HexChat auto login
Posted: 2016-10-19 Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: freenode, HexChat, identify, irc, slackware, XChat 14 CommentsI have always preferred a graphical IRC client, probably because I got familiar with IRC quite late. I used to make XChat auto login to irc.freenode.net with my username, but since I did this once per Slackware release, I never really remembered how I set it up.
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Sound in Skype 4.3
Posted: 2014-08-16 Filed under: desktop, media, network, slackbuilds, system | Tags: 32bit, alsa, compat32, multilib, pulseaudio, skype, slackware, x86_64 2 CommentsSince version 4.3, Skype for Linux requires PulseAudio. It is available from SBo, but since Skype is a 32bit program only, the necessary 32bit compatibility packages should be installed as well. I am running Slackware64 14.1 -multilib system and I have a virtual machine with Slackware 32. Read the rest of this entry »
MSB and SBo common entries
Posted: 2014-07-06 Filed under: desktop, slackbuilds, system | Tags: MATE, MATE desktop environment, MATE SlackBuilds, slackbuilds, slackware Leave a commentI decided to make a quick check of the common entries between MATE SlackBuilds (MSB) and SlackBuilds.org (SBo). The following packages provided by MSB 1.8 (as “base” and “extra”) for Slackware 14.1 are available at SBo 14.1 repo: Read the rest of this entry »
MATE SlackBuilds
Posted: 2014-07-05 Filed under: desktop | Tags: MATE, MATE desktop environment, MATE SlackBuilds, slackpkg, slackpkg plus, slackware Leave a commentI have been following the development of the MATE SlackBuilds (MSB) project for quite some time. Finally, I decided to give MATE a try. I wanted to have a relatively clean system before I install, since some of the packages provided by MSB are also available at SlackBuilds.org. Read the rest of this entry »
Reboot instead of shut down
Posted: 2014-06-08 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: laptop, power off, rc.local_shutdown, reboot, shutdown, slackware Leave a commentI have a Lenovo ThinkPad S430 laptop. Occasionally, when I want to shut down the machine, it would power off and a second later turn on again. Seems to happen more often when using the battery, but I am not sure. I am using XFCE and this happens when I select shut down from the Log out menu. This behaviour can be really annoying if you are on a hurry… Read the rest of this entry »
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