Install Flash Player 11 in Linux Mint Debian Edition 64bit | Adobe released Flash Player 11 beta with support for 64bit Linux. Yay! I’ll show you how to install it for Linux Mint Debian Edition 64bit. Edit: This post is now obsolete. Flash 11 for 64bit Linux is included in most distro repositories now, or directly from Adobe. First, remove any existing flash player version you
Disable Debian Banner Suffix on SSH Server
Disable Debian Banner Suffix on SSH Server | While ssh requires broadcasting the exact version number for the protocol of the openssh spec, you can opt to disable broadcasting of the ‘Debian’ suffix that is added by default. By default your server provides something like this to the world: OpenSSH 5.2p1 Debian 7ubuntu3.5 (protocol 2.0) I’ll show you how to change that and
/usr/bin/mint-fortune: line 35: [: ==: unary operator expected
/usr/bin/mint-fortune: line 35: [: ==: unary operator expected | In Linux Mint Debian Edition, a recent update made the fortune script stop working. I’ll show you how to fix it! 1. Open this file with nano, or your favorite editor: sudo nano /usr/bin/mint-fortune 2. Locate line 35 which looks like this: if [ $showfortunes == "true" ]; then (Tip: in nano, press Control+C to
Prevent Postfix Brute Force
Prevent Postfix Brute Force | An often used attack vector is brute forcing MTA logins. While most admins watch ssh auth logs like a hawk, email auth/login logs are most often not closely watched for this sort of thing if at all. I’ll show you one way to easily prevent a Postfix brute force attack! This how-to focuses on fail2ban
Linux Mint Debian Edition LMDE Review
Linux Mint Debian Edition LMDE Review | I have decided to give Linux Mint Debian Edition a go on my main desktop! Here is my quick minty-fresh brushed metal review. LMDE is Debian testing ever so slightly fine-tuned for the desktop. Elegance is the most apt (pun intended) word to describe LMDE. LMDE is 100% Debian compatible (uses regular Debian repositories), but
Select Fastest Debian Mirror for apt-get
Select Fastest Debian Mirror for apt-get | With Debian you can easily auto-detect the fastest mirror for apt-get! First install this package: $ sudo apt-get install netselect-apt Then run the following, adjusting for your desired version. I’m using LMDE, so I’m going to run: $ sudo netselect-apt testing Other examples: sudo netselect-apt [stable|testing|unstable|experimental|release_codename|sid] This will query various debian mirrors then leave a
Batch Rename Files with rename
Batch Rename Files with rename | How can I batch rename files in Linux? There are tons of how-tos and guides on using sed, mv, and other commands to batch rename files. However, a very powerful tool available in Debian and Ubuntu Linux is simply rename. The rename command can be used to mass / bulk rename files, file extensions, rename
Debian 6 Squeeze
Debian 6 Squeeze | Yes Debian 6 – Squeeze is now available, after almost exactly two years of development and bug squashing. Here are the netinstall CD download links: http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst Netinstall images containing non-free firmware are also available: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware One welcome change along with this release is the new debian.org website: This is a warm welcome and refreshingly modern
Migrate System Packages Ubuntu
Migrate System Packages Ubuntu | How can I migrate a set of installed packages from one system to another in Ubuntu or Debian? Using dpkg you can create a list of installed packages which can then be applied to another system. This is also great for making an apt-get ‘backup’ of your desired package install. 1. On the old system:
Debian 6 Squeeze Beta 2
Debian 6 Squeeze Beta 2 | The Debian Squeeze Beta 2 release of the Debian Installer is out. Here is a slideshow review of the release and what is to be Debian 6. Bonus Here is the new Debian 6 background wallpaper (SVG file):
