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dic312008

ChangeLog del 31 Dec 2008 17:35 UTC

Cambiamenti del 31/12/2008 nel changelog della Slackware -current:

Wed Dec 31 11:35:43 CST 2008
xap/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.19-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to thunderbird-2.0.0.19.
This upgrade fixes some more security bugs.
For more information, see:

http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird20.html

(* Security fix *)

dic292008

Alien ed i pacchetti a 64 bit

In un post del suo blog, Eric Hameleers (Alien Bob), chiede pareri su un possibile suo repository a 64 bit
Vista la qualità dei suoi pacchetti ed il fatto che è uno del team, mi sembra una buona notizia, anche se lui stesso ha dei dubbi sulla realizzazione di tale repository, in particolare problemi di spazio e del fatto che non esiste ancora Slackware a 64 bit.

http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/sixty-four-bits/

dic272008

ChangeLog del 27 Dec 2008 04:45 UTC

Cambiamenti del 27/12/2008 nel changelog della Slackware -current:

Fri Dec 26 22:45:51 CST 2008
xap/seamonkey-1.1.14-i486-1.tgz:
Upgraded to seamonkey-1.1.14.
This release fixes some more security vulnerabilities.
For more information, see:

http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey11.html

(* Security fix *)

dic242008

Caching name server locale con Bind

Ultimamente si è fatto un gran parlare delle censure dei DNS italiani su alcuni siti, in particolare sul sito di Pirate Bay, quindi con questa guida vogliamo spiegare in modo semplice come usare un server DNS in locale che ci faccia da caching, in modo da renderci un minimo più liberi dalle censure del nostro ISP, almeno quelle effettuate via DNS, e anche più veloci nella navigazione.

dic182008

ChangeLog del 18 Dec 2008 18:38 UTC

Cambiamenti del 18/12/2008 nel changelog della Slackware -current:

Thu Dec 18 12:38:20 CST 2008
a/mkinitrd-1.3.3-i486-1.tgz:
Fixed a few bugs in the previous mkinitrd package:
If a kernel version is requested with the -k option and modules are needed to
build the initrd, exit with an error if no matching /lib/modules/ tree is
present. Usually an incorrect kernel version was supplied.
Thanks to Eric Hameleers.
When adding kernel modules to the initrd, be more verbose showing success and
failure copying each module. Thanks to Ellington Santos.
With some newer kernels, “/dev/root” might be returned by mount as the root
device, but this will not work as an initrd root device. If mount returns
/dev/root, look at the /dev/root symlink to determine the actual root device
and use that so that the root device does not need to be supplied with -r.
In the call to /sbin/modprobe used to determine module dependencies, use the
option –ignore-install to avoid catching “install” lines under
/etc/modprobe.d/ when modules that use these are added to the initrd. This
prevents /sbin/modprobe from being copied over busybox, breaking the initrd.
Thanks to Ken Milmore.
xap/mozilla-firefox-3.0.5-i686-1.tgz:
Upgraded to firefox-3.0.5.
This fixes some security issues:
For more information, see:

http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html

(* Security fix *)

dic172008

Università di Glasgow e Slackware

Dal blog di Robby Workman, apprendo che la facoltà di Fisica dell’Università di Glasgow è passata a Slackware per il suo “log-in server”.
Curioso leggere le motivazioni che hanno portato a questa scelta.

E tu cosa stai aspettando a migrare a Slackware? ;-)

dic112008

Uscita la Slackware 12.2

Nella giornata di ieri Pat ha annunciato l’uscita della Slackware 12.2

Per maggiori informazioni e consigli su come aggiornare vi rimando a questi link:

http://www.slackware.com/announce/12.2.php

http://www.slackware.com/getslack/

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/UPGRADE.TXT
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.2/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT

In italiano:

http://www.slacky.eu/wikislack/index.php?title=Come_aggiornare_dalla_12.1_alla_12.2

http://www.slacky.eu/wikislack/index.php?title=Slackware_12.1_to_12.2_Upgrade_HOWTO

Naturalmente chi segue il ramo -current, e le guide di questo sito, ha già la Slackware 12.2 installata ;-)

dic092008

Installazione via Samba per Slackware 12.2

Nell’ultimo ChangeLog è stata introdotto un metodo di installazione via condivisione Samba. In pratica i file necessari all’installazione possono trovarsi in un file server, Samba o lo stesso Windows, che non richiede autenticazione.
Questo inserimento non se lo aspettava nemmeno l’autore stesso :-)

dic092008

ChangeLog del 09 Dec 2008 06:00 UTC

Slackware 12.2 is released as -stable

Cambiamenti del 09/12/2008 nel changelog della Slackware -current:

Tue Dec 9 00:00:23 CST 2008
Slackware 12.2 is released as -stable. Thanks as always to everyone who helped
make this a great point release in the Slackware 12.x series. Without such a
great community surrounding it, Slackware could not possibly be as stable and
reliable as it is. Thanks to the Slackware Crew, the users of LinuxQuestions,
people contributing ideas and patches on IRC and other Slackware forums, the
developers at slackbuilds.org for bringing in new technologies, and everyone
else who shared insights that helped to refine this release over many months.
Happy release day to you all! :-)
Also, ISOs have been sent off to the replicator now to be pressed as a 6 CD
set or a single DVD. The store.slackware.com is taking pre-orders — if you
like Slackware, please consider supporting the project. We’ve also added new
black T-shirts with the traditional Slackware logo. Check them out!
Once again, thanks to the entire Slackware community for all the help and
encouragement as Slackware 12.2 progressed to release. Have fun! -P.
dic092008

ChangeLog del 09 Dec 2008 04:31 UTC

Cambiamenti del 09/12/2008 nel changelog della Slackware -current:

Mon Dec 8 22:31:55 CST 2008
x/xf86-video-intel-2.4.3-i486-2.tgz: Patched to fix BIOS parsing code and fix
some Intel and i830 video chipsets.
kernels/speakup.s/: Fixed missing filesystem drivers.
isolinux/initrd.img: Added missing mount.nfs.
Added INSSMB, an installer script to use a Samba source.
Thanks to Eric Hameleers.
usb-and-pxe-installers/: Added missing mount.nfs.
Added INSSMB, an installer script to use a Samba source.
Thanks to Eric Hameleers.
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