Slackalaxy at GitHub

Posted: 2021-05-04 | Author: | Filed under: misc, slackbuilds | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Well, I finally took the time to set up a GitHub repo (https://github.com/slackalaxy). I started testing my SlackBuilds on Slackware 15.0 beta here. At the moment I am making sure sources build, fix broken links, etc. This is all only on x86_64 for now.
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Chrome support for ftp sites

Posted: 2021-05-01 | Author: | Filed under: network | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

I’ve been updating my SlackBuilds for -current and noticed something quite strange. Whenever I needed to check for new sources, if the tarball was hosted on an ftp site, Chrome would refuse to open it. I searched a bit and it seems Chrome has dropped ftp support by default.

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WPS Office v11.* dictionary

Posted: 2021-04-03 | Author: | Filed under: office | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments

I noticed that an old post of mine about adding dictionaries to WPS Office, has been receiving some attention recently. I quickly checked the links and it seems they are dead, also the file paths listed there no longer apply for WPS Office v11. Therefore, I decided to check how to add dictionaries to version 11.

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TeamViewer won’t start

Posted: 2021-03-19 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, network, system | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

I had to use TeamViewer. It is available from SBo, so I installed it (version 15.14.5). I am using -current, but the SlackBuild just repackages the binary provided from upstream, anyway. I followed the post-install instructions but the program won’t start.
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Seahorse keyring

Posted: 2021-03-14 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, security, system | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

I did a fresh install of -current couple of months ago and looked for a way to manage passwords. I looked around and it seems that Seahorse is a good choice for Xfce. There’s Seahorse available on SBo, so I installed it. Things did not work as expected out-of-the-box… for example Chrome kept prompting me for passwords that was driving me nuts.
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