The release of Slackel 9.0 has been published, built on contributions from the Slackware and Salix projects, and fully compatible with the repositories they offer. A key distinction of Slackel is the use of the continuously updated Slackware-Current branch. The graphical environment is based on the MATE desktop environment. The size of the bootable image capable of running in Live mode is 4.2 GB (i386 and x86_64). It supports installation on external USB drives with the ability to save changes on the same drive and update packages.
In the new release:
- The package has been synchronized with the Slackware Current branch and comes with Linux kernel 6.18.37 for 64-bit systems and 6.12.94 for 32-bit.
- Instead of the Openbox window manager, the MATE desktop environment is used.
- Three installation modes are offered: full with the MATE desktop, browser, multimedia and office applications; basic with a minimal graphical system, browser, and essential utilities; and stripped down with command-line tools.
- Updated software versions include libreoffice 26.2.4, firefox 152.0.3, thunderbird 140.12.0, pidgin 2.14.14, transmission 2.94, GIMP 3.2.4, exaile 4.2.1, smplayer 25.6.0, mpv 0.41.0, and brasero 3.12.3.
Source: opennet.ru
