Use local time
Posted: 2021-10-02 Filed under: system | Tags: hwclock, localtime, utc Leave a commentI dual-boot Linux and Windows. I want to make Linux use the local time from the BIOS, because this is what Windows uses. I searched around and all I found were tutorials for systemd. This is useless for CRUX so I resorted to reading the manual…
Own ports and packages repos for CRUX
Posted: 2021-09-01 Filed under: system | Tags: apache, CRUX, pkg-get, prt-get, repo Leave a commentI’ve been using CRUX as my main system for couple of months now. My PC has an nice CPU and lots of RAM, so compiling stuff on it is not a problem. This is not the case with my old ThinkPad x230, though… So, I want to turn the packages created on my PC, into a packages repository for the laptop, running the same distro.
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CRUX post-install cheatsheet
Posted: 2021-08-05 Filed under: system | Tags: adduser, CRUX, pkgmk, ports, prt-get, useradd Leave a commentThe crux.nu website actually provides all the information you need in order to have your CRUX installation up and running. Especially useful reads are the handbook, the wiki and the prt-get manual together with prt-utils list for package management.
Here, I am going to outline a few steps to do immediately after install for my future reference.
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CRUX installation cheatsheet
Posted: 2021-07-24 Filed under: system | Tags: CRUX, install 1 CommentSince the last couple of months, I’ve been taking an interest in CRUX. I used this Linux distribution some 10 years ago and I really liked how the system was organized. It has a very nice handbook, which is a must during the installation. I decided to simply collect all steps I took in a “cheatsheet”, very similar to what can be already found in their wiki, as “Quick Install Reference”.
GTK2-only Xfce 4.12 desktop
Posted: 2021-06-30 Filed under: desktop, slackbuilds, system | Tags: GTK2, xfce 1 CommentI want to keep using a GTK2-based desktop environment on the upcoming Slackware 15.0 release. Long story short, I decided to stay with Xfce 4.12 and created my own repository of SlackBuild scripts that aim to build a GTK2-only desktop on -current. I have been running it for over a month on Slackware -current from 17 May 2021. Here’s my announcement in LQ. Of course, this comes with no warranty, so use at your own risk.
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