chrisjrob: konqueror https://chrisjrob.com GNU Linux, Perl and FLOSS en-gb Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:22:31 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:22:31 +0000 Analyse Disk Usage With Konqueror https://chrisjrob.com/2011/02/24/analyse-disk-usage-with-konqueror/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 chrisjrob@gmail.com (Chris Roberts) https://chrisjrob.com/2011/02/24/analyse-disk-usage-with-konqueror

We’ve all had occasions when we have needed to find where all our disk space has gone, well under KDE3.5 it was easy - you just ran Konqueror and then selected View » View Mode » File Size View.  But shock horror, under KDE4 that option seemed to be missing.  Fortunately it was only an apt-get away:

$ sudo apt-get install konq-plugins

Then run Konqueror and follow instructions above.

This is not just a static either, you can click on any directory and it will refresh for the usage of that directory.

Is it wrong to be in love with a browser?

]]> Microsoft XPS under Linux https://chrisjrob.com/2010/08/04/microsoft-xps-under-linux/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000 chrisjrob@gmail.com (Chris Roberts) https://chrisjrob.com/2010/08/04/microsoft-xps-under-linux A member of staff asked how he could open a personal XPS file, created in Windows 7. Now XPS is the Microsoft replacement for PDF and it is apparently installed as a printer by default in Vista and Windows 7, which means increasingly people are going to start sending XPS files whether we like it or not.

Fortunately it seems XPS is supported in Okular under KDE4 (which we don’t have yet), and can also be readily converted to PDF using the Ghostscript “gxps” tool. This has to be built from source, but proved relatively simple. As our users do not have access to the command line, I also had to also create a Konqueror service menu, to enable right-click Action “Convert XPS to PDF”.

I am pleased to say it all works beautifully, and I have typed up my instructions for Debian Lenny here:

  • [Howto Convert XPS to PDF](/2013/03/12/convert-xps-to-pdf/)
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