Openoffice.org on Slackware 12.2

I finally got around to updating my little howto on how to install Openoffice on Slackware 12.2

I have also moved it from just being a blogpost to the howto pages sections so it’s a lot more easier to find.

Twirrsi :: Twittering away from irssi.

I have now written a more extensive howto on this subject, what to install and how. You can read it all on this page.

A while ago, I wrote that I wanted to be able to write tweets from my favourite irc client (aka irssi). Back then I actually had a bit of a look around and trying to find something that could remotely work (and preferably also worked with perl [1])

Tonight, while being my usual insomniac self I decided to have another look on the net: And a good thing too, as this time around after applying some google-fu, I discovered “Twirssi“

After downloading the script and installing it, the fun really started and I started to have a honest amount of geeking about having to hunt down and write a bunch of SlackBuild scripts for the various perl-modules.

dependency-tree for twirssi.pl [*]

• Net::Twitter
• Test::Exception
  • Sub::Uplevel
• WWW::Shorten::TinyURL
• LWP::UserAgent
  • HTML::Entities
• JSON::Any
  • JSON
    • JSON::XS
  • JSON::DWID
  • JSON::Syck

So what is left to do. Due to time constraints (a.k.a head dunking on keyboard syndrome seems to be creeping up on me, and I already start to do stuff double).

I still need to write the SlackBuild for WWW::Shorten::TinyURL and go through my build scripts and make sure that for all the scripts the CFLAGS and SLKCFLAGS are correctly set in the script. Then find a place to actually publish these things [2]. Either they will go up on SlackBuilds.org or I’ll host them on buhkit.

Here you can see a screen shot of twirssi in action. (Running on irssi / screen on a Slackware 12.2 box).

First impressions that twirssi seems to be working well and could actually be rather useful. According to the webpage there should be some sort of integration / automation possible with bitlbee. :)

[1] – Especially since all irssi plugins are written in Perl.
[2] – IF you are interested in twirssi on Slackware, and want the build scripts, give me a shout and I’ll post them.

[*] – Builds highlighted in blue are available from SlackBuilds.org.

Slackware 12.2 is released!

Reposted from the official announcement on Slackware.com

Yes folks, ’tis the season to announce a new release of Slackware. With a shiny new kernel, many package updates, and the newly added ability to install from a Samba share, we bring to you the latest in the stable Slackware 12.x series. Slackware 12.2 ships with the 2.6.27.7 Linux kernel, the Xorg 1.4.2 X server (with many driver, library, and application updates), Xfce 4.4.3, KDE 3.5.10, simplified wired and wireless networking with wicd in /extra, package upgrade management with slackpkg moved into the main tree, support for non-usb-storage digital cameras through libgphoto2, pm-utils (tools to support suspend and hibernate through HAL), and much, much more. This release brings the system up-to-date without compromising stability or compatibility with the 12.x series.

More details may be found in the official announcement.

If you like Slackware, please consider supporting the project by picking up a copy of Slackware 12.2 from the Slackware Store. The discs are off to replication now and pre-orders are being accepted for the official 6 CD or 1 DVD set. Also by popular demand, we now have black T-shirts with the original Slackware logo for sale. Check ‘em out!

Thanks are due to the Slackware crew, the developers of slackbuilds.org, the fine folks on linuxquestions.org, IRC, and everyone else who pitched in to help make this another great Slackware release. We couldn’t have done it without your help.

As always — have fun!

Pat and the Slackware crew

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