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Git Survey 2010

Peter — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:53:41 +0000

Every year for the last several years the developers of git ask the git users to fill out a survey. Today, September 1, 2010, is the start of the 2010 survey. If you use git please fill out the survey, it’s helpful for the developers to determine which parts of git development they should focus [...]

End of the AVH Amazon plugin?

Peter — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:58:09 +0000

Yesterday Amazon released the new API for Product Advertising. They have deprecated several operations and response groups, and it seems that these changes mean the end of my AVH Amazon plugin as it is right now. As users of my AVH Amazon plugin know, it can use the Amazon wishlist to display items on a [...]

Kernel 2.6.35 available for Ubuntu 10.04

Peter — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:43:30 +0000

On August 1, 2010 Linus released the 2.6.35 kernel. This kernel is now available in the git repository of Ubuntu 10.04 and you are able to compile your own 2.6.35 kernel for Ubuntu 10.04. This kernel is backported from the Maverick kernel repository. Kernel Newbies has a nice overview of the new features in the [...]

Git 1.7.2 available in my Ubuntu repository

Peter — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:07:14 +0000

A few days ago git version 1.7.2 was released and due to some changes to the source it took a little longer to create the packages. Currently I have created the Lucid packages and I’m asking you guys to let me know if there is a need for the Karmic and/or Jaunty packages as well. [...]

git v1.7.1.1 available in my Ubuntu repository

Peter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:20:33 +0000

The latest version of git, 1.7.1.1, has been released a while back and is now available in my repository for Ubuntu 10.04, 9.10, 9.04. Due to the fact I was on vacation when the new release came out I wasn’t able to release it sooner. To use my repository follow the instructions posted on the [...]

How to compile a Ubuntu Maverick 2.6.35 kernel for Lucid

Peter — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:53:22 +0000

The Ubuntu kernel developers are actively back-porting the Ubuntu Maverick kernel to Ubuntu 10.04. This means that as a Ubuntu 10.04 user, you can compile the, as I write this, 2.6.35 kernel with Ubuntu modifications. I’m running this kernel myself without any problems. Because the kernel developers are also maintaining the original 2.6.32 kernel they [...]

Adding my Git repository for Ubuntu

Peter — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:51:20 +0000

There is a different way to add my git repository to your system besides the older instructions I had posted on the Git Packages for Ubuntu page. These instruction apply to Ubuntu karmic 9.10 and higher.To add my git repository just follow these instructions: Open a terminal Type: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pdoes/ppa/ubuntu and the repository and [...]

WordPress Plugin update: AVH Extended Categories

Peter — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:30:06 +0000

An update, version 3.2.1, of the WordPress plugin AVH Extended Categories has been released on Jun 11, 2010. There’s been only one bugfix this release: Speed improvements in the admin section when there are a lot of categories and several Categories widgets. For more information about the WordPress plugin AVH Extended Categories go to the [...]

Linux kernel 2.6.34 for Ubuntu Lucid

Peter — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:14:16 +0000

For all the people who are waiting for the Linux 2.6.34 kernel for Ubuntu the wait is over. The kernel is available for Ubuntu Lucid right now, the downside is that you have to compile it yourself, the upside there’s an article for that. You can compile your own 2.6.34 kernel by following my How [...]

Update WordPress Plugin: AVH Amazon v3.3

Peter — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:13:19 +0000

On May 20, 2010 I released version 3.3 of my WordPress plugin, AVH Amazon. The major change is the fact i dropped support for WordPress version 2.7 and below. The AVH Amazon plugin gives you the ability to add multiple widgets which will display one or more random item(s) from your Amazon wishlist, baby registry [...]