slackware

Hey #slackware users, what is your preferred way of isolating (as-in what are zones/jails for Linux) daemons ? Is docker/podman the usual way-to-go or are there smarter native tools?

I've put together a dedicated page for SonicDE on Slackware.

It includes installation instructions, SlackBuilds, package status, and project documentation.

If you're interested in trying SonicDE on Slackware, have a look:

https://sonicde-slackware.github.io/

Feedback, testing, and contributions are always appreciated.

#slackware #sonicde

XLibre has landed in Slackware-current's testing tree.

Thanks to Patrick Volkerding for making the packages available for testing, and to the XLibre developers for their work.

Looking forward to seeing how the project evolves.

#xlibre #slackware


`Thu Jun 11 23:52:08 UTC 2026
ap/vim-9.2.0620-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/cbindgen-0.29.4-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/cairomm1-1.18.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/gmm-5.5-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/libmpc-1.4.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/meson-python-0.20.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/openexr-3.4.12-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Recompiled against openjph-0.28.1.
l/openjph-0.28.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
Shared library .so-version bump.
x/mesa-26.1.2-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
[PATCH 1/2] radeonsi/mm: Only setup ref surfaces with tier3.
[PATCH 2/2] radeonsi/mm: Set correct usage in si_dec_fill_surface.
Thanks to fulalas.
xap/vim-gvim-9.2.0620-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-input-evdev-20260421_6fe9c0a-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-input-libinput-20260202_4eb6691-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-input-synaptics-20260103_c22ca42-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-input-vmmouse-20260421_c3de98a-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-input-wacom-20260421_8554973-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-amdgpu-20260421_eec2281-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-ati-20260421_83098ecc-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-dummy-20260112_1fe02ea-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-intel-20260518_931b1d93-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-mach64-20260105_0f73197-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-mga-20260105_f1fdb72-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-neomagic-20260105_f009bb7-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-nouveau-20260105_4285c8c-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-openchrome-20260112_8c35baf-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-r128-20260112_04752db-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-s3virge-20260105_3be5906-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-savage-20260410_41f9fea-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-trident-20260107_27fdce9-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-vesa-20251229_48bc2b5-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xf86-video-vmware-20260421_5a44540-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
testing/packages/xlibre/xlibre-server-20260611_b524471bc-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Remove xorg-server first.
Thanks to r1w1s1 for the testing help! 🙂
testing/packages/xlibre/xlibre-server-xephyr-20260611_b524471bc-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Remove xorg-server-xephyr first.
testing/packages/xlibre/xlibre-server-xnest-20260611_b524471bc-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Remove xorg-server-xnest first.
testing/packages/xlibre/xlibre-server-xvfb-20260611_b524471bc-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Remove xorg-server-xvfb first.`

Finally updated slackfetch @r1w1s1 😊
#slackware #kde

Tranquillity. Slackware xfce, running on that 63 USD potato. And doing just fine! It'll be the base for all my tilers (and for the sundries as well).
#slackware

Thanks to @prahou blog, I discovered UW ttyp0, a beautiful bitmap font for X11 and Unix consoles. I'm already using it with cwm, dmenu, xterm, and tabbed.

I'm also preparing a SlackBuild for SlackBuilds.org, hopefully available next week.

https://nein.triapul.cz/fonts

#slackware #font #uwttyp0 #slackfetch

the package :) works -current and 15
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/system/fonts-uw-ttyp0/

BTW #Slackware buddies, is there a simple special trick to have #Slackbuilds install in /usr/local rather than /usr?

Like some environment variable to set before running the slackbuild script?

The idea is to keep native slackware fs "sane" and add all extra stuff elsewhere.

Xorg/XLibre ServerFlags worth knowing:

Option "DontZap" "True" prevents Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from
terminating X.

Option "DontVTSwitch" "True" prevents switching to another virtual
terminal, but removes an important recovery path.

For most personal systems, DontZap alone is the balanced choice.

DontVTSwitch may make sense for kiosks or systems with stricter
physical-access requirements.

More details:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r1w1s1/code-notes/refs/heads/master/notes/X11_ServerFlags.txt

#slackware #x11 #xlibre #xorg

Starting to use the Linux-ported version of OpenBSD cwm on Slackware as an alternative to my trusty dwm.

The interesting part is that almost nothing in my workflow changed.

I still use dmenu, tabbed + st + tmux, the same helper scripts, and the same keyboard habits. The only thing I currently miss is slstatus, which is tied to my dwm setup.

That was exactly the point of my Window Manager Agnostic Workflows article: when your launcher, scripts, and keyboard layer are independent from the window manager, switching between WMs becomes easy. The window manager changes, but the workflow remains.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r1w1s1/code-notes/refs/heads/main/notes/Window_Manager_Agnostic_Workflows.txt

Small, simple tools age well.

#slackware #cwm

After a few months of work, slackfetch has reached a mature 1.0 release.

A minimal and readable system information utility for Slackware, inspired by ufetch.
The normal output and a cowsay -n composition are shown below.

https://forge.slackware.nl/r1w1s1/slackfetch

#Slackware #Linux #Unix

Xorg/XLibre ServerFlags worth knowing:

Option "DontZap" "True" prevents Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from
terminating X.

Option "DontVTSwitch" "True" prevents switching to another virtual
terminal, but removes an important recovery path.

For most personal systems, DontZap alone is the balanced choice.

DontVTSwitch may make sense for kiosks or systems with stricter
physical-access requirements.

More details:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/r1w1s1/code-notes/refs/heads/master/notes/X11_ServerFlags.txt

#slackware #x11 #xlibre

Repology is currently unavailable due to a domain/registrar issue, but the service itself is still running.

As the maintainer of 100+ SlackBuilds, I use Repology all the time to track upstream releases.

Temporary /etc/hosts workaround:

92.63.176.157 repology.org
2a03:6f01:1:2::f159 repology.org

Add both IPv4 and IPv6.

Details: https://github.com/repology/repology-rs/issues/560

#repology #slackware

Slackware-current is a development tree, but it's not simply a repository where every new upstream release gets pushed automatically.

There is curation and integration before changes land in the tree, with Patrick Volkerding playing a central role in that process.

I think this is an important part of why -current can be remarkably reliable for daily use.

I currently run Slackware-current on three physical machines, plus a VirtualBox VM that I use professionally every day. Even major transitions have generally been uneventful for me.

Of course, -current can break. It's the development tree, and following ChangeLog.txt and paying attention during major transitions is part of running it.

This Reddit discussion reminded me how many people have a similar experience:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1w96px4/slackware_16_alpha_1_available_following_gcc_162/

#slackware

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

A huge Slackware-current update just landed: 1927 updates, including 1876 rebuilt packages.

The entire distribution was rebuilt with GCC 16.2.0, glibc 2.44 and binutils 2.47.

Patrick Volkerding:
"Fine, it's 16.0 alpha 1."

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/latest-changelog-for-slackware-current-4175698890/page192.html#post6647863

Time to upgrade.


#Slackware #Linux

ThinkPad X220 (2011) running Slackware-current in 2026.

Linux console + tmux. Sometimes that's all you need. :)

#slackware #thinkpad #x220

Today's desktop.

Looks old-school, but under the hood:
Slackware-current
Linux 7.2.4
glibc 2.44
cwm + XLibre

Without fetch (slackfetch), you probably wouldn't guess. :)

Wallpaper inspired by the geometric graphic design of Yusaku Kamekura.

#Slackware #cwm #X11 #unixporn

A nice little improvement in Slackware-current: rc.font now supports automatic font sizing and configuration through /etc/default/rc.font.

I used it to set my Linux console to UW ttyp0, the same font family I enjoy in xterm:

FONT=WET-Ttyp0Regular22x11

Looks great on my laptop. Small details make a difference. 🙂

https://people.mpi-inf.mpg.de/~uwe/misc/uw-ttyp0/
#Slackware #Linux #Typography

Slackware + Btrfs subvolumes.

I wrote a short guide for installing Slackware64-current with @ and @home using the standard installer.

https://codeberg.org/r1w1s1/code-notes/raw/branch/master/notes/README_BTRFS.TXT
#slackware #btrfs

19 June 1984.

Bob Scheifler announces the first release of the X Window System:

"I stole a fair amount of code from W ... and called it X."

Forty-two years later, I'm still running X11 daily on Slackware.

Happy Birthday, X.

Source: https://www.talisman.org/x-debut.shtml

#X11 #Unix #Linux #Slackware #XLibre

I’ve released slackfetch 1.2.0.

Recent changes in Slackware, including the introduction of /etc/default/rc.font for configuring the console font, motivated this update.

This release improves session detection and makes the output more accurate:

session: console tty2 (font: Ttyp0 OTB 14)
session: ssh pts/0
session: cwm (XLibre 1.25.2.2, font: Ttyp0 OTB 14)
session: kwin (Wayland)

The local console font is read from /etc/default/rc.font. SSH sessions are identified separately, without incorrectly reporting the
server’s console font as the client’s font.

The old wm: field has been replaced by the clearer session: field.

https://forge.slackware.nl/r1w1s1/slackfetch

#Slackware #linux #shell #slackfetch

Why does the homepage of #Slackware #linux does not have HTTPS enabled? It is now marked as "Not Secure" by #Firefox
#slack #unix #TIL

http://www.slackware.com/

A new feature has landed in Slackware-current: support for a global global_tagfile for custom installations.

The installer checks /tmp/global_tagfile first, then falls back to slackware64/global_tagfile on the installation media. Packages are listed as series/package, such as a/bash; every unlisted package is skipped.

If no usable global tagfile is found, the traditional installer behavior remains unchanged.

Documentation:
https://mirrors.kernel.org/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/README.global_tagfile

My package selection project:
https://codeberg.org/r1w1s1/slackware-tagfiles

#slackware

Back to square 1: Slackware 15.0 on the older ThinkPad. I get Python 3.15.2 from pyenv, that should keep me occupied for a while.

#slackware #linux #thinkpad #pyenv

I'm experimenting with two ASCII logos for slackfetch, my minimal system information tool for Slackware.

Which one should be the default?

Vote below! 👇

#Slackware #Linux #Unix