GNOME SlackBuild 2.30 for x86 and x86_64 is released! Things are very stable. A lot of weight has been trimmed in this release of GSB, and we now only need to replace two Slackware packages. The desktop is solid, responsive and polished and comes with a full set of great GNOME applications. Please make sure to read CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT to see what has changed in this release, and for a few potential gotchas. We have also written up a FAQ.TXT which has some further hints and tips about getting the most out of your new GNOME 2.30 desktop. The next set of GNOME maintenance patches will be out in a few weeks. For now, enjoy! Here are some of the features in GNOME SlackBuild 2.30: - A full GNOME Desktop 2.30.0, along with all great improvement in this series of GNOME including a better Nautilus, instant messaging with Empathy, Tomboy note syncing, document viewing with Evince, a webkit backed Epiphany, and better accessibility with Orca. - Evolution 2.30.0, along with Exchange and Webcal plugins. - Mono C# 2.6.4 which is the open source, cross-platform, implementation of C# and the CLR that is compatible with Microsoft.NET - OpenOffice.org 3.2.0.10 with both KDE and GTK+2 widgets for better integration with your GNOME desktop. - GNOME office applications like Abiword 2.8.4 and Gnumeric 1.10.2. - Compiz 0.8.6 along with CCSM for GNOME eye candy. Downloading GNOME SlackBuild 2.30: ---------------------------------- The full version of GNOME SlackBuild 2.30 is available for download from the our central server at: x86 32-bit: http://mirrors.gnomeslackbuild.org/gsb/gsb-2.30_slackware-13.1/ x86_86 http://mirrors.gnomeslackbuild.org/gsb/gsb64-2.30_slackware64-13.1/ If the sites are busy, see the list of official mirror sites here: http://gnomeslackbuild.org/download/#mirrors