WI - [W]riteable checker for v[I]m
Jakob Westhoff (one of my usergroup fellows) created a tiny but very efficient bash script to avoid a big annoyance: I'm using "sudo" on my work station to not have the need to completly switch to root...
View Article"emerge" eZ components
Sebastian announced that eZ components are now available in Gentoo's portage system. This adds one more posibility for you to install the components. So, we now have 3 methods in place (if you are a...
View ArticleWe go stable: eZ components 1.0
2 weeks after our release candidate, I am very proud that we released eZ components 1.0 today.
View ArticleA pitty in Gentoos PHP distribution
Today I again was annoyed by Gentoos handling of PHP through its packaging system Portage. I love portage above everything else, believe me, but the PHP package sucks. Although it compiles really well...
View ArticleMoving
No, not myself, but my server. Until now I ow a 1und1 Root Server L, which I bought more than 2 years ago. Now that 1und1 offers a new generation of servers, I decided to switch to a 64-bit machine. My...
View ArticleJakob's wireless config for Gentoo
Since a few days Jakob Westhoff - a good friend, university and usergroup collegue of mine - has a blog. I convinced him to set one up, because he produces a lot of geeky things, which by now stayed on...
View ArticleThe Gnome Splash Block
Found while searching how to place the icons inside a custom gnome splash screen. The Gnome Splash Block.
View ArticleCheck your Thinkpads temperatures
Jakob and me just wrote a small bash line that checks the current temperature of the IBM Thinkpad T43p notebook and prints it nicely. Hope we guessed the value meanings correctly.
View ArticleYou never stop learning...
... at least when you are using Linux! I noticed that especially yesterday again, when I ran the small bash line to check my temperature over and over again, after trying to set my fan-speed manually...
View Article1st step for becoming a Gentoo developer: eZ Components ebuilds
When Sebastian left the Gentoo project, I decided to give it a try to become a Gentoo developer, which is a quite long process. Now I took the first step and provided new ebuilds for the recent eZ...
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