GSB 2.28 and GSB 2.30 (Release Candidate) now available for Slackware(64) 13.1
SlackwareThis Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
GSB 2.28 and GSB 2.30 (Release Candidate) now available for Slackware(64) 13.1
Hello all,
The GSB project follows closely behind the release of Slackware and Slackware 64 13.1. We are offering a fully stable GSB-2.28.3 for Slackware(64) 13.1 as well as a freshly built release candidate for GSB-2.30 for Slackware(64) 13.1. Both are available at the main mirror selector/redirector at http://mirrors.gnomeslackbuild.org/gsb
What is GSB? GNOME SlackBuild v2.30 is a complete GNOME Desktop Environment for Slackware Linux v13.1, encompassing all the needed packages for a full, clean installation of GNOME for Slackware. It aims to provide a fully functional desktop, including a wide range of multimedia, graphics, and development tools, as well as a complete networking and office suite.
For those who want an older and tested GNOME desktop, feel free to stay with GSB-2.28. However, the GSB-2.30 desktop is in RC status now and is stable and ready for use. There will be a few more package updates on the way before we call it a release version.
We encourage users to upgrade to 2.30 and help us with more testing and bug reports. There have been a lot of changes with 2.30 so please read the UPGRADE.TXT and CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT files.
For installation information, see our Download page.
If you need help/support, see our Support page, or join us at #gsb on Freenode.
GSB-2.28.3 for Slackware(64) 13.1 downgrades 9 packages, whereas the documentation says that no Slackware64 13.1 packages are replaced. The packages are:
downloaded from SOURCE=ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/gsb/gsb64-2.28_slackware64-13.1/:CUSTOM
I chose this version rather than the 2.30 as it would appear to sit more comfortably with Alien Bob's multi-lib files. Perhaps you could look at this fidesratio.
GSB-2.28.3 for Slackware(64) 13.1 downgrades 9 packages, whereas the documentation says that no Slackware64 13.1 packages are replaced. The packages are:
Yes, that's some carry over from the previous 2.28.3 for Slackware 13.0. We'll remove those packages from our servers (since their upgrade isn't necessary). Thanks for pointing it out!
I chose this version rather than the 2.30 as it would appear to sit more comfortably with Alien Bob's multi-lib files. Perhaps you could look at this fidesratio.
samac
An interesting question. All the required replacements for 2.30 are glib2 and gtk+2. If you were interested in generating multilib for them, you could use AlienBOB's convertpkg-compat32 (found at: http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/m...rtpkg-compat32) to convert your own multilib.
The heimdal-libraries-1.3.3-i486-1gsb.txz package in the l series of the 2.30RC breaks smbd and nmbd for me. The fix was to downgrade to the version in 2.28 heimdal-libraries-1.2.1-i486-5gsb.txz.
Also found that I no longer had a clock applet. A little digging found another version problem. The problem and my solution:
Code:
bash-4.1# ldd /usr/libexec/clock-applet | grep "not found"
libhx509.so.5 => not found
libhx509.so.5 => not found
libhx509.so.5 => not found
libhx509.so.5 => not found
bash-4.1# locate libhx509
/usr/lib/libhx509.so.4.0.0
/usr/lib/libhx509.so.4
/usr/lib/libhx509.la
/usr/lib/libhx509.so
bash-4.1# ln -s /usr/lib/libhx509.so.4.0.0 /usr/lib/libhx509.so.5
The heimdal-libraries-1.3.3-i486-1gsb.txz package in the l series of the 2.30RC breaks smbd and nmbd for me. The fix was to downgrade to the version in 2.28 heimdal-libraries-1.2.1-i486-5gsb.txz.
Can you be more specific on what breaks? My samba servers are working fine here with 1.3.3 installed.
Quote:
Also found that I no longer had a clock applet. A little digging found another version problem. The problem and my solution:
Code:
bash-4.1# ldd /usr/libexec/clock-applet | grep "not found"
libhx509.so.5 => not found
libhx509.so.5 => not found
libhx509.so.5 => not found
libhx509.so.5 => not found
Yes, be aware that evolution-data-server and gnome-panel are both compiled against heimdal-1.3 series. You are likely to run into other problems of this sort.
Hi fidesratio, I had to add "--enable-afc" to gvfs slackbuild so as to have good iphone support. Is it possible for you to add it directly?
We'd need to add two other support libraries (libimobiledevice and usbmuxd, which are partially incomplete) before recompiling gvfs. I'll have to look more into it.
I'm not sure FS support for iPod/iPhone is not particularly handy for most people. If they do want it, they can easily install those libraries and rebuild gvfs. Of course, users can still use Amarok in KDE, or Rhythmbox/Banshee in GNOME to move music back and forth. (PS. It would be nice to have a libgpod 7.9x series on Slackware officially, since most people will need to upgrade it anyway to use the latest version of gtkpod, which I prefer.)
Once the libimobiledevice library becomes a bit more mature, likely Slackware itself will likely include it.
which then complained of "NO_HEIMDAL_LIBRAIRIES_1.00". The only way I could get my samba server to start (smbd and nmbd) was to downgrade the heimdal libraries packages.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.