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Posted on Dec 03, 2021 by kingbeowulf
Every so often the KDE lock screen is missing the password prompt. The mouse cursor moves around, wakes up the display, with no way to get back to the desktop. Normally I'd just force a log out or SHIFT-CTRL-BACKSPACE, but I had a bunch of stuff running that I didn't want to unceremoniously kill. Of course, searching for another answer these days provides all sorts of nonsensical systemd stuff. One post mentioned loginctl, part of elogind. I then remembered that Slackware switched to elogind. I remoted in from another desktop - running Xfce which does not seem to suffer from this lock screen issue.
Posted on Aug 17, 2021 by kingbeowulf
After a week if nail biting silence, the first release candidate dropped for Slackware 15. From the changelog announcement:
Posted on Jul 13, 2021 by kingbeowulf
There are now some options for those that want to avoid the excessive expense and electronic waste of smartphones. Most manufacturers do want the consumer to constantly upgrade and thus make it difficult to perform any sort of repair of battery replacement. Two new companies want to change that cycle by providing sustainable, repairable smartphones with a longer life cycle that the typical 2 years. The goal is an easier to repair device that is also ecologically friendly.
Two relative newcomers to the scene are Teracube and Fairphone. Fairphone has been around for awhile and aims to make a sustainable device that is also modular. Thus, the end user can not only repair but upgrade various modules. Unfortunately, the latest Fairphone 3 and 3+ (€399 and €439, respectively) are not available in the USA. Teracube is a more recent player on the smartphone scene also aiming for sustainability and ease of repair. Since the Teracube is available in the USA, I decided to try it out and replace my 3 year old Nokia 7.1.
Posted on Jul 07, 2021 by kingbeowulf
By now most have heard about the Freenode IRC implosion so I won't rehash that here. Suffice it to say, that most of our favorite F/OSS IRC channels are now on Libera.chat, with some now on OFTC or similar.
For LinuxGalaxy and Slackware, you can find us on
irc.libera.chat:6697
(https://libera.chat/guides/connect)
New Channels:
#linuxgalaxy
##slackware
#slackbuilds
#slackdocs
Posted on Apr 16, 2021 by kingbeowulf
Slackware 15.0 Beta (current branch) released earlier this week, and it's shaping up quite well. From the ChangeLog:
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