Author Archives: Benoit Beauchamp

KDE 4.1 beta2 Packages For Slackware

Well with the release of KDE 4.1 beta2, Robby Workman released new packages for Slackware kde-4.0.83. I’ve been running KDE 4.1 since version beta1 and it’s somewhat stable for desktop use. The last version had some issues with konsole but as far as I can tell right now, those are resolved or are they!? You [...]

Script to Get Latest KDE Packages for Slackware

After some tinkering, I got tired of entering the Slackware packages one by one to download from kde4.rlworkman.net and because I get them all the time, I created this little script to do it for me. I thought I share it with the rest of the world in case anyone else is lazy like me [...]

KDE 4.0.74 Packages For Slackware

Robby updated his KDE 4 package for Slackware. New updated dep are included in the proper directory. You can find the package at the usual place located here. Here is the changelog
Updated Mon May 19 20:59:16 UTC 2008 –rworkman
These packages are for Slackware 12.1 - DO NOT bother trying them on
any earlier releases of [...]

Exercise Log #1

Sorry if you are passing by to check out my more geeky stuff.
I need to write this to put this out there.
It’s the time of the year again. I am getting back into exercising. Running to be exact. I will also do some bicycling with Rose. Maybe even do some yoga to relax [...]

Akonadi 0.80.0 Package for Slackware

If you want to build the latest and greatest of KDE 4.0.72 you will need to have Akonadi 0.80.0 built first as things seems to break without this package. Let me save you a lot of time by giving you an Akonadi package. It took a while for me to realize that there was a [...]

KDE 800??? SVN Packages for Slackware

I’ve got a bunch of new packages that I created because the latest one from Robby didn’t really work out for me. Not his fault, there was a bunch of bugs (plasma, panel, kwin) that were annoying me and because I like to live on the edge, I built some of them from SVN. I [...]

KDE 4.0.68 Packages For Slackware

Here is some new KDE 4 goodness from robby the work man. Like he says in the changelog, those aren’t intended for a production desktop. I’m actually going back and fourth between the new and old KDE and … I think I like the old better still. Anyways, Ill check those out soon when [...]

inFluxdance show this coming Sunday, help spread the word!

I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be this amazing dance company this coming Sunday at the Paramount Theatre in Charlottesville. We will need help filling this place as you may know, there are a lot of seats at the Paramount! We have currently only 30 seats sold through the Paramount box [...]

charlottesvilledancealliance.com just been added!

Well, it took me awhile to do it but I got around it. (finally!) I know it should have been done but I have been swamp with tech’ing Hamlet at Pepperdine University. So all of you cvilleblogs people,
let’s spread the word, April is definitely dance month in Charlottesville!
It’s basic but it’s there…
charlottesvilledancealliance.com
Please do support those [...]

Gmail Custom Time, nice!

That’s a nice one Google. Seriously… I love the math in there. Sooo good.