QT4 apps and GTK2
Posted: 2012-06-08 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: slackware Leave a commentProblem: QT4 applications do not inherit the GTK theme (when using XFCE for example)
Solution: Read AlienBob’s blog regularly :) So, open /etc/profile.d/qt4.sh and add the following lines on some empty rows: Read the rest of this entry »
Firewall
Posted: 2012-06-07 Filed under: system | Tags: firewall, iptables, slackware Leave a commentProblem: I do not know iptables
Solution: Use a firewall script I found years ago in a Slackware security guide written by Chess Griffin. Create an empty file and name it rc.firewall. Read the rest of this entry »
Keyboard layout
Posted: 2012-06-06 Filed under: desktop | Tags: keyboard, slackware, xfce Leave a commentProblem: The keyboard panel plugin in XFCE 4.6 has some bug and tends to “forget” the layout switch key combination (ALT+SHIFT).
Solution: Use the example file. Copy it from /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d, then open and edit the keyboard layouts as needed and insert the following option: Read the rest of this entry »
SSD
Posted: 2012-06-05 Filed under: system | Tags: SSD 1 CommentProblem: I bought a SSD
Solution: Read the corresponding section at the Arch linux wiki. So, I did: Read the rest of this entry »
Electricsheep and SMPlayer
Posted: 2012-06-04 Filed under: media | Tags: electricsheep, mplayer, slackware 2 CommentsProblem: If xscreensaver is disabled from ~/.mplayer/config, electricsheep will not work, since it uses the mplayer engine.
Solution: Create a mplayer profile for SMPlayer different than the default one. Let’s call it “smplayer”. Place the following in ~/.mplayer/config: Read the rest of this entry »
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