A revdep equivalent for Slackware
Posted: 2023-11-30 Filed under: system | Tags: revdep, slackware 4 CommentsEver since using CRUX, a tool that I really miss on Slackware is RevDep, part of their PrtUtils. As it says on the webpage, it checks for missing or wrong libraries of installed packages. This is particularly useful, if you are running Slackware -current and have stuff installed from a third-party place, such as SBo. Recently, I came across a script that finds missing *.so files, essentially working as revdep on source distros like CRUX and Gentoo.
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Hello again, Slackware…
Posted: 2022-08-06 Filed under: misc | Tags: CRUX, slackware 3 CommentsAfter a year on CRUX as my main system, I made the decision to move back to Slackware. I really hope that such a long gap between releases will not happen again. I have several reasons for that, outlined below.
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Own packages repository
Posted: 2018-09-09 Filed under: slackbuilds, system | Tags: package, slackonly, slackrepo, slackware, slapt-get, virtualbox 2 CommentsI decided to try and make my own repository of precompiled packages from SBo. Exactly the same idea as SlackOnly, but made by me for my own use (not public). The tool to use is SlackRepo, which has extensive documentation, that I highly recommend. This post is not meant as a tutorial on how to use SlackRepo. It merely lists the settings I used and the steps I took for my own use.
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Slackware financial issues
Posted: 2018-07-27 Filed under: misc | Tags: patrick volkerding, slackware, volkerdi Leave a commentThis is something regarding the future of my favourite Linux distribution. There has been this post at LinuxQuestions by Slackware maintainer Patrick Volkerding about the financial situation of the distribution (and his own). It is quite bad. The discussion is about how we can help. A couple of days later, there was another post by Patrick discussing his plans on different methods for donations. In the bottom, there is a link to his personal PayPal account.
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