MATE SlackBuilds
Posted: 2014-07-05 Filed under: desktop | Tags: MATE, MATE desktop environment, MATE SlackBuilds, slackpkg, slackpkg plus, slackware Leave a commentI have been following the development of the MATE SlackBuilds (MSB) project for quite some time. Finally, I decided to give MATE a try. I wanted to have a relatively clean system before I install, since some of the packages provided by MSB are also available at SlackBuilds.org. Read the rest of this entry »
Reboot instead of shut down
Posted: 2014-06-08 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: laptop, power off, rc.local_shutdown, reboot, shutdown, slackware Leave a commentI have a Lenovo ThinkPad S430 laptop. Occasionally, when I want to shut down the machine, it would power off and a second later turn on again. Seems to happen more often when using the battery, but I am not sure. I am using XFCE and this happens when I select shut down from the Log out menu. This behaviour can be really annoying if you are on a hurry… Read the rest of this entry »
gdm Init
Posted: 2014-05-25 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: gdm, kdm, xbacklight, xgamma 2 CommentsI am using XFCE and decided to make my laptop boot directly to X. So, I installed gdm from SBo and changed the runlevel in /etc/inittab: Read the rest of this entry »
Faster boot
Posted: 2014-05-17 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: boot, cron, rc.M, speed up Leave a commentI usually do not care too much about my system boot time. Slackware running on modern hardware, especially with a SSD for / (root file system) will boot very fast without any additional tweaking. My laptop, however, does not have a SSD and although the machine is relatively new, I find it convenient to speed up the booting a little more. Read the rest of this entry »
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