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PV 0.9.1, JMBA 0.5.1, QSF 1.1.2, YUM repository, QSF in Debian
PV has been updated with a new spec
file so that the RPM will build properly on Fedora Core
4; JMBA now has flood
protection that actually works; QSF has the same
spec file fix for FC4, allow-list matching is now case
insensitive because email addresses usually are too, and a (very minor) bug introduced with
mmap() support in the new binary tree database has been fixed
so that the database last-modification timestamp is updated correctly;
the YUM repository for my RPMs has been
updated; and QSF is now in Debian's
unstable distribution.
To use the YUM repository, add this to your /etc/yum.conf or
(on FC4) to /etc/yum.repos.d/ivarch.repo:
[ivarch] name=RPMs from ivarch.com baseurl=http://www.ivarch.com/programs/rpms/$basearch/ enabled=1 gpgcheck=1
Note that this only works for i386 class systems, as those are all I provide
pre-built RPMs for. You will also need to import my PGP key for
gpgcheck=1 to work:
rpm --import http://www.ivarch.com/personal/public-key.txt
After doing this, you can do yum install qsf to
install QSF, and yum update will update your system with
any new releases of the packages I provide along with the other system
packages it would normally check.
On a similar "convenience" note, thanks to the efforts of Nelson A. de Oliveira,
QSF is now available as a Debian unstable package, so Debian users
can now install QSF more easily. For details of the package, see QSF's
Debian package page.
My old desktop PC, stiletto, has been getting more cranky of
late and, since it is too big to move off the floor out of reach of sticky
fingers, its failing fans and dubious BIOS provided the perfect excuse to
build a new computer. Enter gargamel, a smaller, meaner machine
based on a basic Shuttle
barebone system. It fits inside the computer desk / bureau out of the
way, making it baby-friendly for the impending arrival.
Since I needed to put Windows XP on there for work purposes, this meant a full installation from scratch (instead of the partial copy-and-rebuild I usually do to bootstrap new machines), so I gave Fedora Core 4 a try. So far the only problem I have is that XVideo isn't working in Xine, but that may just be the "budget" on-board video hardware on this system. Other than the odd tiny niggle like that I would fully recommend it to anyone computer literate; it's quick to install, easy to use, and "just works".