Slackware

xine-lib may allow remote code execution!
... tried with the latest official xine-lib release. Even this release crashes with the exploit. The xine-team fixed the bug in "hg" (what the he** is "hg"?) http://bugs.xine-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84 IMHO this is not a good idea to fix the bug somewhere and not publish the patch or release a bugfix ver... 23 Apr 2008 01:11

[Security] xine-lib may allow remote code execution!
Hello, xine-lib in the version included with Slackware seems to have a critical hole which may allow remote code execution. Exploit here: http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5458 Anyone, who uses xine for streaming from web (like me) should update immediately using the SlackBuild file: ftp://ftp.slackware.at/sl... 18 Apr 2008 02:03

How to install TrueType fonts on slack?
By google-ing, I got a paper to read, it said I need a tool `ttmkfdir', but there is no such a thing in my 12.0 slack. So I go to download the source package of ttmkfdir, but compiling failed. So, what's the correct way to install TrueType fonts? Thanks. ... 18 Apr 2008 14:14

/sbin/ldconfig at each boot
Thanks everybody! That clarifies a lot. Henrik, thanks especially for your elaborate illustration. Where could you get a better understanding of the Linux OS interrnals....not from a programming perspective, but from all the aspects of the OS & how they work together? ... 17 Apr 2008 16:32

OT: Groaner of the Day
http://www.comics.com/creators/wizardofid/archive/wizardofid-20080417.html ... 17 Apr 2008 13:20

clock set to UTC, what about DST?
I set my slackware box clock to UTC, i would like to know how should i do now to set it to take into account DST? i googled about that and haven't found very useful stuff. ... 18 Apr 2008 03:38

Does the FreeType in slack 12.0 support BCI
Hi, Does the FreeType come with Slack 12.0 support Byte Code Interrupt option? If not, how can I turn it on ( I have the 12.0 source disc on hand ). Thanks. - woody ... 17 Apr 2008 05:10

Interesting Article
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:28:08 -0500, No_One wrote: I disliked it because it assumed "we" - we use it because of this or that. The fact that something just works is not a great reason to use something. Any technological breakthough is ultimately a political event. It's very easy to fix a system so that i... 17 Apr 2008 02:48

/sbin/ldconfig at each boot
Hi guys, I have noticed that /sbin/ldconfig runs at each boot and that it adds a bit of time to the bootup process. I checked the man page but I don't really understand what is happening. Does this have to be run at each bootup AND can someone give me a description of what it does? Thanks ... 17 Apr 2008 23:40

"initrd" with command line parameters
Hallo alle miteinander, I need some possibility to boot a machine via "initrd" and telling "initrd" another "root device" than the pre-installed device in the "initrd". Background: I make kernels and initrds for other machines, for unknown machines (with P-ATA, S-ATA, SCSI, Compaq-Array, ...). When I ... 23 Apr 2008 07:30