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Keeping your Woody Current

telcor — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:35:51 +0000

This is sad. Today I just learned about DotDeb, a repository devoted to making a Debian "stable" (read: Woody) installation an up-to-date server. Their package selection is more than adequate:

php4 php5 MySQL 4.0.21 qmail 1.03 and more

Why is this sad? Because I long ago upgraded all my Woody servers to Unstable, for this [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Virtues of Apt-Move

telcor — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:41:29 +0000

If you want to create a partial Debian mirror, apt-move is a tool you want to learn. The tool’s premise is quite simple: move a collection of Debian package files into a proper archive hierarchy as is used in the official Debian archive. In accomplishing that it does in a very easy way. The following [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Disconnected Update: Part 3

telcor — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:58:00 +0000

How to keep a Debian Unstable current? That is a question occupying my mind lately. This is the third article I’ve written on this. You may separately read parts one and two.

Using debootstrap I created a basic Debian system, based on stable (currently Woody), at /ch_sid. According to the package description, debootstrap is [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Resource for learning and configuring Debian systems

telcor — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:09:31 +0000

This website has existed for a while, but I’ve just now discovered it. Debian Linux Tutorial – Guide On How To Install Linux Software for Servers and Network Installation and Set Up for Beginners with Instructions On How To Configure A Home Server. What I’ve looked at seems quite good, and simple to follow.

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Disconnected Update: Part 2

telcor — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:35:47 +0000

A couple days ago I wrote about keeping disconnected Debian systems updated. Right now I am testing a partial solution. apt-move allows one to easily build a local mirror comprised of packages downloaded via apt-get upgrade. Copying this mirror (~430 MB) onto a CD, I’m taking it home to use in updating my systems there.

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Disconnected Update

telcor — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:16:59 +0000

Here is what I want: a way to use a single machine to keep several disconnected Debian machines updated. Due to a change in circumstances we had to kill our Internet account. Unfortunately (for me), I’m a big fan of Debian, using it on half a dozen machines scattered among my house and several businesses. [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Moving Java to Main

telcor — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:37:43 +0000

There is work underway to move Java programs into Debian::Main. From what I gather, Java programs at the moment cannot be placed into Main because of their dependency on a non-free virtual machine: the Java VM. This dependency is not compliant with the Debian Free Software Guidelines, or more accurately, the license Sun uses to [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

xsltproc creates garbage

telcor — Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:33:38 +0000

During the last month I’ve invested time in learning DocBook. In theory it’s great. Create your document using SGML or XML (I’m using XML) markup. Process it with any of a myriad tools to convert it into an end format. It is quite easy to create HTML, PDF, RichText and other formats.

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Apache death

telcor — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:50:53 +0000

If you run Debian SID(aka Unstable), suddenly have problems with Apache and have php4 installed, check your /etc/php4/apache/php.ini file. If you are loading the imap extension, disable it. For mine, I actually had to disable the loading of all extensions except for mysql. Otherwise Apache dies an untimely death, with no warning or message.

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Starting programs at boot time

telcor — Wed, 03 Sep 2003 17:05:20 +0000

Linux in general offers great flexibility as a system. With that flexibility however, can come confusion. For example, how does one run a program when the system starts? Specifically, how does a user (meaning, not root) do this? Recently a Debian Developer wondered the same. He proposed a per-user init sequence that would start these [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.