This is the Slackware 9.0 installation ISO image. To use this image, write it to a CD-R or CD-RW and boot the disc. Here's what you'll find on this disc: . |-- BOOTING.TXT Tips for troubleshooting boot problems. |-- CHECKSUMS.md5 MD5 format file checksums. |-- COPYING The GNU Public License. |-- COPYRIGHT.TXT Slackware copyright and trademark information. |-- CRYPTO_NOTICE.TXT Legal information about encryption in Slackware. |-- ChangeLog.txt Log of system changes from Slackware 8.1 to 9.0. |-- FAQ.TXT Frequently asked questions and answers. |-- FILELIST.TXT List of files on the Slackware FTP site. |-- GPG-KEY The GnuPG key used to verify Slackware packages. |-- PACKAGES.TXT A detailed list of the core Slackware packages. |-- SPEAKUP_DOCS.TXT Documentation for the Speakup speech synth software. |-- SPEAK_INSTALL.TXT How to install with Speakup speech synthesis. | |-- Slackware-HOWTO Instructions for installing Slackware from CD. | If you're new to Slackware, start with this. | |-- UPGRADE.TXT Instructions for upgrading from earlier versions. | |-- isolinux/ The ISOLINUX loader and initrd.img used to install | | Slackware from a CD-ROM. You'll also find the | | PCMCIA and network images (these can be loaded | | from the installation CD-ROM), and a README.TXT | | describing how to create a Slackware installation | | ISO image and burn it to CD-R. | | | |-- README.TXT How to burn a Bootable Slackware CD-ROM. | |-- initrd.img Installation initrd (can also be loaded with Loadlin) | |-- network.dsk Image containing network modules. | `-- pcmcia.dsk Image containing PCMCIA modules. | |-- kernels/ Many precompiled Linux 2.4.20 kernel images. | | | |-- adaptec.s/ Adaptec kernel. | |-- ataraid.s/ Kernel with ATA (IDE) RAID support. | |-- bare.i/ Standard IDE kernel. | |-- ibmmca.s/ IBM Microchannel kernel. | |-- jfs.s/ IBM Journaled Filesystem +aic7xxx SCSI kernel. | |-- loadlin16c.txt Loadlin README file. | |-- loadlin16c.zip Loadlin boot loader (used to boot Linux from DOS) | |-- lowmem.i/ Kernel that uses very little memory. | |-- old_cd.i/ Old non-SCSI non-IDE CD-ROM support kernel. | |-- pportide.i/ Parallel port IDE kernel. | |-- raid.s/ SCSI RAID kernel. | |-- scsi.s/ Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT). | |-- scsi2.s/ Supports some SCSI cards (see bootdisks/README.TXT). | |-- speakup.i/ bare.i + Speakup speech support. | |-- xfs.i/ Kernel with support for SGI XFS. | `-- zipslack.s/ Kernel with Iomega support. | `-- slackware/ This directory contains the core software packages | for Slackware 9.0. | |-- a/ The A (base) package series. |-- ap/ The AP (applications) package series. |-- d/ The D (development) package series. |-- e/ The E (GNU Emacs) package series. |-- f/ The F (FAQ/Documentation) package series. |-- gnome/ The GNOME package series. |-- kde/ The KDE package series. |-- l/ The L (libraries) package series. |-- n/ The N (networking) package series. |-- t/ The T (TeX) package series. |-- tcl/ The TCL (Tcl/Tk and related) package series. |-- x/ The X (XFree86) package series. |-- xap/ The XAP (X applications) package series. `-- y/ The Y (BSD games) package series. Note that for space reasons, the KDEI (KDE i18n) series, and the K (Linux kernel source) series could not be included on this ISO, and I apologize for the inconvenience. If you need KDE translations or the pre-patched (with ext3 and ptrace fixes) kernel source package, you can pick them up here: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/slackware/kdei/ ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/slackware/k/ Other things that aren't on this disc that you might need to pick up "a la carte" include the boot floppy images and rootdisks (if you can boot this CD-ROM, you won't need these), ZipSlack, and the source code. All of these extras are available from our FTP site: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/ Or, pick up the official 4 CD-ROM Slackware disc set here: http://store.slackware.com Enjoy! Patrick Volkerding volkerdi@slackware.com