Links for the week
Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala” released, but reception hasn’t been spectacular. Poll on Ubuntu forums indicates that ~ 39% of users have had problems they could not fix.
Upgrading from Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope to 9.10 Karmic Koala.
Installing nVidia drivers (v190.42) in Ubuntu
KDE 4.3.3 released, brings in few bug fixes.
Experiencing Sabayon 5 //personal note: must try [...]
Using KWin as a Desktop Video Recording and Screencast tool
Not many know of this, but as of KDE 4.2, Kwin, the window manager has a nifty little feature – it can grab videos of desktop much like a screencasting tool such as Camtasia. This functionality requires Kwin’s composition mode to be enabled (ie, you must be using Kwin’s desktop effects).
Below video shows where and [...]
Wireless Networking Blues? Get rid of NetworkManager, Install Wicd
I’ve jsut about had it with NetworkManager. Everytime I update my system I have to bite my nails wondering whether the update will break my wireless. I’ve posted earlier about my problems with NetworkManager and on howto fix it, there’s the best way to fix it: get rid of it.
Yeah, get rid of NetworkManager, install [...]
Fix Akonadi MySQL error while booting to KDE after upgrading to KDE 4.2
I updated my KDE 4 installation to KDE 4.2 couple of days ago, and everytime I restart, KDE and Akonadi would throw me an error about MySQL server not being installed. Akonadi is the suite in KDE 4.2 – and I don’t use it – and sure as hell don’t want to install a MySQL [...]
Drum Roll please, KDE 4.2 is released!
After nearly a year, the fantastic guys developing KDE have released the much anticipated KDE 4.2 version. The 4.2 version comes after about a year after a (disastrous) KDE 4.0 release. Linus might’ve switched to Gnome [no link bait here, go Digg it if need the info] but I’m still hooked on to KDE and [...]
If Amarok 2.0 doesn’t add any songs to your playlist or collection…..
Here’s a short tip: If Amarok 2.0 doesn’t add any songs to your playlist or collection, or the collection scan is getting hung at up 47% or 79% try installing mysql. Since Amarok 2 now makes use of mysql as its backend, it expects mysql to be installed(nope, mysql-client won’t do either). As a result, [...]
[How-To] Enabling Font Anti-Aliasing (aka ClearType) in KDE
While going through some of KDE settings I found this simple way to enable Anti Aliasing for Fonts (also known as ClearType in Windows). This will definitely make your fonts more pleasing to look at.
For this, just launch KDE settings – this is generally known as Configure Desktop in openSUSE or System Settings in Kubuntu.
openSUSE 11.1 up for downloads
The folks behind openSUSE have released the next version of the extremely popular (and my favorite) Linux distro – openSUSE.
openSUSE 11.1 comes with KDE 4.1.3, GNOME 2.24.1, and for those who (still) don’t want to shift to KDE 4, yes openSUSE 11.1 comes with KDE 3.5.10
You can download openSUSE via HTTP, FTP or via BitTorrent, [...]
Mounting & Accessing Windows Shared Folders on Linux
Well recently I’d bought an external 750GB USB hard disk, as I was running out of space on my laptop. Now this drive requires an external power source, so I just cant lug it everywhere with my laptop in my room so I thought I’ll connect this to my other laptop, and share the drive [...]
Celebrate the Holiday Spirit with some KDE Christmas Wallpapers
The holidays are upon us ‘t is the season to be jolly, and Wade Olson has come up with some amazing Christmas wallpapers with a distinct KDE flavour.
