Comparing two folders

Every now and then I need to compare two folders and list the differences. I would usually just use Meld, but sometimes it is more handy to get the output in the terminal. The thing is I always forget the exact command… So, as a future reference, here’s what I do: Read the rest of this entry »


Adding a new repo to sbopkg

The SlackBuilds repository for 14.1 is out, but sbopkg has not been updated to use it. As before, there’s ponce’s solution. So… Read the rest of this entry »


Murrine 32-bit on Slackware64 -multilib

I’ve been happily using Slackware64 14.1 -multilib for a week and the system is just great. I installed Skype from SlackBuilds.org and it behaves. I wanted it to use my current GTK2 theme, which uses the murrine engine. So, in stead of converting a 32bit package, I decided to just compile the murrine engine as a 32bit program. Read the rest of this entry »


SBo git master, sbopkg and sqg

I had a rather simple solution to use sbopkg with the most recent git from SBo. However, after reading this discussion, it seems there’s a more intelligent way to do it, nicely described by ponce. Read the rest of this entry »


Package dependency graphs from SBo

There was a very interesting announcement at the LQ forum of Slackware by Gabriel Magno. In his project SlackBuildsViz, he provides scripts to collect and visualize dependency graphs from SlackBuilds.org. He also provided the generated graphs (*.png) and build queue files (*.sqf). Read the rest of this entry »