Installing PHP5 Debugger On OpenSUSE 11.3

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Howtoforge posted a guide about installing PHP5 Debugger on OpenSUSE 11.3

This tutorial shows how to install php5 debugger (xdebug) on OpenSUSE 11.3.The reason I use xdebug is, as far as I know now, xdebug supports php 5.3 or above.

Installing PHP5 Debugger On OpenSUSE 11.3

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CompatDB Updates 09/14/10

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Here the latest updates of the CompatDB compatiblity lists. There are today 19 Windows updates

Windows

Applications:
Ad-Aware 2007 (Lavasoft)
Advanced SystemCare Free (IObit)
AMD K8 Processor Driver (AMD)
avast! Virus Definitions (ALWIL Software)
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus (Avira)
K-Lite Codec Pack Full (KL Software)
K-Lite Codec Pack Update (KL Software)
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (KL Software)
Lexun RegScrubXP (Lexun Freeware)
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (Malwarebytes)
Microsoft RegClean (Microsoft)
Microsoft Windows XP System Configuration Utility Update (Microsoft Corp.)
Norton Ghost 6.0 (Symantec)
Ultimate Boot Disk NT/2K (Startdisk)
Vista Codec Package (Shark007)
Win7codecs (Shark007)
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (Microsoft Corp.)

Games:
Blitzkrieg 2 (CDV Software)

Hardware:
Maxron TV Tuner/Capture Card (Maxron)

Please contribute to the compatibility lists by submitting reports of your (in)compatible hardware/software to the database. The CompatDB compatibility lists are free and licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. For more information visit the CompatDB site .

To submit reports for Windows:
Submit Windows application
Submit Windows game
Submit Windows hardware

To submit reports for Linux:
Submit Linux application
Submit Linux game
Submit Linux hardware

To submit reports for Mac OS:
Submit Mac OS application
Submit Mac OS game
Submit Mac OS hardware

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Review: Linux Mint 9 KDE

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The New Look Tech Blog posted a review on Linux Mint 9 KDE

A Mint derivative where the main color is BLUE. Yes I know that it is less than a month before Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat arrives, and then Linux Mint will follow with their releases soon after, but Mint 9 KDE warrants special attention.

For those of you who have been following I have been looking for the perfect KDE 4 distro. Yes I have been neglecting it a little, and I have no excuse for it besides hoping to drag it along that I can review Kubuntu Maverick as part of my quest. The current incarnation of Kubuntu (Lucid) is a wreck.

Back to Linux Mint 9 KDE then…

Review: Linux Mint 9 KDE

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3 Security Updates for Slackware

Posted by Daniela Mehler

The following 3 security updates are available for Slackware Linux:

- seamonkey (SSA:2010-253-03)
- mozilla-firefox (SSA:2010-253-01)
- mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2010-253-02)

[slackware-security] seamonkey (SSA:2010-253-03)
New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/seamonkey-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes some more security vulnerabilities.
For more information, see:
Security Advisories for SeaMonkey 2.0
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Upgraded.
+--------------------------+

Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated packages for Slackware 12.2:

Updated packages for Slackware 13.0:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 13.0:

Updated packages for Slackware 13.1:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 13.1:

Updated packages for Slackware -current:

Updated packages for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 12.2 packages:
c3a60a3b07403fcbc7bd8ab38d5291d9 seamonkey-2.0.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz
3629dba643d9931515946d99deec3320 seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-i486-1_slack12.2.tgz

Slackware 13.0 packages:
107746951a4f82943c0ea1a09938ab95 seamonkey-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.0.txz
4381327a1371d8f63d79d421510c16c7 seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 packages:
7790d4c91e9ac4984a8f4d995c25f9db seamonkey-2.0.7-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz
859d28623858d405559f83920623c3b7 seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 packages:
0104ca576a01e82cfdc2ac2bd964af4c seamonkey-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz
e471bc2175af91ddd22fe94020c1dcce seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 packages:
54b38e1f75a943f53fded6cc68505394 seamonkey-2.0.7-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz
c85431dc32ef51e289884053c50f4bec seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware -current packages:
eba3b3aa94bce1e6603bbf23ad0bb896 l/seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-i486-1.txz
c6cee6fe83e92aedd69553fb8356539d xap/seamonkey-2.0.7-i486-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current packages:
3e71034c2e3f093992c07a47b9fae4e6 l/seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-x86_64-1.txz
f1b7ff27e3fc3b17b291a9fd5f39bf31 xap/seamonkey-2.0.7-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg seamonkey-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz seamonkey-solibs-2.0.7-i486-1_slack13.1.txz

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox (SSA:2010-253-01)
New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-i686-1.txz: Upgraded.
This fixes some security issues.
For more information, see:
Security Advisories for Firefox 3.6
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 12.2:

Updated package for Slackware 13.0:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.0:

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 12.2 package:
44a3d85cb39de9b698fc266ea54ce1fa mozilla-firefox-3.0.19-i686-1.tgz

Slackware 13.0 package:
f85bd0fe34c5ca0ee2bb550cf06d37d9 mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.0 package:
377df9838402d6ddc4611e7bffd3eea1 mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-x86_64-1_slack13.0.txz

Slackware 13.1 package:
f85bd0fe34c5ca0ee2bb550cf06d37d9 mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
0948c9fe5b82726cda841f0df8e6295f mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-x86_64-1_slack13.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
f85bd0fe34c5ca0ee2bb550cf06d37d9 xap/mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
2ae57695ed59a58543c7443489d96eb5 xap/mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-firefox-3.6.9-i686-1.txz

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2010-253-02)
New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 13.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-3.0.7-i686-1.txz: Upgraded.
This upgrade fixes some more security bugs.
For more information, see:
Security Advisories for Thunderbird 3.1
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 13.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 13.1:

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 13.1 package:
d382d71751c20a878ddb98912776d51d mozilla-thunderbird-3.0.7-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 13.1 package:
4c44581c87f07691d19f4bbd4db88bae mozilla-thunderbird-3.0.7-x86_64-1.txz

Slackware -current package:
9575ebd5a3228a2b02f898640d219800 xap/mozilla-thunderbird-3.1.3-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
b94f75933929ebe012cabd8451a044bf xap/mozilla-thunderbird-3.1.3-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-thunderbird-3.0.7-i686-1.txz

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Linux kernel update for openSUSE

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Ubuntu 10.10 beta review

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Linux User takes a look at Ubuntu 10.10 beta

Judged on its own merits, the Ubuntu 10.10 beta is a solid and consumer-friendly release. Looking at it in the light of the 10.04 Long Term Service (LTS) release from the Spring, it seems a very modest update

Ubuntu 10.10 beta review

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Alien - Use Any Package On Any Distribution

Posted by Daniela Mehler

Linux Journal takes a look at Alien, a utility to convert one package type into another

Sometimes, a utility or an application that you want to install is impossible to find in the format of your distribution. Alien is a utility that can convert one package type into another. It can get you out of a fix when you can't find a package for your distribution, and it is also useful for package maintainers who want to distribute packages for distributions that they don't run. It can work with Slackware, Debian and RPM packages as input and output types.

Alien - Use Any Package On Any Distribution

Thunderbird/Firefox/Seamonkey Update for Slackware Athlete best of album and tour dates

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