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Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: Oct 24 – 27

October 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Basically some Mozilla security updates and upgrades of some X11 packages


Sat Oct 27 16:33:49 CDT 2007
x/xf86-video-nv-2.1.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to xf86-video-nv.
x/compiz-0.6.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to compiz-0.6.2.
x/pixman-0.9.6-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to pixman-0.9.6.
x/glproto-1.4.9-noarch-1.tgz: Upgraded to glproto-1.4.9.
+--------------------------+
Wed Oct 24 22:51:37 CDT 2007
l/librsvg-2.18.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to librsvg-2.18.2.
xap/gimp-2.4.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gimp-2.4.0.
xap/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.8-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to firefox-2.0.0.8.
This upgrade fixes some more security bugs.
For more information, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox
(* Security fix *)
xap/seamonkey-1.1.5-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to seamonkey-1.1.5.
This upgrade fixes some more security bugs.
For more information, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#seamonkey
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Categories: ChangeLogs · Slackware

Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: Oct 20

October 22, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Sorry, I’m a little late with this one. No major changes so far, just and openssl, libpng, and hplip upgrades.


Sat Oct 20 14:41:24 CDT 2007
ap/hplip-2.7.10-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to hplip-2.7.10.
l/libpng-1.2.22-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to libpng-1.2.22.
+--------------------------+
Sat Oct 20 11:13:29 CDT 2007
a/openssl-solibs-0.9.8g-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to openssl-solibs-0.9.8g.
n/openssh-4.7p1-i486-2.tgz: Recompiled against openssl-0.9.8g.
n/openssl-0.9.8g-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to openssl-0.9.8g.

Categories: ChangeLogs · Slackware

ChangeLogs for 12.1

October 18, 2007 · 1 Comment

The work for Slackware 12.1 has become public. The Slackware blog will now start posting the ChangeLog entries. A lot of work has already been done, so you may want to take a look at the entries up to today.

Categories: Slackware

Alternative Package Tools

October 5, 2007 · 7 Comments

We’re still alive!!!

Sorry about the lack of updates. I completely missed the 12.0 release. I still haven’t been able to get the DVD to burn correctly to try it out. (I guess DVD’s don’t like being transported across the country in a packed car)

Anyway…

Maybe pkgtools don’t do enough for you, maybe you want a GUI, or maybe you just want to be different. Either way there are several different ways to manage your packages on Slackware.

Programs that convert between package types (like Alien) are not included in this list.

Package Creation

 

  • BuildPKG – package creation tool similar to Arch’s makepkg (different from Slack’s)
  • CheckInstall – makes a package by wrapping the “make install” step of compiling
  • Frogz – source package creation tool
  • makepack – dependency tracking source package compiler
  • mkpkg – toolkit for automagically building slackware or OpenLab packages
  • slacktrack – tool to assist with building Slackware packages from the $package.build scripts

Dependancy Tracking

 

  • amypkg – dependency tracking package manager
  • Slackdeptrack – tool to list dependencies of installed packages
  • slack-get(maybe here too) – apt-get like auto-updater
  • slapt-get – APT like system for Slackware
  • Slackselect – dselect-like package manager
  • SWareT – dependency tracking update tool

GUI

 

CLI

 

  • Getpkg – menu driven downloader and installer
  • spkg – Slackware package manager written in C

Update Tools

 

ChangeLog Viewers

 

Ports/Portage

 

  • Emerde – port of Gentoo’s portage system
  • CruxPorts4Slack – Allows you to use Crux ports system on Slackware

Misc

 

  • pack-age – tells number of days a package hasn’t been used
  • Slaktool – project to improve the Slackware package manager

Still want more? Try searching for Slackware at Freshmeat or Sourceforge. There’s a lot more neat stuff left to be discovered.

Categories: Enhance Slackware · Slackware
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