Absolute Slackware 11.0 - A modified Slackware distro configured for ease of use.

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Absolute Slackware 11.0
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Thu, Oct 19th 2006 03:45

About:
Absolute Slackware is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that
uses a Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.


Release focus: Initial freshmeat announcement
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absoluteslackware/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absoluteslackware/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absoluteslackware/66865/url_bittorrent/aslack11.iso.torrent


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Absolute OS 11.0.1
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Sat, Oct 28th 2006 01:56

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
All copyrighted references to the mothership were removed. An updated was
made to Firefox 2.0. Two more maintenance utilities were added and a few
applications were tweaked. If detected and supported, the ALSA sound and
volume is configured and setup automatically during the first boot.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.1.iso.torrent


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Absolute OS 12.0.1
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Mon, Aug 6th 2007 13:42

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
New features include the 2.6.21.5 SMP-enabled kernel, auto-mounting option,
and CPU compatibility with 586 and greater processors.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.1.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
Mirror site: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_mirror/absolutelinux


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Absolute OS 12.1.0 Beta 6
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Mon, Feb 11th 2008 17:20

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
This release fixes (via recompiled kernel patch) the vmsplice root control
vulnerability. There are several other changes since the last official
beta release, including updated mplayer and plugin (online video works
after multimedia files install).

Release focus: Major security fixes
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1.0b6.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
Mirror site: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_mirror/absolute-linux


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Absolute OS 11.0.2
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Fri, Nov 3rd 2006 18:30

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
Installation now runs the vidconfig script on first boot to build a better
xorg.conf, with probed monitor ranges and the correct video card driver.
Sound init (in /sbin/initinit) is deleted if a card is not found (so it
will not continue to try after each boot). The font used by the Fluxbox
Meta style (the default) has been fixed. The icewm-session apps icehint,
icewmbg, and icesh are prevented from running on each start; they were
unused. This speeds things up a bit. Anagramarama has a tweaked
dictionary.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.2.iso.torrent
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php


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countries, or just our unwavering commitment to the open source
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Absolute OS 12.0.2
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Wed, Aug 8th 2007 22:52

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
An issue where rebooting with a SATA drive caused Absolute to wipe its
entry in fstab was fixed. clearFstab, a script used to wipe fstab entries
of mountable devices due to switching between auto and non-auto mounting
was fixed. Ndiswrapper was updated due to a compilation error. A Getting
Started document shortcut is now included on the user desktop as well as
the root desktop. A 1st_RUN_INFO.html file with some appropriate facts was
provided. A duplicate version of linux-wlan-ng was removed. grub has been
removed for the time being.

Release focus: Major bugfixes
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.2.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
Mirror site: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_mirror/absolutelinux


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Absolute OS 11.0.3
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Fri, Nov 10th 2006 23:56

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
The installer now allows much better control, including an update-only
feature that only installs new or updated packages. The absAdduser utility
now sets an initial group (users) as well as the others it did previously,
fixing a problem where the CD player did not find audio CDs. A few other
interface tweaks were made.

Release focus: Minor bugfixes
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.3.iso.torrent
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php


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Absolute OS 12.0.3
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Thu, Aug 23rd 2007 10:44

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Updates and fixes, additional applications, additional scripts, and MIME
handling adjustments. CD2 has also been updated.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.3.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
Mirror site: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_mirror/absolutelinux


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Absolute OS 12.1 Beta 8
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Sun, Feb 24th 2008 17:39

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Documention has been reconstructed. Firefox is 3.0b4 (Minefield). Unlike
3.0b3, it has not given any errors in early testing. Sylpheed has been
updated to 2.2.8, and gtkspell installed to suppport spell checking in
Sylpheed. Icewm was updated to 1.2.35. Menus have been rebuilt to support
the new documentation model. A new default theme. The kernel setting for
CD locking is changed in a new file: /etc/sysctl.conf. Now you can push
the button on the CD-ROM without calling umount.. The find_installed
script utility has been fixed. setDate.py and gdeskcal have both been
modified to prevent the running of multiple instances.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1.0b8.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
Mirror site: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_mirror/absolute-linux


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Absolute OS 11.0.4
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Sun, Nov 26th 2006 01:43

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
The new file-finder utility is fast, and can give file properties and open
a file's parent folder with ROX or open the file with its default
application. A USB-stick mounting script was added. A GAMMApage bug was
fixed for ATI users. PPP and KPPP are included for modem users. Gutenpy
was substituted for the dated ETextReader.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.4.iso.torrent
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php


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Absolute OS 12.0.4
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Mon, Sep 3rd 2007 14:03

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Pardon the rapid-fire release -- but kernel source was misconfigured (to
compile against) and kernel size was too large for older PCs. Also source
code for ROX was altered for nice interface additions, NTFS read-write was
implimented and K3B now works for user accounts without any extra
configuration. See complete changelog below.

Release focus: Major bugfixes
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.4.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
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Absolute OS 12.1 Beta9
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Wed, Mar 19th 2008 07:45

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
The kernel is now at version 2.6.24.3 (smp), compatible with Pentium MMX,
preemptive. A modified pcmanfm replaces ROX-Filer as the default file
manager, although ROX is still running the pinboard (background/icons) and
is available for file browsing. Devtray is gone, and its functionality was
taken over by pcmanfm for mountable volumes and ivman for playable media.
Memory consumption is down. Wicd manages wired and wireless connections.
Firefox is now at version 3.0b4. linHDD.py (the drive information and
formatting utility) was updated. Over 90 packages were updated to keep up
with Slackware-current and GCC version bump.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1.0b9.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
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Absolute OS 11.0.6
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Wed, Jan 3rd 2007 22:46

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
The Filefinder was fixed. XMMS was replaced with Audacious and CD audio
playing now supports direct sound (no cable) by default. An MPlayer update
includes support for ffmpeg conversions (memcoder) and it can now play .flv
(Flash movie) files standalone. Firefox 2.0.0.1 was included. An email
notification setup fix was made.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.6.iso.torrent
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
Mirror site: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_mirror/absolutelinux

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Absolute OS 12.0.5
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Sat, Sep 8th 2007 17:29

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Kernel woes have been put to rest. The final kernel image is 2570k and can
install on a Pentium Classic with just 48MB of RAM. Any lingering
patent-encumbered software has been removed. Several UI tweaks have been
made and source code diffs included for customized KDE-LIBS and abs_fdisk
used by linHDD. An ISO is now available from SourceForge, as well as a zip
file containing ISO and HTML installation instructions.

Release focus: Major bugfixes
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.5.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
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Absolute OS 12.1 RC1
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Wed, Apr 9th 2008 13:47

About:
Absolute Linux is a lightweight Slackware derivative that uses an Icewm,
pcmanfm, ROX-Filer, ivman, and others to create a lightweight yet easy to
use distribution. Installation is text-based but simplified, and all
packages are installed at once. It can run on a Pentium MMX with 64MB of
RAM (PII 400 with 128MB recommended). It features ease of browsing any
connected device in pcmanfm and an auto-popup menu for inserted playable
media. "Restricted" codecs are available to those eligible via a root-user
installer. Along with CD2 there is a large range of software compiled on
and for Absolute, including OpenOffice, Mplayer, GIMP, and K3B.

Changes:
Enhanced pcmanfm replaces ROX as the default file manager. Rox is still
available, and runs desktop and icons. Wicd runs wireless (if enabled in
the services menu). Ivman deals with playable media. Kernel 2.6.24.4 is
included. Ctrl_Alt+Esc can close X if needed (since icewm and the current
Xorg don't play well together with Ctrl+Alt+backspace). Pdfedit has been
added. Hplip is working for use with an HP printer to get ink levels,
cleaning utilities, etc. Most packages (the toolchain, certainly) are up
to date with Slackware current except where there were issues with running
software.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1.rc1.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
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Absolute OS 11.0.7
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Fri, Jan 12th 2007 06:15

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
This release adds the proper faad2 version for use with audio/video
conversions using ffmpeg, and the needed libmp4v2. It updates usbdrive
(for USB sticks/devices) to properly handle USB sticks as a user and when
swapping between different devices. It includes a commandline unrar
utility. It turns off sshd in services by default.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.7.iso.torrent
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Absolute OS 12.0.6
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Sat, Sep 29th 2007 23:27

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Dillo, Midnight Commander, and ggradebook were added. Several updates were
made to the applications, including an upgrade of GIMP to version 2.4.0rc3
and an update to XDM for a nicer graphical login if chosen from the new
icewm settings menu.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.6.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
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Absolute OS 11.0.8
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Thu, Jan 18th 2007 16:08

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
This release adds a plugin for flash 9. It updates libpng, imagemagick, and
GIMP.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.8.iso.torrent
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
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Absolute OS 12.0.7
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Fri, Oct 12th 2007 13:29

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Fairly extensive changes in terms of bug removal and added features. Major
fixes include mounted external volumes writable by user as well as root.
The clearFstab script is tamed, GUI login no longer leads to any missing
resources problems, GIMP scripts are patched to work with the 2.4 series,
epdfview replaces xpdf as the PDF viewer, Firefox is updated and includes
all header files to compile apps against, an installer is available (as
root) for folks lucky enough to legally use "restricted" multimedia files,
Audacity 1.3.3 is included, and checkinstall version 1.5.3 works and has
been patched to behave nicely.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.0.7.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
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Absolute OS 12.0.4
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Sun, Jul 20th 2008 23:27

About:
Absolute Linux is a lightweight Slackware derivative that uses an Icewm,
pcmanfm, ROX-Filer, ivman, and others to create a lightweight yet easy to
use distribution. Installation is text-based but simplified, and all
packages are installed at once. It can run on a Pentium MMX with 64MB of
RAM (PII 400 with 128MB recommended). It features ease of browsing any
connected device in pcmanfm and an auto-popup menu for inserted playable
media. "Restricted" codecs are available to those eligible via a root-user
installer. Along with CD2 there is a large range of software compiled on
and for Absolute, including OpenOffice, Mplayer, GIMP, and K3B.

Changes:
Many security related and application updates. Firefox 3.0.1 is built on
Absolute using xulrunner libraries. Midori (a lighter/faster Web browser)
is on CD 2. This release introduces a utility to change the default browser
so that you can switch quite seamlessly to Midori, Netsurf, Opera, etc. (on
a per-user basis). The new xorg-server works properly with icewm. wcPython
has been moved to CD 2, and all wx-dependent utilities rewritten with the
pyGTK toolkit. The CUPs daemon runs by default to avoid printer-install
confusion.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1.04.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
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Absolute OS 11.0.9
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Mon, Jan 29th 2007 05:34

About:
Absolute OS is a fast Slackware derivative Linux distribution that uses a
Icewm and ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with
Firefox, The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, Azureus, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that any choice of packages is removed, as it just installs
everything.

Changes:
Many changes were made. CD/DVD handling was vastly improved. Frostwire was
updated, so switching Java from the Blackdown version to the Sun version
was necessary. Firefox and its plugins were updated. Skype, tuxmath, and
eqonomize were added to the base install. The libGL.la file necessary to
compile KDE applications is now included. Patterns for GIMP and two new
fonts were added. Background services are more limited to enhance
performance.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.9.torrent
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Absolute OS 12.1.0 beta1
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Wed, Oct 31st 2007 15:36

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Based on Slackware-current (hence the Beta), but it is actually the best
tested and integrated 12.x release to date. Xorg 7.3, GIMP 2.4 final,
recompilation of about half the distribution including Firefox 2.0.0.8
(with headers and IDL included), new mplayer, and mplayerplug-in compiled
on the distribution itself. An updated multimedia installer and updated
utilities.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1.0b1.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
Mailing list archive: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_list/index.php
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Absolute OS 11.0.91
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Mon, Mar 26th 2007 09:56

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
All bugs reported since 11.0.9 corrected. absScreen utility added to easily
change screen resolution/refresh rate. Several programs updated --
Firefox-2.0.0.3, audacious-1.3.1, more GIMP extras, pAgenda, tuxmath,
gutenpy,menueditor, linHDD, etc.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_11.0.91.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.91.iso.torrent
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Absolute OS 12.1 beta2
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Fri, Feb 1st 2008 10:56

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
A new kernel (tickless, low-latency desktop preemptive model, Pentium
Classic minimum CPU) wicd replaces wifi-radar (set the wicd daemon to
start when you install, or later in the root services menu; a tray icon
appears when using icewm). This is primarily a maintenance release,
updating packages to current. It includes gimp-2.4.3 with all the SCRIP-FU
updates from gimphelp.org.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_12.1b2.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/browse.php
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Absolute OS 11.0.92
by Paul Sherman (http://freshmeat.net/~psherma1/)
Thu, Mar 29th 2007 12:13

About:
Absolute is a lightweight Slackware Linux derivative distribution that uses
an Icewm, ROX-Filer window/file manager combination. It comes with Firefox,
The GIMP, MPlayer, K3B, kTorrent, Gaim, Frostwire, Gftp, StarDict, Skype,
and many other titles all set up and ready to run. Several utilities are
included to ease configuration and management. It is compatible with all
Slackware 11 packages and can be installed just like a Slackware disk,
except that you cannot choose which packages to install or remove, as it
just installs everything.

Changes:
Icewm has been recompiled for proper features and memory usage. This keeps
Absolute (with just Firefox) memory usage under 32 MB. This is the final
release in the 11.0.x series. 11.1 will be based on what will be Slackware
11.1 with the 2.6 kernel.

Release focus: Minor feature enhancements
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/absolute-os/

Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_homepage/index.html
Zip: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_zip/absolute_11.0.92.zip
Changelog: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_changelog/changelog.html
Bittorrent: http://freshmeat.net/redir/absolute-os/66865/url_bittorrent/absolute-11.0.92.iso.torrent
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