====== Remote debian updates using apt-dater ======
Apt-dater is a relatively new utility that allows easy package management of multiple D... , as the existing instructions (http://www.ibh.de/apt-dater/) are slightly unclear on a couple of thing... Debian stable (currently lenny) on many servers. Apt-dater is new enough that it is currently only ava
ost install tasks ======
* If you run a proxy (apt-cacher-ng in my case), add the proxy directory in /etc/apt/apt.conf: <code>Acquire::http::Proxy "http://aptcacher:3142";</code>
* Add repositories for <code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo add-apt-reposit
Add the BitDefender repository key to the list of apt trusted keys:
wget http://download.bitdefender.com/repos/deb/bd.key.asc
sudo apt-key add bd.key.asc
2. Add the following line to the /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://download.bitdefen... m/repos/deb/ bitdefender non-free
3. Refresh your apt cache by running:
apt-get update
4. Install the
====== Install latest firefox in Debian, using apt pinning ======
Add repository to sources.list:
<cod... ===================
# 1. Review the files in /etc/apt/preferences.d:
# Pin-Priority should be: unsta... n Security
# 2. Review and copy this file to /etc/apt/preferences.d
# 3. Update system, no new packages should be installed!!!
# # apt update
# # apt upgrade << No new packages, o
penOffice can be removed with the command
sudo apt-get purge "openoffice*.*"
on the commandline.
T... added on Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 with
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get update
Libreoffice can then be installed with
sudo apt-get install libreoffice
Depending on the Desktop
up what package contains a given file? ======
apt-file search filename
or
apt-file search /path/to/file
To install apt-file, use:
apt-get install apt-file
you will need to update its database before you can use it:
s
000.
3. Add this PPA to your sources:
>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint
>sudo apt-get update
>sudo apt-get upgrade
3. Install fprint-demo (the version from standard Ubuntu archive is obsolete).
>sudo apt-get install libfprint0 fprint-demo
4. Go to Appl
bly need to install non-free drivers. Open ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' and add ''non-free contrib'' to al... n non-free contrib
...
</code>
* Then do ''sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade; sudo apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree''
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