The release of the Salix 15.0 Linux distribution is published, developed by the creator of Zenwalk Linux, who left the project as a result of a conflict with other developers who defended the policy of maximum similarity to Slackware. The Salix 15 distribution is fully compatible with Slackware Linux 15 and follows a one-application-per-task approach. 64-bit and 32-bit builds (1.5 GB) are available for download.
Package management uses the gslapt package manager, which is the equivalent of slapt-get. As a graphical interface for installing programs from SlackBuilds, in addition to gslapt, the Sourcery program is supplied, which is a front-end to slapt-src specially developed within the Salix project. Slackware's standard package management tools have been modified to support Spkg, allowing you to use external applications like sbopkg without breaking Slackware compatibility. The installer offers three installation modes: full, basic and basic (for servers).
The new version uses the Xfce 4.16 user environment and the GTK3 library to generate the desktop. A new theme has been proposed, available in light and dark versions. The Whiskermenu plugin is enabled as the main menu by default. Transferred to GTK3 and updated system utilities. Updated package versions including Linux kernel 5.15.63, GCC 11, Glibc 2.33, Firefox 102 ESR, LibreOffice 7.4, GIMP 2.10. Instead of ConsoleKit, elogind is used to manage user sessions. Added support for flatpak packages, by default, the ability to install programs from the Flathub directory is provided.
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