Minor update of the sundries this weekend, only Librewolf gets updated to 1.56. Curious minds will have seen though I added version 0.16 of Zig to the collection last week 😎 Enjoy and be careful out there!
#slackware #slackosundries

https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

There is curation and integration before changes land in the tree, with Patrick Volkerding playing a central role in that process.

I think this is an important part of why -current can be remarkably reliable for daily use.

I currently run Slackware-current on three physical machines, plus a VirtualBox VM that I use professionally every day. Even major transitions have generally been uneventful for me.

Of course, -current can break. It's the development tree, and following ChangeLog.txt and paying attention during major transitions is part of running it.

This Reddit discussion reminded me how many people have a similar experience:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1w96px4/slackware_16_alpha_1_available_following_gcc_162/

#slackware

As the maintainer of 100+ SlackBuilds, I use Repology all the time to track upstream releases.

Temporary /etc/hosts workaround:

92.63.176.157 repology.org
2a03:6f01:1:2::f159 repology.org

Add both IPv4 and IPv6.

Details: https://github.com/repology/repology-rs/issues/560

#repology #slackware

In the end, the sun starts shining again 🥳
This week I have 3 updates for your Slackware boxes:

- Latest updates 12-Sep-2026

- fresh-editor 0.5.1-1

- librewolf 155.0.1-1

- proton pass 140.2.-1

You can find them here:
https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

#slackware #slackosundries

Slackware has upgraded its toolchain to GCC 16, and in preparation for the next stable release of Slackware 16.0, we’ve completed a full world rebuild.

So, how long does it take to build Slackware AArch64 with 76 cores? Let’s find out!

https://youtu.be/6X6LYxTxyIo

#slackware #linux

#Slackware New release for #slacker (x86_84, i686) https://forge.slackware.nl/rizitis/slacker/releases/tag/0.11.8_beta.4

Looks old-school, but under the hood:
Slackware-current
Linux 7.2.4
glibc 2.44
cwm + XLibre

Without fetch (slackfetch), you probably wouldn't guess. :)

Wallpaper inspired by the geometric graphic design of Yusaku Kamekura.

#Slackware #cwm #X11 #unixporn

Slackware AArch64 world rebuild ongoing, across 76 cores.

#slackware #linux

You thought NixOS users were vocal? Listen to the Slackers chirping away, with version 16 presumably on the horizon 🤣
Let's check the mirrors and join in 🥳
#slackware

One of the main problem with #Slackware #Linux is that it is rock solid. Why is this a problem? Because I never feel like doing updates!

If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.

The entire distribution was rebuilt with GCC 16.2.0, glibc 2.44 and binutils 2.47.

Patrick Volkerding:
"Fine, it's 16.0 alpha 1."

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/latest-changelog-for-slackware-current-4175698890/page192.html#post6647863

Time to upgrade.

#Slackware #Linux

Not my first #Linux material but the oldest I could find that survived my several movings.

#Slackware CD from 1995. I had no Internet access at that time. Just the provided binaries, sources and documentation.

EDIT: I found an online archive 😍 https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=109&num=8503&album=oui

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A photo collage showing to sides of a CD-ROM and its cover. Content of the CD is listed. In all those, one can see a Slackware Linux reference.

And the best part? A Winamp mini player with support for classic .wsz skins. I absolutely love this idea.

Modern Spotify, old-school Winamp.

I already made a SlackBuild for it, waiting for approval. :)

https://github.com/crmne/fastpotify
#slackware

I remember there was a kind of #Slackware vs #Debian distro war when I was young(er) (hear late 90s). Not to brag but… I was always a Slacker 😬

Yes, I'm an MS Office 2013 refugee.
Thus: loving the new LibreOffice 26.8 tabbed interface!

#slackware #libreoffice

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Scrot of the tabbed user interface of LibreOffice 26.8. Very MS Office- like, which I grew up with. Great!

As busy as last week was, as quiet has it become right now 😆
Only Librewolf gets an update and you'll find it here:
#slackware #slackosundries
https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

Oh, BTW, it actually works pretty well to (un)plug #ZFS single-stripe disks from #FreeBSD 14 to #Slackware 15.0 to #FreeBSD 15.1 and still be able to access the data in the end.

yes, some zfs export and zfs import (-f) are useful

nope, you don’t want to bother why this happened.

@jbz

To be honest, #windows95 drove me directly to #Slackware #Linux. I did not what to pay for it and the Computer/Monitor I had at the time really did not do graphics too well (386sx 16Mhz).

After my blurb y'day of enjoying it on Kalpa, I liked it even better to see that AlienBob has Ungoogled Chromium in his repo, great stuff! Also, slackbuilds for Brave-Origin, Librewolf and Bottom are available (not by me) and up to date, so my SlackoSundries will get a big overhaul by September 1st.
#slackware #slackosundries

Option "DontZap" "True" prevents Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from
terminating X.

Option "DontVTSwitch" "True" prevents switching to another virtual
terminal, but removes an important recovery path.

For most personal systems, DontZap alone is the balanced choice.

DontVTSwitch may make sense for kiosks or systems with stricter
physical-access requirements.

More details:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r1w1s1/code-notes/refs/heads/master/notes/X11_ServerFlags.txt

#slackware #x11 #xlibre #xorg

Goodies come early today. Whilst some of you are stil TGIF'in, the sundries have arrived on our Saturday morning.
This week brings 6 updates for our Slackware boxes: bottom, brave-origin, fresh-editor, librewolf, proton-pass and vivaldi-stable.
EDIT: And we have one new entry this week, the musicplayer Harmonoid.
You can find them all here:
https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

#slackware #bottom #brave #fresh-editor #librewolf #proton #vivaldi #harmonoid

With me, finally, working out window rules in the new hyprland.lua config and replacing dank with noctalia, hyprland is growing on me again. Next up will be testing the overview and scrolling layout. And a config push to the Bergies 🤓
Find them here:https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackware-tilers
#slackware #hyprland

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Scrot of a Geany window on Slackware Current & Hyprland, with Noctalia shell, defining some application window rules

Demonstration of slacker
#Slackware #Linux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxE4h5idbw

I'm also preparing a SlackBuild for SlackBuilds.org, hopefully available next week.

https://nein.triapul.cz/fonts

#slackware #font #uwttyp0 #slackfetch

the package :) works -current and 15
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/system/fonts-uw-ttyp0/

Yep. Slackware is outdated. Or is it?
Hyprland 0.56.2, Ghostty, Fresh editor, DankMaterialShell and Zen browser. Enuff said.
#slackware #hyprland

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Scrot of Hyprland 0.56.2, Ghostty, Fresh editor, DankMaterialShell and Zen browser on Slackware Current

Slacker 0.11.4 is out for testers.
#Slackware
https://forge.slackware.nl/rizitis/slacker/releases