diff --git a/desktop/fbpanel/README b/desktop/fbpanel/README
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+fbpanel is a lightweight GTK2-based panel for UNIX desktop, which 
+provides graphical information and feedback about desktop activity 
+and allows interaction with the window manager. It features a 
+taskbar, pager, launchbar, show desktop, image viewer, clock, and 
+system tray.
+
diff --git a/desktop/fbpanel/fbpanel.SlackBuild b/desktop/fbpanel/fbpanel.SlackBuild
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+######################################
+#       Slackware Build Script       #
+######################################
+#  BUILDS: fbpanel                   #
+#    HOME: http://fbpanel.sf.net     #
+#  AUTHOR: Lehman Black              #
+# CONTACT: bzqwerty[at]gmail[dot]com #
+######################################
+
+# Modified by the SlackBuilds.org project
+
+PRGNAM=fbpanel
+VERSION=4.5
+ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+CWD=`pwd`
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
+	SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
+	SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+	SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+fi
+
+rm -rf $PKG $TMP/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tgz || exit 1
+cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+chmod -R a-s,u+w,go+r-w .
+
+# This one doesn't support DESTDIR, and there doesn't seem to be any
+# other good way to package it (aside from copying everything manually,
+# which would be a good option if file locations were hard-coded in the 
+# resulting binary)
+CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+./configure \
+  --prefix=$PKG/usr \
+  || exit 1
+
+make || exit 1
+make install || exit 1
+
+# Strip the fbpanel binary
+strip --strip-unneeded $PKG/usr/bin/fbpanel
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a README CHANGELOG COPYING CREDITS INSTALL $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
+# Fix manpage location and compress pages
+mv $PKG/usr/share/man $PKG/usr
+( cd $PKG/usr/man
+  find . -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+  for i in `find . -type l` ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
+)
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
diff --git a/desktop/fbpanel/fbpanel.info b/desktop/fbpanel/fbpanel.info
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+PRGNAM="fbpanel"
+VERSION="4.5"
+HOMEPAGE="http://fbpanel.sourceforge.net/"
+DOWNLOAD="http://dl.sourceforge.net/fbpanel/fbpanel-4.5.tgz"
+MD5SUM="3041be5d6fe80a9a52a4ab0d03922d29"
+MAINTAINER="Lehman Black"
+EMAIL="bzqwerty[at]gmail[dot]com"
+APPROVED="robw810"
diff --git a/desktop/fbpanel/slack-desc b/desktop/fbpanel/slack-desc
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+fbpanel: fbpanel (panel application)
+fbpanel: 
+fbpanel: fbpanel is a lightweight GTK2-based panel for UNIX desktop, which 
+fbpanel: provides graphical information and feedback about desktop activity 
+fbpanel: and allows interaction with the window manager. It features a 
+fbpanel: taskbar, pager, launchbar, show desktop, image viewer, clock, and 
+fbpanel: system tray.
+fbpanel: 
+fbpanel: http://fbpanel.sourceforge.net/
+fbpanel: 
+fbpanel: