Version 0.4 of Hebe, the KDE GUI for Hercules, was released recently.
It brings the following improvements:
New Image tool bar with actions similar to the Linux console panel
New improved, bigger status bar with CPU selector
If a suspend file is found, an option to resume is offered
Here is a screenshot of the new version, running the standard [...]
Windows XP and newer versions have the standard feature of “sharing” access to the desktop from remote computers. This is very easy to set up and no extra software is required on the computer that is sharing or the one that is accessing the desktop – as long as they are both running Windows…
I needed [...]
The beginning of this month a new version of Snort was released – 2.9.0.1. The companion Data Acquisition library (daq) was also upgraded to version 0.3.
I updated my SlackBuilds and installed the new versions on my server. I waited a bit before releasing the packages as there had been some reports on a new “Unknown [...]
LibreOffice
So you installed one of the beta versions of LibreOffice and it seems to work fine. But you had OpenOffice.org running in your local language and can’t get used to “File”, “Tools”, etc. menus and want them back in your own language you got used to after all these years.
Language Packs
The Document Foundation does not [...]
Is it possible to change the boot logo in Slackware?
This is a question that pops up once in a while on IRC and the forums, and the answer is yes, but there are some little details to take care of.
I made a step-by-step how-to once for myself, so I thought I might as well put [...]
Today DVDAuthor 0.7.0 was released.
It has several new options for locale encoding and subtitles. The complete ChangeLog can be read here.
I tested this new version with tovid and DeVeDe, the two front-ends I use for DVDAuthor, and everything worked fine.
The updated SlackBuild has been submitted to SlackBuilds.org and the pre-built packages are available on my [...]
Fixing problems with Linux systems is something I like. I’ve been in the support business for most of my professional life, and solving a difficult problem still gives me that satisfaction
The system
Recently I upgraded a system that was still running Slackware 13.0. It’s a not-so-new system, but should be good enough to serve [...]
The Document Foundation released a binary tarball of the second beta version of LibreOffice 3.3.0
Packages for both the 32- and 64-bits versions are available on my site. Remember that it is still a beta release and is not recommended for production.
Yesterday I installed Slackware on a computer that came with a Debian-derivative installed. Nothing against Debian, but I’m more used to Slackware, and the hard drive had enough space left…
This box is an all “no-brand / low-price” system, but has very reasonable specs: Quad-core AMD GHz processor, 4GB memory, 400GB hard drive, NVIDIA 6150SE nForce [...]
A few days ago Snort 2.9.0 was released. The official announcement can be read here.
This new version brings some essential changes to Snort that needed special attention.
New dependencies
libdnet is a “simplified, portable interface to several low-level networking routines” and has a SlackBuild on SlackBuilds.org.
daq is a new “Data Acquisition library” that can use several [...]
Dutch guy living in Brazil. Has worked in the IT business since it was invented (well, almost...). Interests: Slackware, Lego, Star Wars.