Slackware 12.2 is released!

Again! slackware's developer team announce new release of slackware. according to ANNOUNCE.12_2's file that come from slackware 12.2 release directory, here is some features that available on slackware 12.2 (grab from that file):

- Runs the 2.6.27.7 version of the Linux kernel from ftp.kernel.org. Also included is a kernel patched with Speakup to support speech
synthesizers providing access to Linux for the visually impaired community.

- Some packages were upgraded from slackware/x directory

- Installs gcc-4.2.4 as the default C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran-77/95, and Ada 95 compiler.

- Apache (httpd) 2.2.10 web server with Dynamic Shared Object support, SSL, and PHP 5.2.8.

- New development tools, including Perl 5.10.0, Python 2.5.2, Ruby 1.8.7-p72, Subversion 1.5.4, git-1.6.0.3, mercurial-1.0.2, graphical tools like Qt designer and KDevelop, and much more.

- Updated versions of the Slackware package management tools make it easy to add, remove, upgrade, and make your own Slackware packages. Package tracking makes it easy to upgrade from Slackware 12.1 to Slackware 12.2 (see CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT). The slackpkg tool can also help update from an older version of Slackware to a newer one, and keep your Slackware system up to date. In addition, the slacktrack utility (in extra/) will help you build and maintain your own packages.

- Web browsers galore! Includes KDE's Konqueror 3.5.10, SeaMonkey 1.1.13 (this is the replacement for the Mozilla Suite), and the immensely popular Firefox 3.0.4, as well as the Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 email and news client with advanced junk mail filtering.

- The complete K Desktop Environment (KDE) version 3.5.10, including the KOffice productivity suite, networking tools, GUI development with KDevelop, multimedia tools (including the amazing Amarok music player and K3B disc burning software), the Konqueror web browser and file manager, dozens of games and utilities, international language support, and more.

- using xfce 4.4.3 for a fast and lightweight but visually appealing and easy to use desktop environment. upgrade from 4.4.2 release.

- A collection of GTK+ based applications including pidgin-2.5.2, gimp-2.4.7, gkrellm-2.3.2, gxine-0.5.903, xchat-2.8.6, xsane-0.996, and pan-0.133.

- Using Java(TM) 2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition release 6 update 11 on extra directory. Upgrade from jdk-6u6.

for people who try to upgrade from previous release, don't forget to read CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT file before. There are some notable changes and hints that you must apply to get your slackware working properly.

And also based from CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT file, here are package additions since release 12.1:
a/kernel-firmware: Added. This is architecture-independent firmware for devices (mostly sound cards), which was previously embedded into the kernel image.
ap/gphoto2: Added.
ap/libx86: Added.
ap/pm-utils: Added.
ap/radeontool: Added.
ap/slackpkg: Added (moved from /extra).
ap/sqlite: Added.
ap/vbetool: Added.
d/dev86: Added. Replaces d/bin86.
l/beecrypt: Added.
l/enchant: Added (moved from /testing/packages/kde4/deps/).
l/gtkspell: Added.
l/gstreamer: Added.
l/gst-plugins-base: Added.
l/intltool: Added.
l/libcap: Added.
l/libgphoto2: Added.
l/liboil: Added.
l/libraw1394: Added (moved from /testing/packages/kde4/deps/).
l/libvisual-plugins: Added.
l/parted. Moved from /extra.
n/alpine: Added. Replaces n/pine.
n/iwlwifi-5000-ucode: Added.
x/dri2proto: Added.
x/xdg-utils: Added.
x/xf86-input-acecad: Added.
x/xf86-input-dmc: Added.
x/xf86-input-synaptics: Added. See note below.
x/xf86-input-void: Added.
x/xf86-video-mach64: Added.
x/xf86-video-openchrome: Added.
x/xf86-video-r128: Added.
xap/xmms: Added (again) :-)
/extra/wicd: Added.

and package removals since release 12.1:
d/bin86: Removed. Replaced by d/dev86.
n/pine: Removed. Replaced by n/alpine.
extra/parted: Moved to l/ series.
extra/slackpkg: Moved to ap/ series.

and many others upgraded packages. For more info just upgrade or install it! ;-)