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Updated ‘ktown’ packages, and a heads-upTime for a KDE Plasma6 package refresh. On KDE's announcement page, the releases of KDE Gear 26.04.1 and Frameworks 6.26.0 were announced yesterday and today. Since OS packagers have early access to the source tarballs, I had everything compiled and ready for days and could simply push everything into my 'ktown' repository today.#Slackware #Plasma6 #Forgejo #OIDC https://blog.slackware.nl/updated-ktown-packages-and-a-heads-up/

New KDE Frameworks and Plasma packagesKDE just announced the KDE Frameworks 6.25.0, and earlier this week they came with Plasma 6.6.4. I built the packages for those new releases - targeting Slackware -current of course. Along with these updates I also refreshed KleverNotes, Krita, Kstars and Okteta to their latest versions. You can find the packages in my 'ktown' repository...#Slackware #KDE #Plasma6 https://blog.slackware.nl/new-kde-frameworks-and-plasma-packages/

@alien Pipewire is pretty on top of stuff, it seems, so I would aim to try that first. Pain point for me has been that you deal with Pipewire at user level, rather than a system service, so some documentation has become dated, all over the place.

@ruari you obviously did not click the link to my blog page.

KDE 6_26.02 for Slackware-currentToday I released a fresh batch of KDE Plasma6 packages for 32bit and 64bit Slackware-current to my 'ktown' repository. You will find these packages at the origin location: together with an expansive README which will help you remove KDE Plasma5 from your Slackware-current computer and install the 'ktown' version of KDE Plasma6 instead.https://blog.slackware.nl/kde-6_26-02-for-slackware-current/#Slackware #KDE #Plasma6

Mutt is not nostalgic --it’s timeless.Like nvi, ed, mailx, tmux, or Slackware itself.Some tools don’t age.They wait.#Unix #CLI #Mutt #Slackware

Glenda says:“If it’s simple, transparent, and boring… it’s probably Slackware.”#slackware

Checking out, before cooking, that guide by @stefano .Installing VoidLinux, zfs, encryption and hibernation. Gonna follow all those steps meticioulsy., but not today.It is no surprise ssh works ootb on Slackware. Pots and pans are calling, happy xmas all!! https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/12/22/void-linux-zfs-hibernation-guide/#slackware #voidlinux

Still using nvi on Slackware.No plugins. No syntax highlighting. Just speed, predictability, and classic vi behavior, even with multi-GB files.I wrote a short guide explaining why nvi still matters and how its architecture enables fast, low-memory editing.📄 https://4c6e.xyz/code_notes.html (NVI Editor Guide)📄 https://git.sr.ht/~r1w1s1/code-notes/blob/main/notes/NVI_Editor_Guide.txt (plain text)#slackware #editor #nvi #vi #unix #minimalism

Building Chromium for Slackware (contd.)It's been 'fun' compiling the newest Cheomium 143 sources... as usual when Google updates the major version number. Again, it is momentarily not possible to compile the Chromium sources using Slackware's own compilers. I get a Rust error "error: extern blocks must be unsafe" in compiling 'liballoc_error_handler_impl_ffi.rlib'. which I have been unable to fix...https://blog.slackware.nl/building-chromium-for-slackware-contd/#Software #Slackware

My own little corner of the #fediverse is officially live! I just migrated my old user @9tom@mastodon.social to my own #snac instance @thoe@snac.9space.no and it went surprisingly smooth. Now I just have to keep the old #slackware server humming!