This document details the added features of a Slackware 15.0 system using the ISO image in:
https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-15.0/slintslack/

It complements the document https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-15.0/slintslack/README that you
you are suggested to read first?

These packages coming from Slint are added to or replace the ones in a genuine Slackware 15.0:
amd-microcode-20250829_993ff19 (Microcode update image for AMD CPUs)
brltty-6.8 (Braille display daemon)
btrfs-progs-6.15 (Btrfs filesystem utilities)
btrfsmaintenance-0.5.2 (btrfs maintenance scripts)
dracut-108 (An event driven initramfs infrastructure)
espeakup-0.90 (speakup connector for software synthesizer)
grub-2.12 (the GRand Unified Bootloader)
intel-microcode (Linux Processor Microcode Data File)
kernel-6.12.47 (Microcode update image for AMD CPUs)
kernel-headers-6.12.47 (a general purpose Linux kernel)
kernel-source-6.12.47 (Linux kernel source)
liblouis-3.30.0 (braille translator)
salixtools-1.13.8 (various system utilities)
slint-scripts-15.0 (miscellaneous Slint scripts)
spkg-1.6 (package manager)
swapinzram-2 (configure a swap block device in RAM using zram)

Caveat: to benefit of updates of these packages, you need to get them from this repository:
https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-15.0/
that you can download and install using upgradepkg or optionally spkg

Alternatively you could install one of the existing package managers compatible with Slackware and
allowing to specify the repository from which to get a given package.

To be informed of updates read: https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-15.0/ChangeLog.txt
A rss feed is also provided: https://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-15.0/slint.rss

Beyond being if requested accessible through braille and/or speech, the added packages provide:
- The ability to easily generate an initramfs for a new kernel of version <version> typing just
  installed typing as root: dracut --kver <version> then updating the boot loader typing update-grub.
  The microcode for your CPU is loaded early to mitigate security flaws.
- The ability to remove stale (not in use) kernel{,-header,-sources} packages running clean-kernels. 
- The spkg application compatible with pkgtools, just faster. It has a man page and a --help option.

In addition, the salixtools packages provide these utilities, each with an associated man page, to
be run as root:  
clocksetup
keyboardsetup
localesetup
service
servicesetup
update-all
usersetup

The slint-scripts provide these utilities, to be run as root:
clean_kernels (see above)
list_boot_entries (displays the GRUB boot menu as it will show on next boot. Ttry also grub-emu) 
login-chooser (easily switch between run level3 (start in a console) and 5 (graphical login manager) 
speak-with (select a hard or the soft speech synthesizer)
speakup-restore (restore saved settings of hard or soft speech synthesizers)
speakup-save (save current settings of hard or soft speech synthesizers)

Also these utilities, to be run as regular user:
list-espeak-ng-voices (list espeak-ng voices)
spd-list (list speech-dispatcher features)

These utilities have no man page or option, but just running them no harm will be done.

Document last updated on 15 September 2025