Post B2mfTHfdTZvkZkv01A by jloc0@mastodon.sdf.org
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(DIR) Post #B2mfTHfdTZvkZkv01A by jloc0@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-29T07:18:19Z
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This is NOT a repo... but if you have slackware64-15.0 system w/o kde & with the testing/graphics-updates installed you can install this qt6-only build of plasma 6.4.6 desktop if you follow my poorly written instructions. I'm only sharing this in the memory of Didier Spaier and his dedication to slackware. The last post of mine on LQ he liked was one I was talking about getting plasma 6 to run on 15.0. So to our friend, a tinkerer for life, I dedicate this to him.https://slackware.lngn.net/pub/x86_64/slackware64-15.0/plasma-6.4.6-slackware64-15.0/
(DIR) Post #B2mfTIxOh1jSZ8EhLE by josemanuel@qoto.org
2026-01-29T17:28:01Z
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@jloc0 Didier has died??
(DIR) Post #B2mfTMKY9P2D1o5jLU by jloc0@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-29T07:21:05Z
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This is as high a version as I could get plasma to go on 15.0 w/o other major upgrades. Even here, some stock packages need upgrading so be careful. If anyone wants to play with this in a VM or anything else... well, here ya go.
(DIR) Post #B2mgh8WiMyEcDzumYK by jloc0@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-29T17:41:41Z
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@josemanuel yes, sadly. https://lwn.net/Articles/1056384/The last time I saw him active online was 12/29 and it was shared yesterday that he’d passed. IIRC he was in his late 70s, but outside of that, I’m not sure on the cause of death.
(DIR) Post #B2mhtqQr3VnhpAnVVA by josemanuel@qoto.org
2026-01-29T17:55:17Z
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@jloc0 Very sad news indeed. I wonder what will happen to Slint now.
(DIR) Post #B2moTHBMBu32eGpJx2 by jloc0@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-01-29T19:08:52Z
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@josemanuel I’m not sure. I don’t really know who else is involved with slint. I know some people did some things for him lately, but I dunno if there’s any other actual maintainers. Hopefully someone picks up the reins, but its future seems uncertain for now.