Category Archives: mandriva

KDE 4.1

I’m running RC2 of the latest Mandriva from a live-cd to test a couple of things out, and thought I’d have a look at how KDE is doing. It’s pretty, but doesn’t seem anywhere near as instinctive as Gnome. But … Continue reading

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Dropbox for Mandriva

I’ve built an RPM that installs fine on my installation of Mandriva 2009 (RC1). Downloadable from here, but I’m only prepared to say that this works for me right now, as I’ve not tested it elsewhere. Update: this version of … Continue reading

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Defining what I actually NEED

After taking my Eeepc away on a trip to Italy, I’m now starting to work out what applications I need and don’t need. The following is what I’m actually using (or am keeping because I think I might need them): … Continue reading

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