Welcome to GNOME SlackBuild 2.26.1! GNOME SlackBuild v2.26.1 is a complete GNOME Desktop Environment for Slackware Linux v12.2, encompassing all the needed packages for a full, clean installation of GNOME for Slackware. It aims to provide a fully functional desktop, including a wide range of multimedia, graphics, and development tools, as well as a complete networking and office suite. Here are some versions of major components of GNOME SlackBuild 2.26.1 - Full GNOME Desktop 2.26.1 - Evolution 2.26.1 - NetworkManager 0.7.1 - PulseAudio 0.9.15 - Mono C# 2.4 - OpenOffice.org 3.0.1.2 - Compiz 0.8.3 - GNOME Office - Abiword 2.6.8 - Gnumeric 1.8.3 For installation instructions, see the file 'INSTALL_GSB.TXT' For instructions to upgrade from GSB 2.24.3 and previous versions to GSB 2.26.1, please see the 'UPGRADE.TXT'. You would still be well advised to backup your machine first if it contains any important data. For details of important changes between GSB 2.24.3 and GSB 2.26.1, see 'CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT'. These are some of the important files and directories found on the GSB FTP site: . |-- BUILDING.TXT Instructions on how to build GSB from scratch |-- CHECKSUMS.md5 MD5 format file checksums |-- COPYING The GNU Public License, version 2. |-- COPYING3 The GNU Public License, version 3. |-- CREDITS A brief list of those who help with the GSB project. |-- ChangeLog.txt Log of system changes from GSB 2.24.3 to GSB 2.26.1. |-- FILELIST.TXT List of files on the GSB FTP site. |-- INSTALL.TXT Instructions on how to install GSB. |-- SLACKWARE-12.2_CONFLICTS.TXT | This file contains any packages that had | previously been offered by the GSB project | and which are now offered officially by | Slackware. Users should replace all of these | packages with official Slackware equivalents. |-- SLACKWARE-12.2_REPLACED_PACKAGES.TXT Packages in GSB that will replace standard Slackware packages. |-- README.TXT This file. |-- UPGRADE.TXT Instructions on how to upgrade from GSB 2.24.3. |-- VERSIONS Target versions for GSB 2.26.1. | |-- extra/ This directory contains extra packages | | for GSB like mozilla-firefox, and pidgin | | which, though they come with Slackware | | 12.2, users may prefer to use our | | version. | | | |-- README.TXT Explanation of each extra package. | `-- packages/ Contains the *.tgz packages. | |-- gsb/ This directory contains all the | | software you will need for GSB 2.26.1. | `-- packages | |-- accessibility Packages for accesibility in GNOME. | |-- administration Packages for system administration. | |-- applications Useful applications for your GNOME desktop. | |-- bindings C++ and other bindings for GNOME libraries. | |-- compiz Compiz-fusion for GNOME. | |-- desktop Packages required for a basic GNOME desktop. | |-- devel Development applications for GNOME. | |-- libraries Base libraries for codecs, databases, anda | | various dependencies. | |-- media Audio and video applications for GNOME. | |-- metapackages Our handy metapackages for easy installation. | |-- mono Mono C# 2.2 packages. | |-- networking Useful set of networking applications for GNOME. | |-- office GNOME Office. | |-- ooo OpenOffice.org 2.4.1.10. | |-- platform Base GNOME libraries and dependencies, like | | PolicyKit. | |-- print Handy applications for easy printing in GNOME. | |-- themes Some extra themes for your GNOME desktop, like | | Mac4Lin. | `-- tools System tools, like slapt-get, and cabextract. | |-- source This directory contains source code for the | | packages that are offered by the GSB project. | | It doesn't contains any source tarballs (as | | being too huge), but all the offical | | SlackBuilds used to build GSB, as well as | | slack-desc, slack-requireds, and any patches we | | use. For more information about building GSB, | | please see the 'BUILDING_GSB.TXT' | | | | | |-- README.TXT A basic HOWTO to use our source SlackBuilds. | |-- accessibility/ Source code for accessibility packages. | |-- administration/ Source code for administration packages. | |-- applications/ Source code for applications packages. | |-- bindings/ Source code for bindings packages. | |-- compiz/ Source code for compiz packages. | |-- desktop/ Source code for desktop packages. | |-- devel/ Source code for devel packages. | |-- extra/ Source code for packages in extra/. | |-- gsb.SlackBuild Main script for building GSB. | |-- gsb.options.sample Sample file for the gsb.SlackBuild script. | |-- libraries/ Source code for libraries packages. | |-- media/ Source code for media packages. | |-- metapackages/ Source code for metapackages. | |-- mono/ Source code for mono packages. | |-- networking/ Source code for networking packages. | |-- office/ Source code for office packages. | |-- ooo/ Source code for ooo packages. | |-- platform/ Source code for platform packages. | |-- print/ Source code for print packages. | |-- testing/ Source code for testing packages. | |-- themes/ Source code for themes packages. | `-- tools/ Source code for tools packages. | `-- testing/ This directory contains any packages we | considered might be useful for some people, but | didn't think stable enough to include in the | GSB packages tree. |-- README.TXT README about packages included in testing/. `-- packages For more information about GNOME SlackBuild, please visit our website: http://gnomeslackbuild.org Enjoy! The GNOME SlackBuild Team