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About

This blog was started in September 2008. The idea was and still is to write some small posts about Slackware, Lego and Star Wars.

• About Me

  Dutch guy living in Brazil. Has worked in the IT business since it was invented (well, almost...). Interests: Slackware, Lego, Star Wars.

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• Recent posts…

  • SuDoKu revisited
  • LibreOffice 3.5.0 is out - Slackware packages ready
  • FreeCAD 0.12.5284 and OpenCASCADE 6.5.2 - Working together on Slackware
  • BRLCAD 7.20.4 packages available for Slackware
  • mysqlcc revisited - making it work with mysql 5.5

• Archive

  • ► 2012 (3)
    • ► November 2012 (1)
    • • SuDoKu revisited
    • ► February 2012 (1)
    • • LibreOffice 3.5.0 is out - Slackware packages ready
    • ► January 2012 (1)
    • • FreeCAD 0.12.5284 and OpenCASCADE 6.5.2 - Working together on Slackware
  • ► 2011 (26)
    • ► December 2011 (2)
    • • BRLCAD 7.20.4 packages available for Slackware
      • mysqlcc revisited - making it work with mysql 5.5
    • ► August 2011 (7)
    • • Slackware packages for LibreOffice 3.4.3
      • NTOP 4.1.0 on Slackware - Packages available
      • FreeCAD, OpenCASCADE and Pivy updated - Slackware packages available
      • New Slackware package for Freeciv 2.2.7
      • Slackware package for QComicBook updated
      • LibreOffice 3.4.2 Released - Slackware packages available!
      • rt3090 wireless adapter with Slackware 13.37
    • ► July 2011 (5)
    • • Slackware packages for Lego parts updated
      • Nagios 3.3.1 is out! And the Slackware packages are ready
      • Transmission Slackware package updated to 2.33
      • LibreOffice 3.4.1 package for Slackware and what to do about missing sources...
      • New DeVeDe version released - Slackware package updated
    • ► June 2011 (2)
    • • Slackware packages for LeoCAD
      • New Slackware package for Transmission 2.31
    • ► May 2011 (1)
    • • Slackware 13.37 and new packages
    • ► March 2011 (7)
    • • Updated Slackware packages for BRL-CAD and viewvc
      • LibreOffice 3.3.2 + Language Packs for Slackware
      • VHBA and RocketRaid 2320 (rr232x) modules with Kernel 2.6.37.x
      • Qemu, snapshots, temporary files, where they go and how to change that
      • Slackware 13.37 and Qt3
      • QEMU and Brazilian keyboards
      • LibreOffice 3.3.1 for Slackware (+ language packs)
    • ► February 2011 (1)
    • • New packages for LibreOffice, Freeciv and Zabbix
    • ► January 2011 (1)
    • • In Memoriam...
  • ► 2010 (80)
    • ► December 2010 (2)
    • • December updates - lbench, snort and daq
      • Zarafa 6.40.3 released
    • ► November 2010 (10)
    • • LibreOffice Beta3 - packages for Slackware (including Language Packs)
      • nhexed v2.00.03 (third alpha) available
      • Fritzing-0.4.3b released, Slackware packages available
      • Hebe-0.4 released, Slackware packages available
      • Remote Desktop (Windows) access from Slackware (Linux)
      • Snort 2.9.0.1 and daq 0.3 released - Slackware packages available
      • nhexed v2.00.02 (second alpha) available
      • Barnyard2 - Unknown record type read: 110
      • nhexed 2.00.01 (alpha) available for download
      • Hex-Ed revisited
    • ► October 2010 (10)
    • • LibreOffice Language Packs
      • Changing the boot logo in Slackware
      • DVDAuthor 0.7.0 released
      • Stuttering sound with Via HDA Intel sound chip
      • LibreOffice 3.3.0_beta2 packages available for Slackware
      • NVIDIA "Failed to allocate primary buffer" error
      • Barnyard2 - Solving the "Unknown record type" errors
      • Snort 2.9.0 released - Slackware packages available
      • Nagios 3.2.3 released
      • LibreOffice on Slackware
    • ► September 2010 (12)
    • • EDA software for Slackware - Fritzing and KiCad
      • Snort / Barnyard2 / BASE - Complete installation on Slackware
      • Snort on Slackware
      • Freeciv 2.2.3 released
      • Cacti 0.8.7g - Patch Level 7
      • XSpacewarp revisited
      • More packages for ARMedslack
      • Packages for ARMedslack
      • Getting Zarafa 6.40.2 to work on Slackware
      • Nagios 3.2.2 released - Slackware package available
      • Announcement #1000 :)
      • Updates... FreeCiv, brlcad, Zarafa - New packages for Slackware
    • ► August 2010 (3)
    • • Cacti, Zabbix and ntop updates - New Slackware packages available
      • Hercules Studio 1.2.0 released - Slackware packages uploaded
      • QComicBook 0.6.0 released - Slackware packages available
    • ► July 2010 (6)
    • • New Slackware packages for Lego data files and program
      • Cacti 0.8.7g released
      • DeVeDe 3.16.9 released
      • rrdtool 1.4.4 released - Slackware packages available
      • Cacti 0.8.7e patch-level 6
      • Emotions
    • ► June 2010 (3)
    • • Hebe - New GUI for Hercules
      • Getting mysqlcc to build with newer gcc compilers and mysql headers
      • Packages for Slackware 13.1
    • ► May 2010 (5)
    • • Slackware Packages page updated
      • XSpaceWarp, or: converting old source code for modern compilers
      • CAD Programs on Slackware - 4 - BRL-CAD
      • CAD Programs on Slackware - 3 - FreeCAD
      • CAD Programs on Slackware - 2 - VariCAD
    • ► April 2010 (3)
    • • CAD Programs on Slackware - 1
      • New LDraw / LeoCad Library packages for Slackware
      • RRDtool 1.4.3 released
    • ► March 2010 (9)
    • • Zabbix 1.8.2 packages for Slackware
      • New(er) version of FBReader released
      • Most downloaded files
      • New version of FBReader released
      • Service interruptions
      • statifier 1.7.1 update
      • New packages for sdltrs 1.1.0
      • Hercules 3.07 released
      • Geeqie released as stable 1.0 - Packages available
    • ► February 2010 (7)
    • • Using a Nokia CS-10 GSM modem on Slackware
      • Starting a text-based program on a headless box at boot time
      • Benchmarking with nbench
      • Emulating a mainframe on ArmedSlack
      • Slack/390 11.0 - 64-bits: up and running!
      • inadyn, a Dynamic DNS client for Linux
      • Using wireshark with remote capturing
    • ► January 2010 (10)
    • • FBReader
      • New package for Zabbix
      • New package for ldglite
      • New package for leocad_pieces
      • New version of HerculesStudio
      • New package for LDraw_data
      • Creating a photo site
      • The new blog is up & running
      • New blog - Old blog...
      • 2010...
  • ► 2009 (30)
    • ► December 2009 (5)
    • • Using a 32-bits program in a 64-bits Linux environment
      • "lgeo" Slackware package available
      • Updated LDraw_data package available
      • Lego & POV-Ray on Linux
      • LDView error "libboost_thread-mt.so"
    • ► November 2009 (2)
    • • QComicBook 0.5.0 released
      • Monitoring your network and servers
    • ► October 2009 (6)
    • • Reading Comics on your screen...
      • Lego and Linux (part 5)
      • Lego and Linux (part 4)
      • Lego and Linux (part 3)
      • Lego and Linux (part 2)
      • Rio 2016
    • ► September 2009 (6)
    • • Lego and Linux
      • New TRS-80 emulator for Linux
      • A year of blogging
      • GUI for Hercules on Linux
      • Slackware packages for Hercules
      • xtrs (TRS-80 emulator) on Slackware
    • ► August 2009 (1)
    • • Overview of all Slackware versions
    • ► July 2009 (2)
    • • Flexible scheduling
      • Firewall - Blocking a specific IP
    • ► June 2009 (1)
    • • Older Slackware versions (VI)
    • ► May 2009 (4)
    • • Another update for Slack/390
      • On partitioning your hard drive...
      • Using SlackPkg on Slack/390
      • Update on Slack/390
    • ► April 2009 (3)
    • • Tux and... Tuz?
      • Lego sculpture of Jesus
      • Adventures with SlackPkg - Part I
  • ► 2008 (34)
    • ► December 2008 (1)
    • • KDE Network Configuration tool and Slackware
    • ► November 2008 (12)
    • • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 11
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 10
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 9
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 8
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 7
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 6
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 5
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 4
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 3
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 2
      • Hercules and Slackware (slack/390) - Part 1
      • VMware-server 1.0.7 on 2.6.27 kernels
    • ► October 2008 (13)
    • • Slackware/Linux/Unix (pre-)history (Part 3: Unix-wars, and peace)
      • Slackware/Linux/Unix (pre-)history (Part 2: A new language, a philosophy, and the spreading of Unix)
      • Hidden name in the Linux logo
      • Slackware/Linux/Unix (pre-)history (Part 1: The origins)
      • Lego Sculpture - You are the model!
      • Slackware/Linux/Unix (pre-)history (Part 0: Introduction)
      • Older Slackware versions (V)
      • Older Slackware versions (IV)
      • Older Slackware versions (III)
      • Older Slackware versions (II)
      • Older Slackware versions (I)
      • VMware & Slackware as guest
      • Keeping your clock accurate
    • ► September 2008 (8)
    • • Pop-up Dialog in Shell scripts
      • Wonders of the internet
      • VMware Problems & Solutions
      • 'The Man'
      • House-keeping in Linux
      • Traffic Shaping with cbq
      • Load Balancing two ISPs
      • Blogging...

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