Welcome to Slackware 12.1!

Slackware 12.1 is a complete distribution of the Linux operating system.

Here are some versions of major components of Slackware 12.1:

- Linux kernel           2.6.24.5
- C compiler             gcc-4.2.3
- Binutils               2.17.50.0.17
- GNU C Library          glibc-2.7
- X Window System        The latest tested packages from X.Org
- KDE                    3.5.9
- Xfce                   4.4.2

For installation instructions, see the file 'Slackware-HOWTO'.

For instructions to upgrade from Slackware 12.0 to 12.1, see the file
'UPGRADE.TXT'.  You would still be well advised to backup your machine
first if it contains any important data.

For details of important changes from Slackware 12.0 to 12.1, see the file
'CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT'.

These are some of the important files and directories found on the Slackware
FTP site:

 ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/

There is also a newer (and faster) primary FTP site for Slackware here:

 ftp://slackware.osuosl.org/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/

Thanks to cwo.com for continuing to help us with hosting for our web site
and ftp.slackware.com, and to the OSU Open Source Lab for hosting our
archives at slackware.osuosl.org.

If you're reading this on a CD-ROM, these directories will probably be
split across several discs.