Let's pretend it is already Saturday the 14th and get the new Sundries out.

With the lawsuit against Brave and, most of all, it's contracts to supply content from its search engine to AI companies I've stopped using Brave. And so should you.

Hence the return of Vivaldi in my repo (although there's an excellent SlackBuild for that). Plus wlogout, an exit menu for Wayland compositors.

Most packages are now available through proper repo's or Slackbuilds, which is a good thing. Always download and install software from there, not from some rando guy on the web ;-).
Nevertheless, for you daredevils out there:

#slackware #slackosundries
https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

Slackware AArch64 - upgraded to Linux 7.3. Thanks to perda on LQ for finding a bug in the RPi5 kernel fork and submitting the fix upstream!

#slackware #raspberryPi5

After months with the good old cwm, I'm giving bspwm a try. I love configuring my desktop with shell scripts, and tiling is a nice bonus.

My workflow stays simple:
I: Firefox
II: xterm + tmux
III: IRC
Also enjoying the tiny sxbar!

Light enough for my ThinkPad T60 and X220, yet running on my T14 (i7, 40GB RAM).

Don't worry, those 40GB get some exercise when compiling SlackBuilds and Linux kernels.

And don't be fooled by the minimalist desktop... Firefox alone is eating 1.5GB of RAM! 😂

#Slackware #bspwm #Linux #bob

When you login and another Slackware community member (@gmgf) brings you the latest KDE update, Plasma 6.8.3, even before the news is out. Great Slackin' days!
#slackware #kde

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Scrot of Plasma 6.8.3 on Slackware Current

My #Slackware #Plasma #desktop now follows the sun
https://forge.slackware.nl/rizitis/blog/releases

The combo of Umbriel with Noctalia is sublime. Porting keybinds over from Mango was done quickly. and after years of grim, slurp and swappy it's effing easy to add a screenshot widget to the bar and be done with it. On Slackware Current, of course courtesy of the man from Motown 😎 Thnks @jloc0 !

#slackware #slackeroni #umbriel #noctalia #archlabs

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Umbriel with Noctalia shell on Slackware -Current

In reality, market share of #Linux/#BSD is really unknown. But looks like the most popular are corporate backed distros or distros influenced by corporations.

So I would probably choose a distro that avoids corporate mandates like #Slackware or a #BSD. I think low market share is a good indicator of corporate influence.

FWIW, I think one of the largest indicate of corporate influence is use of systemd.

Things have calmed down. I ain't no hipster. Tomorrow I'll have another go at slackware-tilers. Will work. In the end, it always does.
#slackware

AI agents, the open web, and why I think Slackware may outlast the hype
#Slackware #opensource #ai #unix #though #linux #coding
https://forge.slackware.nl/rizitis/blog/releases/tag/ai-agents-open-web-slackware

Desktop Wallpapers created by me.
Enjoy!
#kde #plasma #slackware #Linux #blender
https://github.com/rizitis/plasma-wallpapers

But after reading the feedback, I thought: why not keep them all?

Minimal, Default, Classic, and Bob!

All four options will be available in the next slackfetch update. Coming soon!

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

Original poll:
https://snac.bsd.cafe/r1w1s1/p/1793800361.950633

#Slackware #Linux

Which one should be the default?

Vote below! 👇

#Slackware #Linux #Unix

Everyone had a hangover. Not me, btw (exceptionally). So I could get some good stuff done today:
Moved my private shit away from that company to Posteo ✅
Changed my bootc-broccoli image to use the Aurora testing branch: the latest everything, great stuff ✅
Installed that Debian TileOS, but changed it to Qtile (on Wayland!). Really happy with that, Qtile has been on my wishlist for a long time ✅
Tomorrow Gentoo KDE has to go, after 45 days. It was great, but it needs to move over for Slackware Mangowm 🥭 (and more), Slacker0ni will be back ✅
My SO did the famous "the cleaner needs a powerplug" thing, so the router and NAS were shutdown 🤣😵‍💫✅
All in all a great Monday 😜
#bootc #slackware #qtile #posteo #slackeroni #tileos #aurora

The installer checks /tmp/global_tagfile first, then falls back to slackware64/global_tagfile on the installation media. Packages are listed as series/package, such as a/bash; every unlisted package is skipped.

If no usable global tagfile is found, the traditional installer behavior remains unchanged.

Documentation:
https://mirrors.kernel.org/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/README.global_tagfile

My package selection project:
https://codeberg.org/r1w1s1/slackware-tagfiles

#slackware

Another one of those Slackware community gems; kudos to Gerard (known on LQ as @gmgf) for providing the latest and greatest Plasma 6.8.2 for -Current.. No old KF5 remains, on with the new stuff. Cool 😎 Thanks!
#slackware

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Slackfetch of Plasma 6.8.2 on Slackware Current

Another Saturday has shown up! With Jay Lanagan adding a repo package for LibreWolf, my packing effort on that will be discontinued by the 1st of November.

You can find more information about his repo(s) at https://lngn.net/ . Worth checking them out anyway!

We have the return of an old favorite of mine: brave-origin is back in the repo.
Please be advised there is an excellent Slackbuild for it available, but I cook my own.

So, this week we have updates for brave-origin, fresh-editor and (still) librewolf. Find them over here:
https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

#slackware #slackosundries

Testing out memtest86's new aarch64 support on the HoneyComb LX2 over the serial console. I think I'll add it to the Installer ISO's GRUB menu once I figure out how to package it. #slackware #linux

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memtest86 on HoneyComb Lx2

There's a difference between simply using an operating system and truly understanding it.

Slackware encourages you to take that extra step.

Its simplicity isn't about hiding complexity behind layers of abstraction. It's about giving you the freedom to explore, understand, and control your system.

That's one of the reasons I've stayed with Slackware for over 20 years.

#Slackware #Linux #Unix

To try it:
make clean && make DBG='-DNDEBUG -DCOLOUR'

Press Ctrl+] to toggle the colours.

Feedback is welcome: useful, harmless, or distracting? I’ll collect the responses and add them to issue #44:
https://codeberg.org/SirWumpus/eh/issues/44

Please reply here with your experience if you try it.
#eh #vi #slackware #netbsd #editor

CC: @sirwumpus@tilde.zone

Thank you for more than three decades of dedication to Slackware Linux and for keeping the Unix philosophy alive.

Long live Slackware! 🐧

#slackware

Anybody remember the Novell Netware snake? Each CPU (most machines of that era had only 1) had a 'snake' which extended and changed speed according to its utilisation. I loved seeing it at school, and it just occurred to me that I could have Claude implement one using the frame buffer (none of the build machines use a graphical interface), so I can observe my build machines whilst feeling some level of nostalgia. Love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEYvBXjcH80

#slackware #linux

Worth checking out!
https://mirrors.kernel.org/slackware/slackware64-current/README_BTRFS.TXT

Ref: https://snac.bsd.cafe/r1w1s1/p/1792169684.313225
#slackware

Patrick updated UPGRADE.TXT on October 8 with instructions for upgrading from Slackware 15.0 to 16.0.

https://mirrors.kernel.org/slackware/slackware64-current/UPGRADE.TXT

#slackware

I wrote a short guide for installing Slackware64-current with @ and @home using the standard installer.

https://codeberg.org/r1w1s1/code-notes/raw/branch/master/notes/README_BTRFS.TXT
#slackware #btrfs

Building #Slackware from scratch started yesterday.... hopefully one more day needed!

Yep. Yep. Updates to Proton Pass and LibreWolf are available for ye Slackers.
Find them here:
https://codeberg.org/thesaigoneer/slackosundries

#slackware #slackosundries

Hello

Widevine support is now available in Firefox - just enable it when it pops up the prompt, give it a minute to download the support, then it's ready to use. I was watching Netflix with it earlier. Looks good.

You don't need to install anything else.

Thanks to @el0226 for the R&D.
#slackware #linux

I reached chapter 8.12 of the LFS Handbook. Never got this far. Around 6 hours. Faced with the other 67 packages still to go, before even installing anything like a system, I decided to call it a day and close my Tailscale connection. Enough madness in this world. To kick off the weekend I then installed Slackware KDE. Ten minutes.
After living for 2 years in JTown (thanks @jloc0 !) I took 8 month off. But once a Slacker... So I returned. And it is good. And my pkg removal list has been updated; I take out around 260 packages 🥳 Return of the Pruner 😎
#slackware

There's a lot of nice software being made in the Slackware eco-system. I particularly like slacker and slackfetch. See the dep resolution for the Kitty upgrade in Slacker 🥳 Have a look on https://forge.slackware.nl/ for some goodies.
#slackware #slacker #slackfetch

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3 tiles in dwm, with Slacker and Slackfetch (+yazi) running. Slackware-Current obviously

tkdesk-2.0 #Slackware ;)

https://forge.slackware.nl/rizitis/tkdesk

Another step forward for Slackware ARM: AArch64 is now running Linux 7.x.

The new kernel brings a range of improvements and broader hardware support, helping to extend the reach of Slackware across the growing AArch64 ecosystem.

Thanks to everyone in the community who has tested it, reported issues and helped shape the direction of the port. 🐧

#slackware #linux

Linux 7.2 testing is going well. Probably promote it into the slackware aarch64 current main tree this week. Thanks to those of you in the community for testing the builds -- saved me a bit of work!

#slackware #linux

Tranquillity. Slackware xfce, running on that 63 USD potato. And doing just fine! It'll be the base for all my tilers (and for the sundries as well).
#slackware

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Slackware xfce, running on that 63 USD potato. And doing just fine!

Recent changes in Slackware, including the introduction of /etc/default/rc.font for configuring the console font, motivated this update.

This release improves session detection and makes the output more accurate:

session: console tty2 (font: Ttyp0 OTB 14)
session: ssh pts/0
session: cwm (XLibre 1.25.2.2, font: Ttyp0 OTB 14)
session: kwin (Wayland)

The local console font is read from /etc/default/rc.font. SSH sessions are identified separately, without incorrectly reporting the
server’s console font as the client’s font.

The old wm: field has been replaced by the clearer session: field.

https://forge.slackware.nl/r1w1s1/slackfetch

#Slackware #linux #shell #slackfetch

Both are also available in the installer, which now uses the updated rc.font for
automatic console font sizing. Spleen is the new default console font.

UW ttyp0 is my personal favorite. I use WET-Ttyp0Regular22x11 on my laptop’s console.

Thanks, Patrick!

https://people.mpi-inf.mpg.de/~uwe/misc/uw-ttyp0/
https://github.com/fcambus/spleen

#Slackware #Linux #Fonts

I used it to set my Linux console to UW ttyp0, the same font family I enjoy in xterm:

FONT=WET-Ttyp0Regular22x11

Looks great on my laptop. Small details make a difference. 🙂

https://people.mpi-inf.mpg.de/~uwe/misc/uw-ttyp0/
#Slackware #Linux #Typography

Linux console + tmux. Sometimes that's all you need. :)

#slackware #thinkpad #x220