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ZENWALK GNU LINUX

The official Zenwalk GNU Linux website




TOPICS

 * About Zenwalk
 * News
 * Download
 * Links
 * Releases and versions
 * Update policy
 * Changelog






SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022


NEW ZENWALK CURRENT ISO 2022 07 NOVEMBER IS READY



 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 )


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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022


BLUEMAIL IS AVAILABLE IN ZENWALK



 







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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022


ZENWALK 15.0 "SKYWALKER" MILESTONE IS READY



  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) :

zenwalk-15.0-220204.iso.md5

zenwalk-15.0-220204.iso




JP











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SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021


ZENWALK CURRENT 15.0 18 JUL 2021 "NEAR LANDING" MILESTONE



 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








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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2020


PIPEWIRE REPLACES PULSEAUDIO IN ZENWALK



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 !











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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2020


APPIMAGE FOR VLC 3 MEDIA PLAYER



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







 


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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020


APPIMAGE FOR KID3 TAG EDITOR



 Hi,

Since there's no reason to install the whole Qt5 toolkit, just to run KID3 Tag
Editor : here's the AppImage !

kid3-3.8.4-x86_64-1.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 !!











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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020


 ZENWALK CURRENT 15.0 SANTA CLAUS EDITION



 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


















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TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020


APPIMAGE FOR PULSEAUDIO-DLNA


Hi,

I created an AppImage for pulseaudio-dlna :

pulseaudio-dlna-0.5.3.AppImage

No need to keep Python 2 just for this, it runs without any dependencies.

Have fun
jp





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TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020


2ND VIDEO REVIEW OF ZENWALK 15.0 MILESTONE 2020



Here's a nice video review which can also be useful as a step by step setup
tutorial (thanks to DJ Ware).

Note that the DJ didn't use netpkg : the Zenwalk package manager, and he should
have  ;) (flathub is NOT a package manager : it's more to be considered as a
"play store").





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MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020


A VIDEO REVIEW OF ZENWALK 15.0





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FIRST REVIEW OF ZENWALK 15.0 MILESTONE 2020



Here's the first review of Zenwalk 15.0 milestone 2020.


https://bitcu.co/en/zenwalk-linux/

Good reading
JP





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FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2020


A NEW EFI ADMINISTRATION TOOL IN ZENWALK


Today : a new tool to manage EFI boot entries has been added.

Have fun

JP





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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020


ZENWALK 15.0 - MILESTONE 2020 07 02 IS READY


Hi,

Once a year, Zenwalk Current is considered stable enough for a "milestone"
release, here's Zenwalk 15 milestone 2020.

Based on Slackware Current July 2020, Zenwalk 15 milestone 2020 is fully
compatible.

As usual, the goal is to provide fast simple setup, refined desktop, selection
of the best apps, ease of use, with full respect of the Slackware philosophy.

The news are :


 * New XFCE desktop based on the latest XFCE 4.14+ with many tweaks providing
   the widest possible workspace for modern full HD displays
 * Introduction of Flatpak support for installing any application from Flathub
   or Gnome Desktop
 * New rewritten Netpkg package manager for instant access to thousand of
   packages from the Slackware community, and keep the system up to date with
   one liner command
 * PAM authentication system thanks to upstream
 * Kernel 5.4.50
 * Improved SBC XQ codec in Pulseaudio providing APTX-HQ like high-fidelity
   music quality
 * Chromium Web browser v83.0.4103.61 , intensively used for "everything it can
   do" : Web browsing, Chromecast streaming, Webapps, Webmail, PDF viewing,
   image viewing, etc ..."



The ISO image setup is intended to be launched from a USB stick (see
the SlackWiki for some tips).

First downloads are here :


 * zenwalk-current-15.0-200703a.iso (direct download, MD5)
 * fcadf507f53372fe2ce24c44934dda3f6dbae2d1 (torrent)



You can consult the full Changelog for more information. See also announcements
and other stories in the BLOG section.

As usual : donations and contributions of any kind go to Patrick Volkerding.
Zenwalk remains non profit.


Have fun
JP






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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020


FLATPAK IS AVAILABLE ON ZENWALK


Flatpak is the freedesktop.org software deployment and package management
standard for Linux, offering a sandbox environment in which users can run
application software in isolation from the rest of the system.

In Zenwalk : Flatpak is managed through the App Outlet application
(https://app-outlet.github.io/).

You can also browse https://flathub.org/apps, find what you're looking for (ie :
VLC) and just launch "flatpak install VLC" in an unprivileged user terminal.

Have fun !!





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SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020


NETPKG 7.0 : SIMPLER, FASTER TOOL TO MANAGE PACKAGES


Netpkg 7.0 has been released.

Netpkg is the original network package management tool provided in Zenwalk since
2005, and was the first tool of this kind available for Slackware back in the
days.

Over the years, following users requests, netpkg has evolved into a graphical
(GTK) application with CLI counterpart.

Netpkg is Slackgnostic ;) : it work for any Slackware system.

The CLI version has proven to be easier for the user, is faster, and requires no
dependencies except bash, wget, and a few command line utilities found on any
Slackware installation :  so it can run in level 3 with just the "ap" packages
installed (could even run from the setup from a chrooted mountpoint).

Nowadays graphical applications are more and more handled through Appimages
packages and such formats, so the graphical Netpkg is not needed anymore.

So here it is, deeply improved, more powerful, easier to use than any other
package management tool : automatic system update, dependency resolution,
multi-repository, with full-text search, .new config files management, local
packages removal and reinstallation, etc...

Have fun :)





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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020


CREATE YOUR PRIVATE HIFI STREAMING SERVICE


How to create a private Hifi streaming service?

If you have a quality and relatively large music library, it's a shame to have
bought all these albums and to have to subscribe to a streaming service provider
to listen to them when you are on the go ...

Maybe have you ever wondered if it would be possible to create a private
streaming service and thus replace Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal, etc ... to play your
own media library in CD quality?

It's possible and quite simple, you just need to have:

 * A NAS server: for example : a Linux NAS, or a Windows NAS, or a Synology NAS,
   or a simple Linux or Windows PC ... or even any Android mobile with
   sufficient storage capacity.
 * BubbleUPNP Server (a software available for free download, installed on the
   previous NAS). BubbleUPNP Server is a UPNP proxy: it transforms your NAS into
   an ultra versatile DLNA broadcast server and "Internet ready"
 * BubbleUPNP Application on Android mobile / tablet (~ 4 € on Play Store) and /
   or Foobar2000 on Windows






BubbleUPNP Server is available in the Zenwalk repository (package is for
Slackware as well).

The configuration of BubbleUPNP is simple and well documented :


https://www.bubblesoftapps.com/bubbleupnpserver2


BubbleUPNP Server is configured graphically via the browser (see screenshot
below).







At the Internet BOX level: add two port redirects 58050 and 58051, as
illustrated below.









BubbleUPNP allows:


 * Access your library from your home (FLAC, AAC, OGG, ...) with a very
   ergonomic reader interface, bookmarks, multiple customization settings,
   playlists, etc ... and by adding the compatibility of certain file formats to
   your Chromecast or DLNA receivers.
 * Access this same library (FLAC, AAC, OGG, ...) from the Internet (train,
   office, vacation ...) in a secure and authenticated way with the same
   ergonomic player interface. In fact we do not realize the transition to
   Internet mode: it is transparent: your library is available from the same app
   "everywhere".
 * From the Android BubbleUPNP app: stream to any speaker / amp connected to the
   network, Chromecast or DLNA, or via Bluetooth (BubbleUPNP Android is one of
   the few players that supports almost all connected speakers / amplifiers).








So you won't have ripped your CDs for nothing;) ... and 1 year of Qobuz "Hires"
subscription saved will allow you to buy a few dozen albums in order to
integrate them into "your" BubbleUPNP media library (Hires it too, if you want,
or in any case CD quality, because the Hires doesn't bring anything ... but
that's another story ...). You can share it with all your family and friends: in
private.
A simple deposit of FLAC files on the NAS and they are instantly available via
BubbleUPNP.


Don't forget to make a small donation to the developer, if you want ...


BubbleUPNP Server is available in the Zenwalk repository (package is for
Slackware as well)







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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2020


MFP - MUSIC FOLDER PLAYER



MFP is folder oriented Music Library manager and player.  It provides most
features expected from a Music Player.

MFP is the answer for good and latency-less Chromecast support in Linux. It
requires Chromium, Apache and PHP to run.

Media files (flac, mp3, ogg, opus, aac, ....) should all be contained in the
"Music" folder in your home directory (you can create a symlink ~/Music ->
your_music-folder).

Just launch the Music Library Player application menu entry (in the Multimedia
category), and have fun ! :)

See:  https://github.com/ltGuillaume/MusicFolderPlayer

The package for Slackware & Zenwalk : mfp-1.0-x86_64-200103.txz







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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019


AUDIO QUALITY OF SBC XQ BLUETOOTH AUDIO CODEC


SBC XQ provides a better sound quality than APTX-HQ. It's considered transparent
: 100% CD quality.

A good article about Bluetooth codecs on soundexpert.org

SBC XQ is available from scratch in Zenwalk ;)

Enjoy the best BT "lossless" quality available on GNU Linux !

JP



Here is the patch, for those who want to use it to oher distributions :
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/Hyperion/pulseaudio/tree/SBC-XQ



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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019


SPOTIFY CLIENT FOR SLACKWARE OR ZENWALK


Just built the latest official and unmodified Spotify client package for
Slackware or Zenwalk :
spotify-1.1.10.546-x86_64-190901.txz

Enjoy !
JP





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