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onebuck 06-06-2021 09:03 AM
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Hi,

Quote:
Originally Posted by vtel57 (Post 6256023)
DAYUM! That was easier than falling off my chair after three bourbons on the rocks. OUTSTANDING! :)

Now running FF 89.0 fully sync'd and customized. It's noticeably faster -- and I MEAN noticeably -- than ol' v68.x ESR, for sure. Also, it seems to be much less of a CPU cycle hog. About 450M RAM with 11 tabs open and one of them playing music on YouTube. CPU sitting at 1.2%. Can't complain about that.

Thank you Ruari Oedegaard and drgibbon (credit for a fix)!

And thank you, onebuck and bassmadrigal for your assistance!

I'm a HAPPY Firefox user! Been pretty loyal to Mozilla since waaaay back on Mozilla Browser in Win 98. ;)
I too feel that FF 89 has crisp response and works better. I like the new theme choices available, especially 'light'. I am also glad to see other members contribute their use of Ruari's script. I have my habits and usually do things my own way (reason for using Slackware for the past 3 decades). I like to see things being performed manually. Just habits from pre-GUI days. I like things out in the open and performed in a manner acceptable to me.

EDIT: You might find this link interesting; https://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/firef...rface-changes/

Have fun & enjoy FF 89 on Slackware64!
:hattip:

vtel57 06-06-2021 09:32 AM
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At first, I didn't like the simplified interface. The toolbar icons are plain and simple like in Chromium. However, Ive quickly got used to it. It actually looks just like my Thunderbird. Took me a bit to appreciate the "floating" tabs, but I kinda' like it now. :)

Screenshot:

onebuck 06-07-2021 09:57 PM
Very interesting!!
 
Hi,

Food for thought;
Quote:
./mirror-slackware-current.sh
#
# Mirroring slackware64-current from rsync://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/slackware/slackware64-current ...
#
Changing to /mnt/sdc2/slackware//slackware64-current ...
Mon Jun 7 21:52:44 CDT 2021 [1452]: Getting ChangeLog.txt...
0a1,131
> Mon Jun 7 18:53:49 UTC 2021
> Hey folks! Sorry about the delay in getting this batch out but I had other
> distractions going on here last week that prevented getting this one wrapped
> up. Anyway, probably the highlight of this update set is that we've decided
> to abandon the 5.10 LTS kernel in favor of following the latest one. We've
> never really had a policy that required LTS in a stable release although that
> is how it has been done for years, but based on comments from the Slackware
> community it seems like 5.10 LTS isn't getting a lot of love and lacks
> hardware support that people need now. Conversely, the reports on 5.12 have
> been almost entirely positive, so we're going to provide what we think is the
> best available kernel. It's unlikely that we'll see another LTS prior to
> release, so the plan for maintenance is to keep following the latest kernels
> as needed for security purposes. If that means we have to jump to a new branch
> while supporting the stable release, we'll start the kernel out in testing
> first until we've had some feedback that it's safe to move it to the patches
> directory. Sooner or later we will end up on an LTS kernel again, and at that
> point we'll just roll with that one. Feel free to comment (or complain) about
> this plan on LQ... I'll be curious to see what people think. Anyway, enjoy!
Have fun & enjoy Slackware!
:hattip:

vtel57 06-10-2021 11:10 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by vtel57 (Post 6256863)
Took me a bit to appreciate the "floating" tabs, but I kinda' like it now. :)

One thing I didn't care for was the fatness (too tall) of the tabs in the new Proton interface.


I've fixed that today, though...

To make tabs thinner:

- About:config -> browser.compact.mode.show -> make True
- R-click toolbar -> Density Setting -> Compact mode (not supported)


---


This thins the tabs down about 25%... just the right size for me now. :)

onebuck 07-07-2021 09:36 PM
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Hi,

PV has made the kernel move to /testing;
Quote:
# ./mirror-slackware-current.sh
#
# Mirroring slackware64-current from rsync://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/slackware/slackware64-current ...
#
Changing to /mnt/sdc2/slackware//slackware64-current ...
Wed Jul 7 21:33:40 CDT 2021 [20294]: Getting ChangeLog.txt...
0a1,26
> Wed Jul 7 20:50:57 UTC 2021
> a/kernel-generic-5.12.15-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/kernel-huge-5.12.15-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/kernel-modules-5.12.15-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/libbytesize-2.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/mcelog-177-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> d/kernel-headers-5.12.15-x86-1.txz: Upgraded.
> d/ruby-3.0.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> This update fixes bugs and security issues:
> Trusting FTP PASV responses vulnerability in Net::FTP.
> StartTLS stripping vulnerability in Net::IMAP.
> For more information, see:
> https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvenam...CVE-2021-31810
> https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvenam...CVE-2021-32066
> (* Security fix *)
> k/kernel-source-5.12.15-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
> l/python-pillow-8.3.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> isolinux/initrd.img: Rebuilt.
> kernels/*: Upgraded.
> testing/packages/linux-5.13.x/kernel-generic-5.13.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> testing/packages/linux-5.13.x/kernel-headers-5.13.1-x86-1.txz: Upgraded.
> testing/packages/linux-5.13.x/kernel-huge-5.13.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> testing/packages/linux-5.13.x/kernel-modules-5.13.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> testing/packages/linux-5.13.x/kernel-source-5.13.1-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
> usb-and-pxe-installers/usbboot.img: Rebuilt.
Have fun & enjoy Slackware!
:hattip:

onebuck 07-17-2021 02:04 PM
Happy Birthday Slackware and we are getting closer!!
 
Hi,

Quote:
Sat Jul 17 14:01:52 CDT 2021 [2182]: Getting ChangeLog.txt...
0a1,18
> Sat Jul 17 17:55:10 UTC 2021
> Happy 28th birthday, Slackware! :-)
> a/aaa_base-15.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> Bump version numbers in /etc/os-release and /etc/slackware-version.
> Not quite ready to freeze things for a release candidate, but getting there.
> Initial email to root still needs a refresh.
> a/kernel-firmware-20210716_b7c134f-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
> x/ibus-m17n-1.4.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> x/ibus-table-1.13.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> +--------------------------+
Have fun & enjoy Slackware!
:hattip:

SCerovec 07-18-2021 01:03 PM
Now?

Do we hype now?

onebuck 07-18-2021 02:13 PM
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Hi,

Not quite there as PV stated. But it should not be to much longer for a rc.

:hattip:

SCerovec 07-19-2021 02:22 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by onebuck (Post 6267535)
Hi,

Not quite there as PV stated. But it should not be to much longer for a rc.

:hattip:
So then it's pre-hype regime until then :rolleyes:

The older i get the more the warm up gets important - surely don't want to strain my hype gland!

onebuck 07-29-2021 08:32 AM
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Hi,

I like the way things are going. Looking good!

Quote:
# ./mirror-slackware-current.sh
#
# Mirroring slackware64-current from rsync://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/slackware/slackware64-current ...
#
Changing to /mnt/sdc2/slackware//slackware64-current ...
Thu Jul 29 08:29:39 CDT 2021 [7480]: Getting ChangeLog.txt...
0a1,17
> Wed Jul 28 22:48:44 UTC 2021
> a/e2fsprogs-1.46.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/kernel-generic-5.13.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/kernel-huge-5.13.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/kernel-modules-5.13.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> a/libblockdev-2.26-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> ap/vim-8.2.3238-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> d/kernel-headers-5.13.6-x86-1.txz: Upgraded.
> k/kernel-source-5.13.6-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
> l/libgnt-2.14.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> l/pulseaudio-15.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> n/ipset-7.14-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> xap/vim-gvim-8.2.3238-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
> isolinux/initrd.img: Rebuilt.
> kernels/*: Upgraded.
> usb-and-pxe-installers/usbboot.img: Rebuilt.
> +--------------------------+
Thu Jul 29 08:29:39 CDT 2021 [7480]: ChangeLog.txt has been updated, starting mirror of slackware64-current.
:hattip:

onebuck 08-16-2021 08:52 AM
Member Response
 
Hi,

It's here!
Quote:
Changing to /mnt/sdc2/slackware//slackware64-current ...
Mon Aug 16 08:49:41 CDT 2021 [7570]: Getting ChangeLog.txt...
0a1,483
> Mon Aug 16 05:28:16 UTC 2021
> Hey everyone, long time no see! No, I wasn't out fishing. Sadly, I haven't had
> a fishing rod in my hand (or even a fishing license in my wallet) for this
> entire season, but there may yet be a chance for that this year. Along with the
> usual suspects, I've been trying to clear out the list of things that needed
> to get done in order to reach the standard of excellence demanded from a
> Slackware release, and I think we've gotten it pretty close. GCC was bumped to
> version 11.2.0 (because we just can't send this out 2 versions behind), and
> everything was verified to build properly or fixed up so that it did. I don't
> see any benefit to another public mass rebuild, so we're not going to do one.
> Anyway, without further ado, here is Slackware 15.0 release candidate one.
> Consider most things frozen and the focus now to be any remaining blocker bugs.
> We'll more than likely take that next Plasma bugfix release, but it's soon
> time to get off this treadmill. Enjoy! :-)
Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy this Slackware rc!
:hattip:

onebuck 08-16-2021 09:00 AM
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Hi,

Note to PV;

Thanks for all the hard work in getting to this rc.

BTW, I haven't been fishing since selling the farm and moving to town. I think that I will take some gear to Florida this winter and do some fishing off the docks. Great relaxation for little investment. Being this old I do not even need to get a fishing license any longer here or Florida. My disability & veterans status is a plus now.

Grab some beer & gear and relax a bit feeding the fish or catch dinner! :)
:hattip:

SqdnGuns 08-19-2021 09:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by onebuck (Post 6275664)
Hi,

I think that I will take some gear to Florida this winter and do some fishing off the docks. Great relaxation for little investment. Being this old I do not even need to get a fishing license any longer here or Florida. My disability & veterans status is a plus now.

Grab some beer & gear and relax a bit feeding the fish or catch dinner! :)
:hattip:
Come on down to Pensacola, great fishing and beaches here. SqdnGuns, Retired USMC/Disabled Vet.

cwizardone 08-19-2021 09:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SqdnGuns (Post 6276901)
Come on down to Pensacola, great fishing and beaches here. SqdnGuns, Retired USMC/Disabled Vet.
Where did you serve?
USMC 1965-70.

SqdnGuns 08-20-2021 07:20 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwizardone (Post 6276905)
Where did you serve?
USMC 1965-70.
'83 - '95 (Medically Retired)

H&MS-16 @ MCAS (H) Tustin (Supply)
H&MS-13 / MAG-13 HQ / H&HS @ MCAS El Toro (Supply / Group CO Driver / Water Safety Survival Instructor)
2nd LAV Bn @ Camp LeJeune (Supply / Weapons Company LAV Crewman)
3rd LSB @ Camp Foster / Camp Hansen (Bn Primary Marksmanship Instructor)
CSSD-36 @ Pohang, S Korea (Guard Chief Team Spirit)
12th MCD @ RS Orange (Recruiter and NCOIC)
MWHS-3 @ MCAS El Toro (Sqdn Gunny)

Semper Fi!


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