Troubleshooting

Installing software from source code with ‘checkinstall’

Posted on July 26, 2017 by max

Even though your linux has a package management system, sometimes you may need to install a software from source code for some reason. And if you install the software by ‘make install’, you may have a little difficulty later on; You cannot use your package manager to uninstall it. This is where ‘checkinstall’ comes in.… Continue reading “Installing software from source code with ‘checkinstall’” →

arecord creates hundreds of files

Posted on June 10, 2017 by max

Update (Sep. 7th, 2017): If you are using Raspbian Stretch, the pre-installed version is now v1.1.3 and this issue doesn’t occur any more! Update (Dec. 9th, 2018): If you are looking for steps to update ALSA on Raspbian Strech, please see this post. If you find hundreds of files like below after the recording… Continue reading “arecord creates hundreds of files” →