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Gentoo emerge a package gives 404s - Do I need to --sync?
I've got a gentoo server here. It hasn't been upgraded in a good long while. I just tried to emerge a package, and it tries to download things, but all fails with 404. I can get other web access fine.
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Ruby testing on stable debian server
I've a dedicated debian 5.0 server, which runs the "stable" tree.
Now I want to install [testing] ruby 1.8.7 - but my system isnt configured for installing testing packages via apt-get.
How can I do ...
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How to keep programs from source up to date?
I'm designing a new server setup for hosting multiple websites. (Shared hosting for my clients over at SliceHost.) I've recently moved away from the traditional LAMP setup and chosen Ubuntu, Nginx, ...
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FLOSS Server management and audit tools
I've been working with HP's Server Automation tool suite for a long time, and while it's a great tool - it's too much for a small business or home network to use (more accurately: it's way too ...
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yum equivalent of “apt-get purge”
I want to reinstall a package on CentOS and start from scratch. In Debian, I can do a apt-get purge foo and it'll remove all config files for foo. yum remove foo doesn't remove the config files. Is ...
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Firefox packaging to include addons for network installation
While looking up information on FireFox here I came across the post: Non-IE browsers wont auto-authenticate. which showed how to handle the issue of integrated login for FireFox which also briefly ...
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How can I uninstall software from an RHEL 5 system?
I installed Rubygems 1.3.4 on an RHEL 5 system. The way you install that is to download source and run setup.rb. I did not find a package for it through yum list available.
Now I'd like to uninstall ...
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Using a Patched libresolv and OpenSSH on Ubuntu
We've got a couple of dozen Ubuntu systems (ranging from 8.04 to 9.40, both desktops and servers with only serial console access on which we'd like to run a patched version of glibc.
In particular, ...
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Why the strange Ubuntu MySQL version?
On my local desktop I'm running Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty. I've got mysql-server installed, the version is "5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.2" that's a very strange version string. Why is it "...really...." ?
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How to find out all the software packages installed by default on a linux install?
I am thinking of getting a VPS and using Ubuntu with it. I've installed linux on home servers and I almost always choose a very bare system and then install packages manually after the install is ...
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Can anybody tell me how to create my own local package repository for my packages in Ubuntu?
I want to create a package repository for my packages in ubuntu and this repository will be using in multiple Ubuntu systems to install and update packages.
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How do I find the package that contains a given program on Ubuntu?
Frequently I know the name of the command line program that I need but I don't know the name of the package that provides the program. How do I find the name of the package that contains the program ...
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How do I stop Ubuntu from starting daemons I've not explicitly asked to run?
One of the basic principles of computer security is never to run anything you don't need.
I was pgrepping for a process today when I noticed that my Ubuntu 9.04 (desktop) machine was running a git ...
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Install several versions of the rpm packet
I need to use python2.5. But my system (FC11) have python 2.6 only. How can I install and use several versions of python with yum or rpm? Or maybe I need to compile python 2.6 from sources?
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Recompile package from source for an other server
I have a few servers (10) running Debian Lenny on x86. I need to compile some packages from source.
I know it is not a good practise to have compilation tool on a production server (for security).
I ...
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Replace file belonging to an installed RPM with a different RPM using YUM
How to replace a file belonging to an installed RPM with a different RPM (a hotfix RPM) that includes the same file, using YUM.
YUM does not provide the --replacefiles option (available in the rpm ...
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How can I run Debian stable but install some packages from testing?
Say you're running a server and you don't want to upgrade to Testing (Squeeze) from Stable (Lenny) to just install a required package or two.
What's the best way of installing only certain packages ...
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Compromising between fresh and secure PHP packages on production servers?
I have a handful of production servers running Centos. My application requires a fairly recent version of PHP (> 5.2, IIRC). The options currently available to Centos Users are:
The official, ...
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Locating installation directories on Ubuntu
Is there any standard way to locate installation directories of applications, installed with aptitude on Ubuntu?
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Is there any decent repositories for CentOS or Fedora?
I'm known as a hater of RPM/Yum based OS, just because i think their lacking of decent package repositories (at least for recent software).
While in Debian/Ubuntu, there are a lot of good ...
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Installing trunk Mono on Ubuntu
I am quite new to linux. I have to install Mono on a linux machine from souce code. I know the general method: read-instructions, install-dependencies, ./configure, make, make install. However this ...
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Compiling and building Linux packages for multiple distributions / platforms
My company has a software product that's written in C for a Linux platform, built with autotools and distributed via binary packages. To make the binaries, we first produce a source RPM and then ...
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Where can I search for RHEL5 packages that yum search doesn't find?
In this specific instance, I'm trying to find out if there is a package of the Apache Tomcat Native library available for RHEL5. When I search on the web, I tend to find lots of package browsing ...
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macports vs fink
Which one is preferred? I am comfortable in Unix-esque environments and recently purchased a Macbook. I am currently using macports, as it is from Apple, but dont like how python 3.1 becomes ...
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Best practices recovering from a failed UNIX package upgrade?
When upgrading or installing a package through a package manager like Aptitude, what do you do to ensure everything works afterwards?
If the package manager would break something after running, do ...
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update a network of ubuntu desktops from a server
I need to update 100+ workstations that run ubuntu.
The problem is that i want them to download the packages from a local server so that they don't use to much internet bandwidth.
I net a kind of ...
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How to stay up to date with the latest information about UNIX software patches and upgrades?
Until now I have always used the SecurityFocus mailing lists to keep myself informed about the possible need of upgrading my server packages. The main problems I have with using this method:
Massive ...
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Package Management on Linux From Scratch
I've been thinking about doing a linux from scratch install. But I'm concerned about keeping my system updated. What are my options for package management? Would I be doomed to recompiling every ...
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Best practices for keeping UNIX packages up to date?
How do you keep your servers up to date?
When using a package manager like Aptitude, do you keep an upgrade / install history, and if so, how do you do it?
When installing or upgrading packages on ...
