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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Happy Birthday Debian!

18 Years and still rocking!

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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

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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!

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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

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