Debian

How to update Linux time zones

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On May 1st, Venezuela will change its time zone to UTC-4, therefore in Linux you must update your tzdata package to be ready to this change. To do so just j...

Installing Java on Debian

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If you need to install Oracle Java on Debian, you can follow the next steps once the binary file had been downloaded from Oracles’s download page:

Installing Raspbmc successfully

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A friend recommended me this distro for running XBMC which was released by one of the developers of the XBMC project with specific optimizations to run on ...

How to build a Debian packge in 3 steps

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There are several ways of making a Debian package. In this article you will learn how to create it using equivs tools, to create a simple package (for exam...

XBMC on Raspberry Pi with Raspbian

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If you want to install XBMC on your Raspberry Pi using  Raspbian and got dependency problems, you can download it from this repo by adding the following lin...

Mobile repository on Debian

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If by chances you have a slow connection but in another place have a better connection (school, university, work, etc.) and have a computer with Debian whic...

Kernel compiling the old-fashion way

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There are several reasons for compiling a kernel. For instance you might be interested in adding support for a new hardware or functionality, or for tuning...

Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions

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After installing your virtual machine in VirtualBox you should install the Guest Additions…what is that for? It lets you use your virtual machine at fullsc...

Why not to use Windows?

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I’ve installed my sister’s computer at least four times with Windows XP because it got viruses…I hope this time she considers to use Linux (they have it in...

apt vs aptitude

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Both, apt (apt-get, apt-cache) and aptitude are commands for package administration from the text on Debian and spin-off distros like Ubuntu. In fact, both...