TeamViewer 5 for Linux (Beta) released!

TeamViewer 7.x installation in Slackware 14.0 http://gnu-linux-slackware.blogspot.com/2013/01/teamviewer-7x-installation-in-slackware.html TeamViewer 5 for Linux released! In our TeamViewer download area you will now find the new release TeamViewer 5 beta for Linux. TeamViewer extends its multiplatform solution to Linux. This allows cross-compatibility between Windows, Mac OS, iPhone / iPod Touch and Linux for desktop sharing, remote support and online-presentations. We wish you best continued success with TeamViewer! Created On: 15 Apr 2010 08:57 With TeamViewer it is possible to control any remote computer as if you were sitting in front of it even through firewalls. For further information visit "http://www.teamviewer.com". Unfortunately, there is no Slackware native binary package officially distributed. To create "*.tgz" package, simply download "*.rpm" package and use "rpm2tgz" tool. It works fine :). A remote TeamViewer desktop connection between two Slack Machines.

Penguin couple pose for photograph

A pair of penguins appear to have posed for their picture to be taken by photographer Adam Foster. Photographer Adam Foster, 23, was visiting Chester Zoo when he noticed the birds and they appeared to pose Photo: ADAM FOSTER / CATERS NEWS The Humboldt penguins - which often mate for life - caught the eye of Adam as they stood lovingly grooming one another. As he approached to photograph the male and female bird almost appeared to know what was coming. In this sequence the penguins appeared to adjusted one another's feathers before lining up to show Adam their best side. Mr Foster, 23, a web developer from Manchester, was visiting Chester Zoo last month when he noticed the birds and decided to take some pictures. He said what happened next was uncanny. He said: "When I looked back at the pictures it was hilarious, it looked just like a human couple adjusting themselves for a photograph. "It was very cold and late in the day and the zoo was all but empty as I approached the Humboldt penguin enclosure. "I was drawn to a male and female who appeared to be very intimate; they were really close together and looked to be petting or cleaning each other. "As I got closer to them I stopped to compose a shot and they were busy fidgeting and preening one another. "Then just like that they both turned to look straight at me, it was like they were getting ready for me to take their best picture just like a couple. "It pretty much made my day and I later found out that most Humboldt penguin pairs remain faithful to each other for years. "They rarely choose new partners unless one of them dies, and they often return to the same site to breed year after year. "I like to think these two are lifelong lovers maybe we could learn a lot about relationships from these feathery, faithful birds." "They seemed perfectly in tune with one another." Source: Telegraph, 16 March 2010

Building Inkscape (v0.47) Binary Package in Slackware 13.0 using SBo (SlackBuild.org) SlackBuild Script and SBOPKG Tool

Diagram on the left side shows the build dependency order to compile Inkscape (v0.47) source in Slackware 13.0. "graphviz", "lxml" and "numpy" are optional, but for better functionality it is strongly recommended to install them also. You can find information about dependencies for any package in README file in SlackBuild archive file. Here is the ftp repository of SBo (SlackBuilds.org). Tracking dependency order for the package you wish to install and checking over each of README files of tracked dependencies to explore whether any other dependencies exist or not, you can easily make a complete dependency diagram for compilation of intended package as on the left side. Synchronize your Sbopkg package list with the SBo repository and place all dependencies and intended package in correct order in SBOPKG build queue before begining to compilation process and then start to build programs and libraries in the list. Here is the docs/help page of SBOPKG.

aMSN 0.98.1 is released!

http://www.amsn-project.net/ Most of the people around me use Microsoft's "MSN" for instant messaging and MSN is indispensable part of their computer culture. Up to now, I made many of my close friends migrate to GNU/Linux and ordinarily exposed to many questions about this OS. One of the questions requested to me is that whether Microsoft's MSN works on GNU/Linux operating systems or not. There is a number of MSN client software for GNU/Linux, but most of them do not satisfy the new migrants. At that point, "aMSN" becomes prominent, because in the view of functionality and visual appearance, it resembles to Microsoft's "MSN" most. Now let us build aMSN native "Slackware 13" binary package using SBo SlackBuild script. Today 27th of November 2009 and there is no SlackBuild script for aMSN 0.98.1 on SBo homepage :(. But do not worry :), it is possible to build aMSN 0.98.1 binary using previous (0.97.2) SBo SlackBuild script. Just replacing source tarball with latest source tarball (0.98.1) and editing SlackBuild script for the new source version and archive type, you can easily build aMSN 0.98.1 binary package for "Slackware 13". "aMSN 0.98.1 Source", "aMSN 0.97.2 SBo SlackBuild", "aMSN 0.97.2 SBo CPG Signature" $ wget http://topraksuenerji.org/open_source/amsn-0.98.1.tar.gz $ wget http://topraksuenerji.org/open_source/amsn.tar.gz $ wget http://topraksuenerji.org/open_source/amsn.tar.gz.asc $ tar -zxvf amsn.tar.gz $ mv amsn-0.98.1.tar.gz amsn.tar.gz.asc amsn $ cd amsn $ nano amsn.SlackBuild Edit aMSN SlackBuild script as in above snapshot and save then log in as root with "su". Now, you are ready to execute the script. # ./amsn.SlackBuild Clean old aMSN installation, if exists. # removepkg amsn Install aMSN 0.98.1 by; # installpkg /tmp/amsn-0.98.1-*_SBo.tgz

Printing to a Windows printer via Samba in Slackware

You want to print from a Slackware machine to a printer that is connected to a Windows machine on the same LAN. To achieve this, Windows host must have a share for this printer with a specified share name. Then it is easy to configure a Windows printer from a GNU/Linux client (Slackware machine) via SAMBA and CUPS. One can share files and printers between GNU/Linux and Windows machines over a network via SAMBA. CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX-based operating systems such as GNU/Linux and Mac OS X. Latest Slackware release (Slackware 13) includes both "samba'" and "cups" packages. If you did not install these packages while installation, install them from the main tree in the installation DVD. Make sure that samba and cups run at startup by making /etc/rc.d/rc.samba and /etc/rc.d/rc.cups executable. # chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.samba # chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.cups Create a samba configuration file by; # mv /etc/samba/smb.conf-sample /etc/samba/smb.conf Now you need to start samba and cups services by; # /etc/rc.d/rc.samba start # /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start To configure a Windows printer properly via Samba and CUPS, you need to know the name of the work group of the Windows printer host (not always required), NET-BIOS host name of the Windows printer host (always required) and share name of the Windows printer (always required). You can view shared printers and disks on a Windows machine by smbclient command with below options. $ /usr/bin/smbclient -L net-bios_host_name_of_the_windows_machine -N For my case, ertan is the NET-BIOS host name of my Windows box. bash-3.1$ smbclient -L ertan -N Domain=[ERTAN] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC Uzak IPC D$ Disk Varsayılan değer Belgelerim Disk print$ Disk Yazıcı Sürücüleri HpDeskjet1280 Printer HP Deskjet 1280 ADMIN$ Disk Uzak Yönetici C$ Disk Varsayılan değer Domain=[ERTAN] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Server Comment --------- ------- Workgroup Master --------- ------- bash-3.1$ Connect to CUPS administration panel by typing http://localhost:631/ into your favorite browser and add Windows printer to CUPS as following. Add New Printer --> Name: Specify a name Location: Specify a location Description: Enter a description Device: Windows Printer via SAMBA Device URI: smb://server/printer or smb://workgroup/server/printer or smb://username:password@server/printer or smb://username:password@workgroup/server/printer Manufacturer and Model Name: Choose driver For Device URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), insert the correct server and printer share name. If system needs wokgroup, username and password, insert them correctly also. (workgroup: Name of the work group of the Windows printer host server: NET-BIOS host name of the Windows printer host printer: Share name of the Windows printer username:password: Username and password authorized to use the shared printer on the Windows machine) For manufacturer and model type, variety of drivers will be listed, because Slackware includes "Gutenprint" (formerly Gimp-Print) driver package. Finish printer installation verifying root user name (root) and password (root's password) and print a test page to check whether your samba network printer installation successfully performed or not.