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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source personal

Debian and the girlfriend

We got a new computer for the girlfriend some months ago. Since her old laptop was running Debian Lenny and she loved it, but the software packages were quite outdated, I decided to install Kubuntu 10.10 on her new laptop. Assuming that it would be easier to use with all of Canonical’s and community customizations, […]

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Emacs

Emacs Identica-mode notifications

There’s a feature on Emacs identica-mode that I haven’t documented or written about before and its been there for quite some time. Its very nice to have notifications when you get new updates on your timeline. I’ve seen it on other clients like TweetDeck. So I made a hook for Emacs to execute some code […]

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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source

My top 5 missing features on KDE4 on Ubuntu Gutsy

I’ve been using the KDE4 from the Ubuntu Gutsy repositories for two days now, and I know there are a lot of missing features but here are my top 5: Printers: they are missing from the kde4 settings manager program. I know its not a full all bells and whistle final release, but can this […]

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GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source

KDE4 with Ubuntu Gutsy (first impressions)

Today was the official release of KDE4, and the Kubuntu packages are already available for download and use. Here’s a screenshot of my current desktop: How to install? If you want to install KDE4 in your current Ubuntu or Kubuntu Gutsy is very easy. First add the repository to your sources list: sudo kate /etc/apt/sources.list […]