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Here is a list of packages, present in both Salix and Slackware repositories and the reasons Salix is using a different build: | Here is a list of packages, present in both Salix and Slackware repositories and the reasons Salix is using a different build: | ||
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+ | = Salix 15.0 = | ||
+ | * '''elilo:''' Minor tweaks to eliloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''lilo:''' Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. | ||
+ | * '''sysvinit-scripts:''' Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/. | ||
+ | * '''xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin:''' Newer version, patched for using proper group icons. | ||
+ | |||
+ | = Salix 14.2 = | ||
+ | * '''elilo:''' Minor tweaks to eliloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''lilo:''' Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. | ||
+ | * '''sysvinit-scripts:''' Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/. | ||
+ | * '''v4-utils:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | |||
+ | = Salix 14.1 = | ||
+ | * '''elilo:''' Minor tweaks to eliloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''lilo:''' Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. | ||
+ | * '''sysvinit-scripts:''' Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/. | ||
+ | * '''v4-utils:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | |||
+ | = Salix 14.0 = | ||
+ | * '''gst-plugins-good:''' Many more plugins, that are essential for gstreamer actually being of any use, are included. | ||
+ | * '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''lilo:''' Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. | ||
+ | * '''p11-kit:''' Built with support for engine_pkcs11. | ||
+ | * '''sqlite:''' tcl support is broken in the Slackware package (32-bit only) | ||
+ | * '''sysvinit-scripts:''' Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/. | ||
+ | * '''v4-utils:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | |||
+ | = Salix 13.37 = | ||
+ | * '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''libvorbis:''' Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version. | ||
+ | * '''lilo:''' Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
+ | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. | ||
+ | * '''shadow:''' Patched the Slackware package for fixing a bug where the environment was not set correctly with su. | ||
+ | * '''sysvinit-scripts:''' Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/. | ||
+ | * '''wicd:''' The Slackware package is broken. | ||
+ | * '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | ||
+ | * '''xfce:''' Mount vfat devices with thunar using utf8 by default. | ||
= Salix 13.1 = | = Salix 13.1 = | ||
− | * '''cups:''' | + | * '''cups:''' Patched for behaving with gnome-vfs. |
* '''gst-plugins-good:''' The Slackware package has no support for using audio/video with a webcam. | * '''gst-plugins-good:''' The Slackware package has no support for using audio/video with a webcam. | ||
* '''libvorbis:''' Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version. | * '''libvorbis:''' Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version. | ||
* '''lilo:''' Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | * '''lilo:''' Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
− | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' | + | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. |
− | + | ||
* '''pkgtools:''' The pkgtools package is available, but Salix is using spkg as default, however the original pkgtools are included even in the spkg-pkgtools package. Spkg is written in C and is much faster, see [http://spkg.megous.com/ their website] | * '''pkgtools:''' The pkgtools package is available, but Salix is using spkg as default, however the original pkgtools are included even in the spkg-pkgtools package. Spkg is written in C and is much faster, see [http://spkg.megous.com/ their website] | ||
* '''sc:''' The slackware package doesn't really work (x86_64 only) | * '''sc:''' The slackware package doesn't really work (x86_64 only) | ||
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* '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | * '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | ||
* '''wavpack:''' Newer version. | * '''wavpack:''' Newer version. | ||
+ | * '''wicd:''' The Slackware package is broken. | ||
* '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | * '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | ||
* '''xf86-video-intel:''' Offer both 2.11.0 and 2.9.1 versions of the driver. The older driver is needed for PCs with intel cards that fail to work with KMS with kernel 2.6.33.4. | * '''xf86-video-intel:''' Offer both 2.11.0 and 2.9.1 versions of the driver. The older driver is needed for PCs with intel cards that fail to work with KMS with kernel 2.6.33.4. | ||
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* '''libvorbis:''' Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version. | * '''libvorbis:''' Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version. | ||
* '''lilo:''' Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | * '''lilo:''' Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig. | ||
− | * ''' | + | * '''mozilla-firefox:''' Using the latest ESR version. |
* '''pkgtools:''' The pkgtools package is available, but Salix is using spkg as default, however the original pkgtools are included even in the spkg-pkgtools package. Spkg is written in C and is much faster, see [http://spkg.megous.com/ their website] | * '''pkgtools:''' The pkgtools package is available, but Salix is using spkg as default, however the original pkgtools are included even in the spkg-pkgtools package. Spkg is written in C and is much faster, see [http://spkg.megous.com/ their website] | ||
* '''shared-mime-info:''' Support for xz compressed files. | * '''shared-mime-info:''' Support for xz compressed files. | ||
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* '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | * '''hplip:''' No QT GUI. | ||
* '''wavpack:''' Newer version. | * '''wavpack:''' Newer version. | ||
+ | * '''wicd:''' The Slackware package is broken. | ||
* '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | * '''wpa_supplicant:''' No QT GUI. | ||
* '''xfce:''' Newer exo that fixes several problems. | * '''xfce:''' Newer exo that fixes several problems. |
Latest revision as of 10:46, 29 August 2022
Here is a list of packages, present in both Salix and Slackware repositories and the reasons Salix is using a different build:
Contents |
Salix 15.0
- elilo: Minor tweaks to eliloconfig.
- lilo: Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- sysvinit-scripts: Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/.
- xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin: Newer version, patched for using proper group icons.
Salix 14.2
- elilo: Minor tweaks to eliloconfig.
- hplip: No QT GUI.
- lilo: Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- sysvinit-scripts: Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/.
- v4-utils: No QT GUI.
- wpa_supplicant: No QT GUI.
Salix 14.1
- elilo: Minor tweaks to eliloconfig.
- hplip: No QT GUI.
- lilo: Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- sysvinit-scripts: Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/.
- v4-utils: No QT GUI.
- wpa_supplicant: No QT GUI.
Salix 14.0
- gst-plugins-good: Many more plugins, that are essential for gstreamer actually being of any use, are included.
- hplip: No QT GUI.
- lilo: Salix artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- p11-kit: Built with support for engine_pkcs11.
- sqlite: tcl support is broken in the Slackware package (32-bit only)
- sysvinit-scripts: Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/.
- v4-utils: No QT GUI.
- wpa_supplicant: No QT GUI.
Salix 13.37
- hplip: No QT GUI.
- libvorbis: Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version.
- lilo: Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- shadow: Patched the Slackware package for fixing a bug where the environment was not set correctly with su.
- sysvinit-scripts: Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/.
- wicd: The Slackware package is broken.
- wpa_supplicant: No QT GUI.
- xfce: Mount vfat devices with thunar using utf8 by default.
Salix 13.1
- cups: Patched for behaving with gnome-vfs.
- gst-plugins-good: The Slackware package has no support for using audio/video with a webcam.
- libvorbis: Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version.
- lilo: Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- pkgtools: The pkgtools package is available, but Salix is using spkg as default, however the original pkgtools are included even in the spkg-pkgtools package. Spkg is written in C and is much faster, see their website
- sc: The slackware package doesn't really work (x86_64 only)
- shadow: Patched the Slackware package for fixing a bug where the environment was not set correctly with su.
- sysvinit-scripts: Tweaked for boot speedup. Colorized boot messages. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/.
- hplip: No QT GUI.
- wavpack: Newer version.
- wicd: The Slackware package is broken.
- wpa_supplicant: No QT GUI.
- xf86-video-intel: Offer both 2.11.0 and 2.9.1 versions of the driver. The older driver is needed for PCs with intel cards that fail to work with KMS with kernel 2.6.33.4.
- xfce: Patched mousepad for fixing a bug with the Find text tool.
Salix 13.0
- libvorbis: Using the aotuv version instead, provides better quality encodes. Fully compatible with the official library version.
- lilo: Slackware package repackaged with different artwork. Minor tweaks to liloconfig.
- mozilla-firefox: Using the latest ESR version.
- pkgtools: The pkgtools package is available, but Salix is using spkg as default, however the original pkgtools are included even in the spkg-pkgtools package. Spkg is written in C and is much faster, see their website
- shared-mime-info: Support for xz compressed files.
- sysvinit-scripts: Some code added to support splashy at bootup. Autostart feature for every executable file in /etc/rc.d/ added.
- hplip: No QT GUI.
- wavpack: Newer version.
- wicd: The Slackware package is broken.
- wpa_supplicant: No QT GUI.
- xfce: Newer exo that fixes several problems.
- xfce4-power-manager: Newer version.