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cwizardone 11-07-2019 09:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by wvermin (Post 6053222)
..........
Installation of xsnow in standard locations:

tar xf xsnow-2.0.13.tar.gz
cd xsnow-2.0.13
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install

to uninstall:
sudo make uninstall

Xsnow will be installed in /usr/games, the man page in /usr/man/man6
Xsnow remembers it's settings in ~/.xsnowrc .
OK. I've been trying this, that and the other thing :) and the trick seems to be, as indicated above, to build it as user, but install it, of course, as root. I've always built and installed everything as root.
However, after doing so, xsnow is located in /usr/local/games, for whatever reasons, not /usr/games.
Regardless, it works in Xfce-4.14 and kde-5.
:)

rworkman 11-07-2019 09:50 PM
This should do what you want:
Code:
tar xvf xsnow-2.0.13.tar.gz
cd xsnow-2.0.13
./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/man --build=x86_64-slackware-linux
make gamesdir=/usr/bin
make gamesdir=/usr/bin install DESTDIR=$PKG
gzip -9 $PKG/usr/man/man6/xsnow.6
... go to $PKG and create the new package with makepkg ...

cwizardone 11-08-2019 08:04 AM
@rworkman,

Many thanks.

:hattip:

Slackovado 11-10-2019 07:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rworkman (Post 6055408)
This should do what you want:
Code:
tar xvf xsnow-2.0.13.tar.gz
cd xsnow-2.0.13
./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/man --build=x86_64-slackware-linux
make gamesdir=/usr/bin
make gamesdir=/usr/bin install DESTDIR=$PKG
gzip -9 $PKG/usr/man/man6/xsnow.6
... go to $PKG and create the new package with makepkg ...
Working on 14.2?

rworkman 11-10-2019 09:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Slackovado (Post 6056273)
Working on 14.2?
No idea. Try it and see.

kgha 11-11-2019 06:15 AM
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Much obliged, definitely adds something to my desktop!
Attachment 31813

Geist 11-12-2019 03:09 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwizardone (Post 4195361)
Ah, ha!
I've found that once "compositor" is turned off in Xfce, then the snow will accumulate on open windows as it is designed to do, without using any options when starting xsnow.
Ho, Ho, Ho.
:)
This is indeed the crux of xsnow, if you want it to work, and yes, it does work on Slackware 14.2, then you'll have to turn off compositing in your WM of choice.
They are either part of the WM suite, or 'third party' like compton for things like DWM, Xmonad and co.
I use Xmonad and compton, so if I want this program to do its designated task, I have to terminate compton.

cwizardone 12-02-2019 03:21 PM
https://www.airliners.net/ has "snow" on its main page, but no Santa.
:)

wigry 12-02-2019 03:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwizardone (Post 6064039)
https://www.airliners.net/ has "snow" on its main page, but no Santa.
:)
Nice find. The snow also follows the mouse :)

As a pilot myself been a regular visitor to that site but probably not enough during December to notice the snow.

RedBlueYellow12 12-02-2019 03:50 PM
This might be stupid, but has anyone tried using a different wm in kde, like openbox? It might just not work with kwin, for some reason.

EDIT: was stupid, xsnow actually works now

cwizardone 12-20-2019 08:18 AM
Xsnow-2.0.15 on Xfce-4.14, just in time for Christmas.
:)
Santa is flying above the VLC window.

https://www.ratrabbit.nl/ratrabbit/c.../xsnow/visuals

Image removed. Please see message #90 below.
Merry Christmas.
:)

andrew.46 12-20-2019 11:47 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwizardone (Post 6069746)
Xsnow-2.0.15 on Xfce-4.14, just in time for Christmas.
Definitely a sense of North and South Hemisphere in this thread: while the north is getting ready for a cool Xmas my own country of Australia is burning with 45 degrees celcius forecast today :(

Hannes Worst 12-20-2019 01:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew.46 (Post 6069836)
Definitely a sense of North and South Hemisphere in this thread: while the north is getting ready for a cool Xmas my own country of Australia is burning with 45 degrees celcius forecast today :(
Yes, it is terrible what is happening in Australia these days. Our hearts are with your country these days. I hope the situation will improve quickly.

cwizardone 12-23-2019 10:50 AM
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Here is XSnow-2.0.15 on KDE-5_19.12 (Thank you AlienBob), runnng on Slackware64-current (up to the minute with kernel 5.4.6).

cwizardone 12-25-2019 01:12 AM
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Merry Christmas to You and Yours!
:hattip:

Xsnow-2.0.15 on Xfce-4.14, showing the Whisker Menu plug-in,


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