Multi-threaded MPlayer
Posted: 2016-04-23 Filed under: media | Tags: core, cpu, mplayer, multi-thread, profile 1 CommentI want to make MPlayer utilise more than one core. I searched a bit and found a tutorial and a discussion about this. The solution is to run the mplayer executable with the -lavdopts option like this:
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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.
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Adding a keymap post-install
Posted: 2016-04-04 Filed under: system | Tags: console, fi, keyboard, language, layout Leave a commentI have a non US keyboard and I normally choose the appropriate keyboard layout already at install time. Now, I installed Slackware 14.1 beta1 in a virtual machine in order to check how my SlackBuilds work. However, I forgot to set the keyboard this time. Read the rest of this entry »
Virtual machine settings 2
Posted: 2016-03-17 Filed under: system | Tags: cpu, slackbuilds, ugene, virtualbox, vm Leave a commentThis is ridiculous. Some time ago I ‘fixed’ the setting of my VirtualBox. However, I experienced segfaults again. I am using VirtualBox version 5.0.14 r105127 on Slackware64 14.1 -multilib. The host machine is running Slackware64 -current and the program in question is Ugene version 1.21.0. I managed to make it build fine after I set the following options for the VM: Read the rest of this entry »
Flagfox: display server country
Posted: 2016-03-05 Filed under: network | Tags: firefox, flag, flagfox, seamonkey Leave a commentGoing through some old screenshots of mine, I remembered about a neat little plugin, called Flagfox. It is available for SeaMonkey and of course Firefox. This extension displays the country where the server hosting the webpage currently viewed is located. It does so by placing a cute little flag in the browser’s address bar: Read the rest of this entry »
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