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Forum: Slackware 02-21-2022, 01:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 590
Posted By Lufbery
I'm looking to do it the other way, since Ubuntu...

I'm looking to do it the other way, since Ubuntu is already installed. We'll see how it goes.

Does Grub kick off lilo when you boot into Slackware?

Thanks.
Forum: Slackware 02-18-2022, 12:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 590
Posted By Lufbery
Looking for advice trying some new things with Slackware 15.0

Hi all,

I'm excited for Slackware 15, and I'm looking to try a few things that are brand new to me even though I've been running Slackware since the day after version 11 was released.

A brief...
Forum: Slackware 07-23-2021, 08:57 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,429
Posted By Lufbery
I let slackpkg update the kernels, but say no to...

I let slackpkg update the kernels, but say no to running lilo when slackpkg prompts me. Then I run the mkintrd script manually followed by running lilo manually. I have lilo set up with two entries,...
Forum: Slackware 07-02-2021, 12:26 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 7,269
Posted By Lufbery
Perhaps the wisest thing I've read on this board...

Perhaps the wisest thing I've read on this board in quite a while. :)
Forum: Slackware 05-20-2021, 07:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
Posted By Lufbery
That's awesome information! Thank you.

That's awesome information! Thank you.
Forum: Slackware 05-20-2021, 12:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
Posted By Lufbery
Slackware 14.2 and Firefox updates

Hi all,

I was using Firefox last night (as I usually do in Slackware) when I decided to check the version. It's version 68 ESR and it has an August 2020 date. When I log in, I usually check for...
Forum: Linux From Scratch 05-12-2021, 02:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,266
Posted By Lufbery
Thanks folks. It helps to have some background on...

Thanks folks. It helps to have some background on the change.

Regards,
-Drew
Forum: Linux From Scratch 05-11-2021, 03:36 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,266
Posted By Lufbery
What about the new way is better? I started 10.0...

What about the new way is better? I started 10.0 and got pretty confused because of the changes, but I have an open mind. Can anyone enumerate the advantages about the new build process?
Forum: Slackware 05-11-2021, 01:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 474
Posted By Lufbery
Awesome. I'll give that a shot. Any tips for...

Awesome. I'll give that a shot. Any tips for setting it up?

I also plan to use the hosts file to help block ads.
Forum: Slackware 05-11-2021, 10:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 474
Posted By Lufbery
Any Seamonkey users here? Do add-ons still work?

Hi all,

I like that Slackware still includes Seamonkey, and still provides updates. However, I'm reluctant to browse without Ghostery and/or an adblocker, and it seems that most add-ons don't work...
Forum: Linux From Scratch 04-06-2021, 04:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,034
Posted By Lufbery
Okay. This is brilliant. I'm not in a place where...

Okay. This is brilliant. I'm not in a place where I can dive into your solution right now, but I'm going to give it a shot and report back soon-ish. I'm excited to get back to building LFS with...
Forum: Linux From Scratch 01-04-2021, 08:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,034
Posted By Lufbery
I guess as a follow-up question, is there...

I guess as a follow-up question, is there anything preventing me from building all the temporary tools in the /tools folder like pre-LFS 10 build systems?
Forum: Linux From Scratch 12-31-2020, 07:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,034
Posted By Lufbery
I'm kind of stuck figuring out how to make...

I'm kind of stuck figuring out how to make package users work under the new build system. :(
Forum: Slackware 12-30-2020, 01:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,945
Posted By Lufbery
Fantastic! Thanks for the links. I've avoided...

Fantastic! Thanks for the links. I've avoided UEFI so far because it intimidates me.
Forum: Linux From Scratch 12-30-2020, 09:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,034
Posted By Lufbery
Package users and LFS 10?

Hi all,

I'm building LFS 10 after not having built LFS since version 7.6. Each time I've built it, I've used the Package Users package management system. However, I'm noticing a change from the...
Forum: Slackware 11-05-2020, 07:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 973
Posted By Lufbery
Good enough, Eric. Thank you. Follow-up...

Good enough, Eric. Thank you.

Follow-up question: under the new way of doing things, if I want to go to the console to see what's going on with my X session, is that still possible? Maybe using...
Forum: Slackware 11-04-2020, 02:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 973
Posted By Lufbery
-current: Launching X or Wayland on the current console. Can this be changed?

Hi all, from the really awesome update in the changelog on November 3rd, this bit stuck out at me:



So . . . is this behavior that can be changed back to the previous behavior (e.g., I log into...
Forum: Slackware 01-03-2020, 09:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,053
Posted By Lufbery
Jeebiz, I'm running Slackware64 14.2 in...

Jeebiz,

I'm running Slackware64 14.2 in Virtualbox and not running into this issue. I'm booting with regular, old LILO.

I can check my settings when I get home, but I'm pretty sure Virtualbox...
Forum: Slackware 12-12-2019, 12:26 PM
Replies: 202
Views: 35,160
Posted By Lufbery
Back to the topic at hand . . . I have to...

Back to the topic at hand . . .

I have to confess that I check the changelogs almost daily to see if there's news of an upcoming new release.
Forum: Slackware 08-07-2019, 12:30 PM
Replies: 505
Views: 30,974
Posted By Lufbery
Did you build BLFS too? I've built LFS using...

Did you build BLFS too? I've built LFS using Slackware as my host twice, but I never ventured into BLFS. Although the LFS site has a "regular" and systemd BLFS, I fear that the non-systemd build is...
Forum: Slackware 08-07-2019, 08:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 986
Posted By Lufbery
I'm coming back to this a week later. I need...

I'm coming back to this a week later. I need update Slackware, so I'll do that and check Emacs again.
Forum: Slackware 08-02-2019, 09:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 986
Posted By Lufbery
I'm also having trouble installing packages from...

I'm also having trouble installing packages from ELPA, but I'm using Slackware64 14.2. I'm away from that computer. Is it the same version of Emacs?

-Drew
Forum: Slackware 07-10-2019, 01:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 861
Posted By Lufbery
Thanks, everyone, for the kind replies. I ended...

Thanks, everyone, for the kind replies. I ended up chickening out a little bit and installing Slackware to a Virtualbox VM. I'm getting back into the swing of things.
Forum: Slackware 06-14-2019, 07:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 861
Posted By Lufbery
Thanks for the responses! Disable...

Thanks for the responses!



Disable secure boot in the BIOS?



That seems simple enough.
Forum: Slackware 06-14-2019, 03:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 861
Posted By Lufbery
Installing Slackware after a hiatus, and dual-booting Windows 10

Hi all,

The computer I had running Slackware died a while ago. I shifted everything over to a laptop running Windows 10 and Ubuntu for a few years.

I now have an older Desktop up and running...
Forum: Slackware 04-11-2016, 02:24 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 15,421
Posted By Lufbery
This is an interesting discussion, and I'm glad...

This is an interesting discussion, and I'm glad it's happening. I like KDE, and made the transition to 4.x pretty smoothly. I also really like XFCE, and even kind of like Unity on Ubuntu. I haven't...
Forum: Slackware 01-11-2016, 10:29 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,920
Posted By Lufbery
Thanks, again, everyone for the responses. ...

Thanks, again, everyone for the responses.

I'm marking this thread as solved. :)
Forum: Slackware 01-10-2016, 09:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,920
Posted By Lufbery
Virtualbox also claims to be able to enable 3D...

Virtualbox also claims to be able to enable 3D graphics acceleration (2D acceleration too). Any luck with that?

As for KVM, I used QEMU-KVM a few years ago. Is that what you mean by running KVM...
Forum: Slackware 01-10-2016, 08:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,920
Posted By Lufbery
Thanks for the responses! I'll be dropping by...

Thanks for the responses! I'll be dropping by again if I run into snags setting everything up.

I know that gaming is an iffy proposition. I've got a laptop running Windows 7 that does pretty well...
Forum: Slackware 01-09-2016, 08:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,920
Posted By Lufbery
Anyone using Virtualbox running WIndows 10?

Hi all,

So, my old hard drive died and I just got a new one. Naturally, I'll be putting Slackware on the new drive as the computer's primary OS. My kids need Windows for a couple of programs that...
Forum: Slackware 11-16-2015, 02:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,741
Posted By Lufbery
This is good advice, and how I did things for a...

This is good advice, and how I did things for a few years. However, SBopkg does a great job of automating that process, and I've come to rely on it almost exclusively in the past several years. Doing...
Forum: Slackware 08-06-2015, 01:16 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,695
Posted By Lufbery
Thanks for the comments. My main computer is...

Thanks for the comments.

My main computer is still happily running Slackware_64 14.0. I think I mentioned it above that the Slackware machine feels slightly snappier than the Ubuntu machine...
Forum: Slackware 08-04-2015, 08:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,695
Posted By Lufbery
Exactly. I'm a Slackware user through and...

Exactly. I'm a Slackware user through and through, and similar people were my intended audience for this review. Posting the same thing in the Ubuntu forum would not make a lot of sense in that a lot...
Forum: Slackware 08-04-2015, 08:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,695
Posted By Lufbery
You're welcome. Thanks for reading it. ...

You're welcome. Thanks for reading it.



I did that back in 2010 (it's been five years already?) and posted the results here:...
Forum: Slackware 08-04-2015, 08:30 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,695
Posted By Lufbery
It's interesting that you mention Ubuntu being...

It's interesting that you mention Ubuntu being resource-hungry. I'm noticing that it seems slightly less responsive than Slackware on my other computer. I don't have the wherewithal to do actual...
Forum: Slackware 08-03-2015, 10:05 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,695
Posted By Lufbery
A dedicated slacker digs into Ubuntu 15.04

I’ve been continuously using Slackware as my main OS since shortly after Pat released version 11.0 in 2006. I’m all in with the Slackware philosophy, it’s generally conservative approach to new...
Forum: Slackware 07-29-2015, 08:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,266
Posted By Lufbery
Emacs org-mode is pretty cool, and I love Emacs,...

Emacs org-mode is pretty cool, and I love Emacs, but I have yet to find a way to make org-mode use standard outline headers like:


I. Heading 1
A. Heading 2
1. Heading 3
i....
Forum: Slackware 01-06-2015, 11:28 AM
Replies: 406
Views: 44,276
Posted By Lufbery
That's a seriously fantastic list! It represents,...

That's a seriously fantastic list! It represents, I'm sure, a lot of work on your part in addition to the research and other comments in this thread.

Well done, and thank you.
Forum: Slackware 06-30-2014, 08:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,464
Posted By Lufbery
Wow! That's simply awesome. Like I said, I...

Wow! That's simply awesome.

Like I said, I probably just "discovered" something that everyone else already knows. :)
Forum: Slackware 06-30-2014, 03:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,464
Posted By Lufbery
It's open source. I didn't get paid a dime. ;) ...

It's open source. I didn't get paid a dime. ;)

I'll check out slackrepo. It looks like it serves a real need.

Nevertheless, I think creating a flow chart of dependencies is a great way to check...
Forum: Slackware 06-30-2014, 03:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,464
Posted By Lufbery
A tip for building packages with a lot of dependencies from Slackbuilds

Hi all,

I recently decided to try again to build gnucash using sbopkg and slackbuilds.org. In the past, I've gotten tangled up in the dependencies and given up in frustration. The problem isn't...
Forum: Slackware 03-27-2014, 08:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,437
Posted By Lufbery
It looks like a false positive. Simply typing ssh...

It looks like a false positive. Simply typing ssh -G gives this:


ssh: illegal option -- G
usage: ssh [-1246AaCfgKkMNnqsTtVvXxYy] [-b bind_address] [-c cipher_spec]
[-D...
Forum: Slackware 03-27-2014, 05:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,437
Posted By Lufbery
Okay, so I just downloaded and reinstalled the...

Okay, so I just downloaded and reinstalled the openssh Slackware package for Slackware 14.0 and it still shows up as infected.

Does that mean that the Slackware packages are compromised or is...
Forum: Slackware 10-08-2013, 09:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,628
Posted By Lufbery
This is solved now. The answer was clearing out...

This is solved now. The answer was clearing out the XFCE4-related directory and files in the .cache...
Forum: Slackware 10-08-2013, 08:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 950
Posted By Lufbery
A variation of your recommendation worked! I...

A variation of your recommendation worked!

I didn't clear the whole .cache directory, but I deleted the XFCE4 directory and files. Now everything is working again.

Thanks!
Forum: Slackware 10-01-2013, 09:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 950
Posted By Lufbery
I had the same problem and posted here September...

I had the same problem and posted here September 19th (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/possible-bug-with-today%27s-glibc-updates-4175477684/).

The problem seemed to happen...
Forum: Slackware 09-21-2013, 01:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,628
Posted By Lufbery
Hmm. I did that too. No effect. I'm sort of...

Hmm. I did that too. No effect.

I'm sort of stumped.
Forum: Slackware 09-19-2013, 07:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,628
Posted By Lufbery
Update: it only works on the current session, and...

Update: it only works on the current session, and I can't log out. :-/

Here are the messages on the console (what I can capture anyway):


Current version of pixman: 0.26.2
Before...
Forum: Slackware 09-19-2013, 06:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,628
Posted By Lufbery
Okay, that worked. Thanks! Why did it work? ...

Okay, that worked. Thanks!

Why did it work?

-Drew
Forum: Slackware 09-19-2013, 03:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,628
Posted By Lufbery
Hi folks and thanks for the responses. I...

Hi folks and thanks for the responses.

I did reboot after the glibc updates and rollbacks.

I will try the xfwm4 --replace & command this evening after work.

Regards,

-Drew
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