Slackalaxy at GitHub
Posted: 2021-05-04 Filed under: misc, slackbuilds | Tags: github, slackalaxy, slackbuilds, slackware current Leave a commentWell, 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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TeamViewer won’t start
Posted: 2021-03-19 Filed under: desktop, network, system | Tags: inittab, lxdm, rc.4, teamviewer Leave a commentI 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 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: keyring, seahorse, xfce Leave a commentI 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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Multiple SWAP partitions
Posted: 2020-12-05 Filed under: system | Tags: swap Leave a commentWhenever I do an install, I always create a swap partition. But how about, if I have several hard disk and I am not sure which one would be best? Or if I do not want to waste too much space of a single hard disk? Or just because.
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Wacom input drivers
Posted: 2020-11-05 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: libwacom, wacom, xpurnalpp Leave a commentI bought a Wacom Intuos CTL-4100, since I need to draw some schemes during online meetings and I am really bad with the mouse. I installed libwacom and xournalpp from SBo. Everything works as it should on Slackware -current, however it does not work on 14.2.
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