GNOME SlackBuild (GSB) - a GNOME distribution for Slackware Linux
GNOME SlackBuild v2.26.3 is a complete GNOME Desktop Environment for Slackware Linux v13.0, encompassing all the needed packages for a full, clean installation of GNOME for Slackware. It aims to provide a fully functional desktop, including a wide range of multimedia, graphics, and development tools, as well as a complete networking and office suite.
News and Announcements:
GNOME SlackBuild 2.28.1 for Slackware 13.0 now in gsb-current
Posted 2009/10/26 @ 23:28 GMT
gsb-current has been updated to the first maintenance release of GNOME 2.28.1. It's had lots of testing, and can be considered largely stable and useable, but packages may still change here and there. If you're looking for the latest GNOME, please give gsb-current a try and help out by reporting any bugs!
Also, a full gsb64-current build has been finished, and will be hitting servers soon! Keep an eye on the mailing lists for fuller details. :^)
GNOME SlackBuild 2.28.0 for Slackware 13.0 now in gsb-current
Posted 2009/10/06 @ 18:52 GMT
gsb-current is a snapshot of the active GNOME SlackBuild development tree. It is intended to give developers, edgy users, and other Linux gurus a chance to test out the latest packages for GNOME SlackBuild. The feedback we get will allow us to make the next stable release better than ever.
gsb-current is a full GNOME 2.28.0 desktop for Slackware 13.0. Most things are working at the moment, but this is only an initial build. Feel free to try it out and report bugs!
BE CAREFUL WHEN UPGRADING TO -CURRENT: upgradepkg glib2 gtk+2 GConf before upgrading other packages. If you're using slapt-get:
$ slapt-get --install glib2 gtk+2 GConf
Afterwards, you can safely run slapt-get to upgrade your other packages. You can follow our Changelog.txt for a list of changes in gsb-current, which is also available as a text file on our mirrors.
And don't worry! The gsb64-current build is coming! :^)
GNOMESlackBuild 2.26.3 Stable Released for Slackware and Slackware64.
Posted 2009/09/24 @ 21:17 GMT
We've brought our GNOME SlackBuild 2.26.3 to the latest Slackware and Slackware64, and it's working solidly. There have been some updates over the previous 2.26.3 release for Slackware 12.2, so please make sure to read the documentation, particularly our SLACKWARE-13.0_REPLACED_PACKAGES.TXT, CHANGES_AND_HINTS.TXT, and the INSTALL.TXT For those of you upgrading from gsb-current, please make sure to update your SOURCE lines in your slapt-getrc to point to the new directories. Check out our download page for more information.
The release will be filtering out to a bunch of our new mirrors, which have recently been added, so please check the MIRRORS.TXT to find a local copy near you. You may need to wait a bit before all the mirrors are up to date.
Many thanks to all those who helped us out by submitting suggestions or reporting bugs! Now onto GNOME 2.28.0!
gsb64-current 2.26.3 available for Slackware64 13.0
Posted 2009/09/02 @ 18:22 GMT
The 64-bit build is back! GSB64 2.26.3 for Slackware64 13.0 is now available for users to try in gsb64-current.
For full details, please see our announcement email.