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Posted on Jan 31, 2021 by bkoenig
Weekly update statistics are here for January 30, 2021! This is where Official updates in the Slackware changelog are retrieved, summarized, and presented for YOUR viewing pleasure.
Enjoy and be sure to visit the Official Slackware Changelog for full details!
http://www.slackware.com/changelog/
Posted on Jan 22, 2021 by bkoenig
As a Slackware user, I often run into situations where I find myself having to prove that Slackware is in fact a current and up-to-date Linux Distribution. Since we now live in an era of "data driven" decision making here are some statistics that showcase the pace of Slackware development.
Posted on Jan 06, 2021 by kingbeowulf
Sometimes a perfectly good good system tool goes overlooked until a particular need arises, as in the case of GkrellM. GKrellM is a GTK program to display a single process stack of system monitors. Usually I have it running on a second monitor to keep tabs on temperatures, fan speeds and various other parameters. Recently, when running with a single monitor and with programs fullscreen, I was missing being able to glance at this tool. Gkrellm can be set to always "on top" but that is not suitable in most cases. Then I discovered gkrellmd: The GNU Krell Monitors Server! After reviewing the man pages for each, we can start a server with
Posted on Jan 03, 2021 by kingbeowulf
The pace of Slackware Current updates in December was incredible. Fast on the heals of KDE/Plasma 5, we have updates to Kernel 5.10 and then, just in time for Santa, Xfce-4.16. Numerous fixes and additional updates are happening throughout. Refer to the change logs for details: Slackware Change Logs
After the start of the New Year, can a Slackware 15.0 release be far behind?
Posted on Jan 01, 2021 by bkoenig
Jumping into 2021 with a new blog and other online tools.
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