diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/*.tar.*
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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index 0000000..a72aec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+epel8-playground decommissioned : https://pagure.io/epel/issue/136
diff --git a/gkrellm-2.4.0-config.patch b/gkrellm-2.4.0-config.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d85e99..0000000
--- a/gkrellm-2.4.0-config.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-diff -up gkrellm-2.3.5/server/gkrellmd.conf.config gkrellm-2.3.5/server/gkrellmd.conf
---- gkrellm-2.3.5/server/gkrellmd.conf.config	2010-09-14 17:26:19.000000000 +0300
-+++ gkrellm-2.3.5/server/gkrellmd.conf	2011-06-19 19:17:56.398591498 +0300
-@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@
- # List of hosts allowed to connect.  If no hosts are specified in a
- # gkrellmd.conf file or on the command line, all hosts will be allowed.
- #
--#allow-host	localhost
--#allow-host	127.0.0.1
-+allow-host	localhost
-+allow-host	127.0.0.1
-+allow-host	::ffff:127.0.0.1
- #allow-host	::1
- #allow-host	192.168.0.*
- 
- # Drop privileges after startup (you must start gkrellmd as root to do it).
- # NOTE: Option ignored on Windows
- #
--#user	nobody
--#group	proc
-+user	gkrellmd
-+group	gkrellmd
- 
- # Create a PID file for the running gkrellmd.  Default is no PID file.
- # NOTE: Option ignored on Windows
diff --git a/gkrellm-2.4.0-width.patch b/gkrellm-2.4.0-width.patch
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index 3140f13..0000000
--- a/gkrellm-2.4.0-width.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- gkrellm-2.2.7/src/gkrellm.h.width	2005-06-09 12:48:34.000000000 +0200
-+++ gkrellm-2.2.7/src/gkrellm.h	2005-06-09 12:48:37.000000000 +0200
-@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
- 	GkrellmPanel;
- 
- 
--#define CHART_WIDTH_MAX	1000
-+#define CHART_WIDTH_MAX	1600
- #define CHART_WIDTH_MIN	25
- 
-   /* Each chart must have a GkrellmChartconfig struct associated with it.
diff --git a/gkrellm.spec b/gkrellm.spec
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--- a/gkrellm.spec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-Name:           gkrellm
-Version:        2.4.0
-Release:        %autorelease
-Summary:        Multiple stacked system monitors in one process
-License:        GPL-3.0-or-later
-URL:            https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/
-Source0:        https://gkrellm.srcbox.net/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
-Source5:        make-git-snapshot.sh
-Patch1:         gkrellm-2.4.0-config.patch
-Patch3:         gkrellm-2.4.0-width.patch
-BuildRequires:  gcc
-BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel openssl-devel libSM-devel desktop-file-utils gettext
-BuildRequires:  lm_sensors-devel libntlm-devel libappstream-glib
-Requires:       gdk-pixbuf2-modules-extra%{?_isa}
-
-%description
-GKrellM charts CPU, load, Disk, and all active net interfaces
-automatically.  An on/off button and online timer for the PPP
-interface is provided, as well as monitors for memory and swap usage,
-file system, internet connections, APM laptop battery, mbox style
-mailboxes, and temperature sensors on supported systems.  Also
-included is an uptime monitor, a hostname label, and a clock/calendar.
-Additional features are:
-
-  * Autoscaling grid lines with configurable grid line resolution.
-  * LED indicators for the net interfaces.
-  * A gui popup for configuration of chart sizes and resolutions.
-
-
-%package daemon
-Summary:        The GNU Krell Monitors Server
-# systemd >= 186 for scriptlet macros
-BuildRequires:  systemd >= 186
-BuildRequires: make
-Requires(pre):  systemd
-Requires(post,preun,postun): systemd
-
-
-%description daemon
-gkrellmd listens for connections from gkrellm clients. When a gkrellm
-client connects to a gkrellmd server all builtin monitors collect their
-data from the server.
-
-
-%package        devel
-Summary:        Development files for the GNU Krell Monitors
-Requires:       gtk2-devel%{?_isa}
-
-%description devel
-Development files for the GNU Krell Monitors.
-
-
-%prep
-%autosetup -p1
-
-for i in gkrellmd.1 gkrellm.1 README Changelog.OLD Changelog-plugins.html \
-    src/gkrellm.h server/gkrellmd.h; do
-   sed -i -e "s@/usr/lib/gkrellm2*/plugins@%{_libdir}/gkrellm2/plugins@" $i
-   sed -i -e "s@/usr/local/lib/gkrellm2*/plugins@/usr/local/%{_lib}/gkrellm2/plugins@" $i
-done
-
-# Create a sysusers.d config file
-cat >gkrellm.sysusers.conf <<EOF
-u gkrellmd - 'GNU Krell daemon' - -
-EOF
-
-
-%build
-make %{?_smp_mflags} PREFIX=%{_prefix} \
-    PKGCONFIGDIR=%{_libdir}/pkgconfig \
-    INCLUDEDIR=%{_includedir} \
-    SINSTALLDIR=%{_sbindir} \
-    CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types" \
-    LDFLAGS="$RPM_LD_FLAGS"
-
-
-%install
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/gkrellm2/themes
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/gkrellm2/plugins
-
-make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} PREFIX=%{_prefix} \
-    LOCALEDIR=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/locale \
-    INSTALLDIR=%{buildroot}%{_bindir} \
-    SINSTALLDIR=%{buildroot}%{_sbindir} \
-    MANDIR=%{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1 \
-    PKGCONFIGDIR=%{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig \
-    INCLUDEDIR=%{buildroot}%{_includedir} \
-    CFGDIR=%{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}
-%find_lang %name
-
-desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
-appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}%{_metainfodir}/*.metainfo.xml
-
-install -m0644 -D gkrellm.sysusers.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/gkrellm.conf
-
-
-
-%post daemon
-%systemd_post gkrellmd.service
-
-%preun daemon
-%systemd_preun gkrellmd.service
-
-%postun daemon
-%systemd_postun_with_restart gkrellmd.service
-
-
-%files -f %{name}.lang
-%license COPYRIGHT
-%doc CHANGELOG.md Changelog.OLD README Themes.html
-%{_bindir}/%{name}
-%{_libdir}/gkrellm2
-%{_datadir}/gkrellm2
-%{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1*
-%{_metainfodir}/*.metainfo.xml
-%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
-%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/%{name}.png
-
-%files devel
-%license %{_licensedir}/%{name}*
-%{_includedir}/gkrellm2
-%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}.pc
-
-%files daemon
-%license %{_licensedir}/%{name}*
-%{_unitdir}/gkrellmd.service
-%{_sbindir}/gkrellmd
-%{_mandir}/man1/gkrellmd.*
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/gkrellmd.conf
-%{_sysusersdir}/gkrellm.conf
-
-
-%changelog
-%autochangelog
diff --git a/make-git-snapshot.sh b/make-git-snapshot.sh
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--- a/make-git-snapshot.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Usage: ./make-git-snapshot.sh [COMMIT]
-#
-# to make a snapshot of the given tag/branch.  Defaults to HEAD.
-# Point env var REF to a local git repo to reduce clone time.
-
-DIRNAME=gkrellm-$( date +%Y%m%d )
-
-echo REF ${REF:+--reference $REF}
-echo DIRNAME $DIRNAME
-echo HEAD ${1:-HEAD}
-
-rm -rf $DIRNAME
-
-git clone ${REF:+--reference $REF} \
-	git://git.srcbox.net/gkrellm $DIRNAME
-
-GIT_DIR=$DIRNAME/.git git archive --format=tar --prefix=$DIRNAME/ ${1:-HEAD} \
-	| bzip2 > $DIRNAME.tar.bz2
-
-# rm -rf $DIRNAME
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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--- a/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-SHA512 (gkrellm-2.4.0.tar.bz2) = 770acfe5ee23b74ffe5becc89d3735e9e8688ac338b052e1c2f86cb722b7867b1f8c262a969ef3140eb32912cf0426ac13bf3743e2a9149eec2a962655e05a9f