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There are reasons to remove things other than them being old, e.g.
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Recently I had a need at work to look at using minicom for a serial interface connection. We don't use Slackware at work, but I was able to install the package from the repos. Thus maintainers of other distros still support some of these "old" packages too.
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Enjoying this ridiculous thread. Of course it was a toss up if I wanted to use dillo, dwb, or emacs with w3m....I went with emacs. :hattip:
PS: since we are voting on throwing out the baby with the bath water...lets ditch all pre systemd software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA |
Labinnah - you should put out a new version of Amp. :)
Xscreensaver is current software. Telnet is unencrypted - user beware. I use ssh even across my private network. Minicom is still useful because serial ports never went away. Ed |
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You are going to actually do it and come back to tell us the results of your findings, aren't you? |
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Edit: Mind you even the original creator of procmail thinks that it should be retired... |
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The program a lot of people are using for that these days, is sxiv.[/QUOTE] Looks great... But not in a full Slackware install nore in the slackbuilds.org repo :-D |
xv was mentioned in another thread just a few weeks ago.
Removing xsnow would lead to loud protests from some. Don't know which of the programs on OP's list that are used in the background without my knowledge. I do use tar occasionally. I use Leafpad every day, and it was last updated in 2010. What makes Slackware (and Linux) great is that you can tweak your system to your own likings (on your own risk). No one forces you to make a full install. No one stops you from deleting stuff you don't need. I've got rid of xgames, pidgin, and a few others I never use. IMHO OP could just uninstall all the packages on his list and live with the consequences (should there be any). Each to his/her own. Live and let live. |
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I looked through this list and found 28 packages I have used recently. Some (like xv) I use all the time.
Mature code is not obsolete. Software doesn't have to churn to be useful. |
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I use Slackware as a base OS on which I develop my software. I primarily use my software, although there are an enormous number of open-source programs and libraries underneath. Ed |
I rather like fortune... I change it to fortune -a so it pulls from all files. I use a login shell for my X terminals too, so I see it many times a day, every time I open one.
It's one of the things that make me feel at home in Slackware, fortune. |
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