Sun Dec 27 22:52:10 UTC 202020201227225210

And, just a month after Xfce 4.14 appeared in vtown, we have Xfce 4.16 updates
in the main tree. Thanks much to Robby Workman for making it happen. :-)
a/aaa_terminfo-6.2_20201219-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
a/ndctl-71.1-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Fix bash-completion file installation (previously it was causing the
  completion dir to have mode 0644). Thanks to Robby Workman.
l/harfbuzz-2.7.4-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/libarchive-3.5.1-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
l/libgtop-2.40.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Added.
  This is used by libxfce4ui to provide extra information in the about page.
l/ncurses-6.2_20201219-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
n/wpa_supplicant-2.9-x86_64-4.txz:  Rebuilt.
  Fix desktop file to not show if kdesu isn't available. Thanks to Hyperion.
x/xterm-363-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xap/xsnow-3.2.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/Greybird-3.22.13-noarch-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/exo-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/garcon-0.8.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/libxfce4ui-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/libxfce4util-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/mousepad-0.5.1-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/thunar-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/thunar-volman-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/tumbler-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-appfinder-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-clipman-plugin-1.6.1-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-dev-tools-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-notifyd-0.6.2-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-panel-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-panel-profiles-1.0.10-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-power-manager-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin-0.4.3-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-screensaver-0.1.11-x86_64-3.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-screenshooter-1.9.8-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-session-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-settings-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-systemload-plugin-1.2.4-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-taskmanager-1.2.3-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-terminal-0.8.10-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfce4-weather-plugin-0.10.2-x86_64-2.txz:  Rebuilt.
xfce/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-2.5.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfconf-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfdesktop-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.
xfce/xfwm4-4.16.0-x86_64-1.txz:  Upgraded.

1 files changed, 297 insertions, 166 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT b/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
index 394476a1..68ff868d 100644
--- a/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
+++ b/CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT
@@ -13,127 +13,381 @@ Note that upgrading from a Slackware version earlier than 14.2 is NOT
   supported at all and will most likely not work.

 

 

+*** NEW USERS/GROUPS SINCE 14.2 ***

+

+cgred group, GID 41

+dovecot user and group, UID and GID 94

+dovenull user and group, UID and GID 95

+icecc user and group, UID and GID 49

+ldap user and group, UID and GID 330

+ntp user and group, UID and GID 44

+postfix user and group, UID and GID 91

+postdrop user and group, UID and GID 92

+

+

+*** NOTABLE CHANGES AND HINTS ***

+

+User authentication is PAM-based now; in short, Slackware ships PAM.

+  The out-of-the-box configuration should be exactly what you expect

+  from Slackware.  Enjoy.

+

+The stock networking scripts now use iproute2 instead of net-tools and

+  bridge-utils and friends. All of the previous functionality is still

+  supported with the same config file syntax in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf,

+  but added functionality includes support for creating virtual interfaces

+  (e.g. tun/tap) and adding them to bridges as well as binding additional

+  IP addresses to virtual and/or real interfaces. This did involve some

+  added options to rc.inet1.conf.  Maybe best of all, /sbin/ifconfig can

+  still be used to view (and even configure) interfaces manually - any

+  additional IP addresses bound to interfaces using rc.inet1 will be done

+  in such a way that /sbin/ifconfig recognizes them.

+  

+The ntp package has changed such that ntpd now drops privileges and runs as

+  user ntp and group ntp. Be sure to move/merge the changes to rc.ntpd and

+  /etc/ntp.conf.

+

+The gnupg2 package has changed such that the gpg agent is autostarted on 

+  demand now, so be sure to remove any local profile script changes to 

+  handle that. Also, there is a new keyring format used by gnupg2-2.2.x,

+  so have a look at https://www.gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html#keybox

+  for migration tips.

+

+n/postfix replaces n/sendmail as the default MTA.

+  However, postfix is sendmail compatible with respect to function; in

+  other words, any scripts or other applications expecting to *use*

+  sendmail should work just fine, as postfix installs a sendmail binary

+  at /usr/sbin/sendmail. This is all fine and wonderful unless you want

+  to use sendmail *instead* of postfix and thus decided to leave sendmail

+  installed on the system. The postfix package will overwrite the

+  /usr/sbin/sendmail file on the system. Long story short: if you plan 

+  to use the sendmail MTA instead of postfix, you will need to reinstall 

+  sendmail after postfix. Many distros provide a means of having both MTAs 

+  (and even others, such as exim and courier) installed at the same time, 

+  but we don't see a reason to bother with that. If for some reason you 

+  DO want both:

+    1: First, install the MTA you do NOT plan to use

+    2. Rename the /usr/sbin/sendmail binary with a suffix, e.g.

+       # mv /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix

+    3: Next, install the MTA you DO plan to use

+  Finally, you might want to configure the first-installed MTA to look at

+  the changed path for its sendmail binary. We're not going to cover that 

+  here. Also note that only one of the installed MTAs will be able to bind

+  the common SMTP ports, if you want to have both MTAs running.

+

+The cciss driver has been replaced by the hpsa driver, so if you're

+  running an HP server, this may be relevant to you. This is mostly an

+  issue with respect to device references -- if you have references to

+  /dev/cciss/* in e.g. /etc/fstab and/or /etc/smartd.conf, you'll need

+  to fix those.  Reference: https://tinyurl.com/cciss-hpsa

+

+The default location for packaged dbus configs and polkit rules are now

+  /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/ and /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/ ; as such,

+  all packaged files have been moved to those locations. If you upgraded

+  from 14.2, you will have the previous copies of those still inside

+  /etc/dbus-1/system.d/ and /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/ (as they used to be

+  installed with .new suffixes). The upgrade process will not (and should

+  not) automatically remove those, as the locations in /etc are intended

+  to override the locations in /usr/share, and it's possible that the

+  system administrator had edited the files in /etc and intends for those

+  edits to be persistent. If that does not apply, *and* the files remaining

+  in there were not installed by non-stock packages, you may remove the

+  dbus configs and polkit rules files in the /etc locations.

+

+elogind now manages cgroups (cgmanager is removed), so the leftover files

+  at /etc/rc.d/rc.cgmanager and /etc/rc.d/rc.cgproxy should be removed.

+

+Use one of the provided generic kernels for daily use.  Do not report

+  bugs until/unless you have reproduced them using one of the stock 

+  generic kernels.  You will need to create an initrd in order to boot

+  the generic kernels - see /boot/README.initrd for instructions.

+  The huge kernels are primarily intended as "installer" and "emergency" 

+  kernels in case you forget to make an initrd.  For most systems, you 

+  should use the generic SMP kernel if it will run, even if your system is 

+  not SMP-capable.  Some newer hardware needs the local APIC enabled in the 

+  SMP kernel, and theoretically there should not be a performance penalty 

+  with using the SMP-capable kernel on a uniprocessor machine, as the SMP 

+  kernel tests for this and makes necessary adjustments.  Furthermore, the 

+  kernel sources shipped with Slackware are configured for SMP usage, so you 

+  won't have to modify those to build external modules (such as NVidia or 

+  ATI proprietary drivers) if you use the SMP kernel.

+

+  If you decide to use one of the non-SMP kernels, you will need to follow the

+  instructions in /extra/linux-5.10.3-nosmp-sdk/README.TXT to modify your

+  kernel sources for non-SMP usage.  Note that this only applies if you are

+  using the Slackware-provided non-SMP kernel - if you build a custom kernel,

+  the symlinks at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/{build,source} will point to the

+  correct kernel source so long as you don't (re)move it.

+

+If you want to change the resolution of the KMS console, that can be done

+  with something like this as a kernel append in lilo.conf:

+    append="video=1024x768"

+

+Speaking of lilo.conf and KMS, make sure you use either vga=normal or 

+  vga=extended -- some of the framebuffers don't like KMS very much...

+

+If you have set up an encrypted root partition, you will need to have access 

+  to your keyboard in order to type the passphrase.  This may require you to 

+  add the uhci-hcd and usbhid modules to your initrd image if you have a USB 

+  keyboard.  Also note that if you are using a non-US keyboard, you can use the

+  '-l' parameter to the 'mkinitrd' command in order to add support for this

+  keyboard to your initrd.

+

+Subpixel hinting in freetype has been enabled upstream by default, but you 

+  may adjust this in /etc/profile.d/freetype.{csh,sh}.

+

+

 *** PACKAGE ADDITIONS SINCE 14.2 ***

 

+a/cracklib

 a/efivar

+a/elogind

 a/f2fs-tools

 a/haveged

 a/hostname (split from n/net-tools)

+a/inih

 a/lbzip2

 a/lhasa (replaces a/lha)

+a/libblockdev

+a/libbytesize

+a/libpwquality

 a/lzlib

 a/mlocate (replaces a/slocate)

+a/ndctl

 a/nvi

 a/openssl10-solibs (compat libraries for openssl-1.0.2)

+a/pam

 a/plzip

+a/volume_key

 a/zerofree

 ap/dash (replaces ap/ash)

+ap/inxi

 ap/man-db (replaces ap/man)

+ap/neofetch

 ap/nvme-cli

 ap/opus-tools

 ap/sc-im (replaces ap/sc)

+ap/undervolt

 ap/xorriso

+d/autoconf-archive

 d/check

 d/gcc-brig

 d/gcc-gdc

 d/gnucobol (replaces d/gnu-cobol)

+d/gyp

 d/icecream

+d/meson

+d/ninja

 d/opencl-headers

 d/parallel

 d/patchelf

 d/python-pip

+d/python2 (replaces d/python)

 d/python3

+d/re2c

+d/rinutils

 d/rust

+d/sassc

 d/vala

+e/emacspeak

+kde/* (too many to reasonably list here - see UPGRADE.TXT)

 l/Mako

+l/PyQt5

+l/QtAV

 l/SDL2

 l/SDL2_gfx

 l/SDL2_image

 l/SDL2_mixer

 l/SDL2_net

 l/SDL2_ttf

+l/accountsservice

 l/argon2

+l/brotli

+l/cfitsio

+l/cryfs

+l/cryptopp

+l/dotconf

+l/dvdauthor

+l/espeak-ng

+l/farstream

 l/ffmpeg

 l/fluidsynth

+l/freecell-solver

+l/frei0r-plugins

 l/fuse3

+l/gdk-pixbuf2-xlib

 l/gexiv2

+l/gjs

+l/glade

 l/gnome-themes-extra (replaces l/gnome-themes-standard)

+l/graphene

 l/graphite2

 l/gst-plugins-libav

+l/gtksourceview3

+l/hyphen

 l/id3lib

 l/isl

 l/jansson

 l/jmtpfs

 l/json-glib

+l/kdsoap

+l/keybinder3

 l/lame

+l/lensfun

+l/libappindicator

 l/libbluray

+l/libburn

 l/libclc

+l/libcue

+l/libdbusmenu

+l/libdmtx

 l/libedit

 l/libidn2

+l/libindicator

+l/libnice

+l/libnsl

+l/libnss_nis

 l/libopusenc

 l/libpsl

+l/libqalculate

+l/libsass

 l/libsodium

 l/libunwind

+l/libuv

 l/libwebp

+l/libwnck3

+l/libxkbcommon

 l/lmdb

-l/mozjs60 (replaced l/js185)

+l/lz4

+l/mlt

+l/mozjs78 (replaced l/js185)

 l/ocl-icd

 l/oniguruma

+l/openal-soft

+l/opencv

 l/opus

 l/opusfile

+l/pcaudiolib

+l/pcre2

+l/phonon-backend-gstreamer

+l/pipewire

 l/pyparsing

 l/python-appdirs

 l/python-certifi

 l/python-chardet

-l/python-docutils

 l/python-distro

+l/python-docutils

+l/python-future

 l/python-idna

 l/python-notify2

 l/python-packaging

 l/python-ply

 l/python-pygments

+l/python-pysol_cards

+l/python-random2

 l/python-requests

 l/python-sane

 l/python-six

 l/python-urllib3

+l/python2-module-collection

+l/qrencode

+l/qt5

+l/qt5-webkit

+l/qtkeychain

+l/quazip

+l/rpcsvc-proto

+l/rttr

+l/speech-dispatcher

 l/speex

 l/talloc

 l/tdb

 l/tevent

+l/tidy-html5

 l/utf8proc

+l/vid.stab

+l/woff2

+l/xxHash

 l/zstd

 n/dovecot

 n/krb5

 n/libmilter

 n/nghttp2

 n/npth

+n/nss-pam-ldapd

+n/openldap

 n/openssl10 (compat development package for openssl-1.0.2)

+n/pam-krb5

 n/postfix

 n/s-nail (replaces mailx)

+n/socat

 n/sshfs

 n/wireless_tools (renamed from n/wireless-tools)

 t/fig2dev (replaces t/transfig)

 t/texlive (replaces t/tetex and t/tetex-doc)

+x/OpenCC

+x/cldr-emoji-annotation

+x/fcitx

+x/fcitx-anthy

+x/fcitx-configtool

+x/fcitx-hangul

+x/fcitx-kkc

+x/fcitx-libpinyin

+x/fcitx-m17n

+x/fcitx-qt5

+x/fcitx-sayura

+x/fcitx-table-extra

+x/fcitx-table-other

+x/fcitx-unikey

+x/hack-fonts-ttf

+x/ibus

+x/ibus-anthy

+x/ibus-hangul

+x/ibus-kkc

+x/ibus-libpinyin

+x/ibus-m17n

+x/ibus-table

+x/ibus-unikey

 x/igt-gpu-tools (replaces x/intel-gpu-tools)

 x/intel-vaapi-driver (replaces x/libva-intel-driver)

 x/libXfont2

+x/libgee

 x/libglvnd

 x/libinput

+x/libkkc

+x/libkkc-data

 x/libmypaint

+x/libpinyin

 x/libva-utils

 x/libwacom

+x/marisa

 x/mypaint-brushes

+x/noto-cjk-fonts-ttf

+x/noto-fonts-ttf

+x/pyxdg

+x/skkdic

 x/ttf-tlwg

 x/urw-core35-fonts-otf

 x/vulkan-sdk

+x/wayland

+x/wayland-protocols

 x/xf86-input-libinput

 x/xf86-video-vboxvideo

+x/xisxwayland

+x/xorg-server-xwayland

 x/xorgproto (replaces all of the other x/*proto packages)

+xap/NetworkManager-openvpn

 xap/easytag

 xap/ffmpegthumbnailer

+xap/libnma

 xap/rxvt-unicode (replaces xap/rxvt)

+xap/ssr

+xap/xsnow

+xfce/Greybird

+xfce/elementary-xfce

+xfce/mousepad

 xfce/thunar (replaces xfce/Thunar)

-extra/sendmail/* (moved from main tree)

+xfce/xfce4-panel-profiles

+xfce/xfce4-screensaver

+xfce/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin

 

 

 *** PACKAGE REMOVALS SINCE 14.2 ***

@@ -143,30 +397,58 @@ a/getty-ps (moved to /extra)
 a/lha (replaced by a/lhasa)

 a/slocate (replaced by a/mlocate)

 ap/ash (replaced by ap/dash)

+ap/cgmanager (obsoleted by a/elogind)

 ap/man (replaced by ap/man-db)

+ap/pm-utils (obsoleted by a/elogind)

 ap/sc (replaced by ap/sc-im)

 ap/workbone

 d/gcc-java

 d/gnu-cobol (replaced by d/gnucobol)

+d/python (replaced by d/python2)

+kde/* (too many to reasonably list here - see UPGRADE.TXT)

+kdei/* (too many to reasonably list here)

+l/ConsoleKit2 (obsoleted by a/elogind)

+l/PyQt

+l/automoc4

 l/db42

 l/db44

+l/glade3 (replaced by l/glade)

 l/gnome-themes-standard (replaced by l/gnome-themes-extra)

 l/herqq

-l/js185 (replaced with l/mozjs60)

+l/ilmbase

+l/js185 (replaced by l/mozjs78)

+l/json-c

+l/keybinder (replaced by l/keybinder3)

 l/libart_lgpl

+l/libbluedevil

+l/libcroco

+l/liblastfm

 l/libmcs

 l/libmowgli

 l/libmsn

 l/libtermcap

 l/libwmf-docs (merged with l/libwmf)

 l/notify-python (replaced by python-notify2)

+l/phonon-gstreamer

 l/pyrex

+l/qimageblitz

+l/qjson

+l/qt (replaced by l/qt5)

+l/qt-gstreamer

+l/qtscriptgenerator

+l/raptor2

+l/rasqal

+l/redland

 l/seamonkey-solibs

+l/soprano

+l/strigi

+l/urwid

 l/virtuoso-ose

 n/dirmngr

 n/idnkit

 n/imapd

 n/mailx (replaced by n/s-nail)

+n/openldap-client

 n/pth

 n/rfkill (included in a/util-linux)

 n/sendmail (moved to /extra ; replaced by n/postfix and n/libmilter)

@@ -199,12 +481,19 @@ x/randrproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)
 x/recordproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/renderproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/resourceproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

+x/scim

+x/scim-anthy

+x/scim-hangul

+x/scim-input-pad

+x/scim-m17n

+x/scim-pinyin

+x/scim-tables

 x/scrnsaverproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/videoproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/xcmiscproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/xextproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

-x/xf86-video-xgi (replaced by x/xorgproto)

-x/xf86-video-xgixp (replaced by x/xorgproto)

+x/xf86-video-xgi

+x/xf86-video-xgixp

 x/xf86bigfontproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/xf86dgaproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

 x/xf86driproto (replaced by x/xorgproto)

@@ -216,166 +505,8 @@ xap/rxvt (replaced by xap/rxvt-unicode)
 xap/xfractint (moved to /extra)

 xap/xv (moved to /extra)

 xfce/Thunar (replaced by xfce/thunar)

+xfce/gtk-xfce-engine

+xfce/orage

 extra/bittorrent/bittorrent

 extra/mplayerplug-in/mplayerplug-in

 

-

-*** NEW USERS/GROUPS SINCE 14.2 ***

-

-cgred group, GID 41

-ntp user and group, UID and GID 44

-postfix user and group, UID and GID 91

-postdrop group, GID 92

-dovecot user and group, UID and GID 94

-dovenull user and group, UID and GID 95

-

-

-*** OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES AND HINTS ***

-

-The stock networking scripts now use iproute2 instead of net-tools and

-  bridge-utils and friends. All of the previous functionality is still

-  supported with the same config file syntax in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf,

-  but added functionality includes support for creating virtual interfaces

-  (e.g. tun/tap) and adding them to bridges as well as binding additional

-  IP addresses to virtual and/or real interfaces. This did involve some

-  added options to rc.inet1.conf.  Maybe best of all, /sbin/ifconfig can

-  still be used to view (and even configure) interfaces manually - any

-  additional IP addresses bound to interfaces using rc.inet1 will be done

-  in such a way that /sbin/ifconfig recognizes them.

-  

-The ntp package has changed such that ntpd now drops privileges and runs as

-  user ntp and group ntp. Be sure to move/merge the changes to rc.ntpd and

-  /etc/ntp.conf.

-

-The gnupg2 package has changed such that the gpg agent is autostarted on 

-  demand now, so be sure to remove any local profile script changes to 

-  handle that. Also, there is a new keyring format used by gnupg2-2.2.x,

-  so have a look at https://www.gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html#keybox

-  for migration tips.

-

-As mentioned earlier, n/postfix replaces n/sendmail as the default MTA.

-  However, postfix is sendmail compatible with respect to function; in

-  other words, any scripts or other applications expecting to *use*

-  sendmail should work just fine, as postfix installs a sendmail binary

-  at /usr/sbin/sendmail. This is all fine and wonderful unless you want

-  to use sendmail *instead* of postfix and thus decided to leave sendmail

-  installed on the system. The postfix package will overwrite the

-  /usr/sbin/sendmail file on the system. Long story short: if you plan 

-  to use the sendmail MTA instead of postfix, you will need to reinstall 

-  sendmail after postfix. Many distros provide a means of having both MTAs 

-  (and even others, such as exim and courier) installed at the same time, 

-  but we don't see a reason to bother with that. If for some reason you 

-  DO want both:

-    1: First, install the MTA you do NOT plan to use

-    2. Rename the /usr/sbin/sendmail binary with a suffix, e.g.

-       # mv /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix

-    3: Next, install the MTA you DO plan to use

-  Finally, you might want to configure the first-installed MTA to look at

-  the changed path for its sendmail binary. We're not going to cover that 

-  here. Also note that only one of the installed MTAs will be able to bind

-  the common SMTP ports, if you want to have both MTAs running.

-

-The cciss driver has been replaced by the hpsa driver, so if you're

-  running an HP server, this may be relevant to you. This is mostly an

-  issue with respect to device references -- if you have references to

-  /dev/cciss/* in e.g. /etc/fstab and/or /etc/smartd.conf, you'll need

-  to fix those.  Reference: https://tinyurl.com/cciss-hpsa

-

-Use one of the provided generic kernels for daily use.  Do not report

-  bugs until/unless you have reproduced them using one of the stock 

-  generic kernels.  You will need to create an initrd in order to boot

-  the generic kernels - see /boot/README.initrd for instructions.

-  The huge kernels are primarily intended as "installer" and "emergency" 

-  kernels in case you forget to make an initrd.  For most systems, you 

-  should use the generic SMP kernel if it will run, even if your system is 

-  not SMP-capable.  Some newer hardware needs the local APIC enabled in the 

-  SMP kernel, and theoretically there should not be a performance penalty 

-  with using the SMP-capable kernel on a uniprocessor machine, as the SMP 

-  kernel tests for this and makes necessary adjustments.  Furthermore, the 

-  kernel sources shipped with Slackware are configured for SMP usage, so you 

-  won't have to modify those to build external modules (such as NVidia or 

-  ATI proprietary drivers) if you use the SMP kernel.

-

-  If you decide to use one of the non-SMP kernels, you will need to follow the

-  instructions in /extra/linux-5.4.18-nosmp-sdk/README.TXT to modify your

-  kernel sources for non-SMP usage.  Note that this only applies if you are

-  using the Slackware-provided non-SMP kernel - if you build a custom kernel,

-  the symlinks at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/{build,source} will point to the

-  correct kernel source so long as you don't (re)move it.

-

-Printing, scanning, and bluetooth usage require that your user account be a

-  member of the "lp" group (membership in the "scanner" group is no longer

-  needed by any of the included scanner drivers, though some third party

-  drivers may still need it); we had to configure sane to use the "lp" group

-  or else multifunction devices (e.g. print/scan/copy units) would only do

-  one or the other (depending on whether the group ownership was "lp" or

-  "scanner").

-

-If you want to change the resolution of the KMS console, that can be done

-  with something like this as a kernel append in lilo.conf:

-    append="video=1024x768"

-

-Speaking of lilo.conf and KMS, make sure you use either vga=normal or 

-  vga=extended -- some of the framebuffers don't like KMS very much...

-

-If your cd/dvd drive is not visible inside a gtk-based desktop environment

-  (e.g. Xfce), you may need to add "comment=x-gvfs-show" to the /etc/fstab 

-  line for the device.  For more information, see this document:

-  http://git.gnome.org/browse/gvfs/tree/monitor/udisks2/what-is-shown.txt

-

-If you have set up an encrypted root partition, you will need to have access 

-  to your keyboard in order to type the passphrase.  This may require you to 

-  add the uhci-hcd and usbhid modules to your initrd image if you have a USB 

-  keyboard.  Also note that if you are using a non-US keyboard, you can use the

-  '-l' parameter to the 'mkinitrd' command in order to add support for this

-  keyboard to your initrd.

-

-If you have permission errors when attempting to burn a cdrom or dvd image,

-  such as the following:

-    /usr/bin/cdrecord: Operation not permitted. Cannot send SCSI cmd via ioctl

-  then cdrecord almost certainly needs root privileges to work correctly.

-  One potential solution is to make the cdrecord and cdrdao binaries suid root,

-  but this has possible security implications.  The safest way to do that is 

-  to make those binaries suid root, owned by a specific group, and executable

-  by only root and members of that group.  For most people, the example below

-  will be sufficient (but adjust as desired depending on your specific needs):

-    chown root:cdrom /usr/bin/cdrecord /usr/bin/cdrdao

-    chmod 4750 /usr/bin/cdrecord /usr/bin/cdrdao

-  If you don't want all members of the 'cdrom' group to be able to execute the

-  two suid binaries, then create a special group (such as 'burning' which is

-  recommended by k3b), use it instead of 'cdrom' in the line above, and add

-  to it only the users you wish to have access to cdrecord and cdrdao.

-

-Subpixel hinting in freetype has been enabled upstream by default, but you 

-  may adjust this in /etc/profile.d/freetype.{csh,sh}.

-

-Input methods for complex characters (CJK, which is shorthand for Chinese,

-  Japanese, Korean) and other non-latin character sets have been added. These

-  input methods use the SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) platform.

-  The environment variables for SCIM support are set in /etc/profile.d/scim.sh

-  The requirements for getting SCIM input methods to work in your X session

-  are as follows:

-  (1) Use a UTF-8 locale. Look in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh for setting your

-      language to (for instance) en_US.UTF-8. As a word of warning: maybe you

-      should leave root with a non-UTF-8 locale because you don't want root's

-      commands to be misinterpreted. You can add the following line to your

-      ~/.profile file to enable UTF-8 just for yourself:

-        export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

-  (2) Make the scim profile scripts executable. These will setup your

-      environment correctly for the use of scim with X applications. Run:

-        chmod +x /etc/profile.d/scim.*

-  (3) Start the scim daemon as soon as your X session starts. The scim daemon

-      must be active before any of your X applications. In KDE, you can add a

-      shell script to the ~/.kde/Autostart folder that runs the command

-      "scim -d". In XFCE you can add "scim -d" to the Autostarted Applications.

-      If you boot your computer in runlevel 4 (the graphical XDM/KDM login)

-      you can simply add the line "scim -d" to your ~/.xprofile file.

-      This gives you a Desktop Environment independent way of starting scim.

-  When scim is running, you will see a small keyboard icon in your system tray.

-  Right-click it to enter SCIM Setup. In 'Global Setup' select your keyboard

-  layout, and you are ready to start entering just about any language

-  characters you wish! Press the magical key combo <Control><Space>

-  in order to activate or deactivate SCIM input. The SCIM taskbar in the

-  desktop's corner allows you to select a language. As you type, SCIM will show

-  an overview of applicable character glyphs (if you are inputting complex

-  characters like Japanese).