Tag Archives: debian

June, 2010

• 11 June

  Adding Third-Party APT Repositories

  On Debian-based Linux servers, APT is the package manager of choice. By default, running apt-get will connect to the Linux distribution’s main package repository. In most situations, this is enough, but there are situations where you might want to add additional repositories. For example, if you are using a special …

May, 2010

• 5 May

  Upgrade Your Server with APT

  Debian-based servers have a unique ability to easily upgrade from one major version to another without re-installation and will little reconfiguration. To begin you will need to specify the location of the new packages in /etc/apt/sources.list. In other words, APT will need to know where the new packages are. To …

February, 2010

• 8 February

  Enabling bootlogd on Debian Linux servers

  Question: I am concerned about some services loaded during my Linux server’s boot up, but it does not seem to keep any log of it. How do I fix this? Answer: If you are running a Debian-based server, boot-logging is disabled by default. The only way to find out what …
• 3 February

  Linux server round-up

  Over the past year, we have discussed many different schemes for Linux servers, which included many Linux distributions. Here is a quick overview of the major players in the Linux server market. Redhat Enterprise Linux – With the biggest financial revenue in the Linux market, Redhat is a force to …