dpkg/apt voodoo to ask "what version of is installed, if any?"

2012-09-12 Thread Kris Deugau
I already have this and it's been working well for quite a while: dpkg-query --showformat '\${status}\t\${version}\n' -W $pkg Unfortunately I've just discovered it fails when $pkg is a virtual package, and I have no way to tell ahead of time if this is the case or not (nor does the caller care)

Re: Cyrus 2.2 imapd in AMD64

2010-04-26 Thread Kris Deugau
Carlos Bergero wrote: Apparently for what i read in list and in web pages/lists/readme it might be a compatibility problem in Berkeley DB use by Cyrus. Mmm, possible but IME BDB has an unfortunate tendency to create files that are not cross-version-compatible. Upstream supposedly provides an

Re: OT: SATA Backplanes drivebays and caddies

2007-12-10 Thread Kris Deugau
Joe Emenaker wrote: Lately, I've been trying out StarTech's trayless cages and those work nicely as well. No trays, no screws... you just open the door, slide the drive in, and close the door. If you can operate a refrigerator, you can operate these cages. FWIW, I had a particularly bad exper