#format wiki #language en = Luka Renko = * '''IRC:''' Lure * '''Forums:''' [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=69941|luka74]] * '''Launchpad:''' https://launchpad.net/~lure * '''Email:''' <> == Me & Kubuntu == * First tried Kubuntu Hoary on my old notebook (HP Omnibook 6100) - impressed with how good laptop support can be out-of-box * Switched my work notebook (HP nw8240) completely to Kubuntu Breezy (using Vm``Player for remaining Win stuff I need) * Started testing with Kubuntu Flight 2 and got hooked into improving it even further * With Flight 5 switched to Dapper completely * I have attended UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView which was great to meet others from great community. * Always having my laptop with dual-boot: current stable + current development. == Kubuntu Laptop Support == I am very interested in great laptop support in Kubuntu. Kubuntu is already best debian-based distribution in that regard, but there are some development that we need to follow closely to keep up-to-date. === Laptop Buttons === I have worked on KubuntuLaptopButtons spec for Edgy and as part of that effort I am collecting info about various laptops in KubuntuLaptopKeycodes sub-page. For Feisty, we want to even further refine this as defined in KubuntuFeistyLaptop. === Power Management === Ubuntu power management is based on hal, acpi-support scripts and powernowd. This is then controlled with gnome-power-manager (GNOME) and guidance-power-manager (KDE), which has replaced older klaptop solution. I have worked on multi-battery support on guidance-power-manager and various fixes. There is work going on on [[http://powersave.sourceforge.net|powersave]] & [[http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=29295|kpowersave]] solution: see KubuntuPowersave for details (from Dapper times). As KPowersave is also switching to HAL and is more complex that we would like it is not used by default. I am working on Guidance Power Manager upstream (KDE SVN) for multi-battery support and CPU frequency handling. === Network Management === For mobile users, good network management is key. Kubuntu is currently lacking in wireless management tools (wifimonitor, knemo). During Dapper, I have helped to get latest knetworkmanager into the product, but it looks like Feisty will be first release to finally support knetworkmanager by default - see NetworkRoaming specification for details. Since other networking stuff is changing, I plan to work on further improvements in Kubuntu networking as specified in KubuntuFeistyNetworking. == Specifications == * KubuntuLaptopButtons: implementation for Edgy * KubuntuFeistyLaptop: spec on UDS-MTV and implementation for Feisty * KubuntuFeistyNetworking: spec on UDS-MTV and help with implementation for Feisty == Packages == As my main interest is KDE and laptop support, these are also the area where I have contributed regarding packages: * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/powersave/|powersave]] - improved integration with Ubuntu, sync with upstream, [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/39215|UVFe]] & [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/42651|UVFe]] * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kpowersave/|kpowersave]] - sync with upstream, [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/39221|UVFe]] * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/knetworkmanager|knetworkmanager]] - worked on required patches for inclusion into Dapper, sync with upstream * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kdeadmin|kdeadmin]] - patched knetworkconf in order to stabilize it for Dapper * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase|kdebase]] - patched for Kubuntu laptop support, Logout dialog changes for Suspend/Hibernate * [[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kde-guidance|kde-guidance]] - one of developers of Power Manager application (developed for Kubuntu) Other packages of interest are: * digikam, digikamimageplugins, kipi-plugins, libkipi: I am also contributing as developer * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/basket|basket]]: keeping it up-to-date with upstream * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eqonomize|eqonomize]]: keeping it up-to-date with upstream * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/soundkonverter|soundkonverter]]: keeping it up-to-date with upstream Complete list of packages from [[https://launchpad.net/people/lure/+packages|Launchpad]] == Testing == * Kubuntu on my notebook: [[LaptopTestingTeam/HPNW8240/Kubuntu]] * Kubuntu on my desktop * Kubuntu Live CD Installer (Ubiquity) == Bugs == I do bug triage for Kubuntu specific bugs with focus on laptop support, networking and live CD installer: * [[https://launchpad.net/people/lure/+reportedbugs|Bugs reported by me - Still Open]] * [[https://launchpad.net/people/lure/+reportedbugs?field.omit_dupes.used=|Bugs reported by me - All]] * [[https://launchpad.net/people/lure/+packagebugs|My Package Bugs]] * Have worked on nailing down some strange regressions: [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/34592|34592]], [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/31974|31974]], [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/34587|34587]], [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/32785|32785]] * Worked on Edgy [[https://launchpad.net/bugs/75017|SRU]] == Future == * more laptop & networking greatness * help with KDE 4 migration. == Related pages == <> ---- CategoryHomepage