Category : Linux

10 Oct

OpenSUSE 11.0 – Nurnberg down.

by Marco Mastropaolo

I’m trying to install OpenSUSE 11.0 in the vain hope that it solves Firefox slowdowns.. (I use my PC for 99% browsing in this period and I can’t stand slowdowns in the browser on a dual-core with an 8800GT). Of course I’ve chosen the right day to upgrade.. OpenSUSE servers are down due to electrical [...]

Filed Under: Linux

27 Sep

Repair broken xfce after theme selection

by Marco Mastropaolo

I have an Ubuntu upgraded to Kubuntu now upgraded to Xubuntu (seems the best). Playing around with theme selection, sometimes crashes xfce with no chances of getting back in. I had otherĀ  WMs so I just entered Gnome and run /usr/bin/xfce-setting-show to change the theme back. I don’t have a solution if xfce is your [...]

Filed Under: Linux

30 Jan

andLinux Installation Troubleshooting

by Marco Mastropaolo

Check out this screenshot : It’s andLinux, a Linux distribution based on Kubuntu 6.10 with a coLinux kernel which runs under any Windows NT (here in Windows XP SP2 with Zune Theme, running KDevelop, Konsole and Synaptic, alongside with Firefox for Windows, Excel 2007 and Adobe Photoshop CS). What’s cool is that unlike virtualization solutions, [...]

Filed Under: Geeky side of life, Linux

28 Jan

Nokia buys Trolltech

by Marco Mastropaolo

After MySQL, Nokia goes after Qt(opia) : http://trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2008-01-28.4605718236

Filed Under: Linux