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!
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
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 […]
KDE: Big fixes for Snaps! Debian and KDE neon updates.
A big thank you goes to my parents this week for contributing to my survival fund. With that I was able to make a big push on fixing some outstanding issues on some of our snaps. KDE neon: No major blowups this week. Worked out issues with kmail-account-wizard thanks to David R! This is now […]
KDE: KDEneon Plasma Release, Unstable BOOM, Snaps, and Debian
While Yang our cat tries to lure in unsuspecting birds on the bird feeder, I have been busy working on many things. First things first though, a big thank you to all that donated to my Internet bill. I was able to continue my work without interruption. KDE neon: A busy week in KDE neon […]
KDE: Snap transition complete, 23.08.2 released!
I have completed the the ‘Big move’! There are still a few lingering MR’s, but I am sure they will be approved so I can merge soon. With the move I was also able to release 23.08.2 for most release service applications. Enjoy! You can find them all here: https://snapcraft.io/search?q=KDE I still need to raise […]
KDE: Debian: Hopefully a short goodbye for now.
I have been working around the clock and over the weekend trying to get the transition for snapcraft files in their respective repos. What does this mean for users? Faster releases for Snaps and closer collaboration between snapcrafters and application developers so bugs get resolved much quicker. Unfortunately, I have 2 days to finish before […]
KDE: Snaps move, KDE neon unstable broken OMG! Fixed, and Debian updates
It’s that time of year already! We have hit our first freeze of the year. While the kitties keep warm by the wood burning stove, I have been busy with many updates and fixes in a variety of projects. KDE neon: It’s true, Neon unstable has been very unstable. Due to a few factors including […]
KDE: Why KDE snaps Love KDE neon and the Big Move.
KDE neon: KDE neon is extremely important to the KDE snaps eco-system as I briefly mentioned in my last post. Why? KDE neon is based on Jammy LTS which is the same as Core 22 base for snaps. Neon has a very useful continuous integration system in place that tests all the things, including dependencies, […]