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Slackware is a Linux-based operating system which aims for design stability and simplicity.

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Markdown Viewer

I found a file formatted with Markdown. Could you suggest what viewer I could use to view this type of file? Hopefully one without a GUI, if it's possible. I am looking for a viewer that could parse markdown file format that does not need any…
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Volume on Linux much lower than on Windows

I dualboot Slackware64 and Windows 7. The volume under Linux when maxed seems a lot lower than when it is maxed on Windows. My soundcard chip is Realtek ALC662. Volume is set to 100% for PCM and Master in alsamixer and in whatever application I am…
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Anyone know a good gui to MariaDB?

I'm using MariaDB instead of MySQL in Slackware 14.1, and I need a graphic manager like MySQL Workbench. Can anyone suggest me something? I tried using MySQL WorkBench but it could not connected with MariaDB.
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Laptop VGA Output Randomly Changes Name Between VGA1 and VGA2

Periodically (every few reboots by the look of it) my external VGA output on my Laptop changes name between VGA1 and VGA2. For example right now xrandr is displaying: timp@helez:~$ xrandr | grep VGA VGA2 connected 1680x1050+0+0 (normal left inverted…
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xrandr --listproviders does not detect nvidia

I'm trying to configure 'Offloading Graphics Display with RandR 1.4' but xrandr detects only Intel video card: $ xrandr --listproviders Providers: number : 1 Provider 0: id: 0x45 cap: 0x2, Sink Output crtcs: 3 outputs: 3 associated providers: 0…
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9 Mb Slackware distro - possible?

Is it possible for a slackware distro to be 9 Mb in size, have /bin /dev /var /proc /sys directories completely empty, and have only following content in the rest of the…
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MySQL Workbench Cannot start SSH tunnel manager

I don't know why this error is happening when I try to connect by MySQL Workbench. Cannot start SSH tunnel manager. I'm using slackware 14.1 and installed all dependencies.    
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New source install over existing one

I have Slackware installed on my computer, and I install a lot of software from source. Now I want to install ffmpeg from source just to recompile it with some more options. But I already have ffmpeg installed on my computer, so what's gonna happen?…
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Can't get the '-o remount' option on an NFS share to work in Slackware 13.1

I've had rsnapshot working under Slackware 13.0 for a few months. In my /etc/rsnapshot_ scripts I first have it run is mount -o remount,rw then the very last thing it does is a mount -o remount,ro. The reason behind this is to protect my…
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What are the reasons Slackware still refuses to include PAM?

I know that Pat Volkerding didn't include PAM back in the day when it was considered by some to be messy or inconsistent, although that doesn't really seem to be the case today with PAM being standardized accross distributions. What are the reasons…
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How To Switch to Virtual Terminal Running X11 as Subprocess of Login Shell?

I remember switching between TTYs on Ubuntu Linux and being able to switch back and forth between an active X session (Unity/KDE/XFCE) and a terminal on another numbered TTY thing / virtual console. I expected the same thing to work in Slackware…
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How to run 32-bit applications on 64-bit Slackware?

I used to use Slamd64 before, and it was easy. It came with all 32-bit libraries as well. Since official 64-bit Slackware is released, Slamd64 is no longer maintained. However, Slackware seems to be pure 64bit, so I cannot run 32bit apps. I searched…
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How to start xfce after installing it?

I've installed the latest version of Slackware on my Android tablet (Lenovo a5500-hv) and I've installed xfce too. But when I want to run it using the command startxfce4, it fails with this error: /usr/bin/startxfce4: line 118: exec: xinit: not…
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dual-monitor bugs during resolution setting

My OS is Slackware 13.37 64-bit. I have two monitors. Primary one supports 1920x1200 and the secondary one 1280x1024. I use this line to enable dual monitors in "non-clone" mode: xrandr --output HDMI1 --primary --output VGA1 --left-of HDMI1 After…
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Fail to install perf on slackware 13.1

I was trying to install perf on slackware 13.1 When I first ran make at /usr/src/linux/tools/perf I got some errors. And I found this patch http://www.valimar.it/repo/linux/perf_fix-2.6.33.patch And when I ran make again, it issued some different…
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