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Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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Wed Jan 24 18:45:13 UTC 2024
chromium-widevine-plugin: updated to 4.10.2710.0 for Slackware 14.2 and
newer. For 64bit only; unfortunately it looks like there are no new
32bit versions of the Widevine CDM library.
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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Mon Jan 29 22:07:07 UTC 2024
ffmpeg: updated to 6.1.1 (Slackware -current).
Updates for internal libraries: libass, libplacebo, libvpx.
Note that this package can not ENcode AAC audio (although it can DEcode the
AAC format just fine). Look here if you need a package with AAC encoder: https://slackware.nl/people/alien/re...builds/ffmpeg/
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Mon Jan 29 06:49:36 UTC 2024
chromium: updated 64bit to 121.0.6167.85 (Slackware 15.0 & onwards).
chromium-ungoogled: updated 64bit to 121.0.6167.85 (Slackware 15.0 & onwards).
Currently it is not possible to compile 32bit Chromium from source.
I am looking for a solution.
Distribution: Slackware 64 -current multilib from AlienBob's LiveSlak MATE
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AlienBob has kindly upgraded his ffmpeg packages to keep them in sync wit the -current version:
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Mon Jan 29 22:07:07 UTC 2024
ffmpeg: updated to 6.1.1 (Slackware -current).
Updates for internal libraries: libass, libplacebo, libvpx.
Note that this package can not ENcode AAC audio (although it can DEcode the
AAC format just fine). Look here if you need a package with AAC encoder: https://slackware.nl/people/alien/re...builds/ffmpeg/
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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Alienbob's latest blog post:
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Down with COVID
February 2, 2024 / alienbob /
I somehow avoided getting infected with COVID for all these past four years, but this week unexpectedly it hit me after all – and that while being inoculated multiple times. Oh well, they say that the inoculations keep the more severe symptoms at bay.
Still, this feels like a very bad flu, I have been in bed for two days, feeling delirious in the beginning but just nauseous and dizzy now, accompanied by the father of all headaches.
I have no energy left in me, meaning package updates may be delayed. Pay supplied me with the sources for the to-be updated glibc package in Slackware, so that the computer can do all the compiling when I return to bed. That will be about all.
Stay healthy! Eric
Distribution: Slackware 64 -current multilib from AlienBob's LiveSlak MATE
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Despite the Covid attack, AlienBob has heroically managed to upgrade his glibc-multilib packages to keep them in sync with the latest -current upgrade. Thanks a lot, Eric!
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Fri Feb 2 21:55:42 UTC 2024
current/aaa_glibc-solibs-2.39_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz: Upgraded.
current/glibc-2.39_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz: Upgraded.
current/glibc-i18n-2.39_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz: Upgraded.
current/glibc-profile-2.39_multilib-x86_64-1alien.txz: Upgraded.
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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Sat Feb 3 08:31:48 UTC 2024
poppler-compat: updated to 24.02.0 (Slackware-current).
Install this '-compat' package if you are facing broken 3rd-party packages
after the 'poppler' package in Slackware-current gets updated.
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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He's back!
Alienbob's latest blog post:
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In the works: LibreOffice 24.2.0 for Slackware 15.0
February 20, 2024 / alienbob / 2 Comments
Apart from post-COVID syndrome there were some other setbacks lately, but those were mostly software-centered. Like the fact that I can not build a 32bit Chromium package for instance.
But also the realization that the latest LibreOffice 24.2.0 can no longer be compiled on Slackware 15.0 – its gcc 11.2.0 compiler is considered “too old”.
With the help and insight of Pat Volkerding I was able to compile LibreOffice on Slackware 15.0 anyhow:
I need to test the resulting binaries, and I still need to see whether I can repeat this on 32bit Slackware of course… but it looks promising.
More to follow.
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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Wed Feb 21 12:41:50 UTC 2024
libreoffice: updated to 24.2.0 for Slackware 15.0 and -current.
Depends on openjdk17.
openjdk17: added v17.0.10_7 for Slackware 15.0 and newer.
Only install one version of Java!
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