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Debian and the girlfriend
We got a new computer for the girlfriend some months ago. Since her old laptop was running Debian Lenny and she loved it, but the software packages were quite outdated, I decided to install Kubuntu 10.10 on her new laptop. … Continue reading
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Happy 17th birthday Debian
I just wanted to post a few lines about Debian today since its the 17th anniversary of the project. I haven’t been a long time Debian user. I started using GNU/Linux as an experimental project back when RedHat was on … Continue reading
My girlfriend’s migration to Debian
After years of talking about it and her coming with me to my free software talks and meetings, she finally let me replace the proprietary OS on her laptop with Debian GNU/Linux. I think it took us both much time … Continue reading
Debian Lenny on Dell XPS m1530
I got a new laptop in February. I wanted to get a Dell because of GNU/Linux compatibility in the hardware, but after seeing my available options at the time, I couldn’t get exactly what I was looking for. But its … Continue reading
How to install PHP PDO extensions on Debian Lenny
If you need to install PHP PDO extensions on Debian Lenny, its very simple. This is what I did to get it done: sudo aptitude install php5 php5-dev php5-cli libmysqlclient15-dev Then use pecl to get PDO: sudo pecl install pdo … Continue reading
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