The Future of Slackware Noob

While I'm still interested in pursuing things as I've outlined -- and occasionally even accomplished -- on this site, I have been seriously reconsidering the future of Slackware Noob.

I think it's great to have a place to expand on my journey and share with anybody who might be on a similar journey. I've enjoyed it so far, but I also think I'm not making as much of this platform as I could be. So I am looking into the possibility of expanding (and re-branding) this blog into a broader tech/computer based site -- which would continue chronicling my linux journey.

This is what I'm thinking today. Let's see what I'm thinking tomorrow! :)

P.S. The entire Inkscape installation thing from last entry really didn't turn out very well. *sigh* That entire adventure ate up so much time that I had to revert to working away in Windows instead. Not the best solution, but better than not being able to do any work at all.

As I was saying...

Easy would be good. I forget what it's like to come back after a while away. I remember all the advantages and tend to forget the hassles. Like the updates... there's gotta be a way to manage those! I need to find it.

I've got Inkscape installed and the old one... well... let's just say I kind of took care of that! But the problem is that I can't run Inkscape without updating other things, like gcc, for example. My head hurts. All I want to do is get back to designing... man.

I'll let you know how it all turns out...

Autopackage: could it be the greatest thing since sliced bread?

Here I am in Linux. Wuhhoo!

I was working away on a new project using the latest version of Inkscape (in Windows XP) and was enjoying some of the new features. But I had a problem: the program kept locking up, hoarding all sorts of memory, and it just wasn't right. I said "Forget this! I'm switching over to Linux."

So, as I said, here I am. Of course, not having linuxed for a while means some things are out of date, including Inkscape, so the first order of business was to download and install the latest version -- this time in the Linux flavour. This is when I met my new friend: Autopackage. :)

Perhaps I'm the last kid to show up to the party, but if you haven't heard of the joys of Autopackage you really ought to check out Autopackage.org sometime very soon! I tripped over this new discovery whilst attempting to update Inkscape... they offered a .package file for Linux installations and I wanted to know what that was all about. Then I was introduced to "Easy Linux Software Installation". I'm sure Linux purists are big on this, but I'm in the camp that says "Anything that makes Linux better and easier to use for everyday users is just fine with me!"

The only issue I'm currently experiencing is that the old Inkscape is mysteriously attached to Freerock GNOME. Maybe I'll switch back to KDE and see what happens!