On Sat, 14 Feb 2015, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
1) How do I check if a newer version of a package is available from a
perl script?
I'm not sure there but my guess would be to use one of the CPAN modules
related to APT, perhaps Linux::APT
2) Generalizing the previous question, is there any
On Wed, 22 May 2013, Lars Noodén wrote:
One way you could try is like this[1]:
ssh -L 5432:localhost:5432 \
-o 'ProxyCommand=ssh -W %h:%p pub1.example.org' \
devel.example.org
As a follow up here is a method that should work for older versions of ssh:
ssh -L
On Mon, 20 May 2013, Tony Baldwin wrote:
[snip]
and add the server (www-data) to their group, 775 stuff. I don't know if
it's the best practice,
[snip]
The www-data user and group should be left alone. They are there for
privilege separation of the web server by providing an unprivileged
Rupesh,
Can you go into a little more detail about what kind of connnectivity you
do or don't in regards to the Internet? You are able to send mail, there
should be a way for you to download, even if slowly. Or do you have a
data cap?
Regards,
/Lars
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On Sat, 18 May 2013, Pol Hallen wrote:
Hi folks!
putting an email to .forward (into a dir account) its email goes to that
address.
I need keep a copy of that email.
Can I do it with /etc/aliases? or there's another way?
thanks!
Pol
One way would be to use procmail.
Regards,
On Wed, 15 May 2013, Jean-Marc wrote:
Personally and just about permissions, I would be more strict, like
that:
chmod 750 /var/www/mywebserver{1..5}
You have to leave read permissions for the web server to be able serve up
the web pages. That means 775 or 755 for directories and 664 or 644
On Mon, 13 May 2013, abhishek bhattacharya wrote:
Also, does Debian support the following softwares:
Xfce or Gnome
Cairo Dock
Conky
Yes they are in the repositories.
Also, Debian 7 has an optional graphical install. I haven't used it but
it might be closer to what you have been used to
On Tue, 7 May 2013, Default User wrote:
[snip]
In this scenario, I am not sure why the print server and ssh server are
pre-selected. Are the really useful, or would they just take up space and add
complexity?
Any opinions?
The ssh server takes up little space and allows you to operate
There are Blink, Linphone, Ekiga, Jitsi, and maybe a few others. Jitsi is
quite useful. These are all SIP phones so they can all talk to each
other, not locked into a single company like Skype.
Regards,
/Lars
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On Thu, 2 May 2013, Doug wrote:
On 05/02/2013 12:29 PM, Lars Nooden wrote:
There are Blink, Linphone, Ekiga, Jitsi, and maybe a few others. Jitsi is
quite useful. These are all SIP phones so they can all talk to each
other, not locked into a single company like Skype.
Regards
On 04/23/2013 09:12 PM, Mark Weyer wrote:
The title is imprecise. Actually, the question is: How do I list installed packages except those
automatically installed to satisfy dependencies. In aptitude that would be packages marked as
i but not as i A. And if there is no command to list this,
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 5:00 PM, alberto fuentes paj...@gmail.com wrote:
A (me) - Server (overseas) - B (arbitrary computer in my city)
To make a direct connection between A and B with ssh, you need to have at
least on of them be publicly available even if the other is blocked behind
a
On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, green wrote:
Lars Nooden wrote at 2013-04-19 10:35 -0500:
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 5:00 PM, alberto fuentes paj...@gmail.com wrote:
A (me) - Server (overseas) - B (arbitrary computer in my city)
To make a direct connection between A and B with ssh, you need to have
On Thu, 18 Apr 2013, agroconsultor0 wrote:
On 04/17/2013 01:22 PM, Kevin Chadwick wrote:
[snip]
OpenBSD has only had something like two holes in over a decade which is
nice for uptime.
If i am not mistaken, The OpenBSD Team recommends a clean installation every 6
month.
For users
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013, Brad Rogers wrote:
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:41:12 +0300 (EEST)
Lars Noodén lars.noo...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Lars,
What's the status of ksplice in Debian? Oracle hasn't been the best
TBH, I don't know. It's in testing at v0.9.9-4. How that compares with
On Wed, 17 Apr 2013, Bob Proulx wrote:
[snip]
# apt-get install minicom
[snip]
Then just leave it running forever. It will always be there when you
come back to that vt with Alt-F4.
[snip]
Another option is cu, I'm not sure how it compares to minicom directly,
but I find it useful.
On Saturday 10 November 2012 18:22:19 Doug wrote:
If you stop using gmail, you won't have that problem!
I've noticed that problem with Gmail for a while. It hasn't been fixed
and probably won't ever get fixed. What are the top free-of-charge
options?
Regards,
/Lars
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Gorka wrote:
I've put my .htaccess under /var/www with this lonely line ...
IndexIgnore *
... also there is in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default the following
content ...
VirtualHost *:80
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www
Hi,
Where can I find an uptodate description of exactly how PGP is used by APT
in packaging? I can't find the source any more but I got the impression
that the individual packages were not signed but merely checksummed and
that the list of checksums was the only thing that was actually
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:28:36PM +0300, Lars Nooden wrote:
Hi,
Where can I find an uptodate description of exactly how PGP is used by APT
in packaging? I can't find the source any more but I got the impression
that the individual packages
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012, Florian Ernst wrote:
...
***apt has supported sha256 checksums since version 0.7.7, so these will
be used in lenny and future releases. --JoeyHess
- 8 -
in the comments of the very same page as well as check your
/var/lib/apt/lists/*_{Release,Packages} for
On 10/3/12, Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote:
On Tue, Oct 02, 2012 at 12:10:02PM +0300, Lars Noodén wrote:
Sorry. There's a typo, intited should be initrd.
Ahh! OOPs didn't read whole thread.
Still, it does show the reason why you should copy 'n' paste instead of
If a bunch of packages have been uninstalled, what is an automated way
of reinstalling them using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old or
/var/backups/dpkg.status.* ?
I see a lot of material mentioning status but nothing about precisely
how to use it.
Regards,
/Lars
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