Own packages repository
Posted: 2018-09-09 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: package, slackonly, slackrepo, slackware, slapt-get, virtualbox 2 CommentsI decided to try and make my own repository of precompiled packages from SBo. Exactly the same idea as SlackOnly, but made by me for my own use (not public). The tool to use is SlackRepo, which has extensive documentation, that I highly recommend. This post is not meant as a tutorial on how to use SlackRepo. It merely lists the settings I used and the steps I took for my own use.
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Blueman RfKill State
Posted: 2018-08-06 Filed under: system | Tags: blueman, bluetooth, lp, netdev, polkit, rfkill 3 CommentsI made a clean install of Slackware64 14.2 on my laptop. I updated the system to the latest patches and when I logged in to Xfce I was presented with a weird dialogue window. Apparently it belongs to Blueman, telling me that “Setting RfKill State requires privileges”. Even when I enter my password, it would appear again upon every log in. Very annoying. However, the solution was recently discussed at LQ.
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ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 sensors
Posted: 2018-07-12 Filed under: system | Tags: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, config_sensors_nct6775, nct6775, nct6776-290, nct6776-isa-0290, sensors, sensors-detect 2 CommentsI decided to make a ‘budget upgrade’ on the computer that I use for checking my SlackBuilds and I bought an ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 motherboard and an AMD FX8350 CPU. So, compared to my old FX4100 processor, I now have twice more cores and a bit higher clockspeed. The old CPU and motherboard, in turn, found their use to upgrade another PC. Unfortunatelly, I did not get the hardware sensors to work out-of-the-box with the new motherboard. As a result, I was not able to monitor the CPU temperature, which (for me) is quite important. Read the rest of this entry »
Repology
Posted: 2018-07-01 Filed under: misc, slackbuilds | Tags: package, Repology 1 CommentAs a maintainer at SlackBuilds.org, I try to keep my scripts updated. Normally, I would just go through the list of SlackBuilds that I maintain and check each project’s website for updates. It is time consuming and (worst) really boring. I recently came across a very useful website — Repology, the packaging hub.
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Modify Xfce Terminal cursor
Posted: 2018-06-05 Filed under: system | Tags: blink, cursor, terminal, terminalrc, underline, xfce Leave a commentI’ve always liked to have my terminal cursor as a blinking underline. This feature is present for the new Xfce Terminal that ships with Slackware -current. Unfortunately it cannot be enabled from the preferences of Xfce Terminal in Slackware 14.2. It is, however, possible to set it by modifying the config file of the program.
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