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| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.3.0.11.3.0.1 |   Eric Hameleers | 2019-01-05 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | KDE4: take care of changes in search/semantic backends...- virtuoso-ose is no longer part of Slackware.
- akonadi backend to be used is now called SQLITE instead of SQLITE3
| Eric Hameleers | 2019-01-05 | 1 | -5/+10 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.3.0...The fairly large version bump is warranted because this is the first
release to support zstd compression. The resulting ISO will boot to
a usable desktop environment almost twice as fast as previous releases
of liveslak. THe runtime behaviour will also be a lot snappier.
This should make a lot of people happy.
Note that I have to keep the XFCE ISO xz-compressed to keep its size
below 703 MB. The other ISOs will use zstd compression, adding roughly
10% to the ISO size but speeding up the Live OS with 60% or more.
1.3.0 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-09 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Make the default language of the Live ISO configurable...Added a new parameter to 'make_slackware_live.sh' script:
-l <localization>
For example, create a liveslak ISO with dutch as the default language
instead of US english:
# ./make_slackware_live.sh -l nl
Using this parameter you can onfigure a different default language
for the resulting ISO image. The default localization if you do not
supply this parameter remains "us" as before.
The boot menu offers a selection of other languages/localizations
to pick from (currently you can select any of 'be br da gb de de_ch es
fr fr_ch it ja nl pt ru se us') but now you can create your own brand
of liveslak ISO with your own language as the default.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-04 | 1 | -11/+49 |
| * | XFCE: some more pruning of large files to keep ISO size below 703 MB | Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-04 | 1 | -2/+20 |
| * | Finish the zstd compression implementation in liveslak...The new zstd compression support for squashfs modules allows for a much
snappier system because zstd decompression is 5 times faster than that of
xz (see https://sourceforge.net/p/squashfs/mailman/message/35989805/), but
at the expense of ISO sizes that are at least 10% bigger. The latter means
that we have to do some more pruning of the XFCE and PLASMA5 images to make
these fit in a CDROM and DVD image, respectively.
Here are some initial benchmarks with PLASMA5 Live ISO images,
booting in QEMU (times are in minutes:seconds):
Stage ZSTD XZ
---------------------------------------
Boot to runlevel 4 start 0:39 0:50
SDDM Login Manager visible 0:55 1:26
Plasma5 desktop ready 1:42 3:17
I also tested two of the bigger applications, measuring the time between
entering the command in a terminal and having a usable application window:
Stage ZSTD XZ
----------------------------------------
LO Writer window visible 0:17 0:34
Chromium window visible 0:09 0:14
It is obvious that a big Desktop Environment like Plasma5 where a lot of
binaries have to be loaded from their squashfs modules benefits a lot
from zstd, because after booting, the Plasma5 DE is available in
roughly 53% of the time it takes when using xz compression.
Zstd support in squashfs was added to Linux kernel 4.14. That means,
no customimzation of Slackware is required to make the Live OS work from
zstd-compressed squashfs modules.
In order to *create* these zstd-compressed squashfs modules, you will need
some custom packages at the moment, until they get added to Slackware-current:
zstd and a rebuild squashfs-tools to add the lacking zstd support to
mksqhashfs/unsquashfs.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-01 | 1 | -20/+35 |
| * | XFCE: some more pruning to manage the ISO back below CDROM max size | Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-01 | 1 | -1/+3 |
| * | When installing local packages from subdir, use 'upgradepkg'...The old use of 'installpkg' prevented upgrading an already present package
while 'upgradepkg --install-new' allows for all options.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-01 | 1 | -1/+2 |
| * | XFCE: update the package list so that the ISO stays below CDROM size...Also, split 'x_base' into 'noxbase' and 'x_base' so that in future
we can create a 'rescue' option using just 'min' and 'noxbase'.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-09-01 | 1 | -2/+2 |
| * | Add zstd compression support for squashfs modules...This will provide compression ratios approaching those of xz,
while achieving decompression rations similar to lzo (5 times faster
than xz).
We will need to have a zstd package in Slackware first, and then
rebuild squashfs-tools to add zstd support.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-08-26 | 1 | -7/+31 |
| * | Rename some variables in anticipation of adding zstd compression support | Eric Hameleers | 2018-08-26 | 1 | -7/+7 |
| * | SLACKWARE: disable baloo | Eric Hameleers | 2018-08-05 | 1 | -0/+8 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.2.0.11.2.0.1 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-08-05 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Add modules in alphabetical order, because that is how they are assembled | Eric Hameleers | 2018-08-05 | 1 | -6/+6 |
| * | XFCE: keep the ISO size below 700 MB while adding required packages | Eric Hameleers | 2018-06-27 | 1 | -1/+5 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.2.01.2.0 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-06-25 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Use correct 'ktown' URL in slackpkgplus.conf...If we use 'testing' repository to get the Plasma 5 packages, then the
slackpkg/slackpkg+ configuration should reference that 'testing' URL
as well, to avoid confusion when the user runs 'slackpkg upgrade-all'.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-06-25 | 1 | -4/+15 |
| * | Slackpkg started requiring opt-in to using it on slackware-current | Eric Hameleers | 2018-06-24 | 1 | -0/+6 |
| * | Add grep match colorization to the user profile | Eric Hameleers | 2018-06-15 | 1 | -0/+4 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.81.1.9.8 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-05-10 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | XFCE: try to increase compression rate a bit | Eric Hameleers | 2018-05-10 | 1 | -0/+9 |
| * | Adapt to new behaviour of glibc-zoneinfo and the timeconfig script | Eric Hameleers | 2018-03-31 | 1 | -2/+3 |
| * | XFCE: more tricks to reduce ISO size. | Eric Hameleers | 2018-03-15 | 1 | -2/+5 |
| * | XFCE: rename xbase.lst to x_base.lst...The order in which the squashfs modules were created should be respected
when they are re-assembled to an overlay filesystem.
The assembly is done in lexicographical order - therefore xbase.lst
needed to be renamed to x_base.lst.
Failing to adhere to the original assembly order causes weirdness.
In my case it meant that the complete directory /usr/share/applications
as contained in xapbase.lst was invisible in the resulting overlay, causing
near-empty menus in XFCE.
Also added several packages to x_base.lst that are now part of Slackware.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-03-15 | 1 | -2/+2 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.71.1.9.7 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-03-14 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Add user 'live' to group 'input'...Group membership of 'input' is needed to access input devices that are
exposed through libinput (touch devices are only exposed through libinput)
and seems to be a requirement for Wayland.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-03-12 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Remove unneeded firmware files to reduce the XFCE ISO size | Eric Hameleers | 2018-03-12 | 1 | -0/+4 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.61.1.9.6 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-02-10 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | PLASMA5: no longer apply 'kde4plasma5' package list...There are no KDE4 packages left in the latest Plasma 5 releases.
| Eric Hameleers | 2018-02-09 | 1 | -1/+2 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.51.1.9.5 | Eric Hameleers | 2018-01-19 | 1 | -2/+2 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.41.1.9.4 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-12-23 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.31.1.9.3 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-11-22 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Add support for removing packages in a subsequent squashfs module...A pkglist has a certain syntax:
- Lines starting with '#' are considered comments and are ignored.
- Empty lines will be ignored.
- A line not containing '%' is considered to name a single package
to install/upgrade.
- Two strings separated by '%' are considered as 'old' and 'new' package
where the old package will be upgraded by the new package.
This is useful in situations where the package names differ (udev -> eudev).
- One string with '%' at the end is considered a package removal request.
The string in front of the '%' is the package name to be removed.
This syntax was added in liveslak-1.1.9.3.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-11-22 | 1 | -32/+40 |
| * | PLASMA5: set QtWebkit as the Konqueror rendering engine if available | Eric Hameleers | 2017-11-22 | 1 | -0/+11 |
| * | Show information about CDROM and DVD media sizes at the end...This way you can check in a pinch whether your new ISO will fit or not.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-11-22 | 1 | -0/+2 |
| * | XFCE: some pruning was required to make the ISO fit on a CDROM medium | Eric Hameleers | 2017-11-22 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Add CACert root certificates to the Live OS and browsers...CACert should be a trusted CA to avoid discomforting warnings about
'untrusted' certificate when visiting my future blog location.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-11-22 | 1 | -0/+82 |
| * | PLASMA5: duh... forgot a slash | Eric Hameleers | 2017-10-26 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | PLASMA5: support Wayland session in SDDM | Eric Hameleers | 2017-10-25 | 1 | -2/+5 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.21.1.9.2 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-10-14 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.9.11.1.9.1 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-10-01 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | XFCE: make a bit more room in the ISO for python3 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-10-01 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.91.1.9 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-09-19 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Add upslak.sh, a script to tweak the Live USB stick....Purpose: to update the content of a Slackware Live USB stick.
upslak.sh accepts the following parameters:
-b|--nobackup Do not try to backup original kernel and modules.
-d|--devices List removable devices on this computer.
-h|--help This help.
-i|--init <filename> Replacement init script.
-k|--kernel <filename> The kernel file (or package).
-m|--kmoddir <name> The kernel modules directory (or package).
-n|--netsupport Add network boot support if not yet present.
-o|--outdev <filename> The device name of your USB drive.
-p|--persistence Move persistent data into new Live module.
-r|--restore Restore previous kernel and modules.
-s|--scan Scan for insertion of new USB device instead of
providing a devicename (using option '-o').
-v|--verbose Show verbose messages.
-w|--wait<number> Add <number> seconds wait time to initialize USB.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-09-19 | 1 | -1/+1 |
| * | Add dhcpcd to the initrd always...Dhcpcd is for NFS root support.
Adding it outside of the network kernel module loop allows us
to update the kernel modules separately and more easily.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-09-19 | 1 | -6/+6 |
| * | PLASMA5: remove the non-functional Wayland sesion from the dropdown | Eric Hameleers | 2017-09-19 | 1 | -0/+2 |
| * | XFCE: remove some more files to keep the ISO file size below limit...The XFCE ISO is meant to fit on a CDROM medium.
CDROM ISO images must be at most 737.280.000 bytes (703 MB).
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-09-19 | 1 | -0/+1 |
| * | Prefer syslinux files available on the computer....We will use our own copy of syslinux files only as a fallback,
because it is safer to use the versions of files that come
with syslinux on the computer which runs iso2usb.sh.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-09-10 | 1 | -0/+3 |
| * | Rearrange some variable definitions to create a re-usable block for upslak...The 'upslak.sh' script will be added in the near future, it allows
(among others) to upgrade the liveslak kernel and its modules
on your liveslak USB stick.
| Eric Hameleers | 2017-07-23 | 1 | -8/+10 |
| * | Slackware Live Edition: version 1.1.8.21.1.8.2 | Eric Hameleers | 2017-07-18 | 1 | -1/+1 |
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