Sound in Skype via apulse

Posted: 2014-12-22 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, media, network, system | Tags: , , , , , | 5 Comments

I have been using the 4.3 version of Skype for several months already, with PulseAudio and its compat packages installed. However, I experienced problems with some audio programs. XMMS would crash regularly and Clementine would refuse playing. Read the rest of this entry »

SeaMonkey Composer

Posted: 2014-12-12 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

From time to time I need to create or maintain a simple web-page. For the purpose I have used KompoZer, which is available at SBo, but as a 32bit application. Although it runs fine on a Slackware64 -multilib system, I have experienced occasional hang ups and crashes. Read the rest of this entry »

Customizing SeaMonkey

Posted: 2014-11-07 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With the latest Firefox update (31.2.0) I decided to migrate to something more traditional, like SeaMonkey. I am not going to list all the reasons for my decision to abandon Firefox, as it will turn into a rant (and who cares?). Read the rest of this entry »

Firefox: disable the built-in PDF viewer

Posted: 2014-09-25 | Author: | Filed under: network, office, slackbuilds | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

When the built-in PDF viewer arrived for Firefox, I was quite excited. However, I have to admit that it does not always work well. Sometimes fonts look weird and pictures distorted. Read the rest of this entry »

Sound in Skype 4.3

Posted: 2014-08-16 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, media, network, slackbuilds, system | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Since version 4.3, Skype for Linux requires PulseAudio. It is available from SBo, but since Skype is a 32bit program only, the necessary 32bit compatibility packages should be installed as well. I am running Slackware64 14.1 -multilib system and I have a virtual machine with Slackware 32. Read the rest of this entry »

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