Alien Pastures

I received a request to document how I configured the backend for https://git.liveslak.org/ . This is where my git repository for liveslak is accessible and browseable using cgit as the engine. O...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/how-i-setup-cgit-for-a-browsable-liveslak-repository/

Ever since the birth of 64-bit Slackware in 2009, I have been maintaining a multilib repository. Today, 15 years later, things are changing! You may know it or not, depending on your age, but I h...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/slackware-current-has-absorbed-my-multilib-gcc-and-glibc-packages/

I finally figured out how to successfully compile the 32bit version of Chromium (and its un-Googled sibling) on Slackware, now that this requires the Rust compiler to build it. Pat added the fina...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/respect-all-little-bits/

I received reports that my vlc.SlackBuild script failed to create a package on Slackware-current. So I took the opportunity to not just fix the build failure but also to update the VLC version an...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/vlc-3-0-21-packaged-for-slackware/

As promised in an earlier blog article, I am going to talk about setting up a ‘cloud sync’ backend server for the Ente Authenticator app. This specific article will be deviating slightly from...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/slackware-cloud-server-series-episode-9-cloudsync-for-2fa-authenticator/

It’s time again for the (security and stability) updates to various Java versions. Oracle releases their JDK code updates in a quarterly cycle defined by “the Tuesday closest to the 17th day ...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/java-updates-for-2024q3/

The latest release of the Chromium source code (version 126.0.6478.182 was made available on July 16th) addresses several vulnerabilities as usual, some of which are rated as ‘High’ but none ...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/july-update-for-chromium-126/

Here is a new installment in the series which teaches how you can run a variety of services on your own private cloud server for family, friends and your local community, remaining independent of...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/slackware-cloud-server-series-episode-8-media-streaming-platform/

Multi-factor authentication: it is difficult to find high-profile websites these days that allow you to get away with a simple password-based login. It’s a sobering thought to realize how fast ...

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/authenticators-for-2fa/

Sending off my mom to a new adventure.

https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/last-wish/