[Slackbuilds-users] I will no longer maintain SlackBuilds from Aug 15 onwards

Fri Aug 14 21:11:18 UTC 2026

I'll take this
> development/rstudio-desktop

On 2026-08-12 14:34, Jeremy Hansen wrote:
> Isaac,
> 
> Thanks for all your years of service to SBo and best of luck to your
> future!
> 
> I can take the following as dependencies for the packages I currently
> maintain:
> 
> network/tut
> python/python3-defusedxml
> python/python3-pynacl
> 
> I've already pushed the maintainer changes to my branch.
> 
> If you do ever come back and want any of these back, I'm happy to give
> them back to you.
> 
> Again, best of luck!
> Jeremy
> 
> PS Here are the remaining SlackBuilds from Isaac that are up for
> grabs:
> 
> academic/mathjax2
> audio/Ymuse
> audio/mpd
> audio/pavucontrol-qt
> desktop/Matcha-gtk-theme
> desktop/SysTray-X
> desktop/bemenu
> desktop/bibata-cursor-theme
> desktop/birdtray
> desktop/cinnamon-desktop
> desktop/dwmblocks
> desktop/flat-remix
> desktop/gsimplecal
> desktop/libqt6xdg
> desktop/libqtxdg
> desktop/lightdm-slick-greeter
> desktop/lxqt-menu-data
> desktop/lxqt-panel
> desktop/lxqt-runner
> desktop/lxqt-themes
> desktop/naps2
> desktop/qtile
> desktop/qtile-extras
> desktop/xsecurelock
> desktop/yaru-icon-theme
> development/extra-cmake-modules-opt
> development/jupyter-ipykernel
> development/jupyter-nbclient
> development/jupyter-nbconvert
> development/jupyter-nbformat
> development/jupyter-notebook
> development/jupyter-notebook_shim
> development/jupyter-qtconsole
> development/jupyter_client
> development/jupyter_console
> development/jupyter_core
> development/jupyter_events
> development/jupyter_packaging
> development/jupyter_server
> development/jupyter_server_terminals
> development/jupyterlab
> development/jupyterlab_pygments
> development/jupyterlab_server
> development/protoc-gen-go
> development/protoc-gen-go-grpc
> development/python3-spyder-kernels
> development/rstudio-desktop
> development/rstudio-desktop-legacy
> development/spyder
> graphics/ctpv
> graphics/lximage-qt
> graphics/screengrab
> graphics/vimiv-qt
> graphics/xviewer
> libraries/grpc
> libraries/kidletime6
> libraries/kwindowsystem6
> libraries/layer-shell-qt6
> libraries/libdbusmenu-lxqt
> libraries/libfm-qt
> libraries/libfm-qt6
> libraries/libkscreen6
> libraries/liblxqt
> libraries/libminizip
> libraries/libsysstat
> libraries/lxqt-build-tools
> libraries/lxqt-build-tools-qt6
> libraries/lxqt-notificationd
> libraries/lxqt-qt6plugin
> libraries/lxqt-qtplugin
> libraries/lxqt-sudo
> libraries/plasma-wayland-protocols-opt
> libraries/polkit-qt6-1
> libraries/python3-PyQtWebEngine
> libraries/qt5gtk2
> libraries/qt6gtk2
> libraries/re2
> libraries/solid6
> network/proton-vpn-cli
> network/proton-vpn-local-agent
> network/warpinator
> network/wego
> office/hunspell-en
> office/xed
> office/xreader
> python/python2-asn1crypto
> python/python2-atomicwrites
> python/python2-pluggy
> python/python2-py
> python/python3-argon2-cffi
> python/python3-argon2-cffi-bindings
> python/python3-arrow
> python/python3-async-lru
> python/python3-comm
> python/python3-construct
> python/python3-cookiecutter
> python/python3-dbus-fast
> python/python3-dbus-next
> python/python3-debugpy
> python/python3-diff-match-patch
> python/python3-docstring-to-markdown
> python/python3-entrypoints
> python/python3-et_xmlfile
> python/python3-exiv2
> python/python3-fastjsonschema
> python/python3-fqdn
> python/python3-gensim
> python/python3-gnupg
> python/python3-grpcio
> python/python3-hatch-nodejs-version
> python/python3-hatch_jupyter_builder
> python/python3-inflection
> python/python3-intervaltree
> python/python3-ipython-pygments-lexers
> python/python3-ipython-sql
> python/python3-ipython_genutils
> python/python3-isoduration
> python/python3-jinja2-time
> python/python3-json-logger
> python/python3-jsonpatch
> python/python3-jsonpointer
> python/python3-lsp-black
> python/python3-lsp-jsonrpc
> python/python3-lsp-server
> python/python3-mistune
> python/python3-narwhals
> python/python3-nest_asyncio
> python/python3-numpydoc
> python/python3-openpyxl
> python/python3-overrides
> python/python3-pandocfilters
> python/python3-patsy
> python/python3-plotly
> python/python3-prometheus_client
> python/python3-proton-core
> python/python3-proton-keyring-linux
> python/python3-proton-vpn-api-core
> python/python3-pulsectl-asyncio
> python/python3-pydocstyle
> python/python3-pyinotify
> python/python3-pykeepass
> python/python3-pylint-venv
> python/python3-pyls-spyder
> python/python3-pyrsistent
> python/python3-pytoolconfig
> python/python3-pyudev
> python/python3-qstylizer
> python/python3-qtawesome
> python/python3-regex
> python/python3-requests-unixsocket
> python/python3-rfc3339_validator
> python/python3-rfc3986_validator
> python/python3-rope
> python/python3-rtree
> python/python3-seaborn
> python/python3-secretstorage
> python/python3-sentry_sdk
> python/python3-setproctitle
> python/python3-shtab
> python/python3-smart_open
> python/python3-sortedcontainers
> python/python3-statsmodels
> python/python3-tabulate
> python/python3-tenacity
> python/python3-terminado
> python/python3-testpath
> python/python3-textdistance
> python/python3-three-merge
> python/python3-tinycss2
> python/python3-uri_template
> python/python3-watchdog
> python/python3-webcolors
> python/python3-whatthepatch
> python/python3-wurlitzer
> python/python3-xcffib
> python/python3-zeroconf
> system/FontAwesome
> system/OpenSnitch
> system/file-roller
> system/fscrypt
> system/grub2-theme-mint
> system/libtrash
> system/lightdm
> system/lightdm-settings
> system/lxqt-about
> system/lxqt-admin
> system/lxqt-archiver
> system/lxqt-config
> system/lxqt-globalkeys
> system/lxqt-openssh-askpass
> system/lxqt-policykit
> system/lxqt-powermanagement
> system/lxqt-session
> system/nemo
> system/nemo-fileroller
> system/pass-import
> system/pcmanfm-qt
> system/powerline-fonts
> system/qps
> system/qtxdg-tools
> system/tbsm
> system/trash-cli
> system/ttf-ubuntu-font-family
> 
> On Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM Isaac Yu via SlackBuilds-users
> <slackbuilds-users at slackbuilds.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> This is the last weekly cycle in which I will maintain/update
>> SlackBuilds.
>> I will no longer do so from Aug 15 onwards.
>> 
>> I previously said that I would no longer maintain SlackBuilds last
>> Christmas, but I kept continuing to do so.
>> Sorry about that - the main reason was that getting LXQt to v2 was
>> less stressful than I initially thought (which prompted me to make
>> that claim last Christmas).
>> 
>> I mean it this time.
>> Software (and by extension SlackBuilds) are getting more and more
>> complicated to maintain.
>> 
>> My main motivation recently has been to prepare for a new release of
>> Slackware (ex. 15.1, 16.0, etc.)
>> I'm actually using Linux Mint Debian right now as my main day-to-day
>> operating system.
>> I've been testing updates through Slackware virtual machines.
>> 
>> I might return when the first alpha of the next Slackware version
>> gets released (ex. 15.1-alpha1.)
>> 
>> To the SlackBuilds.org team:
>> My suggestion is to orphan my SlackBuilds only when the next version
>> of Slackware is about to get released.
>> I might make a hotfix SlackBuild update even during the Slackware
>> 15.0 cycle (ex. protobuf gets updated, making python3-grpcio unable
>> to build.)
>> However, you may orphan them next week if you like.
>> 
>> - Isaac
>> 
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