Tag Archives: Amarok

Want to test the phonon-vlc backend? Here you go :)

Posted on 04/04/2010 by myriam

As some of you might have read in Mark Kretschmann’s blog, we now have a fairly good phonon-vlc backend that already works better in many ways than other available backends. It is still in alpha stage, but we would love … Continue reading →

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In an ideal world…

Posted on 11/01/2010 by myriam

… every Free Software project should not only have developers, but also graphical artists usability experts user support specialists documentation writers/translators software translators bug triagers marketing ninjas community managers release managers website and wiki maintainers unlimited funds… Amarok is very … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu 9.10 is out!

Posted on 29/10/2009 by myriam

Long awaited, finally here: the brand new Kubuntu 9.10 aka Karmic Koala is out and ready for download. It comes with KDE 4.3.2 and, of course, a brand new Amarok 2.2 🙂 Check out the release notes and download the … Continue reading →

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Amarok,KDE and Kubuntu at OpenExpo in Winterthur, Switzerland

Posted on 26/09/2009 by myriam

Another edition of Openexpo in Winterthur is over and I owe you a (not so) short report: Eckhart, Andi and Adriaan held a booth for KDE, Mark and Sven were manning the Amarok one and I tried to be at … Continue reading →

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Compiling Amarok from git locally – full summary updated

Posted on 26/09/2009 by myriam

/* */ Last update: November 13, 2013 As we have more and more questions for support on how to install Amarok 2.x from GIT, I thought I might make another synopsis on how to install a local build. Apparently linking … Continue reading →

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Preparing for another conference: OpenExpo in Winterthur next week!

Posted on 20/09/2009 by myriam

It’s this time of the year again where I prepare for attending OpenExpo in Winterthur. This important Free Software even is held on September 23 & 24 in Winterthur, Switzerland. This year I helped organizing more than one booth: Amarok, … Continue reading →

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How to install 2.2-git in your home (an update)

Posted on 22/07/2009 by myriam

Since Amarok switched to Gitorious, those of you running a local SVN build with markey’s instructions will have to do some changes to stay up-to-date:: First, you need to install git, which is in the package repositories of your distribution. … Continue reading →

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It has been a while..

Posted on 26/06/2008 by myriam

since my last blog here. But sometimes life just prevents you from doing quite a few things. Anyway,update: The last year I was busy at work, health was almost good (besides a minor accident in December and a heavy cough … Continue reading →

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