How To Build RPM Packages on Fedora
These are some general guidelines and notes in order to assist the adventurous first-time Fedora user to get started with RPM package building.
Author Archives: George Notaras
Fedora Core 5
Today I finally upgraded my main system to the latest Fedora release, Fedora Core 5, probably the best distribution on the planet at the time of writing. Actually, until now, I was using the development version of FC5 (aka Rawhide), last updated on the 25th of February, so the new features and improvements were well…
Comment-Policy WordPress Plugin
This is a WordPress plugin that forces commenters to check an extra required field in the comment form indicating that they have read and agreed to the web site’s comment policy. Please note that this plugin has been discontinued.
DictExpress
This is a dictionary protocol server implementation written in Python. I decided to write this stuff just to learn Python. The goal is to create a full-featured dictionary server, while making the retrieval of word definitions from any source and in any language easy. The server is usable and acts as a proper UNIX daemon.
GNOME 2.14, Rawhide, SUSE and more…
Apparently, Fedora Core 5 will ship with GNOME 2.14. Checking the release dates on both projects, it seems that the 15th of March 2006 (according to the published schedules) will be a hot day for Fedora users and GNOME fans.
How to author DVD with menus under Linux
This is one of the best HOWTOs around about authoring DVDs with menus by using only Linux native software. Shiznix writes in his article: This howto is written in the attempt to help those reading to: Accomplish transferring a video media file (.avi, .mpg, .wmv, .mov, etc.) to DVD media in a format that will…
Rawhide… at last
Yesterday I finished the upgrade of my main FC4 desktop machine to the development version of Fedora (aka Rawhide). Although, this is not recommended (a proper approach would be to install FC4 cleanly and then upgrade to rawhide), the whole process went well. Actually, many of the installed software was removed and then I had…
Beagle Part II
I have upgraded Beagle to version 0.2.0 and here I post some additional info about the installation. Also, I have uploaded some spec files.
CSS Tutorials
If you ever need help with CSS, consider visiting the following web sites. They contain plenty of information, tutorials and examples. I, as an amateur web designer, have benefited a lot from reading them.
Fedora Core 5 Test 2 Review
It’s been almost two days since Fedora Core 5 Test 2 was released and Madpenguin has come up with a very interesting review. Adam Doxtater writes in his article: So, what do we have to look forward to in Fedora Core 5? Well, I will say this right up front: what I’ve seen so far…