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Quick guide to setting up a Debian apt repository

This is my quick guide to setting up a Debian apt repository: Install the needed software apt-get install apt-utils Create the directory structure under the webroot mkdir -p /var/www/apt/sarge Add the created .deb files to the archive cp mypackage-1.0.deb /var/www/apt/sarge Update the package list to reflect the new package. cd /var/www/apt apt-ftparchive packages sarge > …

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Xebian 2.6 kernel – Xbox Linux

Over the past few weeks I have been setting up Linux on my XBox, following the instructions from Xbox-Linux.org. I ended up getting Xebian setup on it and running really good but it is running an older 2.4 kernel. Since I recently decided to install Asterisk onto the XBox, I needed to get the kernel …

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theAdmin Apt repository setup

I’m back. I also have a lot to write about now but I wanted to start with a new feature I have added to my theadmin.org server. I am now starting to package up some software for Debian. I have my apt repository setup at apt.theadmin.org. To add it just add one of the following …

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Typo Upgraded

Just upgraded to the latest trunk of Typo (r1272) and have no errors with the migration. Eric Davis

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Java Plugin in Firefox on Debian PPC

Note: This is for PPC users only, x86 users can just grab the files straight from Java.com I needed to get the Java plugin working with Firefox on my Mac Mini Debian install. Since I ended up using IBM’s Java, it was not automatically setup so after reading the docs (file:///usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/docs/navigation/index.en.htm?eng) that came with it …

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