GNOME SlackBuild (GSB)

A stable GSB 2.22.1 is now available for users of the latest Slackware 12.1 release. For those users new to GSB, head over to our Download page which has full instructions on how to download, install and configure GSB GNOME 2.22.1.

For users who want to upgrade their current version of GSB, please check out our What's New page to find information on what needs to be done for a smooth upgrade, and information about what has changed in this released of GNOME SlackBuild.

GSB GNOME 2.22.1 is available in -CURRENT for users of Slackware 12.1-CURRENT. This is the first patch set from the GNOME team with a variety of fixes, including improvements to Evolution, the panel, terminal, evince, eog, and Nautilus. We have also updated Compiz-fusion to the latest version (0.7.4), and offer the most recent version of NetworkManager, and the newest Abiword 2.6 series.

Head on over to our What's New page to find information on running GSB on Slackware-CURRENT.

GSB is working hard towards a release of the latest GNOME 2.22 Desktop for Slackware and Slamd64. There were a few snags to work out, but things are progressing nicely. We should have a -CURRENT version of GSB GNOME 2.22.0 out for testing soon, and we plan on creating a page for all the details about what has changed from GSB 2.20.

We'll be sending an email out to our user and devel emailing list when things are ready for testing. Please feel free to sign up to these email lists if you want all the latest updates for GSB, or keep checking back to our news page for all the latest info about the upcoming GSB 2.22.