package manager

Autostumble in Linux

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 12/01/2008 - 18:29

Taken from this original page.Step 1. Install WineInstall Wine from your package manager. Under Debian/Ubuntu it%u2019s simple.apt-get install wine


 

Solution: PHP / WordPress won’t send email on Debian

Debian-News.net  Mon, 11/03/2008 - 12:23

I got this issue when I tried to send email on my VPS using PHP, the app would report everything sent successfully, but nothing came.

This fix is for Debian specifically, but will work with any Debian-based Linux OS that use the apt-get package manager like Ubuntu.


 

The 10 Commandments for New Linux Users

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Tue, 10/21/2008 - 22:39

Thou shalt not log in as root.Thou shalt use the package manager when possible.Thou shalt be a part of the community.


 

Linux Package Manager Cheatsheet

Topix - Linux  Thu, 10/02/2008 - 15:02

"Aptitude is the new dependency-resolving installer for Debian. Well, not all that new, but it's newer than our old favorite apt-get.

Aptitude works harder than apt-get, which means you work less hard.


 

Just switched to the Paludis package manager

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Mon, 09/22/2008 - 07:42

I just converted from Portage to Paludis about 30 minutes ago on my Gentoo system. Paludis is an alternative package manager for the very buggy Portage maintained by Gentoo.

This new package manager is supposed to make it easier to add new packages.


 

Chestnut 2.0.0

Topix - Unix  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 22:07

Chestnut Package Manager is a utility to handle executables and resource files in a transparent, platform independent and relocatable way.


 

Myah OS: Not quite ready

Linux Today  Tue, 07/15/2008 - 18:30

Linux.com: "Myah OS is a desktop-oriented distribution built from the ground up around a custom package manager.

When things go right, it has the potential to be an easy to use, simplistic deskop operating system. As you will see, however, not everything always goes right."


 

Send files over bluetooth in Ubuntu

Ubuntu-News.net  Sun, 07/06/2008 - 16:25

We are using OBEX protocol for sending files over bluetooth. For sending files we need to install obexftp and obexpushd package.

I will explain the procedure for installation first. We can use package manager apt for this.


 

Ubuntu 8.04: Upgrade or clean install?

Ubuntu-News.net  Sat, 05/10/2008 - 13:55

Which path should you follow? Should you take advantage of Ubuntu's package manager and use it to upgrade your system to the latest 8.04 Hardy Heron release, or should you download a CD or DVD ISO image and do a clean install?


 

Ubuntu 8.04: Upgrade or clean install?

Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Thu, 05/08/2008 - 17:14

Which path should you follow? Should you take advantage of Ubuntu's package manager and use it to upgrade your system to the latest 8.04 Hardy Heron release, or should you download a CD or DVD ISO image and do a clean install?

Common wisdom says that doing a clean install is the better, safer course of action.