Dirk-Jan’s blog

Since I first started using a webmail client Squirrelmail was my number one. But lately I missed some functions like viewing HTML formatted mail, auto address completion and LDAP address book functionality. So I started to look for a webmail client that comes with this functionality build-in and came up with this nice AJAX based webmail solution for IMAP servers, called RoundCube.

The fact that RC will be in the next Debian stable release (squeeze) was the final straw. Using the Lenny backports repo you can install RC on Lenny (current stable). See the following steps below:

1. Create to following file if it not exists:

2. Add the following lines:

There is also a postgresql and sqlite database meta-package available.

3. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following lines:

4. Update the apt database and upgrade the gallery2 package:

Next thing is to walk through the main.inc.php config file located in ‘/etc/roundcube’ and the Apache configuration.

Restart apache and navigate to your RoundCube url and off you go.

I have been test driving RoundCube for about a month and can conclude that RoundCube is here to stay!

It took me some time to figure out how to get the wireless device of my Amilo Li 2727 working with Windows 7. For the ones who stumble across the same problem I have describe how to solve it.

1. Download the Windows XP Drivers For Amilo Li 2727 here
2. Extract the contents of the compressed file
3. Open ‘Control Panel’, click on ‘System’ and choose ‘Device Manager’
4. Open the ‘Action’ menu item and click on ‘Add legacy hardware’
5. Next -> Next -> Next and pick ‘Network Adapters’
6. Choose ‘Have disk’ and Navigate into the ‘04 WLAN’ directory
7. Select ‘Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter’
8. Install the FSC Launchmanager from the ‘05 FSC_LaunchManager’ directory by executing the setup.exe
9. Reboot

Once you have rebooted you should have a working wireless device. To active the wireless device, you need to press the Fn+F1 button combination and choose WLAN. I can confirm this driver works on Windows 7.

Good luck!