Jun

14

KDE4 on Debian Sid

June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Well, with a running Debian Sid distribution, I am all set to test KDE 4. The installation process is simple enough but, before getting into it, remove any previous version of KDE. Here is how I’ve done it :
I added references to experimental in /etc/apt/sources.list:
12deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib [...]

Jun

14

Trying out KDE4 (running Debian Sid)

June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Well, with a running Debian Sid distribution, I am all set to test KDE 4. The installation process is simple enough but, before getting into it, remove any previous version of KDE. Here is how I’ve done it : I added references to experimental in /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-freedeb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib [...]

Jun

14

Debian: from testing to unstable

June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

KDE 4 has been announced for a long time and, since I first heard of it, I subscribed to the mailing list. I keep hearing about the new features the kde team for this new version and I’m really anxious to try out. Finally two days ago, I decided I wanted to install the beta [...]

Jun

14

Book Review: L’ordinateur, une histoire de l’informatique

June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

I grabbed a copy of “l’ordinateur, une histoire de l’informatique” (or in english: the computer: an illustrated history)at the public library and just finished the journey through some 650 years of computing lead by Mark Frauenfelder.
The book presents and describes all the important technical discoveries achieved along the centuries in order to, one day, create [...]

Jun

8

Debian Etch and the Realtek ALC888 sounds chipset

June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

Until recently, my Etch based server was running without any sound driver. But I’ve heard about MPD and since that server also stores my music collection, I wanted to give it a try. Sound output then became necessary.
The mainboard is an Asrock ALIveNF6G-VSTA and, like the user manual and the Internet will tell you, the [...]