KDE Snap updates, Kubuntu Beta testing, Life updates!

Help us Beta test Kubuntu Plucky Puffin! Kubuntu work: Fixed an issue in apparmor preventing QT6 webengine applications from starting. Beta testing! KDE Snaps: Updated Qt6 to 6.8.2 Updated Kf6 6.11.0 Rolling out 25.04 RC applications! You can find them in the –candidate channel! Life: I have decided to strike out on my own. I […]

Kubuntu, KDE, Debian: I am still here, in loving memory of my brother.

I am still here, busy as ever, I just haven’t found the inspiration to blog. So soon after the loss of my son, I have lost my only brother a couple weeks ago. It has been a tough year for our family. Thank you everyone for you love and support during this difficult time. I […]

Kubuntu, KDE Report. In Loving Memory of my Son.

Billy and Mason

Personal: As many of you know, I lost my beloved son March 9th. This has hit me really hard, but I am staying strong and holding on to all the wonderful memories I have. He grew up to be an amazing man, devoted christian and wonderful father. He was loved by everyone who knew him […]

Kubuntu: Week 4, Feature Freeze and what comes next.

First I would like to give a big congratulations to KDE for a superb KDE 6 mega release 🙂 While we couldn’t go with 6 on our upcoming LTS release, I do recommend KDE neon if you want to give it a try! I want to say it again, I firmly stand by the Kubuntu […]

KDE: Snaps, KDEneon, Debian and my future.

First I want to thank KDE for this wonderful write up on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kde_akademy-2023-over-a-million-reasons-why-activity-7139965489153208320-PNem?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop It made my heart explode with happiness as I prepped for my interview on Monday. I didn’t get the job ( Just the usual “we were very impressed with your experience, but we went with another candidate” ). I think the […]

KDE: KDE Snaps 23.08.4, PIM! KDE neon, Debian

KDE Snaps: This weeks big accomplishment is KDE PIM snaps! I have successfully added akonadi as a service via an akonadi content snap and running it as a service. Kaddressbook is our first PIM snap with this setup and it works flawlessly! It is available in the snap store. I have a pile of MRs […]

KDE neon and snaps, Debian Weekly report.

While the winter sets in, I have been mostly busy following up on job leads and applying to anything and everything. Something has to stick… I am trying! Even out of industry. Debian: This weeks main focus was getting involved and familiar with Debian rust-packaging. It is really quite different from other teams! I was […]

A Season to be Thankful, Thank You!

Thank you

Here in the US, we celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow. I am thankful to be a part of such an amazing community. I have raised enough to manage another month and I can continue my job search in less dire circumstances. I am truly grateful to each and every one of you. While my focus will remain […]

Farewell for now, again.

I write this with a heavy heart. Exactly one year ago I lost my beloved job. That was all me, I had a terrible run of bad luck with COVID and I never caught up. In the last year, I have taken on several new projects to re-create a new image for myself and to […]

KDE: Krita 5.2.1 Snap! KDE Gear 23.08.3 Snaps and KDE neon release

Krita 5.2.1

Today https://kde.org/announcements/gear/23.08.3/ ! I have finished all the snaps and have released to stable channel, if the snap you are looking for hasn’t arrived yet, there is an MR open and it will be soon! I have finished all the applications in KDE neon and they are available in Unstable and I am snapshotting User […]