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Fri, 26 May 2017 09:54:52 GMT

vlc: updated to 2.2.6 (Slackware 14.1, 14.2 and -current) No changes to internal support libraries compared to yesterday's 2.2.5.1.

Thu, 25 May 2017 10:20:51 GMT

vlc: updated to 2.2.5.1 (Slackware 14.2 and -current; packages are also coming for 14.1). There were updates to internal libraries as well: libass, libbluray, libdvdcss, glew, libva, live, mpcdec, opus, speex, libvpx, x262, x264, x265. Usual caveat: versions that can not only DEcode but also ENcode AAC audio, and can play encrypted DVD's without the […]

Alien's unofficial KDE Slackware packages

Sun, 21 May 2017 20:50:45 GMT

Here is KDE 5_17.05_02 for Slackware, consisting of the KDE Frameworks 5.34.0, Plasma 5.9.5 and Applications 17.04.1 on top of Qt 5.7.1. KDE-5_17.05_02 is meant to be installed on top of Slackware 14.2 or -current. Upgrading from the previous 5_17.05 is straight-forward. Please read the accompanying README file for detailed installation and upgrade instructions!

Thu, 4 May 2017 10:18:00 GMT

Here is KDE 5_17.05 for Slackware, consisting of the KDE Frameworks 5.33.0, Plasma 5.9.5 and Applications 17.04.0 on top of Qt 5.7.1. KDE-5_17.05 is meant to be installed on top of Slackware 14.2 or -current. Upgrading from the previous 5_17.04 is straight-forward. Please read the accompanying README file for detailed installation and upgrade instructions! Use […]

Alien's multilib packages

Wed, 24 May 2017 15:27:10 GMT

current/slackware64-compat32: Refreshed the *compat32 packages.

Tue, 23 May 2017 17:23:35 GMT

current/gcc-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. Fixed regression where MMX opcodes are generated without EMMS. current/gcc-brig-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. current/gcc-g++-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. current/gcc-gfortran-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. current/gcc-gnat-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. current/gcc-go-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. current/gcc-objc-7.1.0_multilib-x86_64-2alien.txz: Rebuilt. current/slackware64-compat32: Refreshed the *compat32 packages.

Slackware64-current

slackware64 current changes for Fri, 26 May 2017 22:40:13 GMT May 26, 2017

a/kernel-generic-4.9.30-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. a/kernel-huge-4.9.30-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. a/kernel-modules-4.9.30-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. d/kernel-headers-4.9.30-x86-1.txz: Upgraded. k/kernel-source-4.9.30-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded. n/NetworkManager-1.8.0-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt. rc.networkmanager: Set XDG_CACHE_HOME=/root/.cache before starting. Thanks to allend. x/mesa-17.1.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. Enabled Vulkan drivers for Intel and Radeon. x/vulkan-sdk-1.0.26.0-x86_64-1.txz: Added. Thanks to Heinz Wiesinger. isolinux/initrd.img: Rebuilt. kernels/*: Upgraded. usb-and-pxe-installers/usbboot.img: Rebuilt.

Archive for March 10th, 2014

Barracuda’s Copy cloud storage

A while ago I posted a blurb (well… not here but on Google+) about Barracuda‘s cloud-based backup service analogous to Dropbox. Copy.com is an interesting contender in the playing field of cloudbackup. This is what the company has to say about data protection and security: “Because Copy is the product of network security and backup giant […]

Posted: 10 March, 2014 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: cloud, copy, dropbox, storage
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