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Slackware 13.37 Leet Screenshots

June 3, 2011
Slackware 13.37 was released on April 27, 2011. It is code-named as 'LEET' and uses the 2.6.37.6 Linux kernel, pre-installed with Firefox 4 browser. For the XWindow application, I would prefer to use XFCE4 rather than use KDE or Gnome because it is far simpler and faster.
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Console Cisco devices using ATEN UC232A USB to Serial Converter on Slackware Linux

November 19, 2010
If you are also a Linux user that use Linux distro such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Slackware, etc installed on your PC or laptop/notebook, it is a must that your Linux is able to configure the Cisco devices via the console port. In this tutorial I will show you how to console Cisco devices using ATEN UC232A USB to Serial Converter on Linux, I use Slackware 13.1 and using minicom tool.
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How to Install LibreOffice 3.3.0 Beta2 on Slackware 13.1

November 14, 2010
LibreOffice is a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms. It is free software and therefore free to download, use and distribute. This tutorial will show you how to install LibreOffice, at the time of this writing is version 3.3.0 Beta2, on Slackware 13.1 running on 32-bit architecture. It should be applicable on any version of Slackware.
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How to Install OpenOffice 3.2.1 on Slackware 13.1

November 12, 2010
This tutorial will show you how to install OpenOffice 3.2.1 on Slackware 13.1. Basically the OpenOffice installation files are in RPM or Debian format and not in Slackware packages format except you build it using Slackbuild. I choose to use RPM files and convert it to .tgz file using rpm2tgz tool. Tgz is the Slackware package file format.
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Install Slackware 13.1 on Compaq Presario CQ42-270TU Notebook

November 12, 2010
I just bought a new notebook, a brand new Compaq Presario CQ42-270TU, without any operating system installed, just a default FreeDOS. It is definitely a notebook with Intel® Core™ i5-450M Processor (2.40 GHz, Cache 3 MB) , 2 GB DDR3 SODIMM PC-10600, and Intel GMA 4500M manufactured by HP in around July and August 2010.