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how to list files of a Debian package (without installing it)?

Oct 9, 2017

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https://superuser.com/questions/82923/how-to-list-files-of-a-debian-package-without-install $ dpkg -c package_file.deb # -c = –contents

the Debian Linux distribution and packaging management-related software: dpkg, APT, …

Oct 2, 2017

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johayek

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Linux_package_management-related_software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dpkg – “the software at the base of the package management system in the free operating system Debian and its numerous derivatives” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APT_(Debian) – “APT was originally designed as a front-end for dpkg …, but …”

“Oracle Linux Server” as VirtualBox guest OS: a few administrational experiences

Jul 20, 2014

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johayek

in Debian, Linux, VirtualBox

There is a VM appliance, that I run …, and that appliance uses Oracle Linux Server as its OS. I want the appliance’s hostname to be oracle000 – it’s going to be my Oracle Databaser server anyway. Q: The appliance’s network connection to outside – how to activate it? Initially the appliance’s network connection seems…

the usual commands for updating your Raspbian installation

Jan 3, 2014

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johayek

in Debian, Linux

$ sudo raspi-config … $ sudo apt-get upgrade $ sudo apt-get update http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023371.do – Getting Started with Raspberry Pi http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029595.do – RPi Cookbook http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029083.do – RPi Hacks http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781849694605.do – (PacktPub) RPi Networking Cookbook http://www.packtpub.com/raspberry-pi-networking-cookbook/book http://www.packtpub.com/raspberry-pi-media-center/book http://www.packtpub.com/raspberry-pi-server-essentials/book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APT_(Debian) – the “Advanced Package Tool” for Debian

on openSUSE I am using LUKS (= Linux Unified Key Setup) for disk encryption, is that available on Debian resp. on Raspbian?

Dec 26, 2013

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johayek

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Linux Unified Key Setup – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//viewtopic.php?f=63&t=26691 http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3//search.php?keywords=luks https://duckduckgo.com/?q=raspbian+luks …

“Getting Started with Java SE Embedded on the Raspberry Pi” (by Bill Courington and Gary Collins)

Dec 10, 2013

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johayek

in Debian, Linux

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/raspberrypi-1704896.html by Bill Courington and Gary Collins It includes a lot of useful Linux tweaks, that you may want to apply apart from installing Java SE anyway. Resize the SD Card Partitions: About half the card’s space is unallocated. The biggest chunk of free space follows the /dev/sdb3 partition. To add this space to /dev/sdb2 (the…

Debian Linux: administration, package management, …

Dec 10, 2013

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johayek

in Debian, Linux, manual pages

The “Raspberry Pi” is my second encounter with Debian, ASUS’s early “Eee PC” was the first. I need to refresh and extend my knowledge there. wiki.debian.org – as always: prefer the wiki over “offline maintained documentation“ wiki.debian.org/SystemAdministration wiki.debian.org/Locale … http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ … http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html : Debian package management: dpkg-*, *-apt-*, aptitude, synaptic, … … http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/refcard/ http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/refcard/refcard.en.pdf … http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool – the…

purchased my 1st “Raspberry Pi” “Model B” last (Friday) night

Dec 7, 2013

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johayek

in Debian, Linux

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi Conrad @ Berlin, Schöneberg [link] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_Wheezy http://www.raspberrypi.org/ I found a cooperative employee at the Conrad branch, who got me all the things I needed, including Wheezy on an SD card. But I didn’t know, how and which monitor I would attach, so that’s what I have to solve on my 2nd related visit at…

Debian passes CentOS as most popular Linux for web servers

Jan 14, 2012

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johayek

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Debian passes CentOS as most popular Linux for web servers: During the last year, Debian GNU/Linux and CentOS were the most popular Linux distributions on web servers […]