Absolute Linux是Slackware Linux的轻量级修改。它包含了一些实用工具以使配置和维护变得容易，它还包含很多通用桌面和因特网应用程序，它们被安装和配置为与菜单、应用及 MIME类型紧密结合。Absolute Linux的窗口环境是IceWM，它采用ROX作为其文件管理器。
Paul Sherman has announced the release of Absolute Linux 12.1.01, the first minor update to the light-weight, Slackware-based desktop distribution. From the changelog: "wicd updated (version 1.4.2), includes changes to daemon.py and networking.py to accommodate Slackware's networking scripts without altering them; 5ball gets a new high-contrast theme (requested by a visually-impaired user); absServices.py updated (utility to set start-up daemons); changed from wxGTK to pyGTK + code clean-up; flv2avi re-introduced, added desktop file and dialog if ffmpeg is not installed; K3B updated to 1.0.5, includes plugin support for ffmpeg use; multimedia installer updated; fixed ffmpeg not installing properly; couple of performance tweaks." Here is the release announcement with a full changelog. Download (MD5): absolute_12.1.01.zip (668MB).

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