Slackware: awesome-3.4.10

First, you need compile and reinstall cairo with the flag --enable-xcb. Retrieve from a Slackware repository and recompile it yourself.

Install the libraries:

- imlib2 at slackbuilds.org
- lua at slackbuilds.org
- libev at slackbuilds.org
- libxdg-basedir at r3n4n-slackbuilds-libxdg-basedir

Install awesome window manager. SlackBuild at r3n4n-slackbuilds-awesome

Slackware: wmii-3.9.2

SlackBuild for wmii+ixp-3.9.2 at:

https://github.com/r3n4n/slackbuilds

Chrome: Java support for Linux Google Chrome

As root (Slackware x86_64):

# mkdir /opt/google/chrome/plugins
# cd /opt/google/chrome/plugins
# ln -s /usr/lib64/java/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so

X11: Disable screen shut off with VLC

# Turn off monitor modes that will power down,
# standby or blank the screen:
$ /usr/bin/xset -dpms
$ /usr/bin/xset s off
# Open VLC:
$ /usr/bin/vlc "$@"
# Re-enable modes:
$ /usr/bin/xset dpms
$ /usr/bin/xset s on

VirtualBox: iniciando uma VM pelo terminal

$ VBoxManage list vms
$ nohup VBoxHeadless –startvm 'Windows' -p 3389
$ VBoxManage controlvm 'Windows' poweroff

Slackware: Unpack initrd.img

Unpack:
$ gzip -dc ../initrd.img | cpio -i -d -H newc --no-absolute-filenames
Pack:
$ find . -print | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -9 > ../initrd.img

Shell: Battery monitor

BATTERY_DEVICE=$(hal-find-by-property --key info.category --string battery | head -n 1)
if test -z "${BATTERY_DEVICE}" ; then
BATTERY=0
else
BATTERY=$(hal-get-property --udi ${BATTERY_DEVICE} --key battery.charge_level.percentage)
fi
echo " ${BATTERY}% "