Using AndroidStudio to develop mobile apps requires you to always have an updated installation of Gradle, doing so on a Slackware system could lead to quite a lot of manual work. To help me in the process i created a small tool that on its own downloads and makes a Gradle Slackware package (thanks to these SlackBuilds). To use …
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Skype4Slackware : a Skype packager for Slackware
Microsoft makes packages of “Skype For Linux” only in .deb and .rpm format. If you want to use them on Slackware you have, every time, to download the file, convert it into a native package and install it. Can we execute this procedure using a tool that requires only to be launched ? The answer is simple : YES. See how to …
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Google Chrome on Slackware
Slackbuilds.org does not give anymore updated scripts to build Google Chrome as Slackware package, starting from an old script i created the one attached to this post. Download google-chrome.tgz , extract it in a directory you want, execute google-chrome.SlackBuild and you will have an updated package with the latest Google Chome.
Slackware: CentOS linux container
If you need to create a CentOS based linux container on your Slackware here you can find how i’ve made it. Before you start (re)compile your kernel including every config option needed to have lxc-checkconfig output “enable” in each line. (re)compile your kernel to add support for “networking bridge” update rpm package using the one …
Dukto – Multiplatform AirDrop
If you are looking for a AirDrop multiplatform replacement you can give a chance to Dukto ! It offers: – multiplatform support (Windows, Linux, Mac OSX) – simple text quick exchange – simple clipboard contentquick exchange – simple filequick exchange (select you file or use drag&drop) – simple directoryquick exchange (select your directory or use drag&drop) The application can be used to …
Polkit extra actions: run useful graphical applications as root on Slackware
During my daily programming activities i have to run, as root, some applications, even if i am logged in as a normal user, which make use of a gui (most of the times based on gtk) and this can be a problem using pkexec program-name due to the default policy of Polkit that disable support …
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Slackware64-current: GkSu-Polkit
If your system is running Slackware64-current and you need to use e GkSu here you can find the precompiled package gksu-polkit, which is gksu using PolicyKit as backend. The packages doesn’t contain any other library or dependency, look for them in the official Slackware repository or SlackBuilds. GkSu-Polkit packages is available (with other packages …