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04-08-2014, 02:29 PM
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Registered: Apr 2013
Location: France
Distribution: Slackware; Ubuntu
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Slackbuild for XView/Openlook
I have recently installed XView/Openlook on my Slackware linux 13.0
machine, using this Slackbuild.
I have noticed the following problems with that version of XView. - The problem describedhere is still present but the -Wfsdb trick works.
- DISPLAY is set to :0.0.0 by olwm/olvwm so that applications cannot be launched from the menu.
I have tried to email Tomasz Konojacki (developer of both the library and the Slackbuild script) last week about the problem via the link on Slackbuilds.org but he has not answered yet. I hope he is reading this forum.
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04-08-2014, 02:40 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2013
Location: Brazil
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You are using a SlackBuild for Slackware 14.1
EDIT: And by the way, may I ask why are you using an ancient Slackware version?
Last edited by moisespedro; 04-08-2014 at 02:41 PM.
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04-09-2014, 05:16 AM
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
Distribution: Slackware64 15; SlackwareARM-current (aarch64); Debian 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moisespedro
And by the way, may I ask why are you using an ancient Slackware version?
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13.0 isn't "ancient", it's still supported. Slackware isn't like other distros that scrap previous releases, until last year (or thereabouts) support was given as far back as 8.1.
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04-09-2014, 06:06 AM
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Registered: Sep 2011
Posts: 925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brianL
13.0 isn't "ancient", it's still supported. Slackware isn't like other distros that scrap previous releases, until last year (or thereabouts) support was given as far back as 8.1.
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Ist was mid-2012, almost two years ago.
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04-09-2014, 06:11 AM
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
Distribution: Slackware64 15; SlackwareARM-current (aarch64); Debian 12
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Thanks, jtsn, lose track of time at my age. 
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04-09-2014, 06:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brianL
13.0 isn't "ancient", it's still supported. Slackware isn't like other distros that scrap previous releases, until last year (or thereabouts) support was given as far back as 8.1.
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Sorry, but a 2008 release is ancient
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04-09-2014, 06:43 AM
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Registered: Sep 2011
Posts: 925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moisespedro
Sorry, but a 2008 release is ancient
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RHEL 5 got released 2007.
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04-09-2014, 06:50 AM
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LQ 5k Club
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Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
Distribution: Slackware64 15; SlackwareARM-current (aarch64); Debian 12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moisespedro
Sorry, but a 2008 release is ancient
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Maybe by Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, and Fedora standards. But this is SPARTA!...sorry...Slackware.
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04-09-2014, 06:54 AM
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Here are the dates and other info. about Slackware releases:
http://www.nielshorn.net/slackware/slack_versions.php
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04-09-2014, 07:06 AM
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Registered: Nov 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brianL
Maybe by Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, and Fedora standards. But this is SPARTA!...sorry...Slackware.
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Exclude Debian off that list, and for the others a 6 month release is ancient :P
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04-09-2014, 08:14 AM
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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
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I think 12.2 is the earliest release still supported. I suppose that could mean 13.0 is "middle-aged". So if it still works, and people need or want to run it - why not?
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04-09-2014, 08:34 AM
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04-09-2014, 08:40 AM
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Registered: Sep 2011
Posts: 925
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moisespedro
It seems it is gonna die soon
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It will never die. It will just not get any further updates.
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04-09-2014, 08:41 AM
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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
Distribution: Slackware64 15; SlackwareARM-current (aarch64); Debian 12
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Yeah, I was mistaken, 12.2's dead. RIP.
EDIT
Or undead. Any updates will be the responsibility of the user.
ANOTHER EDIT
Not as dead as Debian "Lenny".
Last edited by brianL; 04-09-2014 at 08:46 AM.
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04-09-2014, 08:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jtsn
It will never die. It will just not get any further updates.
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A distro with no further updates is a dead one imo, unless the user do it himself
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