Category Archives: conary

Keeping tabs on the GNOME Developer Kit

Posted on January 15, 2008 by kenvandine

I finally got around to setting up a commit mail list for the GNOME Developer Kit. If you want to keep an eye on what is going on, check it out. You can of course subscribe, or just follow the … Continue reading →

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GNOME Developer Kit updates

Posted on January 14, 2008 by kenvandine

It’s been a while since I have blogged about the GNOME Developer Kit. It has still been building daily, so plenty of updates. I have added some additional packages by request, hopefully they will help make it into an even … Continue reading →

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FOSDEM 2008

Posted on January 8, 2008 by kenvandine

February will be a busy month, first SCALE in Los Angeles and later in the month FOSDEM 2008 in Brussels. There are a couple of *don’t miss* talks on the packaging track at FOSDEM this year: Conary Packaging: Simply Powerful … Continue reading →

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Foresight 2 Alpha 1 (GNOME Edition)

Posted on November 10, 2007 by kenvandine

I am very pleased to announce the first alpha release of Foresight Linux GNOME Edition. Yes you heard that right, GNOME Edition. Foresight will no longer be GNOME only, there will soon be KDE and XFCE editions. There are quite … Continue reading →

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The road to FL 2

Posted on November 6, 2007 by kenvandine

Foresight Linux 2 is shaping up very nicely. We should be able to swing a FL 2 Alpha1 release later this week, very exciting. A brief list of what’s new: GCC 4.1.1 Xorg 7.3 Conary 2 (soon) Lightening fast installer … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Conary BoF tonight

Posted on October 23, 2007 by kenvandine

For those in the Raleigh area, don’t forget to come join us for the Conary BoF tonight @ 7PM. More info can be found here.

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Foresight Linux 1.4.1 Released

Posted on October 19, 2007 by kenvandine

The Foresight Linux Project is proud to announce the release of Foresight Linux 1.4.1. Foresight Linux is a Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling release schedule that always keeps your desktop up to date; a revolutionary package … Continue reading →

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Conary BoF October 23rd, 7PM

Posted on October 16, 2007 by kenvandine

Let’s talk Conary! If you have questions about Conary package management, or just want to get together to chat with people using and managing Conary-based Linux systems, join us at the Conary BOF! A BOF (Birds-of-a-feather) is an informal information … Continue reading →

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PackageKit now included in Foresight

Posted on October 11, 2007 by kenvandine

I am very excited to report that we have decided PackageKit is ready for wider spread use. Foresight users will all get PackageKit with their next update, and hopefully all future updates will be performed with PackageKit. I have been … Continue reading →

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What a great time in Ohio!

Posted on September 30, 2007 by kenvandine

This was my first year attending the Ohio Linux Fest, and what a great event. I had a chance to meet lots of cool people and have some great conversations. The .ORG Desktop Corner, which consisted of Foresight, GNOME, Fedora … Continue reading →

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