Presenting qtchooser

A few days ago we the Qt/KDE team uploaded a new tool in the Qt ecosystem: qtchooser. This tool is a wrapper tool used to select between different Qt versions. Of course, the first and easiest example is choosing between Qt4 and Qt5. But it doesn't end there: it …



Debian/Ubuntu packages caching and mobile workstations

Not so long ago I read Dmitrijs' blog post on how to configure apt-cacher-ng to advertise it's service using avahi. As I normally use my laptop in my home and at work, and both networks have apt-cacher-ng running, I decided to give it a try. I have been administering apt-cacher-ng …



Qt 4.8.4 in experimental.

Since a few days we have Qt 4.8.4 (4:4.8.4+dfsg-3) in some archs of the experimental Debian archive. This release allows Qt4 to coexist with Qt5 while avoiding FTBFSs of current Qt4 packages in the archive. So if you maintain a Qt4 app and …



On the road to Qt5: declarative, graphicaleffects and svg in experimental.

Some more Qt 5 packages have entered Debian experimental: qtdeclarative qtgraphicaleffects qtsvg Enjoy :-)