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Its been rumored that GSB (Gnome Slackbuild) had issues installing on Slackware 13.1 from the net installer script. Well, I created a VM, installed Slackware 13.1 (full install) and ran the installer.

I ran into zero issues. Zero, zilch, 0, nada, issues. You can see a screenshot of it running just below!

In response to this: Focus: ##slackware I went through my logs to find the FULL context of this conversation.

below you will find, the COMPLETE context behind the conversation. So, you tell me, who’s causing the actual trouble here? I’ll give you 3 guesses and the first 2 don’t count! This log includes the unix timestamp, the full month day and year plus the time in UTC, just in case you were wondering

1278530486 Jul 07 19:21< Tadgy> OMFG! I wish cpunches/bagira/join_slackhappy would leave me alone
1278530489 Jul 07 19:21-!- Redness [~redness@c122-108-211-162.rochd4.qld.optusnet.com.au] has joined ##slackware
1278530513 Jul 07 19:21< Tadgy> He’s been sending me PMs since I came in here… just doesn’t get the hint thats he’s a stalker and needs psychological help!
1278530533 Jul 07 19:22< raela> haha.. poor Tadgy
1278530535 Jul 07 19:22-!- tuvok302Lappy [Waffles@clgrtnt5-port-68.dial.telus.net] has quit [Ping timeout: 240 seconds]
1278530537 Jul 07 19:22< Tadgy> Every time I block one of his nicks, he messages me from another!
1278530620 Jul 07 19:23< Tadgy> I want to stab this guy in the face. Really. Give me a knife and I promise no one will be able to identify the body.
1278530623 Jul 07 19:23-!- rg3 [~rg3@cm-85-152-206-242.telecable.es] has joined ##slackware
1278530636 Jul 07 19:23< mancha> why do i care?
1278530643 Jul 07 19:24< rob0> Sigh. I thought I had him ignored, then once not long back my senses were assaulted (and apeppered?) in #httpd by a “righteous”.
1278530678 Jul 07 19:24< raela> hrm he must be afraid of me or something.. harassment free here
1278530686 Jul 07 19:24< adaptr> what were you doing in #httpd ? let’s talk about that for a moment.
1278530692 Jul 07 19:24< Alan_Hicks> Tadgy: How about a gun?
1278530715 Jul 07 19:25< Tadgy> Alan_Hicks: No.. too quick. I want to HURT him.
1278530716 Jul 07 19:25< rob0> I was going to put up a Web page as monument to righteous stupidity, but BP{k} stopped me in time, informing me that it was Mr. Punches.
1278530740 Jul 07 19:25< Alan_Hicks> Tadgy: gut shoot him with some Winchester Ranger T series rounds then.
1278530743 Jul 07 19:25< adaptr> he’s on his way to becoming a phenomenomenom..nom…nom

In case you have a hard time reading it.. I stuck it in a .txt file

See this link

Today, after going through an excruciating work out with the mower and trimmer, my family and I set out to clean out our daughter’s wading pool.

Once finished, we all sat down to relax when she screamed out, “OH NO A BUG! AHHHHHHH!” Well you know how dramatic a 5 year old can be.

Closer look revealed a baby praying mantis walking over the chair she was on. We snapped a photo, didn’t come out all that great, BUT you can still see it!

That’s right! Oracle is on the verge of purchasing MySQL which makes its future unknown at this time. However, the EC must approve the purchase before Oracle can move forward.

Read the following article and please do your part in letting the EC know what you think!

http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-saving-mysql.html

Yeah, we all know by now that the http://rafb.net paste site is going off-line. Seven years of dedication to a free pastebin for the world.

Well, after a few talks with some folks and after being pressed in to doing (hehe) this, I’ve switched http://pastebin.slackadelic.com to use the code from rafb.net.

Thanks go out to edman007 from ##slackware on freenode for his help in tracking down and fixing a few odd issues with the code. It even works with paste scripts! Right now the official script is Pastelling. The script was originally written by Steven Robson Pastelling, aka rafb.pl, was written by _pragma, but is being hosted on github by Michiel van Wessem.

I’ve had a few issues getting my mouse working properly with evdev in the latest updates to Slackware64-current. Today, it appears, that other users are experiencing some other issues outside of a mouse not mapping buttons properly. Most of those users report black screens when trying to restart or quit an X session.

If you are one of us having such issues and are stumped, try the below in your xorg.conf before you go googling around for 3 hours like I did


Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False"
EndSection


I hope this helps!
As always you can catch me in ##slackware on freenode if you have any questions/suggestions/comments.

People have asked, “Is that even possible?” Yes, it is.

I did this remotely from work via ssh on my home box, worked fine, except for a speed bump here and there. Issues that were caused mainly by me not paying attention.

First off, make sure you upgradepkg pkgtools, gzip, and tar. Then install the xz package if its not already installed. If it is, then upgradepkg xz as well.

After that, you should be able to upgradepkg */*.tgz and then upgradepkg */*.txz to make sure everything gets added.

Now, the other issue is the 32bit compat libs that come with Slamd64. You will want to remove these.

You can get the latest release of the 32bit compat libs that Fred is working on here

Now, this is the process that worked for me and your mileage may vary. My upgrade path went a little differently than this and luckily I had a Slamd64 chroot available to symlink missing commands against or I would’ve been hosed.

Comments/suggestions, as always, are welcome.

There have been quite a few questions posed since the official announcement by Patrick Volkerding that Slackware is now releasing an official x86_64 port.

These questions normally stem about 32bit compatibility etc.

Here are a few answers that I hope will resolve any doubts/questions/concerns you may have, at least for now. These are of my own opinion and may not be completely factual.

1) Is Slackware64 multilib? (support both 64bit and 32bit programs)
A: Yes. It is multilib.

2) Does Slackware64 include the needed 32bit compatibility libraries necessary to run 32bit applications?
A: No, it does not include any 32bit compatibility libraries at this time.

3) Can I build 32bit applications on Slackware64?
A: From research and talking with other Slackware64 testers, it appears that gcc/glibc does NOT support building with -m32 flag for 32bit binary output. I have no idea if this is going to change in the future or not.

4) Is there any easy way to include the 32bit compatibility libraries?
A: The short answer is, possibly. Its been debated that you can use the c/ series from Slamd64-current in Slackware64 and gain the ability to run 32bit applications “out of the box.” However, I have not tested this and right now is more of a theory.

One other note, if you want to RUN 32bit applications without the compatibility libraries you will need to get a static built binary that includes those libraries. This in itself isn’t a bad solution per se, but it also means that you will be looking at VERY large binaries.

I hope this helps to answer some questions. If any of this is inaccurate or could use some clarification, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line and let me know.

If you happen to be one of the leechers that has recently gotten pwn3d by my little change in how I publish my images.

Drop me a line! dominian@slackadelic.com

I know a few of you have been searching.. I can see you in mah logs!