Fedora 10 & Slackware 12.2
Fedora 10 & Slackware 12.2
This issue's DVD brings you two great distros on one disc. Fedora 10, the latest release of the Red Hat-sponsored project, includes better wireless networking, improved printer support, and a new security audit system. Slackware 12.2, the favorite of veteran admins, is known for stability, simplicity, and a Unix look and feel.
Highlights
Fedora 10
Kernel 2.6.27
X.org 7.3.5
Samba 3.2.4
KDE 4.1
Gnome 2.24
Firefox 3.0.4
Thunderbird 2.0.0
OpenOffice 3.0.0
Slackware 12.2
Kernel 2.6.27
X.org 1.4.2
Samba 3.2.5
KDE 3.5.10
Gnome 2.23
Firefox 3.0.4
Thunderbird 2.0.0
Additional Resources
[1] Fedora Project: http://fedoraproject.org/
[2] Fedora 9 Release Notes: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f9/en_US/
[3] Fedora 9 Installation Guide: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f9/en_US/
[4] Fedora Documentation: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/
[5] Fedora Forum: http://fedoraforum.org/
[6] Slackware project: http://www.slackware.org/
[7] The Slack World: http://slackworld.berlios.de/
[8] Slackware FAQ: http://www.slackware.org/faq/do_faq.php?faq=general
Double-sided DVD
This DVD is a double-sided disc. A DVD device always reads the side of the disc that is facing down. This DVD is labeled like a normal DVD – the label you see as you place the disk into the tray applies to the data on the opposite side.
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