KDE: KDE Neon updates! Qt6 transition moving along.
With user edition out the door last week, this week was spent stabilizing unstable! Spent some time sorting out our Calamares installer being quite grumpy which is now fixed by reverting an upstream change. Unstable and developer ISO rebuilt and installable. Spent some time sorting out some issues with using an unreleased appstream ( thanks […]
KDE: KDE neon user edition updates! Debian updates, Snaps on hold.
I had to make the hard decision to put snaps on hold. I am working odd jobs to “stay alive” and to pay for my beautiful scenery. My “Project” should move forward, as I have done everything asked of me including finding a super awesome management team to take us all the way through. But […]
KDE: Weekly report and News, 23.08.0 Snaps call for testing!
Another busy week in the KDE snap world. Most of the release-service apps are in –candidate channel waiting to be tested. Testing is the bottle neck in the process, so I am trying something new and calling for help! Please test your favorite apps and report on https://discuss.kde.org/t/all-things-snaps-questions-concerns-praise/ any issues and which apps tested. Thanks! […]
KDE Snaps Weekly report, Debian recommenced!
Now that all the planets are fixed, please see what you missed here! /https://www.scarlettgatelymoore.dev/kde-a-day-in-the-life-the-kde-snapcrafter-part-2/ EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: I am still looking for a super awesome team lead for a super amazing project involving KDE and Snaps. Time is running out and well the KDE world will be a better a better place if this project goes […]
KDE Snaps, Gear 23.04.0 available in snap store
It has been another crazy busy couple of weeks. There are too many snaps released to list here, but you can track my progress here: https://invent.kde.org/packaging/snapcraft-kde-applications/-/issues/30 Some notable releases are: I updated our Frameworks/QT5 content pack to kf5 105 and qt5 5.15.9. I have added more documentation at: https://invent.kde.org/teams/neon/-/wikis/Snaps I am finishing up the last […]
KDE Snaps! Oh so many released! Debian update
It has been another very busy couple of weeks! I have released many snaps, fixed a few bugs, started the documentation, and have many snaps in progress. So without further ado here is my status update for KDE snaps: Fixed two very important Krita bugs: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465307 Fixed several other minor bugs and triaged all the […]
A Big Thank You Community! KDE Snaps resumed and More.
After my last post a few things have happened. First, I want to thank all of you for your support, monetary and moral. The open source community is amazing and I love being a part of it. We are surviving thanks to all of you. Despite my failed interview, a new door has opened up […]
Snowstorms, Kittens and Shattered dreams

Long ago I applied for my dream job at a company I have wanted to wok for since its beginning and I wasn’t ready technically. Fast forward to now, I am ready! A big thank you goes out to Blue Systems for that. So I go out and find the perfect role and start the […]
KDE Snaps, snapcraft, Debian packages.
Another busy week! In the snap world, I have been busy trying to solve the problem of core20 snaps needing security updates and focal is no longer supported in KDE Neon. So I have created a ppa at https://launchpad.net/~scarlettmoore/+archive/ubuntu/kf5-5.99-focal-updates/+packages Which of course presents more work, as kf5 5.99.0 requires qt5 5.15.7. Sooo this is a […]
KDE Snaps, Debian uploads and much more in the works!
It has been a very busy few weeks as we endured snowstorm after snowstorm! I have made some progress on the Mycroft in debian adventure! This will slow down as we enter freeze for bookworm and there is no way we will make it into bookworm as there are some significant issues to solve. On […]