sboutils 0.01_beta

Posted: 2022-08-16 | Author: | Filed under: misc, slackbuilds, system | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

Since I moved back to Slackware as my major system, I wanted to make SlackBuild scripts and SlackBuilds.org a bit easier to deal with. Therefore I wrote myself several small tools, collectively called sboutils. I will be busy in the following weeks, so I decided to call its current stage as first release candidate 0.01_beta.
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Slackalaxy at GitHub

Posted: 2021-05-04 | Author: | Filed under: misc, slackbuilds | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Well, 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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A sbopkg GUI

Posted: 2016-06-22 | Author: | Filed under: system | Tags: , , , , | 5 Comments

An interesting post appeared in LQ, announcing a graphical user interface for sbopkg based on PyQt. It is described as being similar to the Synaptic Package Manager, just simpler. The developer is Gernot Walzl and his web-page contains a lot of interesting stuff, among which the sbopkg_gui can be found.
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Install an older Google Earth release

Posted: 2016-05-02 | Author: | Filed under: misc | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

I like to have Google Earth available. One of the features I like is the ability to view photos from almost any location. Unfortunately, the version available at the moment from SBo (7.1.4.1529) has some bug that prevents it from displaying places photos. This did not happen with version 6.2.2.6613. Unfortunatelly, finding an older version of Google Earth turned out to be quite difficult.
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Thunar: do not execute shell script files

Posted: 2016-04-12 | Author: | Filed under: desktop, slackbuilds, system | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Every 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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