Re: Wheezy - aptitude safe-upgrade vs apt-get dist-upgrade

I think you'll find every thing you need in the Debian doc: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_literal_apt_get_literal_literal_apt_cache_literal_vs_literal_aptitude_literal Quote: The difference between "safe-upgrade"/"upgrade" and "full-upgrade"/" dist-upgrade" only

Re: New computer planned

I wouldn't worry about SSD failure. At least, not as much as one usually worries about HDD failure :) The guys at hardware.fr did a nice experiment: they set up a computer to do continuous write-erase cycles on an SSD in order to see how long it would last, and when performance decreases would sta

Re: ntfs-config

2010/6/10 ABSDoug > If anyone has some quick advice on ntfs auto-mount... I was using > "ntfs-config" in Ubuntu 9.10, but I don't see that in Debian Synaptic > Package Manager. > > > > > You mean you have some HDs with ntfs part

Re: asignar hora a PC

2010/4/27 Stephen Powell > On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:22:53 -0400 (EDT), cosme wrote: > > > > asignar hora a PC > > Hola como crear un script para poner en netlogon de samba para que las > > estaciones Windows cojan la hora del server en windows sería por jemplo > > netime.bat > > > > @echo off > > n

Re: VM software for personal use?

I'll join the "Virtualbox is what you want/need" wagon.

Re: Trunk Kernel

2010/4/13 Carlos Mennens > Is the 'Trunk' kernel needed for Debian? I installed Squeeze and it > defaulted to the 'Trunk' kernel. I was told the Trunk kernel is no > longer supported or available. Is this true? I am confused because it > still installed and Virtualbox doesn't like it. I have to s

Re: Debian in Debian via Virtual box

2010/4/12 James Allsopp > Hi, > How have people managed to get debian in virtual box to display with a > resolution higher than 800x600. I've tried reinstalling with a higher video > memory setting and installing the guest additions. Was finding it difficult > to find out if the additions actual

Re: OT:Script idea/problem

2010/4/8 John Hasler > Thierry writes: > > Yes, Ron, I told them to do it on a regular time, every other week, > > but they don't do it. So a mail telling them it' s time could > > help. Well, if it is too complicated I will have to still go around > > every now and then to upgrade their box, but

squeeze guest OS won't boot in virtualbox

Hello everyone I currently have two PCs with virtualbox 3.1.6, one has a P8400 cpu (mobile version of the Core 2 Duo series I think), the other one an Athlon X2 4200+ (socket 939). The first one can boot a squeeze guest OS without troubles (with the current kernel). With the other one I always ge

Re: Good Use for ClamAV

2010/4/7 Jari Fredriksson > On 7.4.2010 10:51, Freeman wrote: > > I'll always be slowly catching up on comp tech. > > > > I was using Knoppix and ClamAV to remove a virus for a friend when the > > futility of it all hit me. The free anti-virus hopscotch game that > windows > > users play to feel