kalu 2.1.0 and PkgClip 1.2.1 are out
Couple of updates are available. Nothing new for pkgclip, just minor tweaks in the code and a little rewrite to move the process of loading packages into a separate thread. This should ensure the GUI...
View Articlepacdep 1.1.0: Dependency path
A new version of pacdep is out, fixing optional dependencies not working since pacman 4.1.0, and introducing a new option to show the "dependency path" for each package, inspired by karol's request for...
View Articlekalu 2.2.0 released
A new version of kalu is available, which will now set a user-agent to be used for all its connections, including those done via ALPM (i.e. synchronizing databases, but also downloading packages when...
View ArticlePreview conflicts in Arch Linux system upgrade
Every once in a while, kalu will not be able to tell you what upgrades are available. This isn't due to a bug, or because there's something wrong anywhere, it's simply because there is (at least) one...
View ArticleAutomatically switch DPMS off in VLC 2.1
For a little while now I've been using a little module of my own to handle switching DPMS off automatically when playing, but as I recently upgraded to VLC 2.1 it broke. I had to have a look at this...
View ArticleRun triggers on systemd's journal messages
Running Arch Linux, I've now been using systemd's journal as logging engine for a little while. This isn't about how good/bad it is, or how it compares to other solutions (e.g. syslog). I'm using the...
View Article"Fixing" the GNOME 3.10 upgrade
Recently GNOME 3.10 was pushed to the Arch Linux repos. I don't really care about GNOME as I don't use it, but with a GNOME release usually also come new versions of a few independent components such...
View Articlejournal-triggerd v0.2.0 is out
A new version of journal-triggerd is available, fixing a possible segfault when certain loading rules, and some other little changes : Failing to load a rule will now simply be announced & the file...
View Articlekalu 2.3.0 released
A new version of kalu is available, with a few fixes and the simulation in case of conflicts as previously discussed, as well as support for \e in template variables, which can be useful if you're...
View ArticleNext kalu is in AUR, with FIFO commands
First of all, I've shared before a PKGBUILD to build kalu from its branch next on github, but I had yet to upload it the the AUR. I'm not sure why I hadn't, but this has now been done. So if you want...
View ArticleRestore "Click to Activate" per-element in Firefox
This certainly comes a little late, but it took me this long to finally look into it, and I'm glad I did, so let's share. As you may know, with Firefox 24 the behavior of the "Click to Activate"...
View ArticleMake jekyll fast again: Compile rb-gsl with Ruby 2.1
In order to make this blog, I use jekyll. It does the job quite well, but it's not the first time I find it's becoming a PITA to keep it updated and running. Today it wasn't so much one of the many...
View Articledonnatella: A brand new Linux file manager
So I have been working on this little project for some time now, and I am happy to finally have a first (pre-alpha) release to share with the world. That makes a first (and important) milestone I can...
View Articledonnatella 0.1.1 is out
A new release of donnatella is out, fixing a few bugs. Most notably might be that if you tried donna without the GTK patchset, no click would work on the list! This is a silly mistake on my part,...
View ArticleComing next to donnatella...
A couple of weeks ago was the first public release of donnatella, and for those of you trying it out, you don't have to wait for the next release. The branch next on github already contains a few...
View Articlekalu 2.4.0 released
A new version of kalu is available, with a few fixes, more visibility for the system upgrade simulation feature introduced in 2.3.0, and the addition of FIFO commands. FIFO commands will allow you to...
View Articledonnatella adds embedded terminals
Freshly pushed to the branch next on donnatella's github are a few commits, some fixes and other improvements here and there of course, but mostly the addition of embedded terminals. Let's rewind a...
View ArticleVisual Filters, extended patterns and more in donnatella
Freshly pushed to the branch next on donnatella's github are a few commits, some fixes and other improvements here and there of course, and a few things worth spending a few more words about. First of...
View Articledonnatella 0.2.0 released
A new version of donnatella, your GTK3 file manager, is available. A few things have happened since the last push to branch next (and obviously even more since v0.1.1). Let's have a go over the main...
View ArticleHey Archer, when did you install glibc?
Quick question for anyone who's been running Arch Linux for some time now: do you know when you installed glibc ? This isn't a trick question or anything of the sort. Yes, glibc is a pretty essential...
View ArticleColumns formats and command exec in donnatella
Freshly pushed to the branch next on donnatella's github are a few commits, some fixes and other improvements here and there of course, as well as the addition of command exec, allowing to execute a...
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Show & use any properties you want: donnatella adds custom properties!
Freshly pushed to the branch next on donnatella's github are a few commits, as usual some fixes and other improvements of course, but mainly this is about the addition of "custom properties." As you...
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Fluid time format and custom properties in donnatella
Freshly pushed to the branch next on donnatella's github are a few commits, some fixes and other improvements here and there of course, as well as the introduction of a new time format called "fluid"...
View ArticleNow you can script donnatella!
Finally pushed to the branch next on donnatella's github are a few commits, focusing on one thing: allow you to script donnatella! Since day one, customization has been a big thing in donna, with...
View ArticleBetter pacnew handling with the next kalu
If you've been following development of the next version of pacman, and are using pacman-git, then you weren't able to use kalu; Let's fix that today. Also, you might already know that some new events...
View Articlekalu, GTK+ 3.14, KDE and pacman 4.2
A quick update regarding all things kalu; As you might have noticed since GTK+ 3.14 hit the official repos, there might be "glitches" due to the latest breakage changes in GTK, notably some icons in...
View Articledonnatella, filters, MRUs, scripts, and GTK+ 3.14!
Yes, GTK+ 3.14 has been out for some time now, and it's even been available in Arch's official repos for a little while as well. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find enough time to work on donna...
View Articledonnatella 0.3.0 released
A new version of donnatella, your GTK3 file manager, is available. A bunch of fixes and improvments/optimizations since 0.2.0, some new things as well, the most "important" ones being the addition of...
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How to simply create a "media pool" on Linux?
Ever since I switched to (Arch) Linux, I've always loved the command line. It can often be quite amazing, I find. Back in the Windows world, you're pretty much expected to forget that such a thing even...
View Articledonnatella 0.3.1 released
A new version of donnatella, your GTK3 file manager, is available. A few fixes since 0.3.0, as well as the addition of option cancel_childless for terminals. Enabled by default, it will cancel the...
View ArticleUse tool of your choice to perform IO operations in donnatella
A few changes have just been pushed to branch next of donnatella, introducing some changes when it comes to IO operations (i.e. copy/move/delete files). Starting at the top: donnatella doesn't perform...
View Articlekalu 3.0.0 released
A new version of pacman (4.2) has been released, introducing some API changes to ALPM. To go along with it, version 3.0.0 of kalu has been released, with the usual few fixes as well as some new...
View ArticleHas Arch lost its Way?
A few years back, as I wanted to switch OS and enter the world of Linux, I needed to pick a distribution (or first, figure out what makes a distribution, what sets one apart from another). Did some...
View ArticleMaking an anopa-powered bootable ISO
There is something I've been meaning to do for some time now, I really should have, yet haven't found some time to: writing some sort of proper/actual introduction to anopa. So let's try to do this...
View Articleanopa 0.4.0 released
A new version of anopa - init system/service manager built around s6 supervision suite - has been released. Main changes since 0.3.0 are : Change how the logging works: instead of logging into...
View ArticleIntroducing pam_rundir
As a user of a Linux system, you should have a runtime directory available for applications. Such a thing is even defined in the XDG Base Directory Specifications, as $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR -- and it is...
View Articleslicd: a new Linux cron daemon
There are already many cron daemons out there, and I honestly don't remember how I came about looking into such tools, but as I did I realized I wasn't too happy with the way most worked. For instance,...
View ArticleHow to use kalu, PkgClip & pacdep with pacman 5
As you may know, pacman 5.0 was just released (and is available in testing) so you might want to give it a try (and play with hooks) ! To do so, here's what you need to know wrt my tools: kalu : if you...
View Articlekalu 4.0.0, PkgClip 1.3.0 released
As I don't doubt you're aware, pacman 5.0 is out. I managed to take some time and here we go with new releases for kalu & PkgClip -- though, really, only the former has a link to the new pacman,...
View Articlekalu 4.0.1 released
2016 will be different, and there's already a new release of kalu! Nothing to be pleased about though, as I let slip a bad bug with the templates reworking, and kalu would segfault when running and no...
View Articlekalu 4.0.2 released
"Release often" they say, right? Yet another release of kalu, since a stupid mistake on my part led to notifications being empty in 4.0.1, making them much less useful indeed. This is now fixed; Thanks...
View ArticleWhat does it mean when 'alsactl restore' talks invalid sysfs?
alsactl: sysfs_init:48: sysfs path '/sys' is invalid Found hardware: "HDA-Intel" "Analog Devices AD1989B" "HDA:11d4989b,10438311,00100300" "0x1043" "0x8311" Hardware is initialized using a generic...
View Articlekalu 4.1.0 is out, speaks Norwegian
Time for a new release of kalu. Mostly a bugfix release, though thanks to AdmiringWorm kalu now speaks Norwegian Bokmål! Note that there was a bug in the updater, where /etc/pacmand.d/hooks was not set...
View Articlejournal-triggerd 0.2.1 released
This is a "minor" bugfix release, mainly affecting building of journal-triggerd; though there was an important issue since configure was still looking for libsystemd-journal even though it has been...
View ArticleNew version of slicd, a simple lightweight Linux cron daemon
Time for a new release of slicd - a simple lightweight Linux cron daemon - with fixes regarding DST handling and the addition of a new per-job "special DST" mode, amongst other things. DST handling By...
View ArticleStatusNotifier v1.0.0 released !
As long last, a new version of statusnotifier is out! This has been due for a (very) long time, and it's finally arrived. Many thanks to everyone who helped, especially contributors Bradley Xu and...
View Articleanopa 0.5.0 released
A new version of anopa - init system/service manager built around s6 supervision suite - has been released. Main changes since 0.4.0 are : tty: Fix when multiple devices are listed as console. Thanks...
View Articlekalu 4.2.0 is out, speaks Spanish
About time a new release of kalu was made, so here it is! Apart from a few bugs being fixed, this release sees a couple of command-line options mainly useful for CLI use, and the addition of Spanish to...
View Articlekalu 4.3.0 is out
As I'm sure you have noticed by now, a new version of pacman (5.1) has been released, and with it API changes to ALPM requiring some compatibility changes. Nothing big, but it needed to be done of...
View ArticleAs the moon goes down...
Pardon a brief interruption of the ongoing silence but; Guess what? Turns out, this place isn't quite dead just yet! :-) It has been quite a while since I posted around here, or anywhere to be fair,...
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