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[?]Mark » 🌐
@thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza

Done and dusted. I've created SlackoSundries, my totally random collection of Slackware pkgs. Right now: brave-origin-beta, the fresh-editor and bottom, a great h or btop replacement. Updates where apllicable very Wednesday and Saturday. You can find it here:

codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/Slac

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    [?]Mark » 🌐
    @thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza

    Yep. Done. Version Beta v1.91.135 of Brave Origin for Slackware by yours truly is available. Plus some additional tweaking tips by me. Happy browsing!

    codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/Brav

      [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
      @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

      Slackware Patches "Copy Fail" Kernel Bug — CVE-2026-31431

      Slackware has issued a kernel security update for CVE-2026-31431, the Copy Fail vulnerability disclosed April 29, 2026. It's an out-of-bounds write in the AEAD userspace crypto interface (AF_ALG) that lets any local user get a root shell via a setuid binary — the same 732-byte Python PoC works on essentially every Linux distro shipped since 2017.

      If you can't patch right away, Slackware ships the affected code as a module (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD=m), so you can blacklist or remove it as a stopgap:

      echo "install algif_aead /bin/false" > /etc/modprobe.d/disable-algif.conf
      rmmod algif_aead
      For most systems this breaks nothing — AF_ALG is a userspace front-door to the kernel crypto API, and OpenSSL, SSH, dm-crypt, kTLS, and IPsec all bypass it.

      Patch and reboot when you can. slackpkg update && slackpkg upgrade-all.

      Sources:


        [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
        @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

        Wrote a howto on ZRAM configuration for Slackware -current, covers compression algorithms (lz4, zstd, lzo-rle, etc), device sizing for different RAM scenarios, and monitoring. Useful if you're tweaking the defaults in /etc/default/zram.

        https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:slackware_admin:zram_configuration


          [?]Mark » 🌐
          @thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza

          Procrastination might sound wasteful, but it's actually great
          Slackware Mango/Niri up and running, with all extensive goodies from the slackosaurus. Received some great feedback during my travails, so all's dandy now.
          That leaves Gentoo dwm for tomorrow, and luckily enough that's a public holiday here. Or was it already in the back of my mind? 🤔 Probably 🥳 Cheers! 🍻

            [?]Mark » 🌐
            @thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza

            As for the vibrancy: I tried a ton of iso's on the Thinkpad today. None were good. Then I re-grabbed the Slackware Current iso and slapped the great Cosmic spin by Nate ( @reddog83 ) on top of it. Did you know those Cosmic packages were updated the same day System76 released them? Now that's cutting edge!
            Furthermore: 3 Slackware and 1 FreeBSD install over here. Just saying.

              [?]Mark » 🌐
              @thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza

              Order restored. Experimental KDE by @jloc0 Flatpaks as applications. Kernel 7.0. Slacker0ni repo for all goodies. Homebrew and/or distrobox possible also. As immutable as a mutable distro gets.

              Terminal in Slackware -Current, running kernel 7.0 and the barebones KDE 6.6.4. All big applications as flatpaks, can run homebrew and/or distrobox on top also.

              Alt...Terminal in Slackware -Current, running kernel 7.0 and the barebones KDE 6.6.4. All big applications as flatpaks, can run homebrew and/or distrobox on top also.

                [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                Finally tested wayback with dwm on Slackware -current! 🎉

                wayback is a stub Wayland compositor that hosts a rootful Xwayland server, letting you run your full X11 setup unchanged on top of Wayland. Built from source, wrote a small launch script and dwm came up fine with st.

                Still experimental and needs some tweaking but the core concept works — keep your dwm, st and all your suckless tools, just drop Xorg underneath.

                If you're a minimalist X11 user not ready to jump to a Wayland WM, keep an eye on this project!

                https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayback/wayback


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                  [?]Mark » 🌐
                  @thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza

                  Reinstalled Slackware today on the NUC, after installing KDE on Alpine on the laptop. This time I used the 'generic' Slackware Current iso, not a liveslak. For me this will be the way forward, since it allows me to build the system exactly how I want it, from scratch. Prune anything I want. And then add the great Slackeroni repo from @jloc0 to get MangoWC and Niri installed. Plus a lot of goodies, like yazi and noctalia (or dank if you prefer that) 🤓 .
                  It is good to be back on the right track again, sway with nwg-shell and dwm need to come back home again also.

                    [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                    @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                    Dylan Araps is back and working on dfm (Dylan's File Manager), a terminal file manager written in C. If you know Dylan's work from KISS Linux, neofetch and other projects, you know what to expect — tiny binary, no dependencies outside of POSIX/libc, vim-like keybindings and does absolutely nothing when idle. Looks like a solid suckless-style file manager worth keeping an eye on.

                    I tried it and really liked it, already submitted a SlackBuild to slackbuilds.org so Slackware users can easily install it.
                    https://github.com/dylanaraps/dfm


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                      [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                      @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                      A short note on using nvi as part of a simple Unix workflow in 2026.

                      https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Using_NVI_in_2026.txt


                        [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                        @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                        Slackware and age verification laws

                        People are worried about laws like AB 1043 (and now similar discussions in Brazil), but they assume a centralized OS with accounts and app stores.

                        That’s not how Slackware works.

                        No forced onboarding, no app store, full user control.

                        Patrick said it best:

                        “my code is my speech… government compelled speech”
                        https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/how-is-ab-1043-going-to-impact-slackware-4175762747/page15.html#post6626190

                        Slackware will keep being Slackware... simple, transparent, and not disappointing the people who rely on it.


                          [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                          @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                          Slackware has had a consistent package system for decades. Most of its tools are simple shell scripts, emphasizing transparency and auditability. It avoids automatic dependency resolution by design, so nothing is hidden from the user, what some see as “missing features” is often just a different design choice. You should try it sometime.

                          CC: @dcc@annihilation.social @sushee@ohai.social


                            [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                            @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                            Patrick Volkerding knows what matters in a Linux distro: simplicity, transparency, and a system you can actually understand.


                              [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                              @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                              Great point! I’ve also written a short explanation of how the init/boot process works in Slackware and why it stays simple without systemd if anyone wants to dive deeper:

                              https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/tree/main/item/notes/Slackware_Init_Boot_Process.txt


                                [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                                @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                                Slackware has always been a fantastic environment for development, and officially adding QEMU 10.2.2 to -current just confirms that! 🐧

                                ap/qemu-10.2.2-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
                                  Recompiled against libcacard-2.8.2, libslirp-4.9.1, spice-0.16.0,
                                  and usbredir-0.15.0.
                                  Thanks to Daedra.
                                ap/qemu-guest-agent-10.2.2-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
                                l/graphviz-14.1.4-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
                                l/libcacard-2.8.2-x86_64-1.txz:  Added.
                                  Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
                                  Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
                                l/usbredir-0.15.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Added.
                                  Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
                                  Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
                                n/libslirp-4.9.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Added.
                                  Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
                                  Thanks to Vijay Marcel.
                                n/spice-0.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Added.
                                  Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
                                  Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
                                n/spice-protocol-0.14.5-noarch-1.txz:  Added.
                                  Needed by spice-0.16.0.
                                  Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
                                Think about it: a clean, solid base system, LXC for containers, and now native QEMU for full virtualization. Everything a developer needs, no fluff, straight from the core tree.

                                Slackware doesn't make noise. It just delivers. 💪


                                  [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                                  @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                                  glad Slackware stays out of this :) different approaches are fine, but I still prefer simple rc scripts and small tools over one big system doing everything.


                                    [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                                    @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                                    Kernel 6.19.9 running on Slackware -current

                                    I updated the kernel guide build.
                                    https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/Slackware_Kernel_Build_Guide.txt


                                      [?]r1w1s1 » 🌐
                                      @r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe

                                      Some users have already addressed this in the post.
                                      https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/latest-changelog-for-slackware-current-4175698890/page174.html#post6625656

                                      As for the other features, I don’t really use them, I usually just spin up the VM and access it via SSH, so all I really need is libslirp (https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/libraries/libslirp/?search=libslirp).


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                                        [?]animoné » 🌐
                                        @animone@animone.net

                                        Compliments to whoever is responsible for the slackbuilds website, for a design that not only works, but also looks good in lynx.

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                                          [?]animoné » 🌐
                                          @animone@animone.net

                                          Day two of adventures!

                                          I ended up reinstalling, this time without the KDE sets and switching to using FVWM. While KDE is 'nice', I come from using OpenBSD with cwm, so I'm used to my X environment staying out of the way.

                                          For the curious, the old laptop I'm using is my Lenovo X220, or what I consider to be the last laptop with a truly great keyboard.

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                                            [?]animoné » 🌐
                                            @animone@animone.net

                                            Trying out on my old laptop today for the first time in forever. Impressions? It's exactly as I remember it 20+ years ago, except now everything works out of the box.

                                            Two things I noticed right off: no systemd (or related dependencies) anywhere in sight, and LILO.
                                            I've always been irritated by the systemd-ification of the linux ecosystem, so it's always nice when I don't see it, and I've never really understood how to work with GRUB, so LILO is really appreciated!

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