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kermit/cku Slack build

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installpkg /tmp/ckermit-416beta12-x86_64-1_jayjwa.txz
Verifying package ckermit-416beta12-x86_64-1_jayjwa.txz.
Installing package ckermit-416beta12-x86_64-1_jayjwa.txz:
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
# ckermit (All-purpose communications software)
#      
# Kermit is a scriptable communications CLI tool originally from 
# Columbia University. It can make both serial and network connections, 
# including telnet, SSH, FTP, HTTP, and rlogin, facilitating the
# transfer of both binary and textual data. It can also act as a
# server as per RFC2839 and RFC2840. 
#
# Homepage: https://kermitproject.org/
#
Executing install script for ckermit-416beta12-x86_64-1_jayjwa.txz.
Package ckermit-416beta12-x86_64-1_jayjwa.txz installed.

tar -z -t -v -f ckermit.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x jayjwa/users   6743 2026-06-06 14:51 ckermit.SlackBuild
-rw-r--r-- jayjwa/users    542 2026-06-05 17:58 doinst.sh
-rw-r--r-- jayjwa/users    940 2026-06-06 14:31 slack-desc

For its rlogin functionality (handled via doinst.sh):
getcap /usr/bin/kermit
/usr/bin/kermit cap_net_bind_service=eip

kermit
C-Kermit 10.0.416 Beta.12, 2025/03/22, for Linux+SSL (64-bit)
 Copyright (C) 1985, 2025,
  Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
  Open Source 3-clause BSD license since 2011.
Type ? or HELP for help.
(~/projects/slackbuilds/ckermit/) C-Kermit>set parity space
(~/projects/slackbuilds/ckermit/) C-Kermit>set host fatalis 2030
 DNS Lookup...  Trying 192.168.20.59...  Reverse DNS Lookup... (OK)
 fatalis connected on port 2030
(~/projects/slackbuilds/ckermit/) C-Kermit>connect
Connecting to host fatalis:2030
 Escape character: Ctrl-\ (ASCII 28, FS): enabled
Type the escape character followed by C to get back,
or followed by ? to see other options.
----------------------------------------------------


Connected to the KL-10 simulator TTY device, line 0


KL+NETMON-704 17:30:41 TTY4 system 1025
Connected to Node NERGIG(15) Line # 4
...
Please LOGIN
 
.resources
DSKC,DSKB,LPT150,MTA0,1,2,3,CPU0

ftp://atr2.ath.cx/pub/operating-systems/linux/slackbuilds/ckermit.tar.gz

ckermit.tar.gz.asc

or ../slackware-package/ckermit-416beta12-x86_64-1_jayjwa.txz

It wants some of the Kerberos stuff
(libk5crypto.so.3, libkrb5support.so.0), probably because of the crypto
linking, but other than that it should only require basic things that
are already in-system. Very useful when you need to connect/move files
to mainframes, minis, or even old PCs via serial lines.

-- 
PGP Key ID: 781C A3E2 C6ED 70A6 B356  7AF5 B510 542E D460 5CAE
       "The Internet should always be the Wild West!"

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kermit/cku Slack build jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-06-06 15:29 -0400
  Re: kermit/cku Slack build Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> - 2026-06-15 12:38 +0000
    Re: kermit/cku Slack build jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-06-15 15:29 -0400
    Re: kermit/cku Slack build Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2026-06-16 05:10 +0000
      Re: kermit/cku Slack build Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> - 2026-06-28 17:36 +0000
        Re: kermit/cku Slack build Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2026-06-29 05:22 +0000
          Re: kermit/cku Slack build Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> - 2026-07-01 17:54 +0000
            Re: kermit/cku Slack build Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2026-07-02 05:32 +0000

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