| wigry |
09-02-2012 05:28 AM |
History of Slackware
Here's a little overview of the Slackware evolution since 1.01 which was released 1993:
Code:
Version KERNEL (G)LIBC WHATS-NEW
1.01 .99 Alpha 4.4.1 gcc 2.4.5 XF86 1.3
1.1.2 .99.15 4.5.19 gcc 2.5.8 XF86 2.0
2.0.1 1.1.18 4.5.26 gcc 2.5.8 XF86 2.1.1
2.1 1.1.59 4.5.26 gcc 2.5.8 XF86 3.1
2.2 1.2.1 4.6.27 gcc 2.6.3 XF86 3.1.1
2.3 1.2.8 4.6.27 gcc 2.6.3 XF86 3.1.1
3.0 1.2.13 5.0.9 gcc 2.7.0 XF86 3.1.2
3.1 2.0.0 5.3.12 gcc 2.7.2 XF86 3.1.2
3.3 2.0.30 5.4.33 gcc 2.7.2.2 XF86 3.3
3.4 2.0.30 5.4.33 gcc 2.7.2.3 XF86 3.3.1
3.5 2.0.34 5.4.44 egcs 1.0.3 XF86 3.3.2p2 Netscape 4.05
3.6 2.0.35 5.4.46 egcs 1.0.3 XF86 3.3.2p3 Netscape 4.07
3.9 2.0.37pre10 5.4.46 egcs 1.1.2 XF86 3.3.3.1 <= 4.0 with 2.0 kernel
4.0 2.2.6 5.4.46 egcs 1.1.2 XF86 3.3.3.1KDE 1.1.1 Netscape 4.51
7.0 2.2.13 2.1.2 gcc 2.95 XF86 3.3.5 KDE 1.1.2 Netscape 4.7
7.1 2.2.16 2.1.3 gcc 2.95.2 XF86 3.3.6 KDE 1.1.2 Netscape 4.73
8.0 2.2.19 2.2.3 gcc 2.95.3 XF86 4.1.0 KDE 2.1.1 Netscape 4.77
8.1 2.4.18 2.2.5 gcc 2.95.3 XF86 4.2.0 KDE 3.0.1 XFCE 3.8.16 Mozilla 1.0
9.0 2.4.20 2.3.1 gcc 3.2.2 XF86 4.3.0 KDE 3.1.0 XFCE 3.8.18 Mozilla 1.3
9.1 2.4.22 2.3.2 gcc 3.2.3 XF86 4.3.0 KDE 3.1.4 XFCE 3.99.4 Mozilla 1.4
10.0 2.4.26 2.3.2 gcc 3.3.4 Xorg 6.7.0 KDE 3.2.3 XFCE 4.0.5 Mozilla 1.7
10.1 2.4.29 2.3.4 gcc 3.3.4 Xorg 6.8.1 KDE 3.3.2 XFCE 4.2.0 Mozilla 1.7.5
10.2 2.4.31 2.3.5 gcc 3.3.6 Xorg 6.8.2 KDE 3.4.2 XFCE 4.2.2 FF 1.0.6
11.0 2.4.33 2.3.6 gcc 3.4.6 Xorg 6.9.0 KDE 3.5.4 XFCE 4.2.3.2 FF 1.5.0.7
12.0 2.6.21 2.5 gcc 4.1.2 Xorg 1.3.0 KDE 3.5.7 XFCE 4.4.1 FF 2.0.0.4
12.1 2.6.24 2.7 gcc 4.2.3 Xorg 1.4.0 KDE 3.5.9 XFCE 4.4.2 FF 2.0.0.14
12.2 2.6.27.7 2.7 gcc 4.2.4 Xorg 1.4.2 KDE 3.5.10 XFCE 4.4.3 FF 3.0.4
13.0 2.6.29.6 2.9 gcc 4.3.3 Xorg 1.6.3 KDE 4.2.4 XFCE 4.6.1 FF 3.5.2
13.1 2.6.33.4 2.11.1 gcc 4.4.4 Xorg 1.7.7 KDE 4.4.3 XFCE 4.6.1 FF 3.6.3
13.37 2.6.37.6 2.13 gcc 4.5.2 Xorg 1.9.5 KDE 4.5.5 XFCE 4.6.2 FF 4.0
Notes: GNOME was discontinued as of version 10.2, since version 12.0 there is xorg server version and FF stands for Firefox
As you can see, Slack has been EXTREMELY stable on software side. I believe that machine capable of running 8.1 can still handle 13.37. Latest KDE with bells and whistles is a total different story however.
PS I posted this information initially as an answer to another thread, but I think it is good for everybody to see it prominently. |
