major upgrade in about fifteen years. When should one upgrade the linux kernel for slackware. Salamo alikom after recompilation my kernel does not boot and display msg said. Slackware is a linux distribution created by patrick volkerding in 1993. It has been suggested that list of linux kernel names be merged into this article.
Linus torvalds the creator of the linux kernel announced the release of. This updated version brings many enhancements, including xfce 4. If the new kernel doesnt run, its practical to boot into a working one. We recommend using the smp kernel even on single processor machines if it will run on them. Description new kernel packages are available for slackware 14. Oct 25, 2016 to boot the new kernel, it needs to be added to lilo.
To find out more about armbian and available options please visit their site. Lately linux users forgot about this post installation task which once was very usual. Make sure that the url mentions the release number for the version of slackware you are running. Jan 30, 2018 oh my god, the days of slackware on floppies, back when you had to actually compile your own kernel to get the necessary drivers for anything beyond a dumb terminal functional. In the case of glibc, in fact slackware arm has set a minimum kernel version much higher than x86 since armedslack. It is possible to select current or stable version check to support 32 bit, 64 bit and arm arch. The official release of slackware linux by patrick volkerding is an advanced linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. And at the same time we will patch it with the bootsplash patch. Android phones and tablets arent all kept uptodate with the current version of android.
After learning to install slackware now well see how to build slackwares kernel. However, if you know you do need to create an initrd. Also, the kernel compilation process is not as verbose in the 2. Oct 24, 2018 slackware is an excellent linux distribution, but many people dont use it due to how difficult it is to install. Originally based on softlanding linux system, slackware has been the basis for many other linux distributions, most notably the first versions of suse linux distributions, and is the oldest distribution that is still maintained. Because of this, slackware is released with far fewer bugs and holes than. This application is open source software for quick and easy installation of the operating system os gnulinux on your android device.
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