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Zenwalk 6.0
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| Developer | Jean-Philippe Guillemin |
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 15.0-221106[1]  / 6 November 2022; 19 months ago (6 November 2022) |
| Update method | netpkg (xnetpkg) |
| Package manager | netpkg |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | Xfce |
| License | Various |
| Official website | www |
Zenwalk GNU/Linux[2] is a desktop-focused Linux distribution founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin. It is based on Slackware with very few modifications at system level making it 100% compatible with Slackware.[3] It aims to be a modern, multi-purpose Linux distribution by focusing on internet applications, multimedia and programming tools.[4] It comes with many specialized tools and is designed for beginners and advanced users alike, as it offers system configuration via both graphical tools and the command line.[a]
Zenwalk was originally called Minislack up to version 1.1. It was renamed with version 1.2, released on 12 August 2005. Originally using KDE as its desktop environment, it moved to Xfce with version 0.3, although GNOME and KDE packages have always been available separately.
The Zenwalk Project aims to create a lightweight Linux distribution, through using only one application per task on the release ISO image; optimization for a specific instruction set architecture, to increase execution speed; and introducing a comprehensive package management system with dependency resolution.[18]
Zenwalk uses the netpkg package management system. Developed in-house, it provides the main functionality of the apt-get variety of package managers. It uses Slackware's .tgz package format, but adds dependency resolution capabilities. It uses meta files to provide dependency information, as well as package description during the install process. This convenience is available only to the official Zenwalk mirrors listed in the netpkg configuration file, netpkg.conf. In addition to the original netpkg command line interface, xnetpkg provides a GUI frontend with similar capabilities.[citation needed]
Zenwalk is also compatible with Slackware package management tools such as slapt-get and its frontends, and have similar functionality as that of netpkg.[citation needed]
As of Zenwalk 4.6, package compatibility with Slackware is still maintained. Slackware packages may be used in place of Zenwalk packages where necessary.[citation needed]
| version | date |
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| Minislack 0.1 | May 21, 2004 |
| Minislack 0.2 | August 8, 2004 |
| Minislack 0.3 | February 17, 2005 |
| Minislack 0.4 | March 26, 2005 |
| Minislack 1.0 | April 24, 2005 |
| Minislack 1.0.1 | May 3, 2005 |
| Minislack 1.1 | June 10, 2005 |
| Zenwalk 1.2 | August 12, 2005 |
| Zenwalk 1.3 | October 15, 2005 |
| Zenwalk 2.0 Core | November 27, 2005 |
| Zenwalk 2.0.1 | December 4, 2005 |
| Zenwalk 2.1 (Core) | January 18, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 2.2[20] | February 16, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 2.4[21] | April 4, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 2.6[22] | May 23, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 2.8[23] | July 21, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 3.0[24] | September 8, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 4.0[25] | November 20, 2006 |
| Zenwalk 4.2[26] | January 6, 2007 |
| Zenwalk 4.4[27] | February 22, 2007 |
| Zenwalk 4.4.1[28] | February 24, 2007 |
| Zenwalk 4.6[29] | June 1, 2007 |
| Zenwalk 4.6.1[30] | June 6, 2007 |
| Zenwalk 4.8[31] | October 6, 2007 |
| Zenwalk 5.0[32] | January 18, 2008 |
| Zenwalk 5.2[33] | June 7, 2008 |
| Zenwalk 6.0[34] | March 7, 2009 |
| Zenwalk 6.2[35] | September 6, 2009 |
| Zenwalk 6.4[36] | May 27, 2010 |
| Zenwalk 7.0[37] | Mar 25, 2011 |
| Zenwalk 7.2[38] | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Zenwalk 7.4[39] | April 2014 |
| Zenwalk 8.0[40] | July 2016 |
| Zenwalk 15.0[41] | 4 February 2022 |
Starting with version 8.0, Zenwalk Linux is built and optimized primarily for the x86_64 architecture; 32-bit i486 architecture is no longer supported.[citation needed]
At one time there were five main versions of Zenwalk :
There are currently three known Zenwalk-based distributions:
ALive USB of Zenwalk Linux for versions up to 5.2 can be created manually or with UNetbootin.[45] Current versions of Zenwalk can also booted from a USB using Ventoy, but only for installation, not a live session.[46]
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