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Requests for current-next (15.0-->15.1)

Taking the liberty of starting a new thread for Slackware updates since as Didier Spaier aptly writes in the old thread

Code:

"Sorry we are... (See gif) ...But for major bug reports/security fixes"

- These bug reports and security fixes should be attended to sometime in early 2022.

As Bill Belicheck might write "On to 15.1" :-)

For 15.1 would it be feasible, and not too complicated to have the installer give you the choice to install LILO or GRUB , or ELILO or GRUB (in UEFI mode) ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeebizz (Post 6321010)

For 15.1 would it be feasible, and not too complicated to have the installer give you the choice to install LILO or GRUB , or ELILO or GRUB (in UEFI mode) ?

;)

Code:

Wed Jan 12 22:04:33 UTC 2022

Good hello, and welcome to the third and final release candidate for Slackware

15.0. We're 99% frozen at this point and are mostly looking for regression or

other bug reports that might be able to be addressed before this goes stable.

Of course, the management here reserves the right to make exceptions... that

5.15.15 kernel version has a nice ring to it. If your requests didn't make it

into this iteration, perhaps we will revisit them for the next -current cycle.

Some were just a little too late but will more than likely be needed next time

(I'm looking at Didier's grubconfig), while others are just out of scope for

the main tree where I like to abide by YAGNI as much as possible.

Anyway, let's get some testing done and we'll be there soon. Enjoy! :-)

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav (Post 6321011)

;)

Code:

Wed Jan 12 22:04:33 UTC 2022

Good hello, and welcome to the third and final release candidate for Slackware

15.0. We're 99% frozen at this point and are mostly looking for regression or

other bug reports that might be able to be addressed before this goes stable.

Of course, the management here reserves the right to make exceptions... that

5.15.15 kernel version has a nice ring to it. If your requests didn't make it

into this iteration, perhaps we will revisit them for the next -current cycle.

Some were just a little too late but will more than likely be needed next time

(I'm looking at Didier's grubconfig), while others are just out of scope for

the main tree where I like to abide by YAGNI as much as possible.

Anyway, let's get some testing done and we'll be there soon. Enjoy! :-)

Ok, so that answers that. Next question, is it feasible to have the installer detect an encrypted LVM? Say I formatted a drive in Devuan (using the GUI cause I am a lazy shit), and now I would like to install Slackware over that; would be nice if the installer would detect and prompt for a password to format/install - but methinks that might be too complicated, oh well. I thought it wouldn't hurt to at least ask....

My only other gripe about the installer which I hope this time will be modified in 15.1 - the prompting. Menu and Expert; they are exactly the same - maybe if not removing one or the other, how about at least changing the output? Have expert out as terse rather than the identical output of Full ?

remove python2
upgrade glibc
upgrade xorg
upgrade python 3.9 --> 3.10
upgrade ffmpeg-4 to ffmpeg-5

Slackware- Installer: Add support for https mirrors

YAGNI...now what? :confused:

*looks it up*

Ah!

DTSTTCPW, of course! :D

Can we get a nice & good os-prober to /etc/grub.d/ for us multibooters out there?

Also rEFInd when (at least in /extra or /testing) ?

add wlroots
add sway
add rEFInd
upgrade meson

We missed it
Let's not screw up with the next one:
kernel 15.1 :D

Update syslog to a modern syslog: rsyslogd. It needs libestr and libfastjson. I've been using it for years. Very fexible, it's made for large infrastructure but scales down nicely.

Code:

rsyslogd  8.2112.0 (aka 2021.12) compiled with:

        PLATFORM:                               x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

        PLATFORM (lsb_release -d):

        FEATURE_REGEXP:                         Yes

        GSSAPI Kerberos 5 support:              No

        FEATURE_DEBUG (debug build, slow code): No

        32bit Atomic operations supported:      Yes

        64bit Atomic operations supported:      Yes

        memory allocator:                       system default

        Runtime Instrumentation (slow code):    No

        uuid support:                           Yes

        systemd support:                        No

        Config file:                            /etc/rsyslog.conf

        PID file:                               /var/run/rsyslogd.pid

        Number of Bits in RainerScript integers: 64



See https://www.rsyslog.com for more information.

Add python3-numpy and rebuild opencv to get the python bindings.
Also add glm library to complete the graphics programming package.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav (Post 6321059)

We missed it
Let's not screw up with the next one:
kernel 15.1 :D

Well, I am quite confident that we would not survive 'till the kernel 15.1.x will be released.

You know, we are humans with a medium lifespan of 80 years, not mythical high elves who lives 1000 years. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyCyborg (Post 6321133)

By the light of the Evening Star speaketh for thee self.

smh my head...

Move KDE Plasma into /extra