Dumitru Postoronca - Linux

I'm using old software or xmms is old

nospam@example.com (Dumitru Postoronca) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:10:41 -0400

xmms about window showing last copyright - 2004

Today a friend of mine told me that XMMS package was missing from Slackware 12. At first, I thought it was a codec (mp3?) issue, but upon looking this thing up, I found out that the last release was in 2004 (!). I can't believe it :)

I got so used to the release early, release often model and also, considering that just a few days ago I upgraded to the new Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (version 7.10, that is) I could have bet I don't have any software older than 6 months.

Oh well, seems I have to look for a replacement for XMMS soon.

Update:

I have switched to Audacious, because it looks similar to XMMS and also takes less screen space than other players, such as Rhythmbox.

Nice Linux Ad

nospam@example.com (Dumitru Postoronca) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:07:23 -0400

Really nice Linux Ad:

Thoughts on new Ubuntu 7.04

nospam@example.com (Dumitru Postoronca) — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:26:39 -0400

Yesterday I upgraded my system from Ubuntu 6.10 to 7.04 (how to?). The installation went well, the only thing the installer complained about was my tomcat 5.5 package, which I just ignored because I was going to uninstall it anyways.

Some thoughts:

the system boots faster with the new stock kernel
hdparam shows me ~60MB/s with my PATA hdd
no JMicron-related problems on my Gigabyte 965P-DS3P
mplayer is working (used to crash on 6.10)

Finally, check the Howto: Set up Feisty for speed guide for tips on how to further improve your system performace.