======================= MLED 14.1 Release Notes ======================= The Microlinux Enterprise Desktop 14.1 is a full-blown production desktop based on Slackware Linux 14.1 and Xfce 4.12. * Evolution of the project * Base Slackware components * Enhanced Xfce 4.12 desktop * Desktop applications * Utilities * Additional software * More information Evolution of the project ------------------------ Over the last two years, the MLED project has undergone quite a few respins based on various desktop environments like KDE, Xfce and MATE, as well as various base distributions like Debian, Ubuntu LTS and CentOS. While these successive versions were not bad technically speaking, I had to make a decision based on a series of factors like perennity, popularity, flexibility, lack of manpower, etc. Slackware meets most of my needs and seems to be the most flexible distribution around. I opted for one single desktop environment, namely Xfce, and decided to concentrate on quality rather than quantity. Ironically, this is also a move back to the roots. The very first avatar of this project, dating back to 2006, was called "Slick Linux" at the time and was based on Slackware 12.0 and Xfce 4.4. MLED is now here to stay and firmly based on Slackware Linux and the Xfce desktop environment. Base Slackware components ------------------------- MLED 14.1 makes use of the following base Slackware components: * Base system + X Window System * Mozilla Firefox ESR * Mozilla Thunderbird ESR * Pidgin instant messaging application * GFTP client * NetworkManager * GIMP image manipulation software * ImageMagick software collection * XSane scanner software Enhanced Xfce 4.12 desktop -------------------------- The Xfce desktop is upgraded to version 4.12 and enhanced with the following packages: * Themed LXDM login manager * Elementary-Xfce icon theme * Aero mouse cursor theme (Windows 7 style) * Clearlooks Phenix theme (fit for GTK2 and GTK3 applications) * Plank application launcher * Collection of extra TrueType fonts (XP, Vista, OS X) * Sober wallpapers fit for use in a "corporate" environment * Custom desktop menu entries (english, french, german) * File Roller archive manager * Translations for Mozilla Firefox ESR (french and german) * Translations for Mozilla Thunderbird ESR (french and german) * Appealing default user profile Desktop applications -------------------- MLED provides the following desktop applications: * LibreOffice + translations (french and german) * Asunder audio CD ripper * Audacious audio player (rebuilt with full multimedia capabilities) * MPlayer (rebuilt with full multimedia capabilities) * GNOME MPlayer frontend * Audacity audio editor * Recoll file search utility * Conky system monitor * Inkscape vector graphics application * Gedit text editor * Openshot video editor * Scribus desktop publishing application * Transmission BitTorrent client * Remmina remote desktop client * Liferea RSS feed reader * Brasero CD/DVD burning software * Evince document viewer * Galculator pocket calculator Utilities --------- Under the hood, MLED is shipping all the stuff that's commonly missing in a stock Slackware system. * Basic command-line utilities: p7zip, unrar, recode, sbopkg * Slackpkg+ preconfigured for MLED repositories * Java Development Kit * Collection of multimedia codecs and libraries: ffmpeg, libdvdcss, etc. * Flash player Additional software ------------------- The following applications are available in the [extras] repository: * VirtualBox virtualization software * VLC multimedia player * Gtkcdlabel CD label generator * AMule P2P client with UPnP support * Dropbox network storage * Easytag ID3 tagger * Filezilla FTP/SFTP client * Spotify music streaming * Wine emulator * etc. More extra software may be added post-release. More information ---------------- Learn more about the project here: * http://www.microlinux.eu Enjoy! Niki Kovacs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # vim: syntax=txt