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itstool if you are using Slackware -current.
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itstool if you are using Slackware -current.
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Tue Jun 11 00:41:15 UTC 2013
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Tue Jun 11 00:41:15 UTC 2013
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Pat has rebuilt xdg-utils in Slackware 14.1 to properly support MATE DE,
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Pat has rebuilt xdg-utils in Slackware 14.1 to properly support MATE DE, so
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so xdg-utils patch is no longer needed in Slackware -current, but running
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xdg-utils patch is no longer needed in Slackware -current, but running
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these two commands as normal user are still needed to set caja as the default
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these two commands as normal user are still needed to set caja as the
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handler:
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default handler:
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xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop inode/directory
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xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop inode/directory
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xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop application/x-directory
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xdg-mime default caja-folder-handler.desktop application/x-directory
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will come from. Please use this branch for testing only and not for
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will come from. Please use this branch for testing only and not for
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production environments.
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production environments.
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- 14.0-mate-1.6: The MSB stable branch for Slackware 14.0.
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- 14.0-mate-1.6: The MSB stable branch for Slackware 14.0. This is the
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This is the previously supported branch and only receives bug fix updates.
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previously supported branch and only receives bug fix updates. The MSB
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The MSB 1.6 binary packages for Slackware 14.0 were built from this branch.
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1.6 binary packages for Slackware 14.0 were built from this branch.
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Since Slackware 14.1 has been declared as the next stable release then
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Since Slackware 14.1 has been declared as the next stable release then
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this branch is considered obsoleted and no longer updated.
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this branch is considered obsoleted and no longer updated.
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- 14.1-mate-1.6: The MSB stable branch for Slackware 14.1.
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- 14.1-mate-1.6: The MSB stable branch for Slackware 14.1.
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This is the previously supported branch and only receives bug fix updates.
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This is the previously supported branch and only receives bug fix
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The MSB 1.6 binary packages for Slackware 14.1 are built from this branch.
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updates. The MSB 1.6 binary packages for Slackware 14.1 are built from
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You might want to use this branch if you enjoy stable releases.
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this branch. You might want to use this branch if you enjoy stable
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Since MATE 1.8 has been released as the next stable release then
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releases. Since MATE 1.8 has been released as the next stable release
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this branch is considered obsoleted and no longer updated.
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then this branch is considered obsoleted and no longer updated.
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- 14.1-mate-1.8: The MSB stable branch for Slackware 14.1.
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- 14.1-mate-1.8: The MSB stable branch for Slackware 14.1.
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This is the currently supported branch and only receives bug fix updates.
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This is the currently supported branch and only receives bug fix updates.
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* 14.1-mate-1.8
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* 14.1-mate-1.8
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master
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master
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You have now switched from the 'master' branch to the '14.1-mate-1.8' branch.
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You have now switched from the 'master' branch to the '14.1-mate-1.8'
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branch.
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The following is a list of known issues with MATE on Slackware:
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The following is a list of known issues with MATE on Slackware:
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Mon Feb 17 02:02:11 UTC 2014
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Mon Feb 17 02:02:11 UTC 2014
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If you start MATE Volume Control in Applications > Sounds & Videos, sometimes, you will
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If you start MATE Volume Control in Applications > Sounds & Videos,
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find this error message "no volume control gstreamer plugins and/or devices found".
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sometimes, you will find this error message "no volume control gstreamer
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plugins and/or devices found".
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You can fix this by running these steps:
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You can fix this by running these steps:
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- Go to System > Preferences > KDE System Settings > Multimedia
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- Go to System > Preferences > KDE System Settings > Multimedia
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MATE Volume Control should be working now
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MATE Volume Control should be working now
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Sat Feb 15 01:01:47 UTC 2014
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Sat Feb 15 01:01:47 UTC 2014
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Help menus and help buttons are disabled since they require yelp which requires
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Help menus and help buttons are disabled since they require yelp which
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more dependencies. For those interested to build yelp, you may find the SlackBuild
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requires more dependencies. For those interested to build yelp, you may
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in testing/yelp.
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find the SlackBuild in testing/yelp.
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You also need to rebuild some packages, since by default, the SlackBuild script is configured
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You also need to rebuild some packages, since by default, the SlackBuild
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to remove help files. You can remove the --without-help-dir line to produce help files.
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script is configured to remove help files. You can remove the
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--without-help-dir line to produce help files.
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Mon Jun 10 03:09:28 UTC 2013
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Mon Jun 10 03:09:28 UTC 2013
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If you are encountering problems with Caja (MATE's file manager) opening
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If you are encountering problems with Caja (MATE's file manager) opening
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You should be all set. Thanks to Totoro-kun and T3slider for reporting and
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You should be all set. Thanks to Totoro-kun and T3slider for reporting and
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discussing this in the LQ forums and also thanks to Giorgos Keramidas for
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discussing this in the LQ forums and also thanks to Giorgos Keramidas for
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creating the initial patch. Here is a link to the LQ thread which also has a
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creating the initial patch. Here is a link to the LQ thread which also has
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link to Giorgos's blog with the patch:
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a link to Giorgos's blog with the patch:
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=4968614
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=4968614
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Sun Mar 24 02:47:56 UTC 2013
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Sun Mar 24 02:47:56 UTC 2013
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If you run into strange panel issues, or missing icons, or theme problems,
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If you run into strange panel issues, or missing icons, or theme problems,
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please consider backing up or clearing out some of the hidden directories in
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please consider backing up or clearing out some of the hidden directories
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your $HOME, like $HOME/.config and $HOME/.cache and $HOME/.local. If you
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in your $HOME, like $HOME/.config and $HOME/.cache and $HOME/.local. If
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switch back and forth between different desktop environments, sometimes those
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you switch back and forth between different desktop environments, sometimes
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settings can get polluted. You can also try to remove/rename your .gtkrc-2.0 if
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those settings can get polluted. You can also try to remove/rename your
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it does exists on your home directory.
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.gtkrc-2.0 if it does exists on your home directory.
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Fri Mar 22 16:43:36 UTC 2013
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Fri Mar 22 16:43:36 UTC 2013
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Working to determine whether mate-polkit is necessary. According to upstream,
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Working to determine whether mate-polkit is necessary. According to
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it is, although it results in duplicative polkit actions when a USB stick is
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upstream, it is, although it results in duplicative polkit actions when a
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inserted, for example. Disabling polkit-gnome in the "Startup Applications"
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USB stick is inserted, for example. Disabling polkit-gnome in the "Startup
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is a workaround until more testing is done.
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Applications" is a workaround until more testing is done.
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To enable side-by-side tiling via command line, run this command
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To enable side-by-side tiling via command line, run this command
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$ dconf write org/mate/marco/general/side-by-side-tiling true
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$ dconf write org/mate/marco/general/side-by-side-tiling true
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or you can enable it via System > MATE Control Center > Windows > Enable side by side tilling
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or you can enable it via System > MATE Control Center > Windows > Enable
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side by side tilling
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This is a list of dependencies for the packages in the /extra directory.
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This is a list of dependencies for the packages in the /extra directory.
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1. extra/mate-applets require deps/pygobject3, deps/libgtop, and deps/gtksourceview
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1. extra/mate-applets require deps/pygobject3, deps/libgtop, and
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deps/gtksourceview
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2. extra/caja-extensions requires deps/gssdp and deps/gupnp
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6. extra/mate-system-tools requires deps/perl-xml-twig,
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deps/perl-net-dbus, deps/system-tools-backends, and deps/liboobs.
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deps/perl-net-dbus, deps/system-tools-backends, and deps/liboobs.
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7. extra/pluma requires both deps/gtksourceview and deps/pygtksourceview
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README.TXT
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MATE SlackBuilds
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MATE SlackBuilds
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This project provides SlackBuild scripts to build and install the MATE desktop
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This project provides SlackBuild scripts to build and install the MATE
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environment on Slackware (http://www.mate-desktop.org). Please check the main
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desktop environment on Slackware (http://www.mate-desktop.org). Please
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project website at http://mateslackbuilds.github.io for screenshots and more
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check the main project website at http://mateslackbuilds.github.io for
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information. There is also a link to MATE 1.8 binary packages for
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screenshots and more information. There is also a link to MATE 1.8 binary
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Slackware 14.1 and also MATE 1.6 for Slackware 14.0 and 14.1.
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packages for Slackware 14.1 and also MATE 1.6 for Slackware 14.0 and 14.1.
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Please read GIT_BRANCHES.TXT to make sure you are on the right branch of the
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Please read GIT_BRANCHES.TXT to make sure you are on the right branch of
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initial Git repo, you will be using 'master' branch which will build the
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the initial Git repo, you will be using 'master' branch which will build
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development branch for MATE desktop. Building from the development branch is not
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supported and may or may not work at any given moment. Most users will want
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branch is not supported and may or may not work at any given moment. Most
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MATE 1.6 to 1.8 Upgrade HOWTO <willysr@slackware-id.org>
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MATE 1.6 to 1.8 Upgrade HOWTO <willysr@slackware-id.org>
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This document explains how to upgrade from MATE 1.6 to 1.8 in Slackware
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extra and without the need of pam and pam_unix2 libraries anymore.
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At this point you should be running MATE 1.8 on Slackware 14.1. :-)
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At this point you should be running MATE 1.8 on Slackware 14.1. :-)
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I wish everyone good luck with this!
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We wish everyone good luck with this!
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Chess Griffin
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Chess Griffin
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Willy Sudiarto Raharjo
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Willy Sudiarto Raharjo
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