Tag Archives: gnu/linux

Debian and the girlfriend

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Gabriel Saldaña

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 Since her old laptop was running Debian Lenny and she loved it, but the software packages were quite outdated, I decided to install Kubuntu 10.10 on her new laptop.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

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Gabriel Saldaña

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 →

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Random links from my bookmarks

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Gabriel Saldaña

I’d like to share my bookmarks from time to time. I think sometimes random browsing can be very fruitful and sometimes even productive. This week on my delicious bookmaks, I’d like to share: Red Hat Magazine | A guide to … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X from a GNU/Linux User

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Gabriel Saldaña

The Mac OS X slogan I’ve heard from several mac fanboys is “it just works”. Well, being a GNU/Linux user for quite some time and coming to OS X, that is not the case for me. There’s a lot of … Continue reading →

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How to install PHP PDO extensions on Debian Lenny

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Gabriel Saldaña

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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Libera tu iPod con Rockbox

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Gabriel Saldaña

Libera tu iPod del software propietario y las ataduras a iTunes, entre otras cosas con Rockbox. Es una sistema operativo para tu iPod (o iRiver o cualquier dispositivo en esta lista) que es software libre y brinda muchas funcionalidades nuevas … Continue reading →

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