i386/opera-9.62-i386-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to opera-9.62.
i486/sqlite-3.6.4-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to sqlite-3.6.4.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

i386/opera-9.61-i386-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to opera-9.61.
i486/gst-plugins-base-0.10.21-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to gst-plugins-base-0.10.21.
i486/gstreamer-0.10.21-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to gstreamer-0.10.21.
i486/hddtemp-0.3_beta15-i486-1krs.tgz: Added hddtemp.
i486/imlib2-1.4.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to imlib2-1.4.2.
i486/kdebluetooth-1.0_beta8-i486-1krs.tgz: Added kdebluetooth.
i486/subtitlecomposer-0.4.3-i486-1krs.tgz: Added subtitlecomposer.
i486/transmission-1.34-i486-1krs.tgz: Added transmission.
i486/wine-1.1.7-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to wine-1.1.7.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

i486/lame-3.98_2-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to lame-3.98-2.
i486/libsndfile-1.0.18pre23b-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to libsndfile-1.0.18pre23b.
i486/sqlite-3.6.3-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to sqlite-3.6.3.
i486/terminus-font-4.28-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to terminus-font-4.28.
i486/wine-1.1.5-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to wine-1.1.5-i486.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

i486/avifile-0.7.45-i486-1krs.tgz: Added avifile.
i486/dclib-0.3.21-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to dclib-0.3.21.
i486/d3lphin-0.9.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Added d3lphin.
i486/kftpgrabber-0.8.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Added kftpgrabber.
i486/konversation-1.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Added konversation.
i486/kopete-otr-0.7-i486-1krs.tgz: Added kopete-otr.
i486/libfame-0.9.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Added libfame.
i486/live555-2008.09.02-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to live555-2008.09.02.
i486/mjpegtools-1.9.0rc3-i486-1krs.tgz: Added mjpegtools.
i486/murrine-0.53.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Added murrine.
i486/pptp-1.7.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Added pptp.
i486/soundkonverter-0.3.8-i486-1krs.tgz: Added soundkonverter.
i486/valknut-0.3.21a-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to valknut-0.3.21a.
i686/libmpeg3-1.7-i686-1krs.tgz: Downgraded ti libmpeg3-1.7. Latest version
refused to build shared libs.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

i486/moodbar-0.1.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Added Moodbar.
i486/wine-1.1.4-i486-1krs.tgz: Added Wine.
i486/adobereader-8.1.2_su1-i486-1krs.tgz: Added Adobe Reader.
i486/dclib-0.3.20-i486-1krs.tgz: Added dclib. Required by Valknut.
i486/valknut-0.3.20-i486-1krs.tgz: Added Valknut.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

i486/qt-4.4.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Removed qt4.
i486/freetype-2.3.7-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to freetype-2.3.7.
i486/gst-ffmpeg-0.10.5-i486-1krs.tgz: Added gst-ffmpeg to include video support for Kaffeine when switched to Kaffeine-GStreamer Player Engine.
i686/smplayer-0.5.20-i686-1krs.tgz: Rebuild smplayer-0.5.20.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

Wed Sep 3 00:02:14 UTC 2008
i486/libshout-2.2.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Added libshout-2.2.2.
i486/ffmpeg-r14080-i486-2krs.tgz: Rebuild without Software Scaler support.
i486/gst-plugins-good-0.10.10-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to gst-plugins-good-0.10.10.
i486/gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.9-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.9.
i486/vlc-0.8.6i-i486-1krs.tgz: Downgraded to vlc-0.8.6i. vlc-0.9.1 doesn't seem to be stable enough to be included in repository.

SlackBuilds are updated too. Added SHA1 sums list in CHECKSUM.sha1.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

Tue Sep 2 15:44:42 UTC 2008
i486/sqlite-3.6.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to sqlite-3.6.2.
i486/libdvdcss-1.2.10-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to libdvdcss-1.2.10.
i486/libdvdcss-1.2.9-i486-1krs.tgz: Recompiled against libdvdcss-1.2.10.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

Mon Sep 1 14:19:54 UTC 2008
i486/qt-4.4.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Added qt-4.4.1-i486-1krs.tgz. Required by vlc-0.9.1 and higher.
i486/libdc1394-1.2.2-i486-1krs.tgz: Downgraded to libdc1394-1.2.2-i486-1krs.tgz to get detected by vlc-0.9.1.
i486/vlc-0.9.1-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to vlc-0.9.1-i486-1krs.tgz.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

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New Amarok packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. In addition, new supporting libgpod packages are available for Slackware 11.0 and 12.0, since a newer version of libgpod than shipped with these releases is required to run Amarok version 1.4.10.

The Magnatune music library plugin made insecure use of the /tmp directory, allowing malicious local users to overwrite files owned by the user running Amarok through symlink attacks.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
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Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:
patches/packages/amarok-1.4.10-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to amarok-1.4.10.  This fixes a security issue in the Magnatune
online music library support which could be used by malicious local users to
overwrite system files.  For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3699
(* Security fix *)

Source: Slacware Security Team newsletter

Wed Aug 27 06:06:27 UTC 2008
i486/polyester-1.0.5-i486-1krs.tgz: Upgraded to polyester-1.0.5.

SlackBuilds are updated too.

Source: LinuxAbout Slackware Repository ChangeLog

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