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Monthly Archives October 2007

Launchpad.net bug report #154274 : Website does not reference Debian visibly

This bug report, created by a Debian developper, reproaches that the Ubuntu website is not refering enough to Debian. I am both using Debian and Ubuntu and loves each other. However, on this point, I am defending the Debian side. Ubuntu should definitely refers more to the Debian community on their website and, in general, [...]

Posted 19 October 2007 § Linux ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,

pm-utils instead of acpi-support ?

I had several issues with gnome-power-manager and acpi-support. Both are base on the acpid daemon for power management. Acpi-support is a convenient package of scripts to configure the power management. It is bundled in many distributions, including Ubuntu and Debian. The problem is that it does not cooperate very well with gnome-power-manager. As a result, [...]

Posted 05 October 2007 § Linux ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Sound issue on Debian testing

Gnome sounds are based on the ESD mixing system (allowing to play different sounds at the same time with the same card), which is itself based on the OSS sound service. The problem is that it does not work by default with a Debian Testing system. And if you try to start Esd in a [...]

Posted 05 October 2007 § Desktop § Linux ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,