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Managed to get #slackwarearm 12.2 running in QEMU this afternoon. This is back when the project was called #armedslack, and I managed to get pfetch working, though much like my #slackware 8.1 install from last week, I had to create my own /etc/os-release file […]

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A screenshot from ARMedslack 12.2 (ARMedslack being the former name for Slackware ARM before Patrick Volkerding declared it an official spin of Slackware), showing WindowMaker and xterm, which is running pfetch. Much like my install of Slackware 8.1 from last week if you keep up with my timeline, I had to write an /etc/os-release file for pfetch to give more specific info on what distro I was running. I also modified pfetch to recognize the name "ARMedslack," since it normally only expects a variation of "Slackware."
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM