Thunar: do not execute shell script files
Posted: 2016-04-12 Filed under: desktop, slackbuilds, system | Tags: double click, execute, script, shell, slackbuilds, thunar, xfce Leave a commentEvery time I need to open a shell script file that is executable (typically a SlackBuild), I right click on it in Thunar and select my editor from the Open with sub-menu. I miss the functionality of Nautilus, where I could tell the file browser to directly open such shell script files in a text editor when double clicked.
I searched a little and found several discussions about it. Read the rest of this entry »
SlackOnly as a main third-party repository
Posted: 2015-11-02 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: dependencies, gslapt, multilib, package, SBo, slackbuilds, slackonly, slackpkg, slackpkg plus, slapt-get 7 CommentsI decided to try using SlackOnly as my primary source of third-party software. My system is Slackware64 -multilib and all settings below take this into account. I manage the official Slackware updates and AlienBob’s multilib layer with slackpkg, complemented by it’s extension slackpkg+. Read the rest of this entry »
SBo sources
Posted: 2015-11-01 Filed under: slackbuilds | Tags: SBo, slackbuilds, source, tarball Leave a commentThe SBo project does not host the sources of the packages that are built. It is an elegant approach to save space, but occasionally presents problems. Sometimes the source may get moved, renamed or (even worse) it may be an unversioned archive that just changes its MD5SUM. Read the rest of this entry »
Slackonly: an update
Posted: 2015-05-16 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: package, slackbuilds, slackonly 3 CommentsSlackonly is a repository for Slackware packages, compiled from the scripts at SBo. Compilation is done by the excellent slackrepo tool, which ensures the building of clean packages. SlackOnly is not an official repo and is not affiliated with SBo. Read the rest of this entry »
Heroes III
Posted: 2015-05-02 Filed under: game, slackbuilds | Tags: 3DO, Complete, HD, Heroes, MOD, resolution, slackbuilds, VCMI, wine 3 CommentsI like to keep Heroes III around for the old times’ sake. I have the Complete edition, which unfortunatelly has no Linux version. The Complete edition can be installed and played via WINE, but it is not stable and keeps one of my CPU cores constantly at 100%. I looked for another option and came across the VCMI project, which seems quite promising. Read the rest of this entry »
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