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I am looking for a Senior MATLAB Support Engineer to help support the roughly 8000 MATLAB and SimuLink users in our Research, Development & Engineering departments.
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- 12 updates. Including a (* Security fix *)! May 19, 2026Tue May 19 23:45:24 UTC 2026a/haveged-1.9.21-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Missing exit out of permission check could lead to root exploit. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41054 (* Security fix *)ap/ghostscript-10.07.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.d/llvm-22.1.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.d/tree-sitter-0.26.9-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/libclc-22.1.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/mozjs140-140.11.0esr-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/python-numpy-2.4.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/python-setuptools-gettext-0.1.18-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.x/mesa-26.1.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.x/xev-1.2.7-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.xap/mozilla-firefox-140.11.0esr-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.11.0/releasenotes/ […]
- 12 updates May 18, 2026Mon May 18 22:16:46 UTC 2026a/bash-5.3.009-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt. Retain the default BASH_LOADABLES_PATH, adjusted for ${LIBDIRSUFFIX}. Thanks to duncan_roe.a/util-linux-2.42.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.ap/mariadb-11.8.7-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.ap/sox-14.8.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.ap/vim-9.2.0500-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/libsigc++-2.12.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/libusb-1.0.30-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/libusb-compat-0.1.9-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/libxmlb-0.3.27-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.l/python-lxml-6.1.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.x/libXi-1.8.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.xap/vim-gvim-9.2.0500-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
my slackbuilds
- Fri, 15 May 2026 09:06:11 GMT May 15, 2026chromium-ungoogled: updated 32bit to 148.0.7778.167 (Slackware 15.0 & onwards).
- Thu, 14 May 2026 15:35:21 GMT May 14, 2026chromium-ungoogled: updated 64bit to 148.0.7778.167 (Slackware 15.0 & onwards).
multilib
- Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:46:52 GMT March 12, 2026current/compat32-tools: to massconvert32.sh added n/ngtcp2 (new curl dependency) current/slackware64-compat32: Refreshed the *compat32 packages.
- Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:06:35 GMT March 3, 2026current/compat32-tools: to massconvert32.sh added x/openjph (new openexr dependency) current/slackware64-compat32: Refreshed the *compat32 packages.
SBo
- SlackBuilds.org changes for Sat, 16 May 2026 09:40:05 GMT May 16, 2026academic/gpredict: updated for version 2.5.1 academic/nco: Updated for version 5.3.9. academic/python3-scipy: Update for 1.13.1 academic/suitesparse: Enable CUDA academic/units: Updated for version 2.27. audio/reaper: Updated for version 7.72 desktop/nwg-displays: Updated for version 0.4.2. desktop/nwg-hello: Updated for version 0.4.5. desktop/nwg-shell-config: Updated for version 0.5.65. development/Catch2: Updated for version 3.15.0 development/Coin: New maintainer. Updated for version 4.0.7 development/Pivy: […]
- SlackBuilds.org changes for Sat, 09 May 2026 13:46:38 GMT May 9, 2026academic/Graphic: Added (Graph Tool). academic/dwave-ocean-sdk: Fix DOWNLOAD for renamed project. academic/plus42: Updated for version 1.3.15. academic/suitesparse: Updated for version 7.12.2 academic/zotero: update 9.0.2 audio/libation-bin: Added (manage audiobooks). audio/nnls-chroma: Update download URL. audio/qtractor: Updated for version 1.6.0. audio/reaper: Updated for version 7.71 audio/vamp-plugin-sdk: Update download URL. desktop/ComixCursors: Updated for version 0.10.1. desktop/awf: Updated for version 4.1.0. […]
Post this on a forum or email server at Purdue University, we used to use MATlab back in the day undergraduate students and it’s handled by the Egineering and School of Technology. I’m sure somebody there might enjoy this opportunity.