The release of the Linux distribution Salix 15.0 has been announced, developed by the creator of Zenwalk Linux, who left the project due to a conflict with other developers advocating for maximum similarity to Slackware. Salix 15 is fully compatible with Slackware Linux 15 and follows the approach of 'one application for one task'. Both 64-bit and 32-bit builds (1.5 GB) are available for download.
The package manager gslapt is used for package management, which is the equivalent of slapt-get. In addition to gslapt, the program Sourcery, a specially designed frontend for slapt-src developed as part of the Salix project, is provided as the graphical interface for installing programs from SlackBuilds. The standard Slackware package management tools have been modified to support Spkg, allowing the use of external applications like sbopkg without breaking compatibility with Slackware. The installer offers three installation modes: full, main, and basic. servers).
The new version utilizes the Xfce 4.16 desktop environment and the GTK3 library for creating the desktop. A new theme is available in both light and dark variants. The Whiskermenu plugin is included by default as the main menu. System utilities have been translated to GTK3 and updated. Package versions have been updated, including Linux kernel 5.15.63, GCC 11, Glibc 2.33, Firefox 102 ESR, LibreOffice 7.4, and GIMP 2.10. Elogind is used for managing user sessions instead of ConsoleKit. Support for packages in flatpak format has been added, and users can install applications from the Flathub catalog by default.
Source: opennet.ru
