I guess most of you know that the Facebook chat uses the XMPP protocol and you can add it as a Jabber account in Kopete. So for those who haven’t heard about it yet, a quick note how to configure Kopete.
First login to Facebook and visit http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php, click on Pidgin and have a look at [...]
Category Archives: Kubuntu
Using Facebook chat with Kopete
June 6, 2010 – 20:57
Using an UMTS Medion USB Stick with Kubuntu 9.10
January 6, 2010 – 17:48
Aldi, a big german discounter offers an UMTS stick for 59,90 Euro. After buying a “starter set” for about 12 Euro and a prepaid card for 15 Euro, you are equipped to get a mobile network flat for 14,99 Euro per month. The following post describes, how to use the connection with Kubuntu Karmic Koala. [...]
Sync your Android phone with Kubuntu 9.10 – part 3
December 13, 2009 – 14:10
Last part of syncing your Android phone with Kontact is really simple. Go to the “Info” Tab in your Rememberthemilk account and search for the entry iCalendar Service (all lists). Copy the Link.
Now open the systemsettings and Go to “Advanced >> Akonadi Configuration”. Add a “ICal Calendar File” resource and enter the link from Rememberthemilk [...]
Sync your Android phone with Kubuntu 9.10 – part 2
November 15, 2009 – 16:35
You should read part 1 before. After installing the necessary software, next step is the configuration of Kontact and Akonadi. It is not too complicated, but needs probably some experimentation. If you make mistakes, you probably want to delete the whole configuration to make a new start. It is necessary to remove all Akonadi files [...]
Koffice 2.1 rc1 for Karmic in the backports beta ppa
November 14, 2009 – 18:04
Koffice 2.0.91 was released some time ago. Kubuntu packages were not ready in time, because, as I always, I was to slow . However now packages are in Kubuntu’s backports beta ppa. We also backported a newer wv2 library, so that hopefully support for MS documents should work better than with the last beta [...]
Sync your Android phone with Kubuntu 9.10 – part 1
November 8, 2009 – 22:42
Kontact is a really powerful tool for organizing your appointments, todos and contacts. Unfortunately there is no way to sync it with a mobile device or a syncml server like Funambol. A solution for that is currently in development, but is not ready for stable use. In the meantime there are at least possibilities to [...]
