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Quite a large update, if using gslapt, make sure to run update, mark all updates, AND view what is available to make sure you get the new ADDED packages. Monday, 05/09/2022 l/Imath-3.1.5-x86_64-1.txz Added l/python3-alabaster-0.7.12-x86_64-1AL.txz Added l/python3-babel-2.10.1-x86_64-1AL.txz Added l/...

I'm about to update the libldap package -- but this has a version bump, and unlike Slackware, Absolute seems to have 63 other packages that depend upon it... So I suggest folks who like to "keep up" take a couple days off until I clear all the new packages later in the week :-( Here's what...

Monday, 02/28/2022 xap/qtfm-6.2.1-x86_64-20220228AL.txz Removed "trash" funtionality, I simply don't use it... Removed the internal compression shortcuts in menu -- they do not function in the manner of perl "atool" utility I incorporated into arox. Specifically, Absolute's utili...

---------------------------------------------------------- absolute64-15.0 released -- Saturday, 02/05/2022 ---------------------------------------------------------- Six years after 14.2.... this version mirrors the long-awaited v15 release of Slackware. Saturday, 02/05/2022 l/jpeg-xl-0.6.1-x86_64-...

Updates since Nov of last year.. There were releases and updated LIVE versions in the meantime. Forgive my lack of Forum management/activity, but wasting time dealing with spam ruined it for me many years ago. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Quick release due to python flub in Slackware-current. New live release as well... ---------------------------------------------------------------- absolute64-20211109 Snapshot released -- Tuesday, 11/09/2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 11/09/2021 a/aaa_...

New LIVE version released Tuesday, 10/26/2021 Based on Absolute64-20211024 This is a riff on Slackware-Live scripts that Alien Bob puts out for the Slackware version. So any issues and HOW-TOs that apply to Slackware-Live should apply... Heads up -- 2 logins are created when you run the LIVE ISO off...

Sunday, 10/03/2021 a/haveged-1.9.15-x86_64-1.txz a/kernel-huge-5.14.9-x86_64-1update.txz a/kernel-modules-5.14.9-x86_64-1.txz d/kernel-headers-5.14.9-x86-1.txz d/python-setuptools-58.2.0-x86_64-1.txz k/kernel-source-5.14.9-noarch-1.txz l/mozilla-nss-3.71-x86_64-1.txz l/pipewire-0.3.38-x86_64-1.txz l...

Sunday, 08/22/2021 a/aaa_libraries-15.0-x86_64-9.txz a/cryptsetup-2.4.0-x86_64-1.txz a/e2fsprogs-1.46.4-x86_64-1.txz a/kernel-firmware-20210818_c46b8c3-noarch-1.txz a/kernel-huge-5.13.12-x86_64-1update.txz a/kernel-modules-5.13.12-x86_64-1.txz ap/cups-filters-1.28.10-x86_64-1.txz d/ccache-4.4-x86_64...

Released snapshot, keeping up with Slackware as it preps for 15.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- absolute64-20210730 Snapshot released -- Friday, 07/30/2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, 07/30/2021 a/aaa_base-15.0-x86_64-1b...