published the distribution slackel 8.0 , built on the developments of the projects slackware and salix and completely compatible with the repository proposed in them. The key difference of Slackel is the use of the constantly updated Slackware-Current branch. The graphic environment is based on the window manager openbox . The size of the bootable image capable of working in live-mode, 3.6 GB (i386 and x86_64).
The new production is synchronized with the branch href=”https://www.slackware.com/changelog/”> slackware current and comes with the core of Linux 6.12.39. Updated versions of programs, among which
Firefox 140.0.4, Thunderbird 140.0.1esr, Libreoffice 25.2.1, Gimp 3.0.4, SMPlayer 25.6.0, MPV 0.40.0, MPlayer 20250330, ExAile 4.1.3, Brasero 3.12.3, ISOMASTER 1.3.17, ISOMASTER 1.3.17, ISOMAST Pidgin 2.14.142 and Transmission 2.94.
Distributed support for packets in the Flatpak format and the graphic utility developed by the Slackel project:
- Instonus – installation on the USB -pacifier;
- Multibootusb-the organization of loading several systems with a USB drive;
- SLI (Slackel Live Installer)-for installation on an external or internal drive;
- install-upgrade-chant-USB-gtk-GUI for renewing the nucleus in installations On the USB-drive;
- install-upgrade-cernel-gtk-GUI for updating the nucleus on a local drive.
