PlanetMySQL now available in Italian as well!
FYI, we've now added an Italian section on Planet MySQL: http://it.planetmysql.orgIf you are a MySQL enthusiast from Italy and would like to start blogging about it in your native language, please...
View ArticleUpdating from MySQL 5.0 to 5.1 - what's your experience?
Now that MySQL 5.1 has finally been labeled and released as "GA", we have noticed quite a significant increase in the download numbers for 5.1. I find this quite promising, despite the comments from...
View ArticleNew alpha release of MySQL Connector/C++
Version 1.0.3-alpha of the MySQL Connector/C++ has just been announced by Lawrin Novitsky and is now available for download. This driver is licensed under the GPL and is a new implementation of the...
View ArticleMySQL University session about the new MySQL release model
As you may have heard, we're switching to a new release model with the upcoming MySQL 5.4 release.If you are curious to learn more about what will change in the way in which future versions MySQL will...
View Articlextrabackup 0.7 RPMs available on the openSUSE Build Service
XtraBackup is an Open Source online (non-blockable) backup solution for the InnoDB and XtraDB storage engines. It works with both MySQL 5.0 and 5.1 (and possibly 5.4 as well) and is distributed under...
View Articlemylvmbackup-0.12 has been released
After a long hiatus, I am happy to announce that mylvmbackup version 0.12 has now been released. This release includes a large number of improvements, minor code cleanups, as well as some new...
View ArticleEmbedded InnoDB 1.0.3.5325 RPM packages
Shortly after I created the initial packages of embedded InnoDB on the OpenSUSE Build Service, Oracle/Innobase released an updated version (1.0.3.5325). In addition to many improvements and bug fixes,...
View ArticleFlightGear 1.9.1 now added to the openSUSE Build Service
I admit it — I'm a fan of simulation software, particularly flight simulators. Probably the best Open Source Flight Simulator out there is FlightGear— it provides an impressive level of reality and you...
View ArticleUpdated MySQL 5.1.35-GIS snapshot binaries are now available
We've now published a new set of binary packages including the extended GIS functionality from the mysql-5.1-wl1326 source tree.This release is based on the MySQL 5.1.35 code base and fixes the bugs...
View ArticleMore MySQL connectors
Some time ago I posted a compilation of applications and programming languages that provide an API to connect to the MySQL Server. As it turned out, I forgot a few that I would like to mention...
View Articlemylvmbackup 0.13 has been released
I am happy to announce that mylvmbackup version 0.13 has now been released. This release includes a fix for a nasty bug in on of the recently added Perl hooks (precleanup.pm) and some added...
View ArticleMore MySQL releases
Shortly after I posted my last summary of MySQL releases, our son Mats was born and I went on a 2.5-week vacation. Our developers did not rest in the meanwhile and I'd like to give you a quick update...
View ArticleOpenSQL Camp Europe: Time to cast your votes!
If you wonder why there hasn't been an update from me for quite a while — I just returned from two months of paternal leave, in which I actually managed to stay away from the PC most of the time. In...
View ArticleMySQL 5.5: CMake replaces autoconf/automake on all platforms, support for...
There has been a lot of buzz about the MySQL 5.5 GA release and its new features and other user-visible improvements. In this blog post, I'd like to touch on a less noticeable, but still important...
View ArticleUpdated Drupal 7 appliances to version 7.0 final
Congratulations to the Drupal community for getting version 7.0released! This is a major mile stone and an excellent reason to celebrate!If you want to give Drupal 7 a try without having to install...
View Articlemylvmbackup 0.14 has been released
It's my great pleasure to announce the release of mylvmbackup version 0.14.This release includes a large number of improvements, code cleanups, and new functionality.I would like to thank Ask Bjørn...
View Articlemylvmbackup 0.15 has been released
I'm happy to announce the release of mylvmbackup version 0.15. It is now available for download from http://lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/ and https://launchpad.net/mylvmbackupProbably the biggest highlight of...
View ArticleUpdating the BIOS on my ThinkPad T440 without Windows or a DVD-Drive
Since the beginning of this year, I'm a happy Lenovo ThinkPad T440 user. All components are supported on Linux (currently running Ubuntu 14.04 on it) — everything Just Worked "out of the box" after the...
View Articlemylvmbackup 0.16 has been released
I'm happy to announce the release of mylvmbackup version 0.16. The source package is now available for download from http://lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/ and https://launchpad.net/mylvmbackup.Installation...
View ArticleThis blog has moved!
Please note that I won't be updating this blog anymore. I will keep the content around for the time being, but future posts will only appear on the new site. I tried to articulate my reasons for doing...
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