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Can aptitude show older versions of packages if available in /var/cache/apt/archives?
Dear Lazyweb, is it possible to tell aptitude to show older versions of a package next to the currently available one if it is still present in /var/cache/apt/archives? Like it does when you use unstable and experimental side by side? … Continue reading
Helping awstats to correctly interpret lighttpd’s log format
Note to self: when configuring awstats using lighttpd logfiles, you have to use the following log format: LogFormat=”%host %virtualname %logname %time1 %methodurl %code %bytesd %refererquot %uaquot” neighter 1 nor 4 will work correctly.
How to get a list of manually installed packages (and remove the other ones)
The Good Every other year or so I feel the need to clean up my Debian system and remove the installed packages I’m not interested in anymore. I remember there was a nice aptitude pattern to search for packages which … Continue reading
No sound with Gnome 3 and pulseaudio?
Dear Lazyweb, I recently switched from KDE to Gnome 3 and I am so far very happy with the decision. One thing that bothers me since then is that the sound does not work when restarting the computer or waking … Continue reading
Speech Recognition Software
Dear Lazyweb, Having broke my elbow last week, I’m experiencing serious trouble typing with only one hand on the computer. I know that there is speech to text software, but I was never really interested in that — until now … Continue reading
KDE4′s annoying taskbar
Dear Lazyweb, since KDE4 is in unstable, the taskbar behaves very annoyingly when working with two monitors with different resolutions. I have a laptop. When I’m at work, I put it into a docking station which is connected to a … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Debian!
18 Years and still rocking!
Not coming to DebConf
Unfortunately Debian cannot sponsor my trip to Banja Luka this year and it’s too expensive to pay it from my own budget. Thus I just cancelled my attendance for the conference. I’m very sad, since my first DebConf last year … Continue reading
I’m going to DebConf11
Weee! After the excellent experience last year in New York, I couldn’t resist See you all in Banja Luka!
Installing Dropbox in Debian/Sid
A few months ago dropbox was a Debian packge in non-free. Recently I noticed that there are several new versions available and tried to notifiy the maintainer and ask him to update the package. But unfortunately it looks like the … Continue reading