At the time when Firefox, Chrome, and most legacy browsers are heavily blowted with trackers, and are about to be forced by governments to integrate spying code and backdoors : Waterfox seems a good option for browsing !
Waterfox is a ...
... version of Mozilla Firefox.
It's even faster than Chrome on Google content.
Latest G6 version is available in Zenwalk right now.
Zenwalk Current is the rolling release of Zenwalk GNU Linux.
Current status seems stable enough for an ISO to be published, so here we go ;)
As usual this edition provides a complete package rebuild from upstream Slackware and Zenwalk specific packages.
The desktop has been updated to use latest Adwaita themes featuring a unified look for GTK4, GTK3, GTK2 and QT applications.
On application side, this release introduces Syncthing for realtime folder synchronization with any device from Linux, Android to IOS and Windows (think about it as an Open Source private OneDrive).
The desktop is built upon the latest stable XFCE environment with the one of a kind original "dock centric" Zenwalk layout. Flatpak package management is installed by default and ready to use.
Zenwalk aim to be a best of breed media OS. Several new applications and media frameworks have been added : Navidrome Music Server, Jellyfin Media Center (just type "netpkg jellyfin"), Lollypop Music Player, Rygel DLNA Server, ... Pipewire is the default sound system, completely replacing Pulseaudio.
The ISO can be downloaded here :
zenwalk-current-230909.iso / zenwalk-current-230909.iso.md5
Have fun :)
I've been working on a new Adwaita based theme with unified look for GTK4, GTK3, GTK2 and QT applications.
Enjoy !
Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, whether it is shared with some third party, and how it’s transmitted over the internet.
See the github : https://github.com/syncthing/
Zenwalk integration includes an added original tray icon!!
The service is per-user and can be started from XFCE autostart & sessions management.
Syncthing package can be installed via netpkg, and requires no dependencies :)
Hi,
It's been some time since the last Zenwalk Current ISO, so here it is.
Most packages have been rebuilt here or upstream. Since 18 years Zenwalk follow the same guideline : being the only true 100% Slackware compatible striped-down optimized system.
The main change in Zenwalk design lately, is the return of Mozilla Firefox as main browser. Due to the lack of improvements, especially performances issues and instability in Chromium. I also believe that privacy can be more easily achieved with Mozilla Firefox.
The Zenwalk "SlackBuild" packaging utility has also been updated so that it now allows to build Slackware packages from any source tarball without any configuration, as well as from any .DEB Debian binary as long as it's using the same toolchain and shared libs as Zenwalk, as well as from any Github URL.
You'll also notice some improvements in Netpkg : the multi-repository, dependency aware, package management system.
Have fun :)
JP
As usual don't forget to provide any support you want to the Slackware Linux project !
Download : zenwalk-current-221106.iso ( md5 )
Hi,
Following the release of the so long awaited Slackware 15.0 , here we go for the Zenwalk 15.0 "Skywalker", aka "It must be very stable after all this time" milestone.
As usual for a milestone release, most packages have been rebuilt down here or upstream.
Desktop is the latest XFCE 4.16, with the special Zenwalk layout : this unusual NEXT/Windowmaker inspired dock system, with unique panel placement for ergonomic user access to the whole desktop area. This one of a kind desktop is optimized for modern wide screens !
What you get is a pure Slackware system with the following main changes :
- Focused on Desktop usage, XFCE and Chromium based
- Just one app for each task, latest version of the most user-friendly apps
- Optimized in size / RAM footprint : Zenwalk is very fast on latest hardware and can even run fast on old PCs
- Flatpak and AppImage ready (almost all existing apps can be installed either via right-clicking on AppImg or flatpakref file)
- Automated packages updates (daily check at startup)
- Simplified setup with no nonsense animated pink ponies
Since 18 years : Zenwalk has always been a non profit project : all contributions and donations go to the Slackware Project. We all love that OS and want to thank Pat Volkerding for his fantastic work over the years (note : Pat has an enormous stock of Slack tee-shirts and other cool goodies to sell :p).
Please report bugs !
And have fun !
Immediate download (waiting for mirrors and torrents) :
JP
Hi,
Summer is there, Pat is about to release a candidate for Slackware 15.0 which will likely last for 2 years, and the current code seems as stable as it can be : so it's time for a Zenwalk Current release.
It can be considered as a milestone release, most packages have been rebuilt down here or upstream, and it confirm some of the choices that where applied since the beginning of 2020 : Pipewire as the sound daemon, with mostly all existing Bluetooth codecs available from APTX to LDAC.
Desktop is the latest XFCE 4.16, with the special Zenwalk layout (NEXT/Windowmaker inspired dock system, with unique panel placement for ultra-ergonomic use of the whole desktop place on modern wide screens).
Kernel is 5.13.2, with Elogind and PAM, and thankfully : still no Systemd :).
Of course : Flatpak is present, and as usual, configured out of the box so that you can install nearly anything on Zenwalk.
Have fun !
Report bugs ;)
Immediate download (waiting for mirrors and torrents) :
zenwalk-current-15.0-210718.iso.md5
zenwalk-current-15.0-210718.iso
JP
Goodby Pulseaudio !
Quoting pipewire.org : Pipewire provides a low-latency, graph based processing engine on top of audio and video devices that can be used to support the use cases currently handled by both pulseaudio and JACK. PipeWire was designed with a powerful security model that makes interacting with audio and video devices from containerized applications easy. Alongside Wayland and Flatpak we expect PipeWire to provide a core building block for the future of Linux application development.
To make the switch on your Zenwalk or Slackware system : just uninstall pulseaudio and install the Zenwalk pipewire package (pipewire-0.3.18-x86_64-201226.txz). Pipewire emulates Pulseaudio libraries and daemon : so all your applications will work seamlessly including the pavucontrol mixer.
Furthermore : I ported my Pulseaudio patch for SBC XQ (much better than AptX) to Pipewire : so you will have CD quality Bluetooth audio in Zenwalk or Slackware.
Have fun !
Hello,
Maybe you like VLC and don't want to install Qt5 just for that ?
Here's the fully platform independent AppImage for VLC 3.x :
vlc-3.0.11.1-x86_64-1alien.AppImage
Hopefully it should work on any distribution without any dependency.
Have fun :)
JP
Hi,
Since there's no reason to install the whole Qt5 toolkit, just to run KID3 Tag Editor : here's the AppImage !
This AppImage should run on any Linux distro... and note that you have "1 click" menu integration in latest Zenwalk desktop (you'll have to update zenwalk-desktop package and then copy the new "uca.xml" thunar actions file from /etc/xdg/Thunar to your home profile) ;)
Enjoy !!
Zenwalk Current 15.0 10 12 2020 "Santa Claus" edition is available.
In short you get the latest Slackware current system with elogind, pam and the release candidate yet stable XFCE version 4.16 : installed in 15 minutes on your drive.
The Zenwalk Desktop is what we believe to be the most modern and user friendly desktop environment available for computers in 2021 : full "dock based" window management, designed for modern ultra wide displays.
Plethora of applications and games are ready to go with Flatpak or dependency aware package manager.
Please report any bugs :)
Have fun !
JP
Immediate download (waiting for mirrors and torrents) :
zenwalk-current-15.0-201210.iso.md5
zenwalk-current-15.0-201210.iso
