Archive for August, 2010
Running VLC in XFCE
As you may know I am using KDE for my daily work. However, I use XFCE from time to time – for example when I have to run a remote X session over XDMCP and want to keep a fluid feel to the desktop. When I was working in XFCE yesterday I wanted to use [...]
Posted: 27 August, 2010 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: gtk, qt4, theme, vlc, xfce
Comments: 15
KDE 4.5.0
KDE 4.5.0 is available! … and I can offer you packages for KDE Software Compilation 4.5.0 for Slackware-current. The 4.5.0 packages are accompanied by a README which explains the straight-forward installation/upgrade steps. As always, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available. This marks another milestone for the KDE project with numerous improvements to the KDE [...]
Posted: 10 August, 2010 in Slackware, Software.
Tags: kde4, kde45, release
Comments: 38
Adding an ALSA software pre-amp to fix low sound levels
Low sound volume in Linux? Apparently a lot of laptop users are confronted with the issue of very low sound levels – not just in Slackware. Note that this is different from the “sound can not be un-muted” issue I experienced and which I wrote about in a previous article. If you are among the [...]
Posted: 5 August, 2010 in Software.
Tags: alsa, dmix, volume
Comments: 18